A new CW Training Broadcast Schedule Effective January 1, 2021 has been released. These CW training broadcasts occur on the first and third Wednesday (Tuesday local time in North America) at 0001Z on 14060 kHz: 0100Z on 7060 kHZ; 0200Z on 3560 kHz. A complete description of this program may be found here: http://radio-relay.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RRI-Weekly-Broadcast-Schedule-Effective-2021-1-FA.pdf
Radio Relay International would like to invite radio amateurs to send a holiday greeting radiogram via the traffic system. If you follow these instructions, your Christmas radiogram will be delivered on a special Christmas radiogram form, a sample of which, as formatted for delivery, is shown. Holiday radiograms can be originated by checking into a nearby […]
In keeping with our on-going cycle of public service communications training classes, Radio Relay International will be presenting the following classes during the month of November, 2020: Emergency Communications Planning (Class TR-006): This class introduces the student to basic disaster telecommunications theory, discusses the emergency management cycle and how its applied to telecommunications resources, how […]
RRI has issued an emergency operations bulletin in response to Hurricane Delta on October 9 at 2059Z. A link may be found here: http://radio-relay.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BULLETIN-Hurricane-Delta-092029Z-Oct-2020.pdf
Due to extremely high interest, we have scheduled a second session of our webinar entitled “Introduction to Radio Relay International and the Inter-national traffic system” to take place on Tuesday, October 13 from 1:00-PM to 3:30-PM EDT (1700Z to 1930Z). The class covers the structure of the traffic system, its international affiliates, and the structure […]
RRI has published a list of a few of its accomplishments over the past five years. The purpose of this document is to highlight the time, energy and effort of our many volunteers and to give credit for their excellent work product. The evidence, in the form of increased participation and visibility is in; RRI […]
Throughout the Month of October, Army and Air Force MARS will be originating ICS-213 messages, which will be relayed into the traffic system for routing to the addressee. For most traffic operators, these will appear as standard radiograms, with perhaps some additional information and op notes attached. Some messages will be injected into the traffic […]
All United States traffic operators are advised that U.S. Army MARS may be injecting Radiogram-ICS213 messages into the traffic system in advance of a planned interoperability exercise on a date(s) yet to be determined. Please distribute the following QNC announcement to all RRI and NTS traffic networks. Thank you: http://radio-relay.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QNC-RADIOGRAM-ALL-US-TRAFFIC-OPS-311531Z-AUG-2020.pdf
RRI has released its updated National Emergency Communications Response Guidelines. The updated plan includes changes made in response to stakeholder input and evaluation of several emergency exercises conducted over the past two years. A copy is available on our Publications Page at: http://radio-relay.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RRI-NECRP-2020-8-1-Final-Approved.pdf
Effective July 1, 2020, Radio Relay International will be implementing a series of weekly training broadcasts designed to prepare CW operators for participation in traffic nets. Training broadcasts consisting of radiogram training messages will be transmitted on 20, 40 and 80 meters. An outline of the program and the operating schedule may be found on […]