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The ARRL Operating Manual for Radio Amateurs -- Everything for the active ham radio operator! Explore new activities, learn new skills, find new references and more.

ARRL's HF Digital Handbook -- Now Shipping! -- Join the Digital Race! 4th Edition.

The ARRL Repeater Directory (Pocket-sized Edition) -- Now Shipping! -- 2008/2009 Edition. Find it F A S T E R with the newly improved ARRL Repeater Directory!

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Radio Amateur Callbook CD-ROM (2008) -- Now Shipping! -- Summer Edition! More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes International and North American listings and Amateur Radio Prefix Maps.

Public Service Communications Manual

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Section I: Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Chapter One: Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Chapter Two: Simulated Emergency Test (SET)

Chapter Three: ARES Mutual Assistance Team (ARESMAT) Concept

Chapter Four: ARES and RACES

Chapter Five: ARES Principles of Disaster Communications

Chapter Six: Working With Public Safety Officials

Chapter Seven: On Serving "Served" Agencies

Section II: National Traffic System (NTS)

Chapter One: National Traffic System

Chapter Two: Principles of NTS Operation

Chapter Three: NTS Policies

Chapter Four: Operation During Disasters

Chapter Five: NTS Standard Net Procedures

Chapter Six: ARRL Precedences and Handling Instructions

Chapter Seven: Operation of the Transcontinental Corps

Chapter Eight: Operation of the Digital System

Chapter Nine: NTS Traffic Routing

Chapter Ten: Counting Net Traffic

Chapter Eleven: On Getting More Traffic

Appendix A: National Traffic System Terms of Reference

Appendix B: NTS Methods and Practices Guidelines



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