Found this interesting message below on the Navy MARS website and it should be useful intel for those of us who monitor this service's WL2K HF digital network.
RR NOALL
DE NNN0ASA 030
R 311600Z MAR 2008
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WASHINGTON DC
TO ALNAVMARCORMARSTA
INFO ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
ZEN/CHIEF ARM MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
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UNCLAS
SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-08 - MDS TO WL2K TRANSITION PLAN
A. NNN0ASA VA 191500Z MAR 2008 (INFO BCST 13-08)
1. HERE IS THE ROUTING SCHEME OUTLINED IN REF A THAT ALLOWS TRAFFIC TO BE SENT TO ANY STATE, ALL STATES IN A REGION OR AREA, AND ALL STATES IN NAVMARCORMARS.
NNN0AL - ALNAVMARCORMARS (ALL STATES IN ALL AREAS LISTED BELOW)
- NNN1N - NORTHEAST AREA (ALL STATES IN REGIONS 1, 2 AND 3)
- NNN1R - REGION 1 (ALL STATES IN REGION 1)
NNN1AV - NNE, NNN1AX - SNE, NNN1CY - ICELAND
- NNN2R - REGION 2 (ALL STATES IN REGION 2)
NNN2BG - NJ, NNN2BJ - NNY, NNN2BK - SNY
- NNN3R - REGION 3 (ALL STATES IN REGION 3)
NNN3AW - MDE, NNN3CB - VA, NNN3CD - WV, NNN3CP - PA
- NNN5C - CENTRAL AREA (ALL STATES IN REGIONS 4 AND 5)
- NNN4R - REGION 4 (ALL STATES IN REGION 4)
NNN4AA - AL, NNN4AL - FL, NNN4AM - GA, NNN4AT - KY
NNN4BA - MS, NNN4BL - NC, NNN4BS - SC, NNN4BU - TN,
NNN4CG - CU, NNN4CR - PR
- NNN5R - REGION 5 (ALL STATES IN REGION 5)
NNN5AP - IL, NNN5AQ - IN, NNN5AY - MI, NNN5AZ - MN
NNN5BN - OH, NNN5CE - WI
- NNN6S - SOUTH AREA (ALL STATES IN REGIONS 6 AND 7)
- NNN6R - REGION 6 (ALL STATES IN REGION 6)
NNN6AD - AR, NNN6AU - LA, NNN6BI - NMW, NNN6BO - OK
NNN6BW - ETX, NNN6BY - STX, NNN6CZ - CZ
- NNN7R - REGION 7 (ALL STATES IN REGION 7)
NNN7AR - IA, NNN7BB - MO, NNN7BD - NEK
- NNN9P - PACIFIC AREA (ALL STATES IN REGIONS 8, 9 AND 10)
- NNN8R - REGION 8 (ALL STATES IN REGION 8)
NNN8AG - CWY, NNN8BC - MT, NNN8BT - SND, NNN8BZ - UT
- NNN9R - REGION 9 (ALL STATES IN REGION 9)
NNN9AC - AZ, NNN9AE - NCA, NNN9AF - SCA, NNN9AN - HI
NNN9BE - NV, NNN9CJ - JA, NNN9CM - GU, NNN9CO - OA
- NNN0R - REGION 10 (ALL STATES IN REGION 10)
NNN0AB - AK, NNN0AO - ID, NNN0BP - OR, NNN0CC - WA
2. THIS WILL REQUIRE A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO SHIFT FROM THE MARS DATA SYSTEM TO WINLINK 2000 AS FOLLOWS:
A. EACH STATE DIRECTOR REPORT TO THEIR REGION DIRECTOR WHEN READY TO SHIFT FROM THE MDS TO WL2K.
B. EACH REGION DIRECTOR REPORT TO THEIR AREA DIRECTOR WHEN ALL STATES IN THEIR REGION HAVE REPORTED READY TO SHIFT FROM THE MDS TO WL2K.
C. EACH AREA DIRECTOR REPORT TO NNN0ASA WHEN ALL REGIONS IN THEIR AREA HAVE REPORTED READY TO SHIFT FROM THE MDS TO WL2K. SEND INFO COPY TO NNN0PPC.
D. ONCE ALL AREAS REPORT READY, NNN0ASA WILL SET A DATE TO OFFICIALLY SHIFT FROM USING THE MDS FOR ALL OFFICIAL TRAFFIC TO USING WL2K.
3. THERE ARE STILL HURDLES TO OVERCOME:
A. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEING THAT OF HOW TO SEND EXERCISE EEI TRAFFIC. I WILL BE WORKING WITH NNN0ASZ, NNN0AST AND NNN0PPC TO DEVELOP AN EASY TO USE METHOD FOR DELIVERING EXERCISE EEI TRAFFIC.
B. HOW TO SEND TRAFFIC TO STAFF CALL SIGNS.
C. HOW TO DELIVER TRAFFIC TO STATIONS HOLDING MORE THAN ONE STAFF CALL SIGN.
4. IF YOU HAVE OTHER SITUATIONS NOT ADDRESSED ABOVE, PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO NNN0ASA, INFO NNN0PPC, VIA YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
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