Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station (BNJARS) Navy MARS Station NNN0CNH Members  |  What is MARS?  |  Mission  |  Links Go Back

     NNNØCNH, as part of the Afloat Network, is required to file monthly reports with NNNØPPE THREE (Net Operations/Reports). Any member operating NNNØCNH should remember to report the time in his/her monthly participation report to their respective State Director. However, time spent on the Afloat Network operations does NOT count towards an individual's minimum quarterly participation. Those hours spent in area/region/state nets would.

MARS members are able to handle incoming phone patches, messages, etc., from the deployed fleet.  The MARS station is open to any service MARS operator who is an active member of the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station (BNJARS).  All operation of the MARS station is subject to the rules and regulations set forth by BNJARS, and MARS operators must adhere to Navy MARS policies and procedures. 

For more information about the Battleship New Jersey Navy MARS Station, contact the NNN0CNH Chief Operator (CHOP) Ted Katz, NNN0JAZ/N3OWM. 

For more information on the NAVY MARS program, visit their website at http://www.navymars.org. 

What is MARS? 

The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) is a Department of Defense sponsored program, established as separately managed and operated programs by the Army, Navy-Marine Corps and Air Force.  MARS members are volunteer licensed amateur radio operators who are interested in providing auxiliary or emergency communications to local, national and international emergency and safety organizations, as an adjunct to normal communications. 

The primary concept of MARS is to meet the requirements of training for any communications emergency.  To this end, organization, methods and facilities must be adequate to meet any emergency requirements and must be flexible in order to provide for rapid expansion.  Normal methods must be such that only minor changes will be required when shifting to an emergency status. 

Mission 

The Mission of the MARS system is to: 

• Provide auxiliary communications for military, federal and local disaster management officials during periods of emergency or while conducting drills in emergency procedures. 
• Assist in effecting normal communications under emergency conditions. 
• Create interest and furnish a means of training members in military communications procedures and provide a potential reserve of trained communications personnel. 
• Handle morale and quasi-official message and voice communications traffic for members of the Armed Forces and authorized US Government civilian personnel stationed throughout the world. 
• Provide, during daily routine operations, a method of exchanging MARSGRAMS and two-way telephone contacts between service personnel and their families back home.  In carrying out this assignment, MARS operates a 24-hour message relay system and maintains a series of electronic mailboxes throughout the world. 
• Conduct daily traffic and training nets, drills and critiques to train operators and test the systems readiness to handle demands during an emergency. 

 
Links: 

Navy-Marine Corps MARS Home Page

How to Join

MARS Radio Operator Course

New Jersey Navy-Marine Corps MARS

Pennsylvania Navy-Marine Corps MARS