TPRFN Radiogram Instructions

1. Data Entry & PreparationSection 1: Station of Origin 

• Op Name / Callsign: Enter your full name and your callsign (N3MEL).
• Place of Origin: Enter your City and State.
• Default Button: Click "SAVE STATION AS DEFAULT" once. This uses your browser's local storage to remember your info so you never have to type it again.

 Section 2: Preamble (The Header) 

• Message Number: Enter the next number in your sequence. Do not use leading zeros (use 5, not 005).
• Precedence: Usually R (Routine). Use P (Priority) only for time-sensitive official welfare; use EMERGENCY only for life-and-death traffic.
• HX (Handling): Leave as NONE for standard traffic. Use HXC if you want a confirmation report back.
• Date & Time: Click the "🕒 NOW" button to automatically pull the current UTC date and 4-digit time. Note that our protocol omits the "Z" suffix.

 Section 3: The Address (Recipient) 

• Recipient Info: Fill out as much as possible.
• Apt/Suite/Box: If you use a # or a -, the form will automatically convert them to NR and DASH respectively (e.g., APT #4-B becomes APT NR 4 DASH B).
• Phone/Email: These are critical for the "last mile" delivery but will appear in the output as clean data without the "TEL" or "EMAIL" labels.

 Section 4: The Message Body Type your message naturally. The generator handles the following "Hardened" rules automatically: 

• Numbers: Stay as digits (123 stays 123).
• Apostrophes: Automatically stripped (DON'T becomes DONT).
• Dashes/Pounds: - becomes DASH, # becomes NR.
• URLs: Protocols like HTTP:// are preserved. Dots inside domains (.NET, .COM) become DOT.
• Punctuation: Standard sentence periods become X.

2. Generating & Copying 

1. Click "GENERATE RRI MESSAGE".
2. Review the Section 5 (ASCII Output) window. Ensure the word count (the number after your callsign in the preamble) matches the actual word count in the text block.
3. Click "COPY FOR TERMINAL". This copies the entire block—including the routing commands—to your clipboard.

3. Pasting into the Packet Terminal Follow these steps to inject the traffic into your LinBPQ, JNOS, or Winlink terminal: Step A: Connect to the Node/BBS Connect to your local TPRFN hub or BBS. C [BBS_CALLSIGN] Step B: Initiate the Send Command Once you see the BBS prompt (usually >), you need to tell the BBS you are sending NTS traffic. 

• The top line of your copied text is: To: ST [ZIP]@NTS[STATE]
• Action: Type ST followed by the routing address.
• Example: If the recipient is in Pennsylvania, type: ST 19001@NTSPA then hit Enter.

 Step C: The Subject Line The BBS will ask for a Subject. 

• Action: Copy the Subject line from the generator: Subject: QTC 1 R [CITY] [STATE] [DATE]
• Example: QTC 1 R PHILADELPHIA PA MAR 26 then hit Enter.

 Step D: Paste the Body Now the BBS is waiting for the message content. 

• Action: Paste the remainder of the generated text (from the Preamble down to /EX).

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