TO: ALL ARES OPERATORS IN DISTRICT 3 (OFFICIAL)
ALL AMATEURS IN WEST VIRGINIA (INFORMATION)
FROM: WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED AND WOOD
COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES (ARES)
ARES DISTRICT 3 BULLETIN NR 07.06 DATE: February 11, 2007
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC VS INFORMATION.
QUESTION: What is the difference between traffic and information via Amateur Radio?
REPLY: Traffic is formal message traffic between two or more points. It is usually originated at one station and delivered to an addressee in a printed or written record form. Information, on the other hand, is in the form of informal and/or second-hand reports, observations, and intercepts that may be of interest or value to the officials involved with an incident or function. Much can be learned by assigning operators to listening for information during an emergency or even a community function, writing it down, and forwarding it to the EOC, 911 Center, or other Emergency Reporting Center. (Reissued, with modifications, of WV ARES Zone 3 Bulletin 04.28)
Ken Harris WA8LLM
Wood County WV
ARES Assistant Section Coordinator WV
ARES District Emergency Coordinator WV District 3