Place of origin: city + 2-letter state/province, no punctuation ·
Time optional, e.g. 1830Z ·
Check: leave blank to auto-count from text
Message number: digits only
Station of origin required
Check: digits only, or ARL ##
Place of origin required
Time: 24-hour format (e.g. 1830Z)
Day: 1–31
HX: use HXA–HXT format only
Address
No punctuation except /
Required
Appended to name
Spell out NORTH/SOUTH/EAST/WEST — no punctuation except /
2-letter state/province abbreviation — no punctuation. 9-digit ZIP: use DASH not hyphen
No ZIP or postal code detected — delivery may be difficult
Three groups, no hyphens — area code exchange number
No hyphens — use spaces only between groups
Use ATSIGN and DOT
Bad email address
Operator note — not delivered to addressee; not included in NTSGTE output
Message Text
Type naturally — punctuation is converted automatically per NTS rules. ARL numbered texts are spelled out (e.g. ARL 47 → ARL FORTY SEVEN). Max 30 groups (6 lines × 5).