Net News
2010 Net Picnic
The 40th annual 7290 Net Picnic will be at the Riverbend Park in Smithville, TX on April 24, 2010. Please send any ideas to make our 40th very special to one of the Net Officers.
New Items
A site map has been added to the site to show contents of the web pages. Click on Site Map in the left corner of this page to access.
Also, links to county maps for each state of regular check ins to the net, have been added to the Roster page.
2009 Net Picnic Summary
The 39th Annual 7290 Traffic Net Picnic was held on May 9 at the Riverbend Park in Smithville, TX. Click here for a complete summary. Picnic pictures are now on the Photos page.
Whitney Nugget Recipient
We are proud to announce that the 2009 Whitney Nugget was presented to Joe Kallina K8KP. Congratulations Jodie.
The Whitney Nugget was first presented in 1971 as a way to honor a Net member that had contributed greatly to the Net and Ham Radio. The Nugget has been presented every year since that time at the annual picnics, with the first recipient being Lee K5HZR. The selection each year is made by a ballot from the previous recipients.
Silent Key
We have lost yet another net member. Carter W5IC became a silent key after a brave battle with bone cancer April 24. His obituary is on the History/Silent Key page.
New Roster
The May updated roster is now on the web site with a new feature that lists counties for each Net member. Thanks to Herb WB5PHM for the idea.
2009-2010 Net Officer Elections
On the air Net elections were conducted on March 17 by W5AYX with the help of relays by K5BMR, WB5NCK and WB5GFU. The current set of officers were reelected to serve another year. The new term will start on May 9 at the close of our annual picnic.
Traffic Handling Training
An update and revised Traffic Handling Training booklet is now available in Word on the Training page. A printed version is still also available by contacting KA5AZK .
New Aide For Net Controls
Please check the Preamble page of this web site for an optional NCS Net Check In log sheet.
On the air Traffic Training
Traffic training scheduled for Tuesdays and Saturdays has been suspended for the time being due to poor band conditions. We will resume when (and if) propagation improves.
