Net News
2010 Net Picnic
The 40th annual 7290 Traffic Net Picnic will be held at the Riverbend Park in Smithville, TX on April 24. For complete details see the Picnic Page.
Members Help with oil spill
Several of our Net members were busy in January helping the Coast Guard and other agencies with an oil spill in South Texas. See the QST page for the report.
Silent Key
We have lost yet another member and friend of the net. JW W5AYX became a silent key on January 27. Services will be at the First Baptist Church in Waco on January 30 at 11 AM. The complete obituary is on the History/Silent Key page. You may sign the guest book at wacotrib.com.
New Pictures
A new slide show by Herb WB5PHM from the 2009 Picnic is now on the Photo/Picnic 2009 page. Thanks to Herb for putting the picture show together.
New Feature
New on the Photo tab is a page for other hobbies, etc. of net members. Go to the Photo tab and then Hobbies, etc. to see the new pictures.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
