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Written by Jim Duncan
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Monday, 14 December 2009 18:55 |
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NATA is about to celebrate the one year anniversary of our return to the bands! Since January 1, 2009, the North American Traffic and Awards Net has been operating on 75 and 40 meters with nets on all modes (CW and RTTY are currently "on hold"). As we reach this important milestone we wish to thank everyone who has been so helpful in bringing this classic awards nets back to life. Our tireless team of net control operators of 2009: K5TRM, KU0G, K5SMH, KG5RJ, K0JSC, KC9LGW, W7DMV, WC2Z, W5BLH and all of the great folks who serve as relays on the nets! Our QSL bureau manager and keeper of the NetLogger club file: W5BLH On January 1, 2010, we turn "one" but really we aren't just one year old! We're actually more like 12 (give or take a year!) as NATA originally operated from 1977 through the late 1980's before it went QRX. Now we're making a come back and we're dedicated to making NATA THE place for fun operations and challenging awards! We will issue special First Anniversary awards for all net participants which make at least two completed (signal reports of 2x2 or better and acknowledged both ways) on any of the nets which meet on January 1st and 2nd, 2010. To commemorate our first anniversary NATA is issuing a special Anniversary Award Certificate. To qualify for the certificate, check in to one (or more!) of the following nets on January 1 and 2, 2010 (local calendar date) and make at least TWO completed contacts on the nets your participate in. Net control will keep record of operators who qualify for the Anniversary Award and submit those for processing immediately after each net closes.
Special endorsements will be available for working Original NATA members (stations who were participants in the original NATA net from the 1970's and 80's, these stations will identify themselves and that will be noted in the online logging system)
The net schedule for January 1, 2010, is as follows:
TIME FREQ. MODE NCS
0000z 7.195 SSB KU0G
0100z 7.070 PSK-31 K0JSC
0230z 1.905 SSB KC9LGW
0345z 3.905 SSB KU0G
The net schedule for January 2, 2010, is as follows:
TIME FREQ. MODE NCS
0000z 7.195 SSB KU0G
0200z 3.57815 PSK-31 K0JSC
0345z 3.905 SSB KU0G
Awards will be available starting January 2, 2010. Access your award through the online Awards Retrieval system via the page menu. All NATA awards are FREE (if you use our online system) and are delivered as professional quality, high-resolution PDF files which you can print yourself or store on portable drives and take to your local print shop for printing. We recommend printing on 110# glossy cardstock for best results!
NATA nets use N1HWQ's NetLogger software for live online check-in listings and live chat with other net participants. To download this free software please visit www.netlogger.org.
Thanks for your participation and we look forward to having lots of folks, both old AND new, participating in on First Anniversary Celebration. |
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Written by Jim Duncan
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Friday, 28 August 2009 20:18 |
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As fall approaches we're all looking forward to quieter band conditions and an increase in check-ins on our nets we want to WELCOME all of our recent new participants! We are so glad to have been finding 5 to 8 new participants showing up on our 40 meter SSB nets at 00z on 7195 kHz. Our flagship net operates on 3905 kHz at 0245z (right after the Spirit Net) every night except Sunday and Thursday local time. We also operate nets on PSK (both 40 and 80 meters), CW on 80 (soon to add 40!), and RTTY (currently on hold awaiting a net coordinator to take over!). On or around October 1st our 160 meter SSB net will resume operation on 1905 kHz. Watch the website and our NATANET group on Yahoo for announcements. IF possible (quiet band) we'll get the 160 meter net going sooner! Our entry-level award is the Dirty Dozen Award and can be earned in two or three nets. Simple to earn you need to work 13 states within 13 days, submit your log through our website. If you don't have a recognized WAS award (see website for those WAS awards we accept!) you don't have to submit QSL card scans (please do NOT send original cards as we don't want to accidentally lose your cards!). We offer a QSL Bureau (operated by W5BLH in Texas) for contacts made on NATA nets. You can send SASE's direct to Barry or you can use our PayPal payment option to purchase envelopes and postage in $5.00 increments. (see the PayPal info at the bottom of the right side column here!) Please take a few minutes to explore our website, read up on our various awards, and make yourself at home! You are MOST welcome on NATA and we look forward to hearing you on our nets soon! Looking for some other fun HF operating opportunities? Try these other fine nets: OMISS (awards-based net) www.omiss.net Operating SSB nets on most of the HF bands! Nightwatch (ragchew net) www.nightwatchnet.net 3618 kHz (WAS contacts) Not a formal net, but a great place to rack up the states you need for WAS! Don't forget your local and state traffic nets, too! We look forward to hearing you on NATA SOON! |
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Written by Jim Duncan
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Sunday, 01 November 2009 14:36 |
NATA Nets Follow UTC at Time ChangeAll NATA nets operate with UTC time except our 75m SSB net on 3905 kHz. Please look for NATA nets to operate one local time clock hour earlier effective November 1, 2009. The net schedule has been updated to reflect those changes! See you on the nets! 160 Meter Net Resumes Operation Nov. 8th!Tune in to 1905 kHz at 0245z on Sunday nights local time and get your 160m contacts going again! We're also looking for a volunteer to take on the role of 160m Net Coordinator. Interested? Contact KU0G as soon as possible. |
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Written by Jim Duncan
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Saturday, 25 July 2009 18:31 |
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Here's a challenge to all of you creative folks out there! We now have three regularly participating ORIGINAL NATA MEMBERS on our nets!George, AA4D, Gary, K4HTV, and Jim, KU0G. We're still looking for former NATA folks from the 70's and 80's to join us again. If you know of anyone please pass their callsigns on to KU0G and we'll email or snail-mail them with our net information and help them get active with NATA again! With that in mind I'd like to propose a special achievement award to reflect contacts with members from the original net (ca. 1977 - 1989). The name of the award should be indicative of the status of the original members. The requirements should be reflective of attaining contacts with those persons, possibly multiple bands or multiple modes as endorsements or requirements. You submission should include rough artwork of the certificate design or a good description of the certificate design if you aren't artistically inclined. We would like to put this award into effect on September 1, 2009. To submit, please email your requirements, proposal, etc. and I will create a webpage with all submissions which we will then put up for a vote on the website! Deadline for submissions will be August 20, 2009. The winning submission will get something nice! (Possibly some free QSL envelopes or something else worthwhile!) |
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