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NATA and OMISS Working Together |
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Written by Jim Duncan
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Monday, 15 February 2010 23:42 |
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We are excited to announce the formal and permanent QSY of NATA to 7185 kHz effective Wednesday, February 16, 2010! This move comes with the blessing and welcome of the board of directors of the OMISS Net. Both nets view this as a new relationship between both our nets and our users and look forward to the mutual benefits of both NATA and OMISS operating on 7185 kHz. NATA approached the Board of Directors of OMISS last week after it became increasingly obvious that we were being forced off our former operating frequency which we have used for nearly eleven months without complaint. We made every possible effort to appeal to the chief complainant to achieve a resolution to the problem without success. We are extremely disappointed to find people that we could not reach the same kind of accord that we have with such groups as the Spirit Net and the NW6DX roundtable group on 75 meters. Out of this problem has come an amazing opportunity where NATA can not only grow but can be actively supportive of another organization with whom we have much in common! We are grateful to the OMISS Board of Directors for welcoming us to 7185 kHz and the potential benefits for BOTH of our net organizations! NATA's 40 meter SSB net presence will make several changes as part of this new arrangement: - NATA's 40m SSB Net will start 30 minutes earlier at 2330z with pre-list beginning at 2315z or as soon as NCS is available.
- Our 40m net will close at 0030z or as soon thereafter as the designated OMISS NCS comes up on frequency.
- We will query all check-ins to determine if they will be staying on frequency to participate in OMISS (which we will ENCOURAGE!) and work with the OMISS NCS to ensure that these stations get checked in to that net.
- On Thursday evenings, NATA will NOT operate at 2330z yielding that time to the OMISS net which currently operates an early net session on that evening. We will start our net AFTER the OMISS net concludes.
- We will soon reinstate our 40m Late Net to coincide with the time that our 75m would normally meet on Thursday nights. This net will return to the air when our late net coordinator, W7DMV, completes his move to Alabama and is on the air from his new QTH.
- Effective 0001z, February 16, 2010, all contacts made on OMISS nets are valid for NATA awards credit and may be applied to NATA awards without the regular 25% outside contacts restriction. This is our way of thanking OMISS for it's support and help in resolving our need for a frequency to call home.
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to Greg, AE9W (OMISS President) for his support and helping us come together as two nets with common purposes and mutual interests! We look forward to seeing this relationship continue to grow and develop as both organizations support each other! |
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First Anniversary Successful! |
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Written by Jim Duncan
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Saturday, 09 January 2010 13:01 |
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Thanks to everyone who turned out for NATA's First Anniversary celebration a big success! Awards certificates are now available for downloading in our AWARDS RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (click on the link in menu list on the list side of the webpage. We ask that you delete the file after you have downloaded your certificate to help us save file space on the server. Here are the statistics for our Anniversary celebration... NET NCS QNI DURATION
40m SSB Fri. KU0G 25 2:33
40m SSB Sat. KU0G 27 1:26
75m SSB Fri. KU0G 16 1:14
75m SSB Sat. KU0G 26 1:35
160m SSB Fri. KC9LGW 9 0:29
40m PSK Fri. K0JSC 4 0:21
80m PSK Sat. K0JSC 2 0:12
TOTAL QNI: 109
TOTAL TIME ON AIR: 7:50 (470 MINUTES)
QNI RATE: 13.29 PER HOUR
STATION WITH MOST QNI: W7DMV
NUMBER OF NEW STATIONS HEARD ON NETS: 35
ORIGINAL NATA MEMBERS PARTICIPATING: 2 (W8RF, KU0G)
In short, over ONE-THIRD of our check-ins this weekend were people who were NEW to the nets! We welcome every one of these folks and hope that they will check-in regularly!!! There are a LOT of great folks that I remember from my younger days that brought a lot of fun to my late nights on NATA in the late 70's and early 80's.
Thanks to everyone who helped make not only our First Anniversary Celebration a success but to those who are here night after night running the nets or checking in and making contacts. It is because of YOU that we have managed to make it to our first anniversary. A LOT of people didn't give us 3 months of life when we started this adventure a year ago...
Happy trails all and thanks again for a MOST enjoyable weekend! |
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Daylight Savings Time Net Changes! |
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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 later effective March 14, 2010. The net schedule has been updated to reflect those changes! See you on the nets! 160 Meter Net End-of-Season NoticeTune in to 1905 kHz at 0200z on Sunday nights local time and get your 160m contacts going again! KC9LGW, John Dziadus, is our 160 meter net coordinator. Time is running out for the 160 meter season. Expect the 160 meter net to shut down for the summer around May 1, 2010. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 March 2010 20:28 )
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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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Welcome to All New NATA Participants |
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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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