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August Newsletter

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August 2026 Newsletter


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Houston Local Traffic Net

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The Houston Local Traffic Net (HLTN) was formed July 14, 2020 in preparation for ARRL Field Day 2020.  Originally called the Fort Bend County Traffic Net, the HLTN has been in continuous operation since then. The nets ran on Monday nights for one hour with training sessions during the net. Because of the volume and interest in the Traffic Net, on April 15, 2021 an additional session was added on Thursday nights for 30 minutes and in 2020 the time was increased for up to an hour to also accommodate training.

The Houston Local Traffic Net currently meets from 6:30pm – 7:30pm twice a week handling National Traffic System (NTS) traffic (Radiograms) into and around the Houston Metro area and also includes, time permitted, traffic handling/training.

Monday’s net: 146.940 (-) PL 167.9 
Thursday’s Net: 147.000 (+) PL 103.5 
Backup repeater for both: 147.190 PL 123.0 

A complete schedule of Area Traffic Nets is located on the HLTN.org 'Nets' web tab with the times and 
frequencies.  Visitors are welcome and encouraged to check-in to listen and learn this important Amateur 
Radio skill. Direct any questions, via phone or email, about the Houston Local Traffic Net, Radiograms, and 
Traffic handling to: Sheree Horton WM5N, ARRL South Texas Section Traffic Manager

K5WH's Perpetual Zoom Room

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We are fortunate to provide access to Walter Holmes - K5WH's Perpetual Zoom room where many technical issues get resolved.  If you have any questions about ham radio, technical questions surrounding Meshtastic, Satellites, Balloon Launching, HF, UHF/VHF, Radio Programming, Antennas, Transceiver configurations, WSJT-X, JT Alert, Software Defined Radios (SDR), etc. the answers can be found in the Zoom room and if the answer isn't there, the participants in the room can certainly steer you in the right direction.

Walter K5WH's Perpetual Zoom Room

Net Control Schedule

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This is the tentative schedule for Net Control and Net Logger Stations for August and September 2026

Date Day Net Control Name Net Logger Name
August 4, 2026 Tues WJ9O David WJ9O David
August 5, 2026 Weds WJ9O David WJ9O David
August 11, 2026 Tues KI5YPD John K3MBC Mark
August 12, 2026 Weds K3MBC Mark KI5YPD John
August 18, 2026 Tues KI5YPD John KA2EEU Scott
August 19, 2026 Weds K3MBC Mark KA2EEU Scott
August 25, 2026 Tues K3MBC Mark KA2EEU Scott
August 26, 2026 Weds K3MBC Mark KA2EEU Scott
September 1, 2026 Tues WJ9O David WJ9O David
September 2, 2026 Weds WJ9O David WJ9O David
September 8, 2026 Tues K3MBC Mark KA2EEU Scott
September 9, 2026 Weds KJ5WGR Glenn KA2EEU Scott
September 15, 2026 Tues WJ9O David WJ9O David
September 16, 2026 Weds WJ9O David WJ9O David
September 22, 2026 Tues K3MBC Mark KA2EEU Scott
September 23, 2026 Weds KJ5WGR Glenn KA2EEU Scott
September 29, 2026 Tues WJ9O David WJ9O David
September 30, 2026 Weds WJ9O David WJ9O David

 

Privacy Policy

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Last Update: 22 JUN 2026

This policy establishes how the Northwest Amateur Radio Society will use information we gather about you from your visit to this site. Regardless of the information being transmitted to Northwest Amateur Radio Society, we will protect all such information consistent with applicable law. The privacy of our members is of utmost importance to Northwest Amateur Radio Society. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we do collect and store certain information automatically as a consequence of your visit. Here is how we handle that information about your visit to our website.

What We Collect and Store Automatically When You Visit Our Website

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

  • The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
  • The date and time you access our site;
  • The pages you visit;
  • If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website.

We use the information we collect to count the number and type of visitors to the different pages on our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.

If You Send Us E-mail

You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in e-mail with a comment or question. We use the information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.

If You Request Additional information or Apply for Membership

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