Hard to Find: Net Controls and Traffic Handlers for Ham Radio

Last Friday, George , KJ2V net manager for region 5 asked me if I wanted to be a net control operator for region 5, Cycle 2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I told him I’d try.


I spoke with him today on the phone. He related to me the difficulty he has finding Net control operators. Granted, we don’t get paid monetarily for this job but more folks pitching in, would make lighter work for everyone.
I have a question: Why do people check into traffic nets if they don’t want to handle traffic?
Much of what we do with traffic handling is practice for emergency situations. If folks don’t get that practice, how are they going to perform during a crisis?

Of course, traffic handling isn’t for everyone. Folks who don’t want to do that sort of thing, can be contesters, rag-chewers, round table talkers… ect. There are plenty of nets to check in on that are not ARRL traffic nets that non traffic handlers can utilize.

That said, if you want to check in on traffic nets but won’t handle traffic… we’ll still take you.

I know a guy who was overworked running nets, and the stress it caused contributed to his near death experience. If we all chip in, incidents like this can be avoided.

Add to the discussion. What do you think. Leave a comment to voice your opinion. Thanks.
Take care and 73’s….
Dan, KE5UTN

My Shack Communications Equipment - KE5UTN

This is my Ham shack gear I use to spend a lot of time enjoying my HAM hobby.

This is My HF Radio  It's a Kenwood TS50S

This is a Programmed 16 channel converted commercial UHF on 70cm Made by General Electric communications

This is a VHF ICOM 2100 for my 2meter operations

This is a Dentron Jr tuner.

This is the Dell I use for logging and Rig control

Ham-Cram Test Day Pictures, West Monroe, Louisiana

-WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA-

Today at the fire training center, west Monroe, 5 people passed their FCC test and earned their Ham radio liscense. 

Today’s testers were Greg Moorhead, Caria-Beth Conery, Kenneth Knight, Dalton Dixon age 12, and Jordan Dixon age 10.

Here are a few Pictures:
above:  new hams

                                            Gitter Done!

                                              Pretty Smile

                                         Lunch!

                                              Hard at Work

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Outside the shack:

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In the shack: the radios and the Dentron Jr.


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First Entry

Hi folks, this is the first entry of my blog totally dedicated to my HAM radio hobby.  Hopefully I can utilize this venue to help you get to know who I am.