HLTN

NOTICE

This website is under perpetual developement.
If you have any suggestions or corrections, send an email to Ed - KT5EM, [ messman@gmail.com ].

Administrators

  Sheree (WM5N) - ARRL South Texas Section Traffic Manager
  Bill (KA9IKK) - Net Manager, Houston Local Traffic Net (HLTN) [ ka9ikk@hotmail.com ]


General

The Houston Local Traffic Net was formed July 14, 2020 in preparation for Field Day 2020. Originally called the Fort Bend County Traffic Net, the Houston Local Traffic Net has been in continuous operation since then.

Initally, the nets ran on Mondays, with training sessions during the net, and this practice continues today.  Because of the volume and interest in the Traffic Net, in April 2021 an additional session was added on Thursdays, with training if time permits.

A complete schedule of Area Traffic Nets is located on the HLTN.org 'Nets' webpage with the times and frequencies.  Visitors are welcome and encouraged to check-in to listen and learn this important Amateur Radio skill.

Groups IO

This group is limited to 100 members and you can be added if you have recently participated on the HLTN. You may be removed if you have not joined the net recently.

Join the Houston Local Traffic Net Group

NOTES

It is a requirement for all Official Relay Stations (ORS) to turn in a SAR report monthly. PSHR is optional

Link to Emergency Management Radio Operators Group web page.

UTC Time

HOA Antenna Regulation

Important

There's legislation pending that would stop HOAs from restricting "effective" ham radio antennas. Currently this law is in effect that prevents cities and states from banning antennas, but it doesn't apply to private covenants. This would prevent HOAs from prohibiting ham antennas. Details at ARRL website here.

You don't have to be an ARRL member or in a HOA to push for support, just click the link below and fill out the form.


English: https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/ En espanol: https://send-a-letter.org/espanol/

*--* Ham Radio Demo *--*

No Fulshear Farmers Market demos until further notice
We've come to a time where there is no more vendor space at the Fulshear Farmers Market. Ramona has been very generous in letting us use the space, but unless they acquire more land, we will have to step aside and let the vendors use the space we were using. They are at 65 vendors and still have more wanting to sign up to be a vendor at FFM.
Also I would like to thank everyone who has stopped by to help at the FFM and/or participated in any of our P2P events.

73
John Denison
KD5YOU

Send a Radiogram - Free!!

Radiograms are a free service provided by Amateur Radio Operators and are similar to Telegrams, only handled over the air. This method is used during failures when there is no electricity, phone or internet.
The following is an easy method for non-hams to send a radiogram:
Radiogram Portal



NOTE

Training has been moved to the 'Events' tab.