Washington Amateur Radio Traffic System Net

ATTENTION WARTS NET MEMBERS:
The WARTS Net is looking for pictures of members' stations. These pictures will be posted on the WARTS Net web site for all to see. We request that you submit no more than four (4) pictures in, preferably, JPG format (1024 x 768 pixels or larger - max 2 Mb file size) for addition to the new web page(s) and that you submit a short description of each picture including name, call sign and the subject, what's in the picture; i.e. radios, antenna, operator, etc. Please submit these pictures to our webmaster, Bill, W7ARC at to have them included in this new section of the WARTS Net web site. Pictures are posted here.

If you have questions, please contact Ken, or Bill,.

Some station pictures updated - 07/31/10.

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3970 kHz. - 1800 (6:00 PM) Pacific Time
(lower side band)

The Washington Amateur Radio Traffic System Net (WARTS Net) is the premiere traffic net for amateur radio message traffic for the state of Washington. Since it was first founded, December 23, 1947, this net has kept a daily schedule for the dissemination of radio messages through out the state of Washington and is the gateway to messages going to Alaska and British Columbia. It is an affiliate of the National Traffic System and the ARRL®.

This net meets every day at 1800 (6:00 PM) Pacific Time on a frequency of 3970 kilohertz for the purpose of handling both formal and informal traffic for stations in and around the state of Washington. All stations are invited to check in when their city is called. If not on the roster, visitor check-ins will be taken at the end of the roll call. (Winter band conditions may require a change in time and /or a slight change in frequency to minimize interference to our net operation)

To become a member of the net you must check-in a minimum of eight (8) times for one month then notify the Net Secretary by radiogram, at the end of that month, of your intention to join the net. (See WARTS Net FAQ for more information.)

NET OFFICIALS:

Net Control Stations:

Net Manager:
(Open)

(OPEN)

Sunday:

Brian, W7BJN, Moses Lake, WA

Monday:

Sherri, K7SHE, Issaquah, WA

Tuesday:

Marv, KE7DVV, Redmond, WA

Assistant Net Manager:
Marv Fredrickson, KE7DVV

Wednesday:

Ken, K7YR, Manson, WA

Thursday:

(open)

Friday:

Jack, W7LD, Quilcene, WA

Saturday:

Don, W7GB, Moses Lake, WA

Net Secretary:
Sherri Kennamer, K7SHE

Alternate Net Controls:

Andy	*AB7AN*	Seattle, WA
Al	*KE7PZX*	Chelan, WA
Chuck	*K7VRE*	Spokane, WA
Judi	*K7HRW*	Silverlake, WA
Linn	*AC7XO*	Sunnyside, WA