Week Date Comment
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WK 1 02/02/94 Link by Craig, WD5BDX with tech tips from me
WK 51 02/07/95 First link I did on Telstar
WK 66 05/23/95 Begin Telstar 302 with Tech Talk Network
WK 83 09/20/95 AO-10 contact with Bob, CE0Z live
WK 89 11/05/95 Moved to Sunday nights
WK 91 11/19/95 Last night on Telstar 302, T21, 5.8mhz
WK101 01/28/96 1.860 only/ANIK E2 was down
WK102 02/04/96 First net on ANIK E2, T18, 5.8mhz
WK111 04/07/96 Techtalk net down
WK112 04/14/96 First net on 1.860
WK121a 06/16/96 Last net on 1.860 (changed day of week)
WK121b 06/18/96 First net on SBS 6, T13b, 6.2Mhz W0KIE Network
WK126 07/23/96 First net with Real Audio
WK179 08/10/97 I started recording the Real Audio
WK180 08/19/97 First Live Stream with Real Audio
WK184 09/16/97 Switched real audio server to KB5OAT
WK248 12/07/98 First Net on GE-1 (W1), T12B, 5.7MHz W0KIE Network
WK261 03/02/99 Switched our web server to KC8BRL
WK300 12/07/99 Our 300th net over satellite
WK304 12/28/99 Last net on GE-1 (W1), T12B, 5.7MHz W0KIE Network
WK305 01/04/00 First Net on GE-4, T16U, 5.8MHz TVRONet
WK352 10/31/00 Last net on GE-4, TVRONET
WK353 11/07/00 First net on Satcom C3, T24, 7.5MHz W0KIE Network
WK398 09/18/01 First Net using IRLP (Internet Repeater Linking Project)
31 checkins from North America
WK402 10/16/01 First net on GE-7, Turnervision
WK403 10/23/01 Made QSO with Allen, N5AFV/MM, in FK44 and relinked to GE-7 and C3.
WK544 07/27/04 Moved to 145.310 FM repeater
WK600 08/23/05 Our 600th Net over satellite
WK615 12/06/05 Move to Intelsat Americas 6, T1, 6.2 and 6.8 MHz audio W0KIE Network
WK726 02/05/08 First Net on SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network (SSRN), Galaxy-25, T23 (12115 Vert),
Symbol Rate: 22425, APID: 1794 (DVB Free To AIR) Ku-band
WK734 04/01/08 Started Podcasting net. Listed on iTunes
WK1000 05/21/13 Hit our 1,000th net
WK1024 11/04/13 Started using Twitter #houamsatnet for Tweet checkins
10/01/16 I started preparing for my move to Roman Forest and could no longer do the net
Moved to 145.190 repeater
WK1395 02/02/21 Marty, WV5Y started hosting the net
WK1396 02/09/21 Andy announced he was sick and can no longer do the net
WK1400 03/16/21 Our 1,400th Net
05/19/21 Andy MacAllister, W5ACM became an SK
WK1408 05/25/21 Tribute to Andy, W5ACM (SK)
WK1456 03/14/22 145.450 backup repeater, 146.54 simplex Classic replay of net #437
WK1469 07/26/22 1st net started on 146.540 Simplex after switching from 145.45
WK1500 02/28/23 Our 1,500th Net
WK1503 03/21/23 Back on W5BSA 145.190 repeater after replacing antenna
04/07/26 Bruce returned as the host only on Echolink and RFD
WK1677 10/13/26 Our last net
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