Operators
If you would like to try your hand as a Net Operator, please let Dave know and you can have a run at it.
Operators are always needed and possibly a permanent.
Meet the Net Control Operators
Our operators are a very special group of people that devote their time and talent to bring you the most interesting and controlled net possible.
Sharon NA5H ~ Monday night NCS & Logger “Ms. Sharon”
I received my novice license the end of January 1979. I really fell in love with the hobby and was active in the county ham club. Since I didn’t work in electronics I kept studying and by 1983 I received my extra class license. There were a lot of Elmer’s along the way. I started put with a hammer and receiver made my first few c.w. transmitters. As a group we tried just about everything that we could. Worked the shuttles, slow scan, and Heathkit was within driving distance. I was net control for Great Lakes traffic net. And once relocating to Texas became involved with ARES in Houston. I was net control for the Texas Traffic Net for 5 years until I came to southeast Texas. eventually I slid over and joined the Moonlighters.
73
Sharon
Dave N9UIE ~ Tuesday night NCS & Net Manager
Thanks for visiting the moonlightersnet website.
I was licensed in 1993 as a tech had no desire to upgrade as I lived by a very rf unfriendly factory. When that shut down I upgraded. I have been married to Sherry for 38 years now. We have 3 grown boys. 73 N9UIE
Wednesday Open if interested contact Dave n9uie@moonlightersnet.com
Thursday Open if interested contact Dave n9uie@moonlightersnet.com
Andy W2AJR Friday night NCS with Jeff AA4JG logging
W2AJR licensed in 2021 from Cheektowaga NY married with 2 daughters cyber security officer for a law firm I like to hunt and fish I make stained glass lamps and sun catchers and I collect American flyer trains
Thursday -Available if interested contact Dave N9UIE
Friday – Available if interested contact Dave N9UIE
Mark WA1NIP Saturday Night with N9UIE Logging
It is such an honor to be part of the Moonlighters Team and all the wonderful Ham’s I get to chat with throughout the week. I was licensed in 1970 as a young, excited Novice in Ridgefield Ct. as WN1NIP.
What a thrill and childhood dream to become an Amateur Radio Operator. Not surprising my career over the years involved electronic component marketing. My travels took me to so many manufactures of the fine equipment we operate today.
I’m clearly a Vintage Radio enthusiast and I enjoy CW when I get tired of talking! Truly a proud Grandfather of a 6 year old little girl “Nora” and my beautiful daughter “Jen”. The “Apples” of my eye!
I enjoy golf, music, exploring history, Classic Cars and places less traveled. I live in Historic Roswell, Georgia just slightly northwest of downtown Atlanta…
Jon K1BCR Sunday Vintage Net with AA4JG logging
Hello fellow HAM’s,
Thanks for checking out the Moonlighter’s website. I Hope to hear and get to be friends with you on air.
I’ve been licensed since 1994 and enjoy many aspects of this hobby/service. Especially HF on 40 meters. I love old gear as well as new. I also have a hobby farm where enjoy Baling hay with antique equipment. My lovely wife of 28 years is very understanding of my hobbies and is interested in getting her ticket as well.
Hope make contact, 73 Jon K1BCR
Jeff AA4JG Logs on Wednesday and Sunday
I have been a ham since 1991. I was a tech for 29 yrs. My grandfather and 2 uncles were hams and we talked on our ways to and from work. I did rotate a Sunday night net as net control. It was local and fun. After they all passed I fell out of radio. I always kept my license current. Shortly after I retired, we had a tornado hit our neighborhood. No power for a week. Cell phone service was poor. I got my 2 meter ht out-of storage. I decided to upgrade to general and got my grandfather’s Drake Twins from his friend who stored them for 18 yrs after he passed. I passed my general and got on the air. Met a local ham shortly after passing general and we studied for our extra. We passed and changed our calls. I became net manager for a local 2m net that checks on hams that live alone, disabled, or just wants to be checked on. We had an older ham pass and it was a couple days before he was discovered. That brought about the Lone Ranger Wellness Net. After nearly 3 yrs of net manager and growing the net, I passed it to another local ham. I currently call an HF net, South cars on 7.251, Wednesday and Thursday noon to 1PM ET. I really enjoy DXing and contesting. I found Moonlighters and started checking in regularly. I started collecting tube radios so I fell into the vintage net on Sundays with Swan Bob. I started logging and got me hooked. Currently I have 7 HF radio’s, 4 tube, 1 hybrid, 1 solid state, and 2 current. 1 is in my truck. I see a long future in ham radio. Yes, after retirement, I found golf. I play in a few charity tournaments a year. Gotta get outside at some point. 73’s
Allan KA9EFD Alternate NCS
At 14
Now last Year at 60
My name is Allan Lloyd. I was born in October 1963. At birth, I had many medical problems. So many, in fact, the doctors told my parents I would never be able to walk or talk. I would also be deaf. The doctor further said my parents would be better off giving me to the state, letting them take me for the rest of my life. Have another child to take my place. Thankfully, that never happened. Determined parents and many doctors’ appointments have brought me to where I am today. 
Growing up, I remember lunches at grandma and grandpas after church on Sundays. In the corner of the kitchen was a desk and stuff I didn’t understand. After lunch, I remember my grandpa talking with someone who wasn’t in the room, but I could hear his voice. My grandpa was a Ham operator, K9SNQ. When I asked him about this, grandpa took down a map and showed me where his friend was located. In this case he was the radio operator on a freighter in the Atlantic Ocean. Grandpa died in 1970 when I was 6 years old. I still remembered the radios and the fun he had with them. A few years later, my dad put a CB radio at our house and rekindled the bug. I ended up at the local Radio Shack one day and bought their study guide for the novice license. With the help of a friend of my grandpa’s, I was able to take the test in December of 1977. In February 1978 I received the test results and my call sign, KA9EFD. I was loaned a low band receiver so I could listen but wanted to get on the air.
That summer I mowed a lot of lawns to purchase my first rig, a Yaesu FT-101E. It still holds a place in my shack and is still considered a great radio. I used my dad’s CB ground plane antenna and worked the world on 10-meter CW. A few trips to the FCC office in Chicago. I tested for the Techician, Tech Plus, General and Advanced. 10 Meters was very active, so I spent most of my time there. After the code requirement went away, a friend of mine convinced me to study for the Extra class license. I passed it at a session he had in Michigan.
I have enjoyed the hobby for many years. When my wife passed away, I had to put the radios aside for a time. A while later I married Michele. We have been married since January 1, 2011. We have 5 children and 5 grandchildren. Another will arrive in December 2024. 4 sons, 1 daughter, 4 grandsons and 2 granddaughters.
One of my children, Kurtis, is a licensed general class ham as well. I hope to have him join us on the air sometime soon. If you should hear KC9HWN on the air, please welcome him to the group.
I enjoy running nets and participating in a rag chew on the air. Currently I run a Yaesu FT-990 with a Heath kit SA-2060A antenna tuner. Antenna is an EFHW up about 40’. Through the generosity of a friend, I have some COLLINS gear to work through and get on the air. I also still have the YAESU FT-101E. A little work and that should be up and running as well
For 25 plus years I ran my own roofing and remodeling company. When the economy took a downturn, I started driving a semi. Today, I still will build decks and fences as well as my driving. This time of year, my weeks could be 90-100 hours long. Yes, I do like to keep busy.
I always say “I’m a ham radio operator and I like to talk. Look forward to saying hi so please give me a call if you hear me.
73 to all
Allan Lloyd KA9EFD