VoIP Hurricane Net Format Changes for 2008

Hello to all….

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team has made a decision on format changes for the Weekly Prep net in 2008 which was announced on the last weekly net for 2007 on 12/15/07. Polls were opened to solicit people’s inputs back in late November. Unfortunately, the input represented a very small number of the overall group so it was a bit difficult to determine what people’s interests would be in any changes to the net so the net management team, factoring in what input we did get from the polls and our own vision for the net has come up with the following changes for 2008:

-The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will meet monthly in the months of December through May on the first weekend of the month at 0000 UTC which is Saturday Evening for much of North America. For each net with the exception of the net in December which typically coincides with SKYWARN Recognition Day, we will have a presentation/training session done on the net to attract interest.

-During Hurricane Season, we will move the net from monthly to weekly to attract more interest. The first net of each month will remain at 0000 UTC/Saturday Evening for much of North America and we will continue to do presentations unless hurricane activations preclude the time required to do the presentations. An option that will be finalized as we get closer to the 2008 season is whether the other nets that take place during the months in Hurricane Season will take place on that same time slot as the first net of the month or whether we will have that net take place on a weeknight. This will be decided as we move closer to the 2008 Hurricane Season. Based on the poll input, a Thursday Evening got the most votes as a potential date for a weeknight net. A decision will be made in the late April/early May 2008 timeframe on whether the net will be held weekly on the weekend during hurricane season or whether it will follow a first weekend of the month, and then weeknight on the remaining weeks of the month format during hurricane season.

The presentation for our first net of 2008 will be announced after the New Year’s Day holiday. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
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Hello to all….

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team has made a decision on format changes for the Weekly Prep net in 2008 which was announced on the last weekly net for 2007 on 12/15/07. Polls were opened to solicit people’s inputs back in late November. Unfortunately, the input represented a very small number of the overall group so it was a bit difficult to determine what people’s interests would be in any changes to the net so the net management team, factoring in what input we did get from the polls and our own vision for the net has come up with the following changes for 2008:

-The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will meet monthly in the months of December through May on the first weekend of the month at 0000 UTC which is Saturday Evening for much of North America. For each net with the exception of the net in December which typically coincides with SKYWARN Recognition Day, we will have a presentation/training session done on the net to attract interest.

-During Hurricane Season, we will move the net from monthly to weekly to attract more interest. The first net of each month will remain at 0000 UTC/Saturday Evening for much of North America and we will continue to do presentations unless hurricane activations preclude the time required to do the presentations. An option that will be finalized as we get closer to the 2008 season is whether the other nets that take place during the months in Hurricane Season will take place on that same time slot as the first net of the month or whether we will have that net take place on a weeknight. This will be decided as we move closer to the 2008 Hurricane Season. Based on the poll input, a Thursday Evening got the most votes as a potential date for a weeknight net. A decision will be made in the late April/early May 2008 timeframe on whether the net will be held weekly on the weekend during hurricane season or whether it will follow a first weekend of the month, and then weeknight on the remaining weeks of the month format during hurricane season.

The presentation for our first net of 2008 will be announced after the New Year’s Day holiday. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
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