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The National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop sessions will be livestreamed on Tuesday April 15th, 2014. It will feature topics on the importance of surface reports from National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Richard Knabb, Amateur Radio Operations at WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, the Canadian Hurricane Centre, ARRL Hurricane Operations and Update, Hurricane Watch Net and VoIP Hurricane Net. 

Given the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings, the Boston Marathon Amateur Radio response was added to the presentation schedule as it is of historical significance nationally. It also ties into the situational awareness aspect that Amateur Radio can provide not only during weather events but also in non-weather related incidents.

Links to the livestream are as follows:

http://www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm
http://www.nsradio.org/stream.htm

The session schedule is listed on the links above and is also listed below as well:

Tuesday, April 15 — 10:30-12:00 EDT*
10:30 Opening Remarks (5 Minutes – Presented by John McHugh – K4AG)
10:35 Importance of Amateur Radio / Spotter Surface Reports (25 Minutes – Presented by NHC Director Dr. Rick Knabb)
11:00 Canadian Hurricane Centre Amateur Radio Operations (20 Minutes – Presented by Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Centre)
11:20 WX4NHC Group Presentation(20 Minutes – Presented by Julio Ripoll – WD4R)
11:40 Weather Initiatives by WX4NHC(20 Minutes – Presented by John McHugh – K4AG)

—> NOTE:  Speakers will be at lunch from 12:00-13:30 EDT

Tuesday, April 15 — 13:30-15:00 EDT*
13:30 ARRL Hurricane Preparedness (20 Minutes – Presented by Mike Corey – KI1U)
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The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Apr. 5, 2014. Stations listed may not necessarily be in the order that they checked into the net. Callsign data is taken from the HamData Dot Com and QRZ websites.

Note that just connecting to the Weather Talk Conference Server or an IRLP node (either directly or through a repeater) does NOT qualify as a checkin to the net.

You must be acknowledged by Net Control either via voice, or textbox, to get on the log. If you are not acknowledged, your voice or textbox checkin did NOT get through, and you will have to recheck.

Note that all hyperlinks are spelled out in the message, due to display issues with Facebook.

International Checkins: (2)

WH6EAO, Odell, Aiea, Hawaii
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico

US Stations: (21)

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Net Management)(Backup Net Control)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
K3WRY, Joe, Richmond, Virginia
KB1CYO, Philip, Foxboro, Massachusetts
W1EZY, Paul, Acushnet, Massachusetts
KA1RSY, Ed, New Bedford, Massachusetts
KA1BZE, Margaret, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
KA1VRF, Wayne, Vero Beach, Florida
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, Alabama
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, Florida
K8ARL, Tiffin, Ohio
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
K5LZP, Tom, Marrero, Louisiana
N1SYC, Bob, Plymouth, Massachusetts
K4GRW, Bob, Newport, North Carolina
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
KK4PLI, Willis, Morehead City, North Carolina

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Textbox Checkins: (18)

W9LUO, Marilyn, Evanston, Illinois
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada
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Hello to all…

The recording of the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net April 2014 Training Topic regarding an overview of presentations for the Amateur Radio Workshop at the National Hurricane Conference and other preparatory topics for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now available. A link to the recording in MP3 format and the presentation in PDF format can be seen below:

http://www.voipwx.net/files/April_2014_National_hurricane_conference_overview_presentation.mp3
http://www.voipwx.net/files/VoIP_Hurricane_Net_Presentation_for_April_2014.pdf

This has also been added to the VoIP Hurricane Net web site under the Main Menu via the link – VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Presentations. Again, for best results, you likely will want to download the Audio Recording of the net (approximately 5.3 Meg in size). The presentation lasts approximately 25 minutes. 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..

For this Saturday evening’s VoIP Hurricane Prep Net, we will have a training topic giving an overview of presentations for the Amateur Radio Workshop at the National Hurricane Conference. We will also discuss various other items regarding preparation for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

We encourage folks to participate in this month’s VoIP Hurricane Prep Net and listen and view the training that will be presented. In the interest of time, net management team members will give brief comments and then we will be checking in Amateurs with no comments and move right into the training presentation as we used to do in the past when having such training topics and as we did for the February and March 2014 nets. There will be an opportunity for Amateurs to ask questions at the end of the training presentation.

The Power Point presentation is now available and can be seen at the following link:
http://www.voipwx.net/files/VoIP_Hurricane_Net_Presentation_for_April_2014.pdf

For those that cannot make the net, the power point presentation and a recording of the net will be available and archived on the voipwx.net web site.

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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