VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday July 19th 2014
The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for July 19, 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 website, unless otherwise noted.
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.
Voice Checkins: (19)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Backup Net Control and Skywarn Coordinator)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, New Jersey (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WH6EAO, Odell, Aiea, Hawaii
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, New Orleans, Louisiana
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
KC6YQO, Mike, Oxnard, California
KK4DQJ, Frank, Naples, Florida
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
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Textbox Checkins: (9)
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
KA1VRF, Wayne, Vero Beach, Florida
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
K1NEW, Tom, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, North Carolina
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, Maryland
The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for July 19, 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 website, unless otherwise noted.
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.
Voice Checkins: (19)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Backup Net Control and Skywarn Coordinator)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, New Jersey (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WH6EAO, Odell, Aiea, Hawaii
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, New Orleans, Louisiana
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
KC6YQO, Mike, Oxnard, California
KK4DQJ, Frank, Naples, Florida
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
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Textbox Checkins: (9)
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
KA1VRF, Wayne, Vero Beach, Florida
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
K1NEW, Tom, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, North Carolina
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, Maryland
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
KA1NMA, Bob, Plymouth, Massachusetts
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
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Voice Checkins: 19
Textbox Checkins: 9
Total Checkins: 28
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A few other notes:
1) The net is now weekly, at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central, 6pm Mountain, 5pm Pacific Time, 0000 UTC through the end of November.
On some nets where there is no training presentation, a question will be asked of Net Participants for their comments when they check in with their comments.
Tonight’s Question/Comment Of The Week: How many weather radio receivers do you have, counting repeaters, etc.?? The question was from Lloyd, KC5FM.
Also noted toward the end of the net, was an item from Part 97.113.E of the FCC Rules, concerning the transmissions of NOAA Weather Radio over amateur radio repeaters, as per a question from Gregg, WB8YYS. Thanks to Marshall, KB2ZLA, for his assistance in this.
2) Several items for stations to note:
a) Stations are not permitted to connect with conference mode enabled. If they do so, the node will immediately disconnect them.
b) During the nets with Training Presentations, comments will be taken from VoIP WX Net Management Only. All other checkins, voice and textbox will be callsign ONLY. This is done in the interest of time for the training presentation…although net participants may ask questions or make comments after the training presentation.
c) It is appreciated if stations use ITU Phoenetics when checking into the net, so Net Control can copy their callsigns correctly. Again, if you don’t get copied, you won’t get logged.
3) An Online Skywarn Spotter Training Course is available if your area National Weather Service (NWS) Office is not currently offering Skywarn Storm Spotter Training classes. The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete, and helpful links are on this page. This course link is accepted by most NWS Offices, in lieu of attending an “in person” class. Type in “Online Storm Spotter Training Course” in your favorite search engine, and look for the words MetEd in the link, then click on it for more information.
4) More information on the group is at the website at www dot voipwx dot net — on Facebook at www dot facebook dot com slash voipwxnet — and find us on Twitter at voipwxnet
Daryl Stout, WX1DER, Little Rock, Arkansas