WX4NHC Annual Station Test event – Saturday May 30th, 2015

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The WX4NHC Annual Station Test event will be Saturday May 30th, 2015. WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, will be on the air using various modes from 9 AM-5 PM EDT (1300-2100 UTC). WX4NHC will be on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system from 4-5 PM EDT (2000-2100 UTC) for contacts and testing of their Echolink station. The complete announcement on the Annual Station Test Event is listed below:

Announcement from WX4NHC
Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Miami Florida

WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test on Saturday, May 30th , 2015 from 9 AM-5 PM EDT (1300z-2100z). This will be our 35th year of public service at NHC.

The purpose of this event is to test Amateur Radio Station equipment, antennas and computers prior to this year’s Hurricane Season, which starts June 1st and runs through November 30th.

This event will be good practice for Ham Radio Operators world-wide as well as NWS Staff to become familiar with Amateur Radio communications available during times of severe weather.

WX4NHC will also be performing operator training. We will be making brief contacts on many frequencies and modes, exchanging signal reports and basic weather data exchange (“Sunny”, or “Rain”, etc.) with any station in any location.

WX4NHC will be On-The-Air on HF, VHF, UHF , 2 & 30 meter APRS and WinLink wx4nhc@winlink.org subject must contain “//WL2K”. We will try to stay on the recognized Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz most of the time and announce when we QSY.

Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 to 3 operators per shift, we can not be everywhere and every mode at the same time.

You may be able to find us on HF by using one of the DX Spotting Networks such as the DX Summit Web Site:
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Tropical Storm Ana Update – Saturday 5/9/15 1100 AM EDT/1500 UTC

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Subtropical storm Ana transitioned to become Tropical Storm Ana early this Saturday Morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 MPH. Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect from South Santee River South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are likely in the warning area within 12-24 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Edisto Beach South Carolina to south of South Santee River South Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area within the next 12-24 hours. Advisories for Tropical Storm Ana can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Ana is still expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. Local and regional SKYWARN Nets particularly in the Tropical Storm Warning area and points inland may activate for strong to damaging winds along the coast and inland, any isolated tornado threat and the potential for flooding due to heavy rainfall. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Ana. 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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Subtropical Storm Ana Forms in the Atlantic – Tropical Storm Watches Issued for Portions of the Southeast US Coast

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Subtropical storm Ana has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Watches are now in effect from Edisto Beach South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area within the next 48 hours. Ana is expected to transition into a tropical storm over the next day or two and slowly intensify to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH. Advisories for Subtropical Storm Ana can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

At this time, Ana is expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Ana. 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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VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday May 2nd, 2015

The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane
Prep Net for Saturday, May  2, 2015. Voice and Textbox checkins
are noted in each section. Hyperlinks in the notes section are
spelled out, due to display issues with Facebook. Locations are
from QRZ, unless otherwise noted.

Voice Checkins: 15

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Primary And Backup Net Control)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
KG5EXB, Larry, Saint Bernard, Louisiana
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, Alabama
K9AUC, Jim, Saint Louis, Missouri (also VE3AUC for Canada)
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KG5GTQ, Hank, Terrytown, Louisiana

Textbox Checkins: 5
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
W4CFH, Charles, Edgewater, Florida
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
KK6RJR, Richard, Bakersfield, California
KK4BWH, Ruth, Dallas, Georgia

Voice Checkins: 15
Textbox Checkins: 5
Total Checkins: 20

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There was no question or comment of the week for the May 2, 2015 Net.

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In the tropics, the Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume in the
Eastern Pacific basin on Friday, May 15…and outlooks will resume
in the Atlantic basin on Monday, June 1.

Details are on the National Hurricane Center Website at
http colon slash slash www dot nhc dot noaa dot gov

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