VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday June 6th, 2015

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The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 6, 2015.

Voice Checkins:
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, New Jersey (Skywarn Coordinator)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Skywarn Coordinator/Net Management)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE9MTB, Rick, Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Backup Net Control)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VE3FAF, Amnon, Ontario, Canada
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
KD2AU, George (portable in New York)
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxboro, Massachusetts
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, Louisiana
K5BDL, Brad, Tyler, Texas
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KG5EXB, Larry, Saint Bernard, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KE0EBT, Leon, Algiers, Louisiana
WB8REI, Jeff, Tiffin, Ohio
N5RTF, Tom, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Textbox Checkins:
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, Alabama
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
VA3CQA, Brian, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
KK4BWH, Ruth, Dallas, Georgia
VE1CHL, Scott, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (CanWarn)
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
N4ARZ, Gary, Gatlinburg, Tennesee

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Voice Checkins: 26
Textbox Checkins: 8
Total Checkins: 34

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Question of the week (from Lloyd, KC5FM):

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 6, 2015.

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Voice Checkins: 26
Textbox Checkins: 8
Total Checkins: 34

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Question of the week (from Lloyd, KC5FM):
“What are you doing this hurricane season that you have never done before?”

Advisories from the National Hurricane Center, and the Storm Prediction Center follow the net news…with information on other weather related nets during the week, following the NHC and SPC information.

1) The net is now WEEKLY, at 8pm EDT, 7pm CDT, 6pm MDT, 5pm PDT/MST, 0000 UTC. Effective the first Sunday in November the net time in MST and UTC will be one hour later. The net will remain weekly through the end of November. If an actual net activation is in progress for areas of the Atlantic Basin on Saturday evening, due to a hurricane threatening the areas, the training net for that week is cancelled.

2) Make sure that if you connect to the net via Echolink, that Conference Mode is DISABLED on your system. Otherwise, you’ll be immediately disconnected.

3) Repeater and link control operators should make the necessary adjustments to minimize the occurrence of courtesy tones, squelch tails, hang times, or other sounds that might interfere with net operations. Stations with persistent interference will be muted, or blocked from the net until the problem can be fixed.

4) Please wait at least 1 to 2 seconds after you key up, to allow all of the link systems to rise. Otherwise, the first part of your transmission will be cut off, and you may not be logged. Also, please use ITU phonetics, as that helps Net Control get the correct callsign.

5) Our main page is at http://www.voipwx.net — we are also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/voipwxnet?_rdr — and also on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/voipwxnet — and also in the Yahoo Groups (search for VoIPWXNet)

6) If your area National Weather Service office is not doing Skywarn Spotter Training at this time, you can go to:
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23

The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete, and is accepted by most National Weather Service offices in lieu of an in person class.

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Other weather nets of interest:

Southeast US D-Star Weather Net. Sunday night at 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6pm Pacific, on Reflector 002 Port A.

Checkins and weather reports are taken from the southeast U.S. States of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas FIRST…then from other states.
Checkins are also taken via D-Rats on the Southeast US D-Star Weather Net Ratflector at any time during the net, at SEWX.RATFLECTOR.COM — voice
checkins are taken via the quick key format…please listen to Net Control for when the state in which you are located is called. Further details are at:
http://www.dstarinfo.com/se-d-star-wx-net.aspx

Weather Radio Listeners Net. Monday night at 7pm Eastern, 6pm Central,
5pm Mountain, 4pm Pacific, on IRLP Node 9038, and on the VE3ZHR
Echolink Conference Server, Node Number 591897.

The primary purpose of this net is to provide an on air forum for discussion on the Weather Radio service, which is provided by Environment Canada, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. In Canada, it is known as Weatheradio Canada; and in the US it is known as NOAA Weather Radio All Hazard.

The other purpose for the net is to promote the Weather Radio Listeners
Newsletter, which is published quarterly in February, May, August and
November. It is available through email distribution, and you can also follow us on Twitter. The email address to get on the mailing list is wxrnewsletter at gmail dot com — and the Twitter handle is @WxrNewsletter.

Like the newsletter, the main topic is Weather Radio, but other related subjects are also fair game such as: Emergency Communications, CANWARN, and SKYWARN…although the newsletter has more flexibility.

Daryl Stout, WX1DER, Little Rock, Arkansas

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VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday June 6th, 2015

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