VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday August 1st, 2015

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Aug. 1, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Question/Comment Of The Week from Lloyd, KC5FM:
Do you plan your summer vacation around weather events?

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control/Net Management/at WA1EMA)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)(Question/Comment Of The Week)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KG5HVO, Bryant, New Orleans, Louisiana
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KK4PLI, Keith, Moorehead City, North Carolina
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York

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Textbox Checkins:

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KA1RSY, Ed, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Acushnet EMA)
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Aug. 1, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Question/Comment Of The Week from Lloyd, KC5FM:
Do you plan your summer vacation around weather events?

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control/Net Management/at WA1EMA)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)(Question/Comment Of The Week)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KG5HVO, Bryant, New Orleans, Louisiana
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KK4PLI, Keith, Moorehead City, North Carolina
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York

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Textbox Checkins:

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KA1RSY, Ed, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Acushnet EMA)
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
KM4AF, Chip, Charleston, South Carolina
KK4BWH, Ruth, Dallas, Georgia
VE1MBR, Bob, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, South Carolina
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
KI4RHL, Ray, West Palm Beach, Florida (Skywarn Coordinator)

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Voice Checkins: 20
Textbox Checkins: 11
Total Checkins: 31

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To save space, and for further details, please go to the following websites for more information on these topics.

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VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net:

Main page: http://www.voipwx.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voipwxnet?_rdr
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/voipwxnet
Yahoo Groups: https://groups.yahoo.com/group/voipwxnet

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National Weather Service:
Click on the desired area of the map for more weather information.
http://www.weather.gov

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Tropical Prediction Center:
Advisories and Outlooks for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Hurricane Basin.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

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Central Pacific Hurricane Center:
Advisories and Outlooks for the Central Pacific Basin (including Hawaii).
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/

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Southeast US D-Star Weather Net:
Meets on Reflector 2 A, Sunday night, at 9pm Eastern Time.
http://www.dstarinfo.com/se-d-star-wx-net.aspx

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Online Skywarn Spotter Training:
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23

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Daryl Stout, WX1DER, Little Rock, Arkansas

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