VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday August 29th, 2015
The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep
Net for Aug. 29, 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:
How do you use automatic packet reporting system (APRS) and your
Skywarn operations??
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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP): 21
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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, Ohio (Backup Net Control)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
G3SEA/KH6, Paul, Honolulu, Hawaii
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
KI4GGH, Chris, Brewton, Alabama
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, Florida
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Phoenix, Arizona
WB8REI, Jeff, Columbus, Ohio
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
N0TAZ, Leon, Trenton, New Jersey
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
W5PCJ, Terry, Tom Ball, Texas
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Textbox Checkins: 14
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
KJ6NKV, Janielle, Sausalito, California
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, Maryland
KE5ACM, Christine, Frederick, Maryland
W9LUO, Marilyn, Evanston, Illinois
The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep
Net for Aug. 29, 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:
How do you use automatic packet reporting system (APRS) and your
Skywarn operations??
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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP): 21
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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, Ohio (Backup Net Control)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
G3SEA/KH6, Paul, Honolulu, Hawaii
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
KI4GGH, Chris, Brewton, Alabama
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, Florida
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Phoenix, Arizona
WB8REI, Jeff, Columbus, Ohio
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
N0TAZ, Leon, Trenton, New Jersey
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
W5PCJ, Terry, Tom Ball, Texas
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Textbox Checkins: 14
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
KJ6NKV, Janielle, Sausalito, California
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, Maryland
KE5ACM, Christine, Frederick, Maryland
W9LUO, Marilyn, Evanston, Illinois
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, South Carolina
WA4MDQ, Ruth, Dallas, Georgia
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
KC2PBE, Jon, Long Island, New York
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N5MXI, David, Corpus Christi, Texas
KG7FOR, Michelle, Yelm, Washington
K9JCL, Jan, Hollywood, Florida
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Voice Checkins: 21
Textbox Checkins: 14
Total Checkins: 35
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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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Weather Radio Recall – Ambient Weather Radios have been recalled, due to a
fire hazard with the AC adapter. For details, go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Ambient-Weather-Recalls-Weather-Radios/
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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