National Hurricane Conference in Orlando Florida Amateur Radio Workshop to Be Livestreamed & Recorded – Tuesday 3/27/18 Amateur Radio Workshop 1030 AM-500 PM
Hello to all…
Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2018 National Hurricane Conference which will be held this year in Orlando Florida. The conference theme is to improve hurricane preparedness as it has been in past years. All Amateur Radio sessions are free. For 2018, all the Amateur Radio sessions will be on Tuesday March 27th, 2018 from 1030 AM-1215 PM EDT and 130-500 PM EDT. Each presenter will not only give an overview of their respective group but also how their group handled the historic 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The session will be livestreamed and recorded. The live stream links follow below:
Amateur Radio presentations will be recorded and live streamed via Youtube. Livestream links below and these same links will serve as the links for the recorded session:
http://www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm
Here is the session breakdown:
Detailed Schedule Outline – All Times (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT):
1030-1035 AM: Opening Remarks
1035-1105 AM: Importance of Amateur Radio Surface Reports (Dr. Ed Rappaport)
1105-1135 AM: Canadian Hurricane Centre and Hurricane Meteorological Topics (VE1MBR-Bob R)
1135 AM-1215 PM: ARRL “Force of Fifty Mission” and Caribbean Amateur Radio Response (KI1U)
—> NOTE: Speakers will be on a lunch break from 1215 PM-130 PM EDT
130-210 PM: WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center Overview (WD4R)
210-240 PM: Hurricane Watch Net Overview, Personal Weather Stations and Backup Power and Antenna Overview (KB5HAV)
240-310 PM: VoIP Hurricane Net Overview & Best Practices in SKYWARN for Tropical Systems (KD1CY)
—> NOTE: Speakers will be on a break from 310-330 PM EDT
330-415 PM: SATERN, Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network Overview (WB8BZH)
415-500 PM: Moderated Q & A session and Panel Discussion (All)
500-515 PM: Door Prize Raffles (In Person Audience Only)
We hope many of you can watch the livestream or see the recording of the Amateur Radio Workshop as the Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1st.
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net