VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday February 1st, 2014
The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Feb. 1, 2014. Stations listed may not necessarily be in the order that they checked into the net. Callsign data is taken from the HamData Dot Com website. Note that just connecting to the Weather Talk Conference Server or an IRLP node (either directly or through a repeater) does NOT qualify as a checkin to the net. You must be acknowledged by Net Control either via voice, or textbox, to get on the log. If you are not acknowledged, your voice or textbox checkin did NOT get through, and you will have to recheck. Note that all hyperlinks are spelled out in the message, due to display issues with Facebook.
International Checkins: (1)
WP4OTZ, Manuel, Cabo Robo, Puerto Rico
US Stations: (19)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control, Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
WA1EMA, Ed, Acushnet Emergency Management Agency, Acushnet, Massachusetts
W1EZY, Paul, Acushnet, Massachusetts
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxboro, Massachusetts
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, Florida
K5SWT, Steven, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
N5VX, Dale, Altus, Oklahoma
AF5JG, Rich, Marrero, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Stephen, Gilbert, Arizona
WB8REI, Jeff, Tiffin, Ohio
WK8H, Rod, Vermontville, Michigan
KB1CRN, Glen, Central Village, Connecticut
WW5SS, Fred, Metarie, Louisiana
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Textbox Checkins: (25)
N1NHR, Charlie, Milford, New Hampshire
WA1WTQ, John, Oakham, Massachusetts
WA1YLP, Shaun, South Kingstown, Rhode Island
KB1TJI, Jeff, Walpole, Massachusetts
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater Florida
N1MEO, Fletcher, Milford, New Hampshire
The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Feb. 1, 2014. Stations listed may not necessarily be in the order that they checked into the net. Callsign data is taken from the HamData Dot Com website. Note that just connecting to the Weather Talk Conference Server or an IRLP node (either directly or through a repeater) does NOT qualify as a checkin to the net. You must be acknowledged by Net Control either via voice, or textbox, to get on the log. If you are not acknowledged, your voice or textbox checkin did NOT get through, and you will have to recheck. Note that all hyperlinks are spelled out in the message, due to display issues with Facebook.
International Checkins: (1)
WP4OTZ, Manuel, Cabo Robo, Puerto Rico
US Stations: (19)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control, Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
WA1EMA, Ed, Acushnet Emergency Management Agency, Acushnet, Massachusetts
W1EZY, Paul, Acushnet, Massachusetts
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxboro, Massachusetts
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, Florida
K5SWT, Steven, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
N5VX, Dale, Altus, Oklahoma
AF5JG, Rich, Marrero, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Stephen, Gilbert, Arizona
WB8REI, Jeff, Tiffin, Ohio
WK8H, Rod, Vermontville, Michigan
KB1CRN, Glen, Central Village, Connecticut
WW5SS, Fred, Metarie, Louisiana
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Textbox Checkins: (25)
N1NHR, Charlie, Milford, New Hampshire
WA1WTQ, John, Oakham, Massachusetts
WA1YLP, Shaun, South Kingstown, Rhode Island
KB1TJI, Jeff, Walpole, Massachusetts
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater Florida
N1MEO, Fletcher, Milford, New Hampshire
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada
WA2QHA, Joseph, East Brunswick, New Jersey Emergency Operations Center
N1ZC, Harold, Rochdale, Massachusetts
AC8NP, Daniel, Tiffin, Ohio
KB2ZLA, Marhsall, Parlin, New Jersey
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KB1DGY, Bernie, Ashford, Connecticut
N7ISR, T.D., Chandler, Arizona
KB1KZW, Steve, Taunton, Massachusetts
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
K1GHC, George, Rindge, New Hampshire
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, South Carolina
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
KB6HOH, Steven, Novato, California
KJ6NKV, Janielle, Sausalito, California
KB1SYA, Russell, North Providence, Rhode Island
N1LWS, Larry, Westfield, Massachusetts
N1GKE, Myrton, Hope, Rhode Island
KB1YOU, Brian, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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International Checkins: 1
U.S. Checkins: 19
Textbox Checkins: 25
Total Checkins: 45
Thanks to everyone who checked into the net this evening.
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A few other notes:
1) The net is meeting on the first Saturday of the month ONLY through May, at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central, 6pm Mountain, and 5pm Pacific Time. Weekly nets will resume in June, 2014. Our next net is Saturday, Mar. 1, 2014. Some nets in the off season (now through May) may end up having training scheduled. When that occurs, only callsign checkins will be taken, to allow plenty of time for the training presentation. Watch the website and Facebook Page, along with the Yahoo Groups for updates. The PDF file of the Feb. 1, 2014 Training Presentation on Winter Weather Safety and Winter Storms can be downloaded at http colon slash slash www dot voipwx dot net — look for the link on the February 2014 Training Net Presentation. It requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
2) Several items for stations to note:
a) Stations are not permitted to connect with conference mode enabled. If they do so, the node will immediately disconnect them.
b) Stations need to wait a moment before speaking after they key up, to allow all the links to rise, or the first part of their transmission will not be heard. Also, stations who are noted by Net Control as “noisy” need to change their location, or boost their power before trying again. If you are not copied by Net Control, you will not get logged. You may check into the net via textbox, once textbox checkins are being accepted by the Backup Net Control station.
c) Stations also need to watch their transmit time limit, as some repeaters or nodes will time out at less than 3 minutes.
d) It is appreciated if stations use ITU Phoenetics when checking into the net, so Net Control can copy their callsigns correctly. Again, if you don’t get copied, you won’t get logged.
e) Stations who fail to unkey after they finish their transmission…or who try to check in before their group is called, will be muted. The only exception to early checkins is for emergency or priority traffic. The order of voice checkins is VoIPWX Net Management, Skywarn Coordinators and EOC officials, international stations outside the continental United States, then stateside stations in three different groups. Please listen to Net Control for the designation of your callsign group.
As noted, textbox checkins are welcome at any time, once the Backup Net Control announces that they are being accepted.
f) During the nets with Training Presentations, comments will be taken from VoIP WX Net Management Only. All other checkins, voice and textbox will be callsign ONLY. This is done in the interest of time for the training presentation…although net particpants may ask questions or make comments after the training presentation.
3) An Online Skywarn Spotter Training Course is available if your area National Weather Service (NWS) Office is not currently offering Skywarn Storm Spotter Training classes. The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete, and helpful links are on this page. This course link is accepted by most NWS Offices, in lieu of attending an “in person” class. Type in “Online Storm Spotter Training Course” in your favorite search engine, and look for the words MetEd in the link, then click on it for more information.
4) More information on the group is at the website at www dot voipwx dot net — on Facebook at www dot facebook dot com slash voipwxnet — and find us on Twitter at voipwxnet
Daryl Stout, WX1DER, Little Rock, Arkansas