VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday March 1st 2014

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The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Mar. 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: (2)

WH6EAO, Odell, Aiea, Hawaii
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico

US Stations: (28)

WA1EMA, Ed, Acushnet Emergency Management Agency, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Net Control)(KA1RSY at the mic)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Backup Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey (Net Management)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina
NC4VA, Virginia, Cary, North Carolina
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
N1DWM, Rich, Norwich, Connecticut
K1YCQ, Byron, Somerset, Massachusetts
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
WA1JMM, George, Brownville, Maine
KB1WPZ, Robert, Brownville, Maine
KB1WRZ, David, Brownville, Maine
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina
KE4VOV, Steve, Brewton, Alabama
KI4GGH, Christopher, Brewton, Alabama
KK4STI, Zachary, East Brewton, Alabama
K5LZP, Thomas, Marrero, Louisiana
WB7PTR, Lynn, New Orleans, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, North Carolina

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: (2)

WH6EAO, Odell, Aiea, Hawaii
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico

US Stations: (28)

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Textbox Checkins: (12)

KJ4CHS, Thomas, Richmond, Virginia
KA1NMA, Robert, Plymouth, Massachusetts
KB1KZW, Stephen, Taunton, Massachusetts
KB1TJI, Jeff, Walpole, Massachusetts
WB4TNH, Richard, Hendersonville, Tennessee
VE1AKT, Al, Nova Scotia, Canada
N1CPE, Thomas, Milford, Massachusetts
KB1WEA, William, Sebec, Maine
AD9O, Anthony, Lincoln, Nebraska
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KF0DZ, Walter, Springfield, Missouri
W1JFR, John, Walpole, Massachusetts

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International Checkins: 2
U.S. Checkins: 28
Textbox Checkins: 12
Total Checkins: 42

Thanks to everyone who checked into the net this evening.

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In The Tropics:

Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume in the Eastern Pacific basin on May 15, 2014…and in the Atlantic Basin on June 1, 2014. Special off season outlooks will be issued as necessary.

Full details are on the National Hurricane Center website at www dot nhc dot noaa dot gov

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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, at the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Our next net is Saturday, Apr. 5, 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 tonights Net Training Presentation can be downloaded at http colon slash slash www dot voipwx dot net — look for the link on the March, 2014 Training Net Presentation. It requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. A file for the recording of the March, 2014 Training Net Presentation will be posted as soon as possible.

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) 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 participants may ask questions or make comments after the training presentation.

c) 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.

d) Stations also need to watch their transmit time limit, as some repeaters or nodes will time out at less than 3 minutes.

e) Some stations had low audio. If using Echolink, please go to the EchoTest Conference Server, node number 9999, to check your audio levels.

f) 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.

g) 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.

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. With Tornado Season now in progress across portions of the country, now is an excellent time to become a Skywarn Spotter, or to review the course material.

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

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