VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report – Saturday September 19th, 2015
The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane
Prep Net on Sept. 19, 2015. Station locations are from the
hamdata.com website, unless otherwise noted.
Due to hyperlink issues with Facebook, the Skywarn Hurricane
Prep Net website is listed first in the links section, below
the checkins.
I included the comments from textbox checkins, as they were
entered.
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Question/Comment Of The Week (from Lloyd, KC5FM):
How do you prepare for Power Outages?
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Voice Checkins:
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Net Control/Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup, Tropics, Severe Weather)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
KC8TCQ, Keith, Napoleon, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KI4GGH, Chris, Brewton, Alabama
N5ZUA, Steve, Houston, Texas
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
Textbox Checkins:
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, Louisiana
>Current temp 84 No rain 64% Humidity have battery operated lighting and
solar panels for batt recharge. also alt cooking devices
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
>currently 81 degrees with no rain the past 24 hrs
The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane
Prep Net on Sept. 19, 2015. Station locations are from the
hamdata.com website, unless otherwise noted.
Due to hyperlink issues with Facebook, the Skywarn Hurricane
Prep Net website is listed first in the links section, below
the checkins.
I included the comments from textbox checkins, as they were
entered.
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Question/Comment Of The Week (from Lloyd, KC5FM):
How do you prepare for Power Outages?
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Voice Checkins:
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Net Control/Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup, Tropics, Severe Weather)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)
KC8TCQ, Keith, Napoleon, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KI4GGH, Chris, Brewton, Alabama
N5ZUA, Steve, Houston, Texas
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
Textbox Checkins:
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, Louisiana
>Current temp 84 No rain 64% Humidity have battery operated lighting and
solar panels for batt recharge. also alt cooking devices
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
>currently 81 degrees with no rain the past 24 hrs
KA1NMA, Bob, Plymouth, Massachusetts
>checking in – temp 70F – bar 29.87 – dew point 67 – clear sky – power
outage prep here includes batt lighting – 2 jump packs with AC inverters –
inverter to plug in to Prius if needed – lp gas camp stoves for cooking –
separate 55 AH agm battery for comms
N5MXI, David, Corpus Christi, Texas
N4ARZ, Gary, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
>69° – Dp 57° – Hum 65% – Baro 30.09″ – Clr
KA1VRF, Wayne, Vero Beach, Florida
>Indian River and St Lucie Cnty Skywanr Coordinator reporting to NWS
Melbourne, Fl…79 & CLR; solar chg battery system, and generators.
WW4RX, Steve, Stuart Florida
>current: 82 degrees; 86% baro 29.81 wet week ; 7.60 inches rain since
wednesday
K9JCL, Jan, Hollywood, Florida
>87°, Humidity 67%, wind SW 10 mph, barometer 29.82, beautiful evening in SE
Florida,. Prepared for power outages with plenty of batteries, and gas cans
to keep car running for radio. Need solar and/or generator…
VE1AKT, Al, Nova Scotia, Canada
>Hi 82F, low 55.I have 2 generators.One 6500w and a 1200. II check them
infrequently but with the chance of power outage I check them. I also make
sure I have lots of hi test gas in
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Voice Checkins: 20
Textbox Checkins: 9
Total Checkins: 29
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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