The following stations checked into the VoIP Hurricane Net for Saturday July 4th, 2015. The net was smaller than average due to the US Independence Day holiday being the same day as the net. There was no question of the week for tonight’s VoIP Hurricane Net due to the holiday.

Net Controls (2):
K2DCD-Dennis-Ewing, NJ (Primary NCO/Net Management)
KD1CY-Rob Macedo (Secondary NCO/Net Management)

SKYWARN Coordinators/EOC Liaisons Voice Check-ins (2):
W3TDH-Tom-Takoma Park, MD
WB8YYS-Gregg-Kent, OH

International Voice Check-ins (1):
VA3WXA-Gordie-Toronto Ontario Canada

US Stations (9):
N1VXP-Rick-Chilicothe, OH
KI4GGH-Chris-Brewton, AL
KG5CEN-Glen-Slidell, LA
AF5JG-Eric-Marrero, LA
KI4FST-Kalem-Havelock, NC
KG5GTQ-Henry-Terrytown, LA
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, LA
K8ARL-Karl-Tiffin, OH
WB8REI-Jeff-Tiffin, OH

Textbox Checkins (4):
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
KG7FOR-Michelle-Yelm, WA
VE1AKT-Al-Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
KB7QHP-Steve-Gilbert, AZ

Voice Check-ins: 14
Textbox Check-ins: 4
TOTAL CHECK-INS: 18

Happy Independence Day to all Amateurs in the United States! Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Read more

The following stations checked into the VoIP Hurricane Net for Saturday June 27th, 2015. The net was smaller than average due to Amateur Radio Field Day weekend taking place during net time. There was no question of the week for tonight’s VoIP Hurricane Net due to Field Day weekend activities.

Net Controls (2):
WA3TOY-Kurt-Passadena, MD (Primary NCO)
KD1CY-Rob Macedo (Secondary NCO/Net Management)

International Checkins (1):
NP3OD-Francisco-San Juan Puerto Rico

US Stations (7):
KA1RSY-Ed-New Bedford, MA
N1VXP-Rick-Chillicothe, OH
N2HLB-John-Ellenville, NY
KB8BMY-Mike-Seabrook, TX
K8ARL-Karl-Tiffin, OH
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, LA
N5ZUA-Steve-Houston, TX

Textbox Checkins (4):
JH1OCA-Ken-Tokyo, Japan
VE1MBR-Bob-Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
VE1AJT-Al-Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada
KG6FIY-Endaf-Long Beach California

Voice Check-ins: 10
Textbox Check-ins: 4
TOTAL CHECK-INS: 14

Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

 

Read more

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 20, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via text (echolink textbox…and as an experiment for tonights net, also via the Southeast US D-Star Weather Net Ratflector). Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter if you checkin via one, two, or all three modes noted. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted.

***

Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxborough, Massachusette (Backup Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Net Management)
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey (Net Management)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
K5VV, Matt, New Orleans, Louisiana
K6GRL, Linda, Marina, California
WE4G, Harold, Lewisport, Kentucky
KG5EXB, Larry, Saint Bernard, Louisiana
WB8REI, Jeff, Tiffin, Ohio
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio

***

Echolink Textbox Checkins (Echolink):

Read more

Hello to all..

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Hurricane Webinar will take place on Monday July 20th, 2015 from 800-930 PM EDT. Instructions on how to register for this webinar can be seen in the ARRL Hurricane Webinar Announcement on the ARRL web site via the following link:

http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-2015-hurricane-season-webinar-set-for-july-20

Representatives from WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Canadian Hurricane Centre, ARRL, Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net will be on the webinar. We hope many of you will join this webinar. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Read more

Hello to all…

Tropical Storm Bill has formed in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect from Baffin Bay to High Island Texas. Tropical Storm conditions are likely in the Tropical Storm Warning area. Bill has maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH and could increase to a 60 MPH tropical storm. While pockets of wind damage, coastal storm surge flooding and the potential for severe weather in Texas, Eastern Louisiana and Western Arkansas are possible concerns, the main concern is additional heavy rainfall in an area soaked by earlier heavy rain in May and early June particularly in Texas and Eastern Louisiana. Advisories for Tropical Storm Bill can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

At this time, Bill is expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. Nonetheless, the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Bill. Local and regional SKYWARN Nets particularly in the Tropical Storm Warning area and points inland may activate particularly for the heavy rainfall and the flood to flash flood threat as well as the strong to damaging winds along the coast and inland, any isolated tornado threat and any coastal storm surge flooding issues. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Read more

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net Log for June 13, 2015.

Voice Checkins:

K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey (Net Control/Net Management)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Backup Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxboro, Massachusetts
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
KG5GTQ, Hank, Terrytown, Louisiana
K6GRL, Linda, Marina, California
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KC8FQV, Mark, Macedonia, Ohio

***

Textbox Checkins:

W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
KB3JUF, Charlie, Bartonsville, Pennsylvania

***

Voice Checkins: 19
Textbox Checkins: 4
Total Checkins: 23

***

There was no Question/Comment of the week on tonight’s net.

Advisories from the National Hurricane Center, and the Storm Prediction Center follow the net news…with information on other weather related nets during the week, following the NHC and SPC information. Data from the NHC and SPC is current as of net time, as noted in item 1 below.

Read more

The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 6, 2015.

Voice Checkins:
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, New Jersey (Skywarn Coordinator)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Skywarn Coordinator/Net Management)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE9MTB, Rick, Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Backup Net Control)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VE3FAF, Amnon, Ontario, Canada
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
KD2AU, George (portable in New York)
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxboro, Massachusetts
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, Louisiana
K5BDL, Brad, Tyler, Texas
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KG5EXB, Larry, Saint Bernard, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
KE0EBT, Leon, Algiers, Louisiana
WB8REI, Jeff, Tiffin, Ohio
N5RTF, Tom, New Orleans, Louisiana

***

Textbox Checkins:
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, Alabama
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
VA3CQA, Brian, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
KK4BWH, Ruth, Dallas, Georgia
VE1CHL, Scott, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (CanWarn)
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
N4ARZ, Gary, Gatlinburg, Tennesee

***

Voice Checkins: 26
Textbox Checkins: 8
Total Checkins: 34

***

Question of the week (from Lloyd, KC5FM):
Read more

Hello to all..

The WX4NHC Annual Station Test event will be Saturday May 30th, 2015. WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, will be on the air using various modes from 9 AM-5 PM EDT (1300-2100 UTC). WX4NHC will be on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system from 4-5 PM EDT (2000-2100 UTC) for contacts and testing of their Echolink station. The complete announcement on the Annual Station Test Event is listed below:

Announcement from WX4NHC
Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Miami Florida

WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test on Saturday, May 30th , 2015 from 9 AM-5 PM EDT (1300z-2100z). This will be our 35th year of public service at NHC.

The purpose of this event is to test Amateur Radio Station equipment, antennas and computers prior to this year’s Hurricane Season, which starts June 1st and runs through November 30th.

This event will be good practice for Ham Radio Operators world-wide as well as NWS Staff to become familiar with Amateur Radio communications available during times of severe weather.

WX4NHC will also be performing operator training. We will be making brief contacts on many frequencies and modes, exchanging signal reports and basic weather data exchange (“Sunny”, or “Rain”, etc.) with any station in any location.

WX4NHC will be On-The-Air on HF, VHF, UHF , 2 & 30 meter APRS and WinLink wx4nhc@winlink.org subject must contain “//WL2K”. We will try to stay on the recognized Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz most of the time and announce when we QSY.

Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 to 3 operators per shift, we can not be everywhere and every mode at the same time.

You may be able to find us on HF by using one of the DX Spotting Networks such as the DX Summit Web Site:
Read more

Hello to all…

Subtropical storm Ana transitioned to become Tropical Storm Ana early this Saturday Morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 MPH. Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect from South Santee River South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are likely in the warning area within 12-24 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Edisto Beach South Carolina to south of South Santee River South Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area within the next 12-24 hours. Advisories for Tropical Storm Ana can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Ana is still expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. Local and regional SKYWARN Nets particularly in the Tropical Storm Warning area and points inland may activate for strong to damaging winds along the coast and inland, any isolated tornado threat and the potential for flooding due to heavy rainfall. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Ana. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Read more

Hello to all…

Subtropical storm Ana has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Watches are now in effect from Edisto Beach South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina. Tropical Storm conditions are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area within the next 48 hours. Ana is expected to transition into a tropical storm over the next day or two and slowly intensify to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH. Advisories for Subtropical Storm Ana can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

At this time, Ana is expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Ana. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Read more