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2017 National Hurricane Conference
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Amateur Radio Presentation Schedule:
Updated 3/30/17 19:30
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Wednesday, April 19 -- 08:30-10:00 CDT* |
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| 8:30 | Opening Remarks (5 Minutes - Presented by Rob Macedo - KD1CY) |
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| 8:35 | Canadian Hurricane Centre and Hurricane
Meteorological Topics (30 Minutes - Presented by Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Centre) |
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| 9:05 | WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the
NHC (30 Minutes - Presented by Julio Ripoll - WD4R) |
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| 9:35 | The Hurricane Watch Net, Personal Weather
Stations, Backup Power, & Antenna Overview (30 Minutes - Presented by Bobby Graves - KB5HAV) |
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| 10:05 | ARRL Update (15 Minutes - Presented by Matt Anderson - KD5KNZ / LA ARRL Asst. SM) |
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| ---> NOTE: Speakers will be on a break from 10:20-10:30 CDT | ||
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Wednesday, April 19 -- 10:30-12:00 CDT* |
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| 10:30 | Importance of Amateur Radio / Spotter Surface Reports (25 Minutes - Presented by NHC Director Dr. Rick Knabb) |
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| 11:00 | The VoIP Hurricane Net and Best Practices
in SKYWARN for Tropical Systems (30 Minutes - Presented by Rob Macedo - KD1CY) |
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| 11:30 | SATERN Presentation (30 Minutes - Presented by Bill - WD8BZH) |
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| 11:50 | Q&A Panel with Door Prizes (20 Minutes - Presented by all members of the panel) |
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| ---> NOTE: Sessions end at 12:15 CDT | ||
| 2017 National Hurricane
Conference Presenters: • Special guest speaker Dr Richard Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center • Special guest speaker Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Center • Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Station Coordinator • Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Hurricane Watch Net Manager • Matt Anderson, KD5KNZ, Louisiana ARRL Assistant Section Manager • Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Director of Operations, VoIP Hurricane Net / ARRL ARES Eastern MA Assistant SEC • Bill Feist, WB8BZH, National SATERN Liaison |
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***NOTE: All times are in Eastern
Daylight Time and
are approximate / subject to change.
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LINKS OF INTEREST:
| WX4NHC Amateur Radio Page | www.wx4nhc.org |
| VoIP Hurricane Net: | www.voipwx.net |
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Hurricane Watch Net: |
www.hwn.org |
| American Radio Relay League: | www.arrl.org |
| ARRL Southeast Division: | southeastern.arrl.org |
| National Hurricane Conference: | www.hurricanemeeting.org |
| Southern New England SKYWARN: | www.wx1box.org |
| Eastern MA ARES: | ares.ema.arrl.org |
| North Shore Radio Association: | www.nsradio.org |
| KB1KQW'S ARES/SKYWARN Video Page: | video.nsradio.org |
Page updated 3-30-17
e-mail kb1kqw at nsradio.org with questions or comments