[Ham-Computers] Fw: [emergcomm] Information on amateur radio nets related to Hurricane Ivan

[Don]

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Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <radio62 at idirect.com>
To: <emergcomm at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: [emergcomm] Information on amateur radio nets related to Hurricane
Ivan


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>  From the CQ Newsroom...
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>  CQ PUBLIC SERVICE EDITOR BOB JOSUWEIT, WA3PZO,
>  PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON AMATEUR
>  RADIO NETS RELATED TO HURRICANE IVAN.
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>  AMATEUR Radio at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC, will be
>  reactivating for Hurricane Ivan at 2 PM EDT Thursday, Sept. 9,
>  and will be active on Friday-Sunday 8 AM-11 PM EDT. The Hurricane
>  Center will be on the Hurricane Watch Net on 20 meters as well as
>  the VoIP Hurricane Net, a combination of IRLP and Echolink stations.
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>  THE VoIP Hurricane Net is expected to activate at 1 PM EDT.
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>  THE Cayman Islands and Jamaica are the next locations in the path
>  of this extremely dangerous Category V Hurricane which now has
>  maximum sustained winds of 160 MPH per the latest advisory issued
>  at 5 AM EDT today. According to the National Hurricane Center
>  "Ivan could still intensify a little more" Thursday morning.
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>  VoIP Net Control Station Rob Macedo, KD1CY, says "we are trying
>  to coordinate with the IRLP node owners on the Cayman Islands and
>  Jamaica on usage of their nodes and liaisons to those affected
>  areas. Its not clear whether we will have liaisons to the islands
>  like we did with the Leeward Islands or not but we're working hard
>  to assure that it occurs. If it does not occur, it is wise for us
>  to have the net up in case someone connects in via Echolink and
>  liaisons reports off of their local VHF frequencies. There are no
>  Echolink/IRLP nodes in Cuba."
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>  NATIONAL Hurricane Center advisories indicate that the path of
>  Hurricane Ivan is not clear after it passes over Cuba on Sunday.
>  Residents in the affected area should monitor the situation closely.
>  There is a possibility that the hurricane's forward progress could
>  slow and emergency nets may be activated for an extended period of time.
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>  CQ thanks Rob Macedo, KD1CY for providing info for this information.
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