[MDC-ARES] Hurricane Irene Planning

[n3sb at qis.net]

Folks;

If you haven't done so already, please check with your ARES members to  
see who can be available on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I'm sure  
that those of you in the projected path of Irene have already done  
this, but for those of you in safer territories - your assistance may  
be needed.

Please let me know by noon on Saturday how many people are available,  
and how many would be able to travel to the Eastern counties if  
necessary.

Below is the latest Hurricane update from ARRL HQ.
73; Steve, N3SB

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Irene Information Page – We have set up a web page for Irene  
information, www.arrl.org/irene . If there is specific information  
from your Section that you would like to have included please email it  
to Ken Bailey, K1FUG, k1fug at arrl.org

Hurricane Watch Net – Hurricane Watch Net will be active beginning  
0630 EDT Saturday, 8/27, on two frequencies: 14.325 and 7.268 for  
duration of the storm.

NVOAD – At this point no additional requests have come in from  
national partners. I will be on a conference call with them this  
afternoon, if any requests are made I will let you all know.

W1AW – We will have W1AW staffed this weekend starting at 7am Eastern  
Time. If you need to contact ARRL HQ during the weekend via landline  
please call W1AW at 860-594-0268 or 860-594-0337. W1AW will have HF,  
Winlink, D-Star, and Echolink capabilities. The station also has an  
Echolink conference bridge that is available as a resource.

Emergency HF Nets – Please continue to let us know when your HF  
emergency nets are active and on what frequencies. We can publicize  
this information to help avoid potential interference and let folks  
know where to listen at. Please email net information to Ken Bailey,  
K1FUG, k1fug at arrl.org

Contact Information – Remember to keep us updated on your contact  
information if it changes.

Mike Corey, W5MPC
Emergency Preparedness Manager