[PBARC] Amateur Radio Nets Active as Katrina Comes Ashore

[WOLF, EARNEST G]

Amateur Radio Nets Active as Katrina Comes Ashore
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) and the West Gulf ARES Emergency Net (3.873 and 7.285 MHz) are among the primary Amateur Radio resources now actively involved in Amateur Radio's response to Hurricane Katrina. Now a somewhat weakened Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 125 MPH, Katrina was centered near Picayune, Mississippi, some 60 miles south-southwest of Hattiesburg, as of 1600 UTC. HWN Manager Mike Pilgrim, K5MP, says the net will remain on 14.325 MHz "as long as needed in support of those in the path of Hurricane Katrina." In addition, WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center has been on frequency to accept incoming ground-level weather data reports from HWN participants. 
 
8/29/2005 11:44 AM