[QCWA Hotlist] Fw: [Worldradio-l] WRO News: Please keep 7065 clear for Hurricane Karltraffic

[Bob Roske]

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To: "WorldRadio Alert List" 
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:54 AM
Subject: [Worldradio-l] WRO News: Please keep 7065 clear for Hurricane Karltraffic


> From the WorldRadio Online Newsroom...
> 
> Hurricane Karl is coming onshore in Mexico today as a Category 3 
> hurricane, packing top winds of 120 miles per hour. The Mexican 
> Emergency Net is operating on 7065 kHz. All stations not involved in 
> passing hurricane-related traffic are requested to keep that 
> frequency clear, according to IARU Caribbean area Emergency 
> Coordinator Arnie Coro, CO2KK.
> 
> In addition, WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center announced 
> yesterday that it would be monitoring HF and Echolink as the storm 
> progressed. The HF frequency was not included. WX4NHC primarily 
> monitors the Hurricane Watch Net frequency of 14.325 MHz +/- QRM. As 
> of 1645 UTC today (17 Sept), however, the HWN was not active and it 
> was not clear whether WX4NHC was still monitoring.