[RRDXA] RE: [bcc] WG: WAE und Hurrikan IKE

Fri Sep 12 17:52:08 EDT 2008

The storm is due to hit land, probably Galveston Texas, sometime between
0500 and 0800 GMT Saturday morning.  The waves are predicted to be 8m high.
It won't be quite as bad as Katrina, but it is expected to be bad, with
winds peaking at 200 kmh.  The entire city of Galveston has been evacuated.

It should hit here sometime tomorrow, but by the time it reaches Oklahoma,
it will have died down to only 60 to 80 kmh winds.

I was planning to put up a Spiderbeam today, just in time for the contest.
Won't happen - not in those winds!
So looks like I will be activating the "Weak Signal Company" again.

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: DL8WPX [mailto:joerg at dl8wpx.de] 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:28 AM
To: 'BCC Reflektor'; rrdxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [bcc] WG: WAE und Hurrikan IKE
Importance: High

Liebe Freunde des WAEDC,

Anbei ein paar Informationen und Meinungen aus den USA. Neben aller
Vorfreude auf den WAE DX SSB Contest bitte ich darum, an diesem Wochenende
besonders aufmerksam zu sein und sofort auf eventuellen aufkommenden
Emergency Verkehr zu reagieren.

Best 73,
de Jörg, DL8WPX

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Ulrich Ann [mailto:dl2hbx at gmail.com] 
Gesendet: Freitag, 12. September 2008 12:57
An: waedc-info at dxhf.darc.de
Cc: dl7rbi at darc.de; dl3td at darc.de
Betreff: WAE und Hurrikan IKE
Wichtigkeit: Hoch

Hallo Jörg,

wie Du sicher weisst, kommt auf die Küste von Texas ein massiver Sturm zu. 
Er hat inzwischen die Ausdehnung von Katrina erreicht und steuert direkt auf
Galveston und Houston zu. Die meisten Einwohner von Houston haben die Stadt 
nicht verlassen, weil es 2005 beim letzten großen Hurrikan Rita zu 
chaotischen Zuständen bei der Evakuierung gekommen war.

Wenn irgend möglich, kommuniziere bitte, dass vor allem der Bereich von 
14.300 aufwärts für Notfunk freigehalten wird. Auf 40m wird ebenfalls
Notfunk laufen, allerdings sind keine Frequenzen definiert. Es wird eher
der obere Bereich 7.200-7.300 verwendet In jedem Fall sollten die 
WAE-Teilnehmer auf Bitten, die Frequenz wegen Notfunkverkehrs zu verlassen, 
sofort reagieren.

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2008-September/081811.html

http://www.cnn.com/

73! Uli, KK8I

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[CQ-Contest] Hurricane Ike and the September VHF Contest
Kutzko, Sean, KX9X kx9x at arrl.org 
Thu Sep 11 19:04:25 EDT 2008

I echo Dave and Rich's comments. The ARRL September VHF QSO Party, Worked
All Europe SSB DX Contest, North American SSB Sprint, NCCC Sprint, PODXS 070
Club 80-Meter Autumn Sprint and the Arkansas QSO Party are just some of the
events going on this weekend. We as a community need to be VERY mindful of
the other uses of spectrum this weekend and cooperate as much as possible. 

73,

Sean Kutzko KX9X
Contest Branch Manager
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main Street
Newington, CT  06111 USA
(860) 594-0232
email: kx9x at arrl.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard DiDonna NN3W [mailto:nn3w at cox.net]
Sent: Thu 9/11/2008 6:43 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Cc: k1ttt at arrl.net; Kutzko, Sean, KX9X
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hurricane Ike and the September VHF Contest

I have to agree with Dave.  There will be some very serious stuff going on
down in the Gulf starting tonight and tomorrow, with a high possibility of
loss of life, damage in the hundreds of millions of dollars (especially if
Houston take it on the nose), and lots of traditional communications routes
that will be down.

As far as I am concerned, it is imperative that operators in the contest be
cognizant of the emergency ops taking place above 14.300, and should,
frankly consider avoiding that swath of 20 meters this weekend.

I'm a strong proponent of using the bands when normal conditions exist, and
believe that many nets are insufferable in their complaining, but this
situation is quite extraordinary, and the contest community will get a
SEVERE black eye if there is a perception that the contest has interfered
with actual health/welfare or emergency traffic.

My thoughts...

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
To: "'Kutzko, Sean, KX9X'" <kx9x at arrl.org>; <cq-contest at
contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hurricane Ike and the September VHF Contest

> Also, wae ssb is this weekend, so watch out for the hurricane watch net
and
> other relief nets that may be on the hf bands.  For Europeans listening
> split in the upper parts of 40m, if you are told you are listening on a
net
> frequency or hear a net on your listening frequency please pick a new one.
> Stateside operators should be sure to listen on the qsx frequency to make
> sure you aren't stomping on a net.  This may also be a problem in the
upper
> parts of 20m where various nets may also be operating during the day.
> 
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kutzko, Sean, KX9X
>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 17:26
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com; VHF Contesting Reflector;
>> vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hurricane Ike and the September VHF Contest
>> 
>> Hi folks-
>> 
>> Hurricane Ike is currently slated to land near Houston, TX early
>> Saturday morning. While there are no known emergency communications
>> taking place on any VHF+ SSB or CW frequencies, please be mindful of the
>> situation in Texas and the Gulf coast during this weekend's ARRL
>> September VHF QSO Party; if you find yourself being asked to QSY because
>> of traffic in or out of the affected area, please be cooperative and
>> understanding.
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Sean Kutzko, KX9X
>> Contest Branch Manager
>> 
>> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
>> 225 Main Street
>> Newington CT 06111-1494
>> Telephone: 860-594-0232
>> Fax: 860-594-0259
>> email:skutzko at arrl.org
>> 
>> 
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