[SJDXA] Fwd: ARLB017 Operating Procedures During Hurricane Irma

[N2OO]

FYI 


73. Bob Schenck, N2OO

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> From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Date: September 8, 2017 at 19:51:59 EDT
> To: n2oo at comcast.net
> Subject: ARLB017 Operating Procedures During Hurricane Irma
> 
> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB017
> ARLB017 Operating Procedures During Hurricane Irma
> 
> ZCZC AG17
> QST de W1AW  
> ARRL Bulletin 17  ARLB017
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  September 8, 2017
> To all radio amateurs 
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB017
> ARLB017 Operating Procedures During Hurricane Irma
> 
> Please be aware that due to the breadth of this series of weather
> events, numerous emergency and public service nets are in session,
> especially on the 80, 40, and 20 meter bands. US licensees are
> reminded that Part 97.101 (c) always gives priority to stations
> providing emergency communications. All stations should be aware
> that in a large-scale natural disaster, immediate threats to life
> and property can happen quickly. In order for Amateur Radio to play
> an effective role in supporting humanitarian efforts, it is key that
> all licensees cooperate to minimize potential on-air problems.
> 
> Amateurs should also be aware that the primary users on the 60-meter
> channels are using those channels extensively. Amateur stations, as
> secondary users, must ensure that their communications are conducted
> in such a manner to ensure that Federal government stations, as
> primary users, can have immediate use of any 60-meter channel.
> Amateurs, please make sure you are leaving adequate breaks between
> transmissions to allow the primary stations to use the frequency. If
> a primary user does break into an amateur contact on the frequency,
> the amateurs involved should immediately cease their transmissions.
> 
> At this time, it is ARRL's understanding that only Amateur Radio
> Emergency or Amateur Radio Priority traffic is moving in and out of
> the affected areas. Amateur Radio Health and Welfare communications
> are being queued up for later delivery into the affected area, as
> the emergency and priority traffic eases.
> 
> In the aftermath of a natural disaster, it is human nature for
> persons outside of the affected area to seek information on their
> loved ones. Those wishing to send Health and Welfare queries are
> encouraged to use the American Red Cross's ''Safe and Well'' website
> to facilitate those contacts: 
> https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
> NNNN
> /EX
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