[SJRA-Members] Begins this evening at 0000Z. Echolink Schedule and Notes for Skywarn Recognition Day.

[Dennis Dura]

Below is the current 2023 SRD Schedule with NWS offices that have confirmed
> their time slot from last year. We will attempt to update this one more
> time on Friday with any updates:
>
> Time in UTC NWS Office Call-Sign
> 0000-0100: N0NWS (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 0100-0200: WX1GYX (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 0200-0300: WX7SLC (Time slot from last year)
> 0300-0400: WX4HUN (New time slot for this year)
> 0400-0500: WX1BOX (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 0500-0600: Open
> 0600-0700: WX4HUN (Time slot from last year)
> 0700-0800: WX8APX (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 0800-0900: WX8APX (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 0900-1000: Open
> 1000-1100: WX7SLC (Time slot from last year)
> 1100-1200: WX1GYX (Time slot from last year)
> 1200-1300: Open
> 1300-1400: WX7SLC (Time slot from last year)
> 1400-1500: WX1AW (Time slot from last year)
> 1500-1600: WX1BOX (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 1600-1700: WX4NC (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 1700-1800: WX4JKL (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 1800-1900: N2KDX @ WX2PHI (New Time Slot for this year)
> 1900-2000: WX1GYX (New Time slot for this year)
> 2000-2100: WX4JKL (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 2100-2300: WX4NHC (Time slot confirmed for this year)
> 2300-2400: Open
>
>
> 0000 - VoIP Hurricane Net. K2DCD Net Control
>
>
> Here are the other conference systems utilized for SKYWARN Recognition
> Day. They are as follows:
>
> The New England Reflector Gateway System will be utilized by SKYWARN
> Coordinators from New England from 0000-0500 UTC and 1200-2400 UTC. The New
> England Gateway system is on EchoLink Conference server *NEW-ENG3* Node:
> 9123, IRLP reflector 9123. If other SKYWARN Coordinators and NWS offices
> would like to join the system, they are welcome to do so and participants
> in SKYWARN Recognition Day can also use that system to make contact with
> various NWS offices. This is a great place to move off the *WX_TALK* Node:
> 7203/IRLP 9219 system after your scheduled time if other Amateurs or NWS
> offices wish to make contact with you.
>
> Also, the Western Reflector will be having NWS offices calling CQ as in
> past years and have multiple reflector channels and Echolink conferences
> available. There is reflector 9250/Echolink Conference *HI-GATE* node:
> 357564, IRLP 9251 and the *WORLD* Echolink Conference node: 479886, IRLP
> 9257/*DCF-ARC* Echolink Conference node: 336037 and IRLP 9258/EchoLink
> Conference *NV-GATE* Node: 152566 open for NWS offices.
>
> A few technical reminders for folks interested in making contacts with the
> NWS Forecast Offices on the *WX-TALK* Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 and New England
> Reflector Gateway IRLP 9123/*NEW-ENG3* Echolink Node: 9123 systems:
>
> -The system allows both EchoLink and IRLP connections. For EchoLink users,
> you connect to the *WX-TALK* Node: 7203 conference system. For IRLP users,
> you would connect to IRLP reflector 9219. It is possible we will have
> DMR/D-STAR and other modes directly linked on the system. This will be
> updated in the next few days regarding that aspect.
>
> -If you are using EchoLink, the RF node or PC that you’re using must have
> EchoLink conferencing disabled. If it is not disabled, the system will
> automatically kick the node or PC off of the system. The reason this occurs
> is to prevent unintentional interference from a conferencing station that
> may not know the node is connected somewhere else. This will keep traffic
> moving on the net and reduce interference considerably.
>