[SJRA-Members] 2024 National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Hybrid Workshop – Tuesday 3/26/24 – 130-500 PM EDT

[Dennis Dura]

Hello to all…

2024 National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop information is
listed below and will be updated with YouTube livestream info in the next
week:

Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2024 National Hurricane
Conference which will be held this year in Orlando Florida (
https://www.hurricanemeeting.com). This year, the workshop will be done
both live at the conference and over a livestream so this will be a “hybrid
workshop”.  The conference theme is to improve hurricane preparedness as it
has been in past years. After the workshop is completed, the Amateur Radio
Workshop will be uploaded to Youtube for those that can’t attend the
sessions live. For 2024, all the Amateur Radio sessions will be on Tuesday
March 26th, 2024 from 130-300 PM EDT and from 330-500 PM EDT.  Here is the
session breakdown:

NHC Session #1 – 130 PM-300 PM EDT: John Cangialosi, Senior Hurricane
Specialist, from the National Hurricane Center will also present on the
importance of Amateur Radio surface reporting. Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR from
the Canadian Hurricane Centre will provide a video on a Canadian Hurricane
Centre Overview and a few meteorological topics via a video recording.
Julio Ripoll-WD4R will present WX4NHC Operations and Bobby Graves-KB5HAV
will present an overview on the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN).

NHC Session #2: 330 PM-500 PM EDT: Rob Macedo-KD1CY will present on the
VoIP Hurricane Net and best practices in SKYWARN Tropical Systems
presentation, Joe Bassett-W1WCN will provide a SATERN (Salvation Army Team
Emergency Response Radio Network) overview video. Josh Johnston-KE5MHV will
give an ARRL update and K1CE-Rick Palm will present on his personal
Hurricane Idalia experience. This will be followed by a Q & A session and
raffle prizes will be offered.

Amateur Radio presentations will be recorded and posted to Youtube after
the workshop within the month of April. The Amateur Radio presentations
will also be livestreamed via Youtube as a best effort. It is noted that
Internet connectivity can be a challenge at hotel locations for
livestreaming but we will do our best to livestream the workshop but please
note technical difficulties could affect the livestream so please be
patient if you watch the livestream and we will have recordings available
post workshop. The YouTube livestream link will be updated in the next week.

2024 National Hurricane Conference Presenters and Moderator:
•    Moderator: Rob Macedo, KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net
•    John Cangialosi, Senior Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center
•    Special guest speaker Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Center
•    Special guest speaker Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, Director of Emergency
Management, ARRL HQ
•    Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Station Coordinator
•    Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) Manager
•    Joe Bassett, W1WCN, SATERN, Salvation Army Team Emergency Response
Radio Network
•    Rick Palm, K1CE, ARRL ARES E-Letter Editor/Public Service Columnist
•    Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Director of Operations, VoIP Hurricane Net & ARRL
ARES Eastern Mass SEC
•    Jim Palmer, KB1KQW, VoIP Hurricane Net (Videographer)

Detailed Schedule Outline – All Times (Eastern Daylight Time):
130-135 PM: Opening Remarks
135-210 PM: Hurricane Surface Reports and 2023 Season Review (John
Cangialosi)
210-220 PM: Canadian Hurricane Centre Overview and Meteorological Topics
Video (VE1MBR-Bob R)
220-250 PM: WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center
(WD4R)
250-310 PM:  HWN Overview (KB5HAV)
310-330 PM: Break
330-400 PM:   VoIP Hurricane Net Overview & Best Practices in SKYWARN for
Tropical Systems (KD1CY)
400-410 PM:  SATERN – Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network Overview
Video (W1WCN)
410-430 PM: ARRL Update (KE5MHV)
430-450 PM: Florida Hurricane Response & His Personal Hurricane Idalia
Story (K1CE)
450-500 PM: Moderated Q & A session and Panel Discussion (All)
500-510 PM: Door Prizes (All)

We hope folks can attend the conference live and in person for those in and
around the Orlando FL area or attending the conference and that those
outside of the area can participate in the livestream. For those can’t see
it live, the workshop video will be posted online via Youtube within a week
or two after the conference if not sooner.

Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net