Hi Members of TVARC’s MailList (especially those interested in emergency communications):

Below is the schedule for the joint activation of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) and the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) for Hurricane Milton.

Please listen carefully to the instructions/directives that the Net Control Stations (aka NCS or Necos) will be issuing during this joint activation.  In a nutshell the basic CAVEAT is this: LISTEN first and all you want; however, transmit ONLY if, and when, you are specifically requested to do so.

For more information about SATERN, see this webpage:

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
satern.org

For more information about HWN, refer to this webpage:

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The Hurricane Watch Net
hwn.org

Stay safe during this dangerous storm (Hurricane Milton).

73, 

Tony
Callsign: K4QR
Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

From: Richard Seeley <[email protected]>
Date: October 7, 2024 at 17:15:59 EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: SATERN with Hurricane Watch Net activation-Milton
Reply-To: [email protected]

Please see below the activation times for hurricane Milton. Please forward to whomever you need to.

Activation Plans:

Tuesday (Line Up Reporting Stations, EOCs, Storm Shelters)

�20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC) until we lose propagation at night.

�40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Wednesday to allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net.

Wednesday (Landfall Day)

�20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100 UTC) and remain active until we lose propagation at night.

�40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Thursday to allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net.

.Thursday (Post Storm Reports, Emergency Traffic, Health & Welfare Traffic.

�20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100 UTC).

�40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC).

Major Michele has approved SATERN to conduct Health and Welfare nets as needed once Hurricane Watch Net has stood down. Additional email for this when the hurricane has crossed into the Atlantic.

Please track your hours and send to: [email protected]

Thank you all and God Bless,

Dick Seeley N8NIF