[W3GV] Hurricane Earl

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Please keep 7.060 MHz and 7.075 MHz clear to avoid possible emergency  
communications for Tropical Storm Earl.

http://www.iaru-r2.org/tormenta-tropical-earl/

73,

Harry  Bloomberg W3YJ

_hbloomb at gmail.com_ (mailto:hbloomb at gmail.com) 




Hurricane  Watch Net to Resume Operation as Earl Makes Landfall in Belize
 
08/04/2016   
Hurricane  Earl made landfall near Belize City, Belize, during the early 
morning hours as a  category 1 storm. Earl has since weakened to a tropical 
storm. The Hurricane  Watch Net (_HWN_ (http://www.hwn.org/) )  plans to 
resume net operations on 14.325 MHz on Thursday, August 4, at 1200 UTC  for Earl. 
The HWN activated on August 3 as Tropical Storm Earl was headed toward  
Central America. On its current path, Earl will pass into Southern Mexico by  
early Friday. 
“We  will resume net operations for the purpose of gathering post-storm 
reports and  offering emergency and priority traffic assistance,” explained HWN 
Manager Bobby  Graves, KB5HAV. The net typically closes once a storm has 
made landfall. 
As  of 1100 UTC, the Tropical Storm Earl was about 90 miles west of Belize 
City,  with maximum sustained winds of 65 MPH. The Government of Mexico has  
discontinued all warnings. The Government of Belize has replaced the 
hurricane  warning with a tropical storm warning for coastal areas. 
On  Wednesday, the HWN activated simultaneously on both its primary 
frequency of  14.325 MHz and its backup frequency of 7.268 MHz, because of poor 20 
meter  propagation. 
The  Belize Amateur Radio Club (_BARC_ (http://www.barc.bz/) )  was 
tracking the storm as it approached Belieze. BARC announced that its members  will 
be using the using the frequencies of 7.177 MHz and 147.000 MHz to handle  
emergency traffic within Belize, in addition to other frequencies “for 
external  contact where necessary.” 
The  Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net (_CEWN_ (http://www.cewn.org/) )  
meets on 3.815 MHz. The Salvation Army Team Emergency Network (_SATERN_ 
(http://www.satern.org/) )  meets on 14.325 MHz. — Thanks to HWN and to Emil 
Rodriguez,  V31ER, President, Belize Amateur Radio  Club