[W3GV] WX4NHC Announcement - Test this weekend

[Mike Anderson]

On May 25, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Lloyd Colston <colstonl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "rmacedo at rcn.com [VoIP-WX]" <VoIP-WX at yahoogroups.com>
> Date: May 25, 2017 09:12
> Subject: [VoIP-WX -NCO's] 2017 WX4NHC Annual On-Air Communications Station
> Test
> To: "VoIP-WXNet" <VoIP-WXNet at yahoogroups.com>, "VoIP-WX" <
> VoIP-WX at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc:
> 
> Hello to all...
> 
> Please see the announcement on the WX4NHC On-Air Communications Test for
> this Saturday May 27th, 2017. WX4NHC will be on the *WX_TALK* Echolink
> conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system between 4-5 PM EDT/2000-2100 UTC
> Saturday and on other frequencies and modes throughout the day.
> 
> Announcement from WX4NHC
> Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Miami Florida
> 
> WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test
> Saturday, May 27th , 2017 from 9AM- 5 PM EDT (1300z- 2100z)
> This will be our 37th year of public service at NHC.
> 
> The purpose of this event is to test Amateur Radio Station equipment,
> antennas and computers prior to this year's Hurricane Season, which starts
> June 1st and runs through November 30th.
> 
> This event is good practice for Ham Radio Operators world-wide as well as
> NWS Staff to become familiar with Amateur Radio communications available
> during times of severe weather.
> 
> We will be making brief contacts on many frequencies and modes, exchanging
> signal reports and basic weather data exchange ("Sunny", or "Rain", etc.)
> with any station in any location.
> 
> WX4NHC will be On-The-Air on HF, VHF, UHF , 2 & 30 meter APRS and WinLink
> wx4nhc at winlink.org subject must contain "//WL2K".
> We will try to stay on the Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz most of
> the time.
> 
> Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 operators per shift,
> we cannot be everywhere and every mode at the same time.
> You may be able to find us on HF by using one of the DX Spotting Networks,
> Such as the DX Summit Web Site: http://www.dxsummit.fi/Search.aspx
> 
> We will also be on VoIP Hurricane Net 4pm-5pm EDT (2000-2100z)
> (IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203).
> http://www.voipwx.net/
> 
> Florida VHF & UHF Repeaters will be contacted.
> 
> QSL Cards are available via WD4R.
> Please send your card with a S.A.S.E.
> Please do NOT send QSLs directly to the Hurricane Center address, as it will
> get delayed.
> 
> Due to security measures;
> NO VISITORS will be allowed entry to NHC without prior clearance from NHC
> PIO and Security.
> Only WX4NHC Operators on the pre-approved operating schedule will be allowed
> entry.
> 
> For more information about WX4NHC, please visit our website
> www.wx4nhc.org
> 
> Thank you for your participation in the WX4NHC Annual Station Test event.
> 
> -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
> Julio Ripoll Architect WD4R
> WX4NHC Amateur Radio Asst. Coordinator
> www.wx4nhc.org
> Celebrating 37 years at the
> National Hurricane Center
> www.nhc.noaa.gov
> -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
> 
> Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
> 
> 73,Rob-KD1CY.
> Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
> 
>