[W8MWA] WX4NHC Hurricane Season 2013 On-The-Air Station Test

[Jacob Tennant]

WX4NHC Hurricane Season 2013 On-The-Air Station Test

The WX4NHC Hurricane Season 2013 On-The-Air Station Test will be held 
Saturday, June 1st, 2013 from 9 AM - 5 PM EDT (1300z-2100z). The purpose 
of this event is to test the National Hurricane Center's Amateur Radio 
station equipment, antennas and computers. We will also perform operator 
training in preparation for this year's hurricane season. We will be 
making informal contacts on many frequencies and modes and would 
appreciate signal reports and basic weather data exchange ("Sunny," or 
"Rainy," etc.) from stations in any location.

WX4NHC will be on-the-air on HF, VHF, UHF and 2 and 30 meter APRS. We 
plan on testing on the following voice frequencies: 3.950 MHz, 7.268 
MHz, 14.325 MHz, 21.325 MHz, and 28.425 MHz. We will try to stay on 
14.325 MHz most of the time and announce when we QSY.

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 the VoIP 
Hurricane Net <http://www.voipwx.net/> from 1 PM to 3 PM EDT 
(1700z-1900z) (IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203). 
Local South Florida area VHF and UHF repeaters will also be contacted.

QSL cards are available via WD4R. Please send your card with a SASE. 
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 Security. Only WX4NHC 
operators on the NHC pre-approved operating schedule will be allowed 
entry. For more information about WX4NHC <http://www.wx4nhc.org>, please 
visit our website. Thank you for your participation in the WX4NHC 
Hurricane Annual Season Station Test. -- /Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC 
Amateur Radio Assistant Coordinator, //www.wx4nhc.org/ 
<http://www.wx4nhc.org/>/, celebrating 32 years at the National 
Hurricane Center //www.nhc.noaa.gov/ <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/>
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