NREN has no "designated" frequencies beyond how the ECN has a "designated" frequency. No FCC or ARRL announcement about 14,050 has been made declaring this an emergency communications frequency that should not be used for normal operations.
NREN is a fairly new CW-only alternative to the common SSB and VHF emergency nets. Here's what the ARRL had to say in their announcement: "...(NREN)Net members have been asked to monitor 14,050 kHz and 7050 kHz for health-and-welfare, emergency traffic and hurricane information throughout the weekend..." Actually NREN members very often monitor those frequencies. That's where members call if they have traffic for any reason outside of regular net schedules. The announcement is merely a "heads up" that there's a better-than-normal chance that someone will have some heath and welfare messages to handle at odd times. I think it's a great program. It makes use of the fact that a low-powered CW station working on emergency power can set up and get on the air in the middle of a disaster area to send traffic across the country more efficiently than the complex repeater-based VHF nets or even most SSB installations. Of course, it takes greater operator skill than talking on a mic, but the advantages are significant if the operator is available. They have a web site with more info at http://tinyurl.com/7x5m2. So, it's a good idea to be courteous and avoid both 14,050 and 7,050 but don't be surprised if you hear nothing but routine QSO's there. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George, W5YR Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN net this Sunay VS Hurricane Frances Didn't the FCC recently announce that no emergency -related frequencies would be "protected" except the 60 meter channels? 73, George W5YR Fairview, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.w5yr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:53 AM Subject: [Elecraft] ECN net this Sunay VS Hurricane Frances > Kevin, > > I thought you should know----- > > The Hurricane Francis NREN (National Radio Emergency Network) CW net > has been activated and has been designated to use 14.050 > Mhz !! > The Hurricane net itself is on 14.325 USB. > The SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) is on 14.265 > Mhz USB. > > You might want to re-think the ecn CW frequency for this weekend _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
