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ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations
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ARRL Bulletin 19 ARLB019
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT August 29, 2023
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB019
ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations
Volunteers of ARRL are activating ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia.
The storm, which is forecast to intensify into a hurricane, was tracking from
the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico, between Cancun and the western tip of
Cuba. Models agreed that it could make landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast as a
Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday.
In a planning call Monday night with leadership of ARRL Florida sections and
ARRL Headquarters staff, Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Northern
Florida Section Arc Thames, W4CPD, shared plans for activation of Amateur Radio
Emergency Service volunteers within the section. "Beginning at 7:00 a.m. local
time on Tuesday, August 28, ARES volunteers will begin to staff AUXCOMM
positions at the State EOC," he said.
The Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is the primary emergency
communications system planned for use. The system is a series of linked UHF
repeaters that covers the entire state. There are also HF nets planned as a
backup.
Radio amateurs are asked to yield HF frequencies to emergency nets when they
are activated.
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) was activated Monday afternoon. HWN activated on
14.325 MHz at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) and planned to remain active until 11:00
PM EDT (0300 UTC) or until propagation was lost. HWN then planned to activate
on 7.268 MHz at 7:00 PM EDT (2300
UTC) and remain active until 11:00 PM EDT (0300 UTC).
HWN Activation Plans for Tuesday, August 29 through Wednesday, August 30:
20-meters: 14.325 MHz at 8:00 AM EDT (1200 UTC) daily until propagation is lost
at night.
40-meters: 7.268 MHz starting at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday.
HWN will remain active on this frequency throughout the remainder of this event.
"We will suspend operations each morning at 7:30 AM EDT to allow the Waterway
Radio and Cruising Club Net - WRCC (Waterway Net) to conduct their daily
morning Net. After the Water Way Net has concluded, generally around 8:30 AM
ET, we will resume operations,"
wrote net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV.
The WX4NHC amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center also
activated Monday and plans to be active Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm
continues towards Florida.
WX4NHC is active on the HWN frequencies but will also utilize the VoIP
Hurricane Net: IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203. Details
can be found at, http://www.voipwx.net/ .
The station is also monitoring WinLink reports sent to, wx4...@winlink.org
(subject line must contain //WL2K).
WX4NHC asks that radio amateurs please relay any surface reports (weather data,
flooding, damage) to them by one of the nets or an online hurricane report form
at, https://w4ehw.fiu.edu/WX-form1.php .
The Hurricane VoIP Net plans to activate on Tuesday. "In addition to reports
meeting Skywarn criteria, the operators, using Echolink WXTalk conference
server 7203 and Internet Relay Protocol 9219, will be joined to the Kansas
Sunflower Network offering Hamshack Hotline 94032, Echolink KC5FM-r, Allstar
28848, and other modes such as D-Star, Fusion, M17, and P25," wrote Lloyd
Colston, KC5FM, Public Information Officer for the VoIP net.
ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, and the ARES
headquarters staff are staying in frequent touch with members of the ARRL
Northern Florida Section. Section Manager of the ARRL Southern Florida Section,
Barry Porter, KB1PA, sent a message to the hams in the lower part of the
Sunshine State. "Much of the northern part of our state will be facing impacts
from Idalia, which could be a Category 3 or higher storm. In other words, they
might be the victims. Since the southern part of Florida will not see much
severe impact, we should be ready to assist with backup communications and
welfare messages, if asked," he wrote.
ARRL will provide updates to the situation as it develops. Members in Florida
are encouraged to monitor local emergency officials and prepare to take action
to keep themselves safe as the storm moves toward them.
/EX
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
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