Re: [Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-13 Thread Walter Underwood
Nice news story. QRZ says Lee Paulet is AA1NW. From the video, he’s on 7.251. https://www.mypanhandle.com/weather/hurricane/amateur-radio-operators-provide-hurricane-aid-through-the-airwaves/1518968280

Re: [Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-11 Thread Walter Underwood
Just got this update in my ARRL Letter. Key points: • The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) resumed operations Wednesday morning and will remain active until further notice on 14.325.00 MHz and 7.268.00 MHz. • WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Center, is active to

Re: [Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-11 Thread Walter Underwood
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Re: [Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-11 Thread Brian Hunt
The Hurricane Watch Net was active most of yesterday on 14325 and 7268.  They were soliciting and passing weather observations from the area.  Very well organized and directed nets.  I'm not hearing them this morning on 20m but it may be propagation conditions.  See here for more:

Re: [Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-11 Thread John Ellsworth
AmRRON activated 10/09 1400Z - see amrron.com for activation information. John/kn0cw On 10/11/18 9:37 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi all, > > I heard an NPR interview with the city manager of a small town in the Florida > panhandle this morning. He said that many nearby towns have zero >

[Elecraft] Hurricane comms?

2018-10-11 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, I heard an NPR interview with the city manager of a small town in the Florida panhandle this morning. He said that many nearby towns have zero communications right now, and he was “hoping to be heard” via radio. They’re pretty desperate. Cell towers and landlines are down. They can’t