The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate from 7 PM EDT / 2300 UTC Friday Evening 9/8/17 until 2 AM EDT/0600 UTC Saturday Morning 9/9/17 for
Hurricane Irma's impacts to Cuba and the Bahamas and for Hurricane Katia 's
impacts to southeastern Mexico.
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| National Hurricane Center wind projection map as of Friday morning 9/8/17 |
VoIP Hurricane Net Activation for Hurricane
Irma impacts as it departs Cuba and heads for the state of Florida and
any impacts from Hurricane Jose for the Northern Leeward Islands will
restart at 0600 AM EDT/1000 UTC Saturday 9/9/17, likely lasting through the Monday evening.
Hurricane Irma is a Category-V hurricane and is expected to remain a
major hurricane for the next several days as it moves across the warm
waters between the Bahamas and Cuba and then heads into Florida and
potentially Georgia and South Carolina. Also during these timeframes,
Hurricane Katia is expected to make landfall Friday night
in southeastern Mexico and will be covered by the net as well as any
impacts by Hurricane Jose to the Northern Leeward Islands on Saturday.
Any amateur radio operators in the affected areas of Irma, Katia or Jose, or with relays into the affected areas, are asked to provide surface and damage reports into the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC, the amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center.
Any amateur radio operators in the affected areas of Irma, Katia or Jose, or with relays into the affected areas, are asked to provide surface and damage reports into the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC, the amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center.
Any SKYWARN Nets active in the local area as Irma moves into
Florida and potentially Georgia and South Carolina that can pass reports
to the VoIP Hurricane Net for relay into WX4NHC are welcome to send a
net liaison or connect directly at their discretion to the *WX_TALK*
Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219. Stations on All-Star can
connect to the Echolink side of the system by dialing *033007203.
We
appreciate any and all support from amateur operators in the affected
areas or with relays into the affected areas. We are
looking for reports based on the National Weather Service SKYWARN reporting criteria. This can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net web site
at the following link:
http://www.voipwx.net/node/236
Any pictures or videos of wind damage, river/stream/urban/storm surge flooding etc. can be sent to the following email address: pics@nsradio.org and credit will be given to the amateur radio operator, weather spotter or individual who took the photos and media and be shared with the amateur radio team at the National Hurricane Center and other agencies and outlets.
Advisories on Irma, Katia and Jose can be seen off of the Main Menu of the voipwxnet web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, and off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Stations outside the affected areas who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes and can connect on either Echolink or IRLP:
http://www.voipwx.net/node/236
Any pictures or videos of wind damage, river/stream/urban/storm surge flooding etc. can be sent to the following email address: pics@nsradio.org and credit will be given to the amateur radio operator, weather spotter or individual who took the photos and media and be shared with the amateur radio team at the National Hurricane Center and other agencies and outlets.
Advisories on Irma, Katia and Jose can be seen off of the Main Menu of the voipwxnet web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, and off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Stations outside the affected areas who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes and can connect on either Echolink or IRLP:
*NEW-ENG3* Echolink conference node: 9123/IRLP 9123
*Sky_Gate* Echolink conference node: 868981/IRLP 9252
Stations outside the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes on Echolink:
Stations outside the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes on Echolink:
*KA1AAA* Echolink conference node: 269929
*WASH_DC* Echolink conference node: 6154
Stations outside the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes on All-Star by dialing *033270177 or *033009123.
An audio livestream has been setup on Youtube through the efforts of W5YAG-Chad Yaggie. That link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Finally, a reminder that due to the VoIP Hurricane Net activation for the various hurricanes, the weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for this Saturday evening has been cancelled. Barring another hurricane net activation near or during the weekend, the weekly net will resume Saturday, September 16th, 2017.
The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team continues to closely watch Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Katia and Hurricane Jose. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
*WASH_DC* Echolink conference node: 6154
Stations outside the affected area who would like to listen into the VoIP Hurricane Net can use any of the following systems for listen-only purposes on All-Star by dialing *033270177 or *033009123.
An audio livestream has been setup on Youtube through the efforts of W5YAG-Chad Yaggie. That link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Finally, a reminder that due to the VoIP Hurricane Net activation for the various hurricanes, the weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for this Saturday evening has been cancelled. Barring another hurricane net activation near or during the weekend, the weekly net will resume Saturday, September 16th, 2017.
The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team continues to closely watch Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Katia and Hurricane Jose. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net