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This site supports the VoIP SKYWARN and Hurricane Nets which we operate by combining both the Echolink and IRLP linked repeater networks, thus providing for more efficient and effective utilization of our available resources while handling critical wide area communications during major severe weather events.
The Weekly VoIP SKYWARN/Hurricane Preparation Net meets every Saturday Evening Eastern Daylight Time which is 0000 UTC Sunday. See the calendar feature for specific details on the time of the weekly net. For the weekly net and net activations for hurricanes, we use the EchoLink *WX-TALK* Conference server Node #:7203 which is integrated with IRLP Reflector 9219. There are several backup VoIP integrated conference systems available if our primary system fails. Please see the Our WX Net link in the main menu for details on those backup conference systems.
To learn more about the efforts of the VoIP Hurricane Net, join the VOIP-WXNET Yahoo Group to keep informed and learn more about the use of EchoLink and IRLP for hurricanes and other weather and disaster related situations.
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New VoIP Hurricane Net Control Trainer Announced
Posted by kd1cy on: Monday 31 March 2008 @ 23:25:57 |
Hello to all..
After about 2 years of service, Matt Hoppes-KB3MSE has stepped down as net control trainer for the VoIP Hurricane Net due to additional commitments Matt has picked up over the last several months. Matt did a tremendous job of scheduling and conducting numerous Net Control training sessions since taking over the position in June 2006. We wish Matt well and all the best in his future endeavors and Matt may help us when he can as a Net Control Operator for the net.
Replacing Matt Hoppes-KB3MSE as VoIP Hurricane Net Control Trainer will be Mike "Sparky" Leger-N1YLQ. We are very lucky to have Sparky on the net management team as Net Control Trainer. Sparky has served the VoIP Hurricane Net in several capacities since 2004. Sparky has been an experienced Net Control Operator that has stepped in for numerous Hurricane Net activations over the years and has assisted with contacts in the affected area of hurricanes across portions of the US East Coast as well as other international locations. Sparky has emergency communications experience as an Amateur Radio Operator for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Taunton, Massachusetts and currently assists with communications, operations and logistical needs for the Florida Coast-to-Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross based in Daytona Beach Florida serving Citrus, Flagler, Lake, Hernando, Marion, Sumter and Volusia Counties of Central Florida. Net Control Training sessions will be scheduled and announced as we move into May and the start of Hurricane Season in June. Please give Mike "Sparky" Leger your full support in this new position.
This is the first of a series of announcements as many in the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team participate in the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida and visited the National Hurricane Center and the Amateur Radio Station, WX4NHC. On Tuesday April 1st from 130-500 PM, the Amateur Radio Workshop, featuring National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Coordinators, Julio Ripoll-WD4R and John McHugh-K4AG, Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net, Rob Macedo-KD1CY and Assistant Director of the VoIP Hurricane Net and Manager of Preparedness and Response at ARRL HQ, Dennis Dura-K2DCD, will present a variety of topics concerning Amateur Radio's role in Hurricanes. Julio and John will present the operations of WX4NHC and the HF Hurricane Watch Net. Rob Macedo-KD1CY will present the VoIP Hurricane Net and Rob Macedo-KD1CY and Dennis Dura-K2DCD will present the importance of collecting "Disaster Intelligence" and other roles that Amateur Radio Operators can play in assisting Emergency Management during hurricane related disasters.
Please keep an eye out for more announcements over the course of this week. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
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StormStudy Program Participates in the 2007 National Hurricane Conference
Posted by kd1cy on: Saturday 26 May 2007 @ 11:05:34 |
 The Storm Study program led by John Van Pelt-K4JVP, longtime VoIP Hurricane Net Activation participant, and Danny Musten-KD4RAA, IRLP 9219 Net Manager and StormStudy partner, participated in the 2007 National Hurricane Conference. At the conference, they spoke about preparedness with the media and local agencies, promoted the VoIP Hurricane Net and went to the many forums that can be seen at the conference.
John Van Pelt-K4JVP did many interviews and advertisements on preparedness at the conference. One of the conference main themes is on preparedness. John provided his experiences on what he has seen in past major hurricanes as he witnessed first hand, the awesome power of hurricanes.
Danny Musten-KD4RAA met with the local Red Cross Communications Officer and saw the Amateur Radio Forum at the conference. Louisiana ARES Section Emergency Coordinator, Gary Stratton-K5GLS, spoke on what ARES did during Hurricane Katrina with ARRL national representative Steve Ewald-WV1X chairing the forum.
The ARRL wrote up an article on the ARRL participation in the National Hurricane Conference. See article Amateur Radio Participates in the National Hurricane Conference The article speaks more specifically to the Amateur Radio forum that was held at the conference and Amateur leadership's reaction to the conference..
Danny-KD4RAA and John Van Pelt-K4JVP shared their experiences from the conference on the April 14th, 2007 VoIP Weekly Hurricane Prep net. Those net sessions were recorded and can be found under the Main Menu under the VoIP WX Net Presentations Archive. It can also be seen at the links below:
StormStudy 2007 National Hurricane Conference Presentation in WMA Format
StormStudy 2007 National Hurricane Conference Presentation in MP3 Format
Special Thanks to Danny Musten-KD4RAA and John Van Pelt-K4JVP for promoting their involvement with the VoIP Hurricane Net, providing the pictures for this article and participating in the Saturday April 14th weekly VoIP Hurricane Net to share their experiences with the net.
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