--- On Tue, 5/24/16, Schell, Robert <Robert.Schell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
WX4NHC - Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center , Miami
Florida
WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test Saturday, May 28th ,
2016 from 9AM- 5 PM EDT ( 1300z- 2100z). This will be our 36th year of public
service at NHC.
The purpose of this event is to test Amateur Radio Station equipment,
antennas and computers
prior to this year's Hurricane Season, which starts June 1st and runs through
November 30th.
This event is will be good practice for Ham Radio Operators world-wide as
well as NWS Staff to
become familiar with Amateur Radio communications available during times of
severe weather.
WX4NHC will also be performing operator training. We will be making brief
contacts on many
frequencies and modes, exchanging signal reports and basic weather data
exchange
("Sunny", or "Rain", etc.) with any station in any location.
WX4NHC will be On-The-Air on HF, VHF, UHF , 2 & 30 meter APRS and WinLink
wx4nhc@xxxxxxxxxxx subject must contain "//WL2K".
We will try to stay on the Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz most of
the time.
Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 to 3 operators per
shift,
we can not be everywhere and every mode at the same time. You may be able to
find us on HF
by using one of the DX Spotting Networks, such as the DX Summit Web Site:
http://www.dxsummit.fi/Search.aspx
We will also be on VoIP Hurricane Net, 4pm-5pm EST (2000-2100z) (IRLP node
9219 / EchoLink
WX-TALK Conference node 7203).
http://www.voipwx.net/
D-STAR voice net on REF002A with a Net Control WB4QDX to relay messages via
email to WX4NHC,
10am-Noon EDT. D-RATS reflector which will also be active at
drat.seweather.net
Contact: John Davis WB4QDX seweathernet@xxxxxxxxx.
Local South Florida area VHF & UHF Repeaters will be contacted.
QSL Cards are available via WD4R.
Please send your card with a S.A.S.E. Please do NOT send QSLs directly to the
Hurricane Center address.
For more information about WX4NHC, please visit our website:
www.wx4nhc.org
Thank you for your participation in the WX4NHC Annual Station Test event.
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Julio Ripoll Architect WD4R
WX4NHC Amateur Radio Asst. Coordinator
www.wx4nhc.org
Celebrating 36 years at the National Hurricane Center
www.nhc.noaa.gov