Hi Bryan,
My name is Rob Macedo, KD1CY, and I will be the net
control tomorrow morning
for the VoIP Net to support the National Hurricane
Center from the SEMARA
(Southeast Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association)
just outside of New
Bedford, Massachusetts. We'll be under our club
call-sign, W1AEC. We also
have capability to monitor IRLP node 9213 locally
and will monitor in the
background. If you need anything from me, let me
know.
I am the SKYWARN Coordinator for the National Weather Service in
Taunton,
Massachusetts and our call-sign there is WX1BOX. We have used
VoIP
technology to overcome the tough terrain in Western Massachusetts
and
Northern Connecticut to be able to talk directly to those areas
during
SKYWARN Activations. We have been very pleased with how its worked for
us.
Nice to meet you over the email list and hopefully its quiet in your part
of
Florida and if it isn't, hopefully everything will work with no
glitches.
Take care!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS
Taunton
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:16
PM
Subject: [VOIP-WXNET] WX4MIA Activation
Tomorrow 5AM
WX4MIA the Amateur Radio Station at the National Weather
Service in Miami
will be commencing Net operations for the approach and
passing of Hurricane
Charlie.
We will be taking local severe weather
reports and relaying them to the
local forecasters at the NWS via the
following repeaters and modes.
147.060 will be our primary net
frequency. This repeater has Echolink on it
we ask that stations not in the
area not connect directly to the repeater as
we will need it for local
reports only.
147.760 will be our back up in case the primary goes
down.
We will also be on IRLP. I may connect our local repeater to the
921
reflector on channel 3 if I can get permission to do so in time
for
tomorrows nets. Stations in the NWS coverage area can connect to
the
reflector as needed to relay report to the NWS. If this does not pan
out
then we will connect directly with stations in the effected
areas.
This repeater will be 442.250 the PARC Repeater.
This is
WX4MIA's first test of the VOIP network. We hope all will go smooth.
We
are not expecting a direct hit, but wind rain and severe weather can
be
expected on the East coast and the Keys are expected to be
hit.
Bryan
N4EBC
VOIP IRLP/Echolink Liaison
WX4MIA NWS
Miami
