ARRL to Sponsor 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Webinar
06/06/2018

ARRL will sponsor a 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season webinar on Monday,
June 11, at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on Tuesday, June 12 UTC in US time zones).
The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur
Radio during the 2018 hurricane season. Anyone interested in hurricane preparedness and response is invited to attend this online presentation.
Those planning to attend should register in advance.

Topics will include a meteorological overview from the Canadian Hurricane Centre of the upcoming season; Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the
National Hurricane Center: Who We Are and What We Do; ARRL Media and
Public Relations; the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN); the VoIP Hurricane Net, Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), and ARRL
coordination and interface.

Webinar registration is open to all, but should be of particular interest
to radio amateurs in hurricane-prone areas. The webinar will conclude with
a Q&A session.

For additional information, contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager
Mike Corey, KI1U.

Links with the story are on the internet at www.arrl.org
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2018 Hurricane Season: Some Nets to Know

Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net - Meets daily at 1030Z and 2230Z
on 3815 kHz. The Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net was established
in 1958 by Colonel Henry Frew, KV4BZ, for the purpose of having a
general calling frequency for the Caribbean Islands, and their North
and South American friends. The net's original name was the Antilles
Emergency Net.

Hurricane Watch Net -- 14.325 MHz (day)/7.268 MHz (night). Activated
whenever a hurricane is within 300 statute miles of expected land-fall. Disseminates storm information, and relays meteorological data to
National Hurricane Center, via embedded NHC station WX4NHC. Also relays post-storm damage reports and other relevant information.

Intercontinental Net -- 7 AM to noon US Eastern Time - 14.300 MHz.
Provides a means of emergency communications to any location, where
the normal means are disrupted by local disaster such as fire,
earthquake, storms, floods and terrorist activity.

Maritime Mobile Service Net -- 12 PM to 9 PM US EST or 12 PM to 10 PM
EDT - 14.300 MHz - The network acts as a weather beacon for ships during periods of severe weather, and regularly repeats high seas and tropical
weather warnings and bulletins from the National Weather Service, and
the National Hurricane Center.

14.300 MHz Net Information - More information about nets on 14.300 MHz.

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) - 14.265 MHz - The
purpose of the SATERN net is to support the Salvation Army operations in
local, regional, and international disaster situations, as well as other functions.

VOiP SKYWARN/Hurricane Net -- A weekly Prep Net is held on Sundays at
0000 UTC, which is Saturday evenings for most of North America. Join by connecting to the EchoLink WX-TALK conference server, IRLP Reflector 9219
or if necessary to one of the backup systems. Monitor the net during hurricanes, and other major severe weather events.
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