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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Apr 04 2019 03:33 pm
Amateur Radio Sessions Set for 2019 National Hurricane Conference
04/04/2019
Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2019 National Hurricane
Conference, April 22 - 25 in New Orleans. "Improving Hurricane
Preparedness" is the traditional conference theme. A series of free
Amateur Radio sessions will take place on Tuesday, April 23, getting
under way at 10:30 AM and continuing until 5 PM. Presenters will offer
an overview of their respective organizations, and discuss actions
during significant hurricanes of 2017 and 2018.
National Hurricane Center (NHC) Director Ken Graham, WX4KEG, will kick
off the opening session, discussing the importance of Amateur Radio
surface conditions reporting. Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, of the Canadian
Hurricane Centre will talk on hurricane meteorology, and offer a brief
overview of the Centre. A presentation by ARRL Virgin Islands Section
Manager Fred Kleber, K9VV, will focus on the response and recovery of
the US Virgin Islands in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
In the second session, NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator Julio
Ripoll, WD4R, will discuss operations of NHC's WX4NHC. Hurricane Watch
Net (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, will be on hand to explain how
the HWN functions in hurricane response situations. He'll also talk
about personal weather stations, and backup power. ARRL Eastern
Massachusetts Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, will
talk about the VoIP Hurricane Net, and best practices in SKYWARN for
tropical systems.
National Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Liaison
Bill Feist, WB8BZH, will describe SATERN, and its health-and-welfare
role in hurricanes.
Plans call for recording and live-streaming all presentations via YouTube.
Visit www.nsradio.org/stream or the VoIP WX Net website (www.voipwx.net)
for more details.
Detailed Schedule Outline (All Times CDT)
10:30 - 10:35 AM
Opening Remarks
10:35 - 11:05 AM
Importance of Amateur Radio Surface Reports (NHC Director Ken Graham,
WX4KEG)
11:05 - 11:35 AM
Canadian Hurricane Centre and Hurricane Meteorological Topics (Bob
Robichaud, VE1MBR)
11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
US Virgin Islands Response and Recovery to Hurricanes Irma and Maria
(Fred Kleber, K9VV)
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 - 2:10 PM:
WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center Overview
(Julio Ripoll, WD4R)
2:10 - 2:40 PM:
Hurricane Watch Net Overview, Personal Weather Stations, and Backup
Power, and Antenna Overview (Bobby Graves, KB5HAV)
2:40 - 3:10 PM:
VoIP Hurricane Net Overview, and Best Practices in SKYWARN for Tropical
Systems (Rob Macedo, KD1CY)
3:15 - 3:30 PM:
Break
3:30 - 4:15 PM:
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Overview (Bill
Feist, WB8BZH)
4:15 - 5:00 PM:
Q&A and Panel Discussion
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