If you would like to volunteer in providing communications support, please wait until you are asked to do so -- no self-activating or deployment, please! If you are not already part of an ARES® or other EmComm group, please contact your local Emergency Coordinator (EC) for instructions.  The local leadership will decide if your offer to help is needed.  To find your section leadership click here.

One of the most basic tools of providing emergency communications assistance is to monitor net frequencies. If a formal net is actived, listening is the key tool. Follow the established net protocols.  Do not transmit unless directed  or requested to do so by the net control.  Extraneous communications - though intended to be "helpful" - can often cause confusion. Practice patience.

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The VoIP Skywarn/Hurricane Net whom works directly with the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL is looking for qualified operators to help with our current activation as we are experiencing a large amount of traffic that needs to be passed to the NHC.

We will consider individuals who possess any of the qualifications listed below:

• Most importantly, a sincere desire to serve as a net control operator and being flexible with the pressure and issues that arise during a hurricane net activation.
• Prior experience with an emergency or public support net.
• Prior experience with running a club or VoIP Net.
• Net Control Training through their local Amateur Emergency/Public Service group.
• Incident Command Training.
• SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training or equivalent international weather spotting training.
• Any professional experience as a communications dispatcher.

The current time slots that I need to fill include:2400-0200 EDT0200-0400 EDT0400-0600 EDT0600-0800 EDT0800-1000 EDT

You will need a computer with a mic and are able to access EchoLink or access to a IRLP node to connect to Reflector 9129 and access to a computer with internet access. During the activation you will be taking reports from stations in the affected areas of Hurricane Irene and passing information to the NHC using a web form from our website www.voipwx.net. All communications are on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference server and IRLP 9129. Users outside of the effected area will use Listen Only conference servers connected to our net.

If you're interested in becoming an NCO for this activation, please contact Dustin Cox, N0DRC, Asst. Director of VoIP Hurricane Net Operations at n0drc@live.com Thank you for you interest and thanks to all of you for your continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

Respectfully Submitted,

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team

Dustin Cox, N0DRC Asst. Director of Net Operations

VoIP WX Skywarn / Hurricane Net
www.voipwx.net

Primary HF net at 3.940 MHz with a backup at 7.262 MHz

Net Manager: Pete K1HZU

The Eastern Branch (RCCe) has been activated for this hurricane.

Amateur radio will provide communications from there ( NC4EB ) starting at 0700 on Saturday.
Frequencies that we will listen on; 3923 KHz   LSB    backup if 75 meters goes bad is 7232 KHz  LSB

146.835 MHz   FM   Columbia Repeater





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The Maryland Emergency Phone Traffic net is on 3820  KHz.

Hurricane Watch Net will be active beginning 0630 EDT  Saturday, 8/27/2011, on two frequencies: 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz for the duration of the storm event.  

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Arlington County Virginia Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will
activate radio operations at 12:00 PM on Saturday August 27, 2011 for
the duration of the threat from Hurricane Irene to Arlington County.

Arlington ARES will be operating on the W4WVP repeater. (144.8700
input / 145.4700 output / PL 107.2 Hz) and monitoring 145.4700 simplex.

Virginia Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) will be
operating the Old Dominion Emergency Net (ODEN), the Virginia Section
ARES and RACES statewide communications network, on 3947 / 7240 kHz.

NEWPORT NEWS -VOICE - VHF, RX:  147.165 (no tone), TX:  147.765 (no tone)

The WPA HF nets are on 3.983 MHz and back up of 7.272 MHz

The HF digital frequencies are 3583.5 KHz usb and 7073.0 KHz usb. This is FLDIGI NBEMS using Olivia 8/50 or mt 63 with 1000hz center.

HF 3945 MHz Primary SSB, 3582 MHz Primary NBEMS

Net should be operational from early Sunday AM.

 Our IRLP node is 4292. 

 The EchoLink conference bridge is W1AWBDCT.  It will support 350 connects.  Normally this bridge is used for our broadcasts.  In this instance, it’ll be off-line for that purpose and given over to the field. 

 On D-Star, we’ll be monitoring W1HQ A (23 cm module). 

Will be using 3.965 MHz for the HF Net

Primary HF is at 3.905 MHz with a backup at 1.905 MHz and 7.300 MHz

Primary HF net can be found at 3.9875 MHz

Primary HF Net can be found at 3987.5 KHz with backup at 7227.5 KHz

Primary HF net can be found at 3.978 MHz

Primary HF emergency net can be found at 3.978 MHz

The WMA Emergency Net on HF is the same as Eastern Mass and resides on 3943 KHz.

On HF we will meet on 3976 KHz starting at 8 AM on Sunday. This designated VT ARES frequency is also the VPEN frequency. The alternate will be 7275 KHz depending upon propagation

In the Burlington area use the BARC Repeater: 146.610 MHz.

In the Rutland area use the GMWS Repeater: 147.045.

In the Bennington area use SOVARC Repeater: 146.835.

In Windham County, The West River Radio Club meets on 147.015 MHz.

In St Albans, STARC uses 145.230 MHz.

In Addison County, ACARA will be on 147.360 MHz in Middlebury.

Repeaters with wide area coverage include Killington: 146.880 MHz

And Bolton: 145.150 MHz.

The BTV National Weather Service will be monitoring 145.110 (Whiteface, NY) and looking for weather and damage reports. Someone from each of these Nets should relay Traffic to NWS as it comes in.