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09/03/2008 | Georgia Hams Help Find Shelter for Gustav Evacuees
Amateur Radio operators in Georgia are actively participating in the coordination and operations of the Georgia shelters housing people displaced by Hurricane Gustav. According to ARRL Georgia Section Public Information Coordinator Norm Schklar, WA4ZXV, m Read More
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09/03/2008 | ARRL Ham Aid Go Kits Support Amateur Radio Operations During Hurricane Gustav -- and Beyond
As Amateur Radio operators prepared for Hurricane Gustav, the ARRL deployed complete radio stations comprised of industry-donated Amateur Radio equipment, thanks to the generosity contributions of ARRL members to the Ham Aid Fund. Created in 2005 to assis Read More
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09/02/2008 | ARRL Provides "Vital Role" in Emergency Communications, Thanks to CNCS Grants
Three years later, the two grants from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) are still at work. In the days following Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita in the fall of 2005, ARRL received generous support -- almost $200,000 -- from C Read More
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09/02/2008 | Hurricane Nets Start to Stand Down from Gustav, Get Ready for Hanna
The Voice over Internet Protocol Hurricane Net (VOIPWX) has deactivated for what was Hurricane Gustav -- now Tropical Storm Gustav -- as it hammers the Gulf Coast with heavy rainfall, flooding, storm surge and even tornadoes. The VOIPWX Net had numerous E Read More
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09/01/2008 | ARRL to Close in Observance of Labor Day
ARRL Headquarters will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 1. ARRL Headquarters will reopen Tuesday, September 2 at 8 AM Eastern Daylight Time. We wish everyone a safe and festive holiday weekend. Read More
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09/01/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net Activates
The National Hurricane Center's Hurricane Watch Net posted this information on August 31: Read More
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08/31/2008 | National Hurricane Center Update: "Preparations to Protect Life and Property should be Rushed to Completion"
As residents of New Orleans and other coastal communities in Mississippi and Louisiana were evacuating inland, a National Hurricane Center Public Advisory released at 10 AM CDT (1500 UTC) Sunday, August 31 reported that "Gustav continues northwestwar Read More
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08/30/2008 | Now a Category 4 Hurricane, Gustav Expected to Strengthen Further as it Takes Aim on the US Gulf Coast
At 5 PM EDT (2100Z), The National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch for the northern Gulf Coast from east of High Island, Texas eastward to the Alabama-Florida border, including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. A Hurricane Watch mea Read More
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08/29/2008 | International Radio Emergency Support Coalition Active During Gustav Emergency
The following is a News Release dated August 28, 2008: Read More
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08/29/2008 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?
This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August. Read More
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08/29/2008 | Preparing for Gustav: American Red Cross Services
The American Red Cross released this notice on the morning of August 28 Read More
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08/28/2008 | CQ China
An inside view of Amateur Radio in China. Read More
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08/28/2008 | Nets Activate, Gulf Coast Preparations Underway as Tropical Storm Gustav Heads Toward Jamaica
John McHugh, K4AG, coordinator for Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC, posted this message this morning: Read More
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08/27/2008 | Central American Organizations to Host Convention in October
The Federación de Radioaficionados de Centroamerica, FRACAP (Federation of Radioamateurs of Central America), will host the XLVIII FRACAP 2008 Convention in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 3-5, 2008. FRACAP is a federation of six national Amateur Ra Read More
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08/27/2008 | Tropical Storm Gustav Soaking Haiti; Expected to Strengthen
With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph/150 km per hour, Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the southwest peninsula of Haiti on the afternoon of August 26. Over the next few days, its path is projected to take it along Cuba's southern coast and then northwe Read More
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08/27/2008 | It Seems to Us: Pooling Our Resources
Radio amateurs have a long tradition of working together to achieve goals they could not reach alone. It stands to reason that collaboration should come naturally to us -- after all, a radio operator with no one else to talk to will be mighty lonely! Read More
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