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Hurricane Frequencies


On frequency 14.325 is The Hurricane Watch net.  It is now Saturday morning and I'm streaming this net live over the internet.  Visit my 'Live ke5utn channel' link located (in the links section) on the sidebar of this page. 

On the frequency of 14.280 there will be nets at 12 noon, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm for folks trying to get in contact with others form around the hurricane affected area. I think these will be eastern times.


I’m not sure how effective these nets will be, but I picked this info up on the maritime mobile net this afternoon.


For mobile stations needing to get health and welfare, emergency or priority traffic passed along, you can try 14.300 USB - the MMN (maritime mobile net) from about 8:00 am to about 10:00pm Eastern time.


There are formal traffic nets that will be glad to take your traffic. Two I know of are Monday through Saturday at 10:30am Central time and 1:30Pm on Sunday- central time - on 7.280 MHZ


Also, on 7.243 every day. At 3:30 pm.


Usually, there will be a SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Net) on multiple bands. You can try 7.265 14.265 and in the evenings try 3.977.7.


There are nets on 3.925 at 6:30pm daily central time, and I think I heard of a hurricane net on 3.935 at 8:00pm. Central (not sure about the purpose of this one.)


If you know of other frequencies, please leave the info in a comment. Thanks.

This Week's Ham Operator Highlight: Herman, KN5GRK

This week's Ham Highlight is for KN5GRK, Herman.  He's a ham who does a fine job as net control for the Louisiana Traffic Net and the Gulf Coast Single Sideband net.  I look up to him because of his ability to handle the nets, and he always conducts himself with dignity and respect on the air.  My hat is off to KN5GRK.

Here is his interview:

1. What is your qth & when did you become a ham?My QTH is Lafayette, Louisiana and was first licensed in 1956 as a Novice.

 

2. What or who inspired you to get involved in the hobby?I became interested in electronics while in junior high school, then when I went to high school, joined their ham radio club which was W5RFS in Little Rock, AR.

 

3. Did you have an Elmer? If so, who was he and what do you remember most about him?My major Elmer was Weldon Bryant W5FCM who lived down the street from me in Little Rock.  Weldon had his radio shack in his
Ford station wagon.  He did TV work during the day and in the evenings, he would hook up his dipole to his mobile station and work
until the wee hours in the morning.  He played the harmonica and was very, very, good - so good he had auditioned for Jerry Adler.

 

4. What equipment do you run?Transceiver is a Icom 706 MKIIG, Yaesu FL 2100B Amp,  MFJ 989C Versa Tuner II for HF and a Icom 2100H for 2 meters.  Antennas are 75 meter inverted "V" at 30 feet.  Hi-Gain TH3 tri-bander at 30 feet on Rhon 25 tower with Hazer and Ham IV rotator.  Ringo Ranger for 2 meter.   More information can be found on qrz.com.

 

5. What part(s) of the hobby gives you the most satisfaction?Just meeting people on the air.  Contacting Special Event stations.  Doing some Public Information via my e-mail reflector.

 

6. What is your proudest amateur radio related accomplishment, if any?
Being the "LA Section Ham Radio Operator of the Year for 2010" is my greatest accomplishment, working all states on phone and digital are a couple of other feats I am proud of doing.

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Do you have any suggestions for a ham highlight?  If so,  leave a comment or sign my guestbook.  Indicate who you want to highlight and why. 

You can either give me the person's e-mail address, or send these questions to the person yourself.  After they are answered, e-mail them to me at ke5utn@yahoo.com. 

This Week's Ham Operator Highlight - Mack, KA5JNL

-This is a profile of a Fine ham-

I met Mack in 2008. He was one of the VE testers at my exam. Not only was he there to test me, after I passed,  he was there with  equipment that I needed to get on the air.


He is always encouraging and complementing my progress as a ham, and if it weren't for his generosity, I probably wouldn't be writing this post right now. 

When I was extreemely sick, he even came to visit me in the a hospital 2 hours away.  I respect and admire this man whose heart is as big as they come.

Here are  his questions & answers:

1. What is your qth & when did you become a ham?
Rocky Branch, Louisiana....30 plus years ago.
2. What or who inspired you to get involved in the hobby?
During a drive put on by the city of Monroe to pick up kids to get the
new polio shot who were not able to get there, I watched Mr. Zimmerman call hams on his radio and told them where to go to pick up individual kids...  This was in the mid-fifties...

3. Did you have an Elmer? If so, who was he and what do you remember most about him?
Goerge Zimmerman in 1954....Darn nice guy and fascinating to liten to...

4. What equipment do you run?
Mostly an Icom 756 Pro 3 for HF and an Icom 208H for VHF'UHF...

 5. What part(s) of the hobby gives you the most satisfaction?
EASY: Emergency Communication and Traffic Handling...


6. What is your proudest amateur radio related accomplishment, if any?
When I gave a General Class Test to my surrogate Dad in Farmerville, La. He was 85 years old...Been a "boot legger" for probably 40 years before he got his Tech...Set him up and he could get on HF other than just 10 meters... He's a SK now...

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