Newsletter - DETARC



JULY 2019, Volume #3, Issue # 7581025-65722500NEWSLETTERDeep East Texas Amateur Radio Club ? Copyright 2019, DETARCRoger K0YY Editor, k0yy@DETARC, Inc. Lufkin, TXCLUB INFORMATIONTo pay your dues of $25, see Patricia K5HER our Treasurer at a meeting. Please provide all of your current information on the Roster update sheet when paying or signing in at a meeting.Alternately, send a check and full information including address, email, phone & cell phone, and ARRL membership status to the Club address at 904 Sherwood Rd, Lufkin, TX 75904-4567.2019 Club Officers:President- Gary KI5LR, Vice President- Steve KE5CJE, Secretary- Andy KE5JEK/Alternate Andy KE5EXX, Treasurer- Patricia K5HER.President’s comments: The participation of the Deep East Texas Amateur Radio Club in the 2019 ARRL Field Day was a great success!? No band aids were needed during set up or tear down.? This may seem like a funny gestor to make but this fact is rather remarkable. ?All the stations held up with no backup stations used.? Set up was rather warm but the humidity turned the warm into nearly unbearable conditions.? Lots of water and sports drinks were consumed during set up.? Antennas included two Triband TH3 beams, one G5RV, one 40-meter delta loop, one 80-meter OCF dipole, one 2m/70cm J-pole, and an Inverted “L.”Stations included three Elecraft K3s and one Kenwood TS-590SG.? The GOTA station used a Yaesu FT-897.?The local 2-meter station was a Kenwood TM-281.Logging/rig control was accomplished on all 5 computers by the networked version of N1MM thanks to Kris’s K5KRK and Bill’s N5YA good efforts.The facility accommodations were the best I have ever seen at a Field Day.? Good cold AC.? Plenty of bunk rooms for those who needed a nap or stayed overnight.? The dining hall was very spacious as well as a fully equipped kitchen.? The food was great as well.? Thanks to Andy – KE5JEK did a great job of preparing breakfast, setup up lunch, and preparing dinner.? There was plenty to eat including Mississippi Mud Cake and one of Andy’s friends brought us a homemade chocolate cake.? Water was supplied by Steve – KE5CJE at Millenia Water & Ice.? This water not only tasted good, but we used this water to make the cheap coffee we had taste great too!Tear down on Sunday was not as humid as setup.? Cloud cover provided a break in temperature.? We first pulled down station 2 as the primary function of 80/40 meters was finished for the day.?After 1300 local time the other stations started coming down.? Coax and cables were easily managed with the use of a cable spooler.? This device became very popular as the 100’s of feet of coax and other cables could be rolled up quickly and neatly.? With the headache of the wire taken care of, the actual antennas were rather simple to deal with.? Somehow, I managed to get home with all my tools and equipment.?Only thing I lost to Field Day was a couple wire eyelets of which I consider consumables.? Yes, Field Day 2019 was a great success for DETARC! --DE KI5LR Gary D. AntleyClub Web Page: Club Email Reflector: Join the “DETARC of Lufkin” Google Group email reflector to receive Club information. To join contact Megan KB5MEG the Group Administrator via the Google Group web page or at a meeting. Times/Location: Our monthly meeting is the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 PM, We meet at the Carpenters Way church at the NE corner of John Redditt Drive and West Frank Ave. The GPS location is 400 N. John Redditt Drive. Enter the church parking lot via the northbound on-ramp to John Redditt drive.DETARC Net: 146.940 MHz-600, 141.3 CTCSS. Every Tuesday at 8 PM, alternates 147.360+600 MHz, no tone, or 146.42 Simplex.For additional information on DETARC see the web site at DETARC NEWS:DETARC SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED EVENTS: DETARC Field DayField Day at Piney Point on Sam Rayburn Reservoir—“A great event at a wonderful venue”. Thanks to all of the folks that worked very hard putting in a lot of time and effort, loaned equipment, installed antennas, and operated to make this event happen. We did very well with a lot of new knowledge gained by many participating Hams.A special thanks to Bill N5YA for his K3 transceivers, TH3 beam, many hundreds of feet of coax, and 6-meter truck mounted beam.With 5 operating stations including 3 HF, a VHF, and a Get On The Air (GOTA) station for newoperators, we had 8 or 9 antennas in the air. Did you check out the switchable band pass filters and K3 transceivers that Bill N5YA brought? How about the 6 meter SSB/FT8 digital operation by Marshall K5QE on the VHF station? How about the truck mounted 6 meter rotatable beam by Bill N5YA?Did you watch the hard core contester Jason N5NU running high speed CW on station 1? He really racked up the points.Did you catch the DSTAR demonstration by Steve KE5CJE or the J-pole antenna building training by Gary KI5LR?How about that awesome food by Andy KE5JEK!Comment from well known contester Bill N5YA: (Bill and Marshall K5QE are both world class contesters and great resources for local Hams).Good morning all FD Ops!I personally want to commend all of you on a job well done! It was a joy to work with you in all aspects of FD. So nice to have a crew that was interested in what we were trying to accomplish and make happen.?In the spirit of the contest, I truly hope you enjoyed operating and didn’t let any of it intimidate you. ?I always said, “they can’t jump out and eat you!”. ? Keep calling (“running” in contest vernacular--editor) and they will come.?I think you all did well so come help at N5YA or K5QE contest stations and get some contest experience to make you grow. Never know, you might find out it really is your thing! ?I have been playing in the contests since the 70’s and still have a great time with it in all the modes and bands. Also, if you want to try an HF contest on your own as a single op, please don’t hesitate to give us a call! You might enjoy getting your DXCC or WAS in one weekend!Again, Great Job all and don’t forget next year!73,Bill Simpson, N5YA, Milam, TX409-625-0309 home972-978-6229 cell?PHOTOS by Steve KE5CJE our Vice President.DETARC President Gary KI5LR at FD station # 2and our Field Day Coordinator— thank you!Andy KE5JEK our host that obtained permission for us to use Piney Point for FD.The GOTA Station run by Kris K5KRK standing, with Marshall K5QE seated, visitor David AF6DQ kneeling, and visitor Brice N0BMP operating.Dayton KG5TKF and his son Israel KI5DZH relaxing with a game of shuffleboard between operating sessions.Photos by Gary KI5LR our PresidentMarshall K5QE contester extraordinaire operating the 6-meter SSB/FT8 digital stationVice President Steve KE5CJE operating the DSTAR demo station, Tim KG5YNA and Andy KE5JEK observing6-meter truck mounted rotatable 5-element beam by Bill N5YA.Pictures by Kris K5KRK, GOTA Guru.Jason “the Killer” N5NU and YL Lindsey at the high-speed CW position at Station 1. We are talking “points” here folks.Bill “the man” N5YA at FD station 1.Ethan KI5CAQ operating & Pierce KG5ZYI observing. Go young Hams! K5KRK Control Op.Dayton KG5TKF at station 3, I do believe contesting is getting in his blood.2019 DETARC Meeting Presentations:?June 2019 – State EOC Operations with Patrick W5DVG. & RACES by Mike WD5EFYJuly 2019 – Older Ham Equipment with Dayton KG5TKF assisted by Israel KI5DZH.August 2019 – HAM Software with Roger K0YY and Gary KI5LR September – DXing, To Be DeterminedOctober - Contesting with Gary KI5LR November – Ice Cream Social, NOTE: date change due to ThanksgivingDecember – DETARC annual Christmas Party.Let a Club Officer know if you would like to have a presentation on a topic of interest.Upcoming 2019 Hamfests: (ARRL Web Site) Hamfest/Convention08/02/2019 | Austin Summerfest 2019 Location: Austin, TXType: ARRL ConventionSponsor: Austin ARC & Texas VHF-FM SocietyWebsite: More --Some info from STX Newsletter Jan 2019Upcoming Special Events:07/01/2019 | 13 Colonies Event, PA Station Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2M, New Kensington, PA. 13 Colonies Special Event. 14.260. Certificate. Skyview Radio Society, 2335 Turkey Ridge Rd., New Kensington, PA 15068. 07/14/2019 | 50th Anniversary of the First Manned Lunar Landing Jul 14-Jul 20, 1200Z-2359Z, WB4ICJ, Geneseo, IL. 50th Anniversary First Manned Lunar Landing Group. SSB/FT8 - 80/40/20 Meters. Certificate. 50th Anniversary First Manned Lunar Landing Group, 9600 Wolf Rd., Geneseo, IL 61254. 07/22/2019 | 24th World Scout Jamboree Jul 22-Aug 2, 0000Z-0000Z, NA1WJ, Glen Jean, WV. NA1WSJ Radio Association / K2BSA ARA. 14.290. QSL. Donald Sonnefeld, KD2FIL, 169 Chestnut Hill Ln S, Buffalo, NY 14221. The World Scout Jamboree will be active from 22 July to 2 August 2019 from the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette County, West Virginia, with testing starting as early at 15 July. While this is the fourth World Jamboree to be held in North America, it’s the first Jamboree ever jointly run by the North American Scouting organizations — Scouts Canada, Asociación de Scouts de México, and the Boy Scouts of America. The demonstration station is expected to be on 80m and up, satellites, D-Star, Echolink, and more! Check the website for QSL information and Ops Plan Upcoming Contests: (ARRL Sponsored)July 201913-14 ? IARU HF World Championship?? August 20193-4? 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest17-18 ? 10 GHz & Up – Round 118 ? ???? Rookie Roundup – RTTYSeptember 201914-16 ?? September VHF ?? 21-22 ?? 10 GHz &?Up - Round 221-22 ?? EME - 2.3 GHz &?UpFor further details on Contests/Special Events/Hamfests/DX Events see: Contests: contestcal/ HYPERLINK "" contest-calendarCQ Contests: Contests: Special Events: special-event-stationsHamfests: Operations: A great DX resource page.3. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS:As always, be prepared personally with fueled vehicles, charged batteries, fresh fuel for the generators, Power Poles installed on all your rigs, staged equipment and a ready Go-Bag!--73 for now, Mike – WD5EFY4. OPERATING/TRAINING: Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case SettlementNew Jersey radio amateur David S. Larsen, Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civil penalty as part of a Consent Decree with the FCC to settle an enforcement action. An FCC Enforcement Bureau Order released June 18 said Larsen violated the Communications Act of 1934 and Part 90 rules by operating on frequencies licensed to the Borough of Highland Park for public safety communication.As part of the settlement, Larsen admitted to making the unauthorized transmissions, and he agreed not to engage in unauthorized use of a radio station, and to surrender radios in his possession capable of transmitting on the town's public safety frequencies. If the Commission finds that right000Larsen makes unauthorized radio transmissions or otherwise violates the terms of the Consent Decree, he'll be subject to an additional $32,500 civil penalty. The agreement stipulates that Larsen may not apply for a new Amateur Radio license for 3 years.The case stems from a May 2018 complaint of unauthorized transmissions on the Highland Park municipal radio system. FCC agents followed up with several visits to the town."Based on information provided by the complainant and direct observations by the Bureau's agents, the unauthorized transmissions consisted of brief, pre-recorded sounds (such as the sad trombone sound)," the FCC said in the Consent Decree. The FCC said individuals the agents interviewed identified Larsen -- a former rescue squad volunteer -- as the person who was likely responsible.Responding to an FCC Letter of Inquiry, Larsen subsequently contacted the Enforcement Bureau and related that the unauthorized transmissions had ceased. Last fall, Larsen, responded to the inquiry through counsel to deny making the unauthorized transmissions. A short time later, the unauthorized transmissions resumed, and the FCC restarted its investigation, attempting to trace the source of the transmissions. Last March, agents used direction-finding equipment at a fixed location near the complainant's residence, while other agents conducted mobile direction finding of Larsen's vehicle in transit."The four agents observed Mr. Larsen pull over to the side of the road on the way to his home," the Consent Decree recounts. "The four Bureau agents observed (a) that during the brief stop, Mr. Larsen remained in his vehicle, (b) while stopped, a brief transmission consisting of the sad trombone sound emanated from the direction of Mr. Larsen's vehicle on a frequency licensed for use by the Highland Park Radio System, and (c) following the transmission of the sad trombone sound, Mr. Larsen resumed his drive to his residence."The FCC said agents returned in April to observe Larsen repeat the earlier behavior, including a similar transmission emanating from Mr. Larsen's vehicle, according to the Decree.--ARRL Letter June 20, 20195. REPEATER NOTES: Here is a Comprehensive Repeater Systems Report. Thanks Mike WD5EFY.HVAC REPORT - HUDSONThe site HVAC system was repaired in early May so we’re running cool air in the repeater shack now.? Thanks to Steve, KB8QWN for staying on this and getting it done!GENERATOR REPORTThanks to Andy, KE5JEK, for filling the generator fuel tank with fresh diesel and adding a gallon of stabilizer to the fuel tank to prolong the life of the fuel.The very next day the whole site went down due to a couple of birds getting into the HV lines feeding the building and blowing the HV fuse.? The generator started and ran the system for a little over 3 hours flawlessly.? Awesome timing Andy!Thanks again to Steve, KB8QWN for helping access Oncor’s website from home and getting it serviced quickly.? In visiting with the Oncor service tech, he said they knew about the outage from the electronic meter and tried to respond but didn’t have one of their locks on the gate and couldn’t get inside the fence to do repairs.? He gave me an Oncor lock that is now in the loop of chain at the gate so they can more quickly respond to a failure.? This is the second time birds have blown the high voltage fuse to the site.A work is in progress to add a message to the repeater to indicate when the system is on generator power.APRS DIGIPEATER / I-GATE REPORTThe Hudson APRS digipeater and I-gate (Internet gateway—editor) are working normally.? Standard national APRS frequency of 144.390 MHz.WINLINK NODE REPORTThe W5IRP-7 KA-Node and W5IRP-10 Winlink Nodes are working fine and got a thorough workout during testing for Field Day and during Field Day, passing Winlink mail for several FD sites.The K5KRK-7 KA-Node and K5KRK-10 Winlink Nodes (high level coverage—editor) are working as well. The W5IRP Nodes are on 145.050 MHz and the K5KRK Nodes are on 145.070 MHz (local coverage—editor)34/94 REPEATER REPORTThe 34/94 continues to perform well.? I am currently testing an AllStar node for State Operations Center access to the link system on Remote Base 2 port of the 94 system.? This will allow the SOC to have access to the link system (at their request) during emergency operations when the links are active and during periods of testing the systems such as nets, etc. Remote Base 1 continues to perform as the dual band remote base with access to many outlying repeaters.? Currently we are using Remote Base 1 and its UHF capability to link to a crossband repeater in Cherokee county to gain (on demand only) access to the Rusk 32/92 repeater system which is a gateway to the W5ETX link system in Smith and surrounding counties.? This is a temporary work-around until we can establish a VHF link radio at Alto to make the connection to Rusk via VHF.UHF HUB REPEATER REPORTThe WD5EFY UHF Hub repeater is performing flawlessly as the UHF link hub repeater that Alto and other repeaters link to.?It is full-time connected to the 34/94 repeater. The repeater is a Motorola XPR-8400 running in analog mode UHF repeater.36/96 REPEATER REPORTDuring the last week of June, we started experiencing problems with the 36 machine and not being able to access it.? This is still an ongoing problem.? I swapped antennas with the APRS system and it made no difference, so it appears to be an RF issue with the repeater, possibly a receiver problem. ?I will be doing more testing on that issue.Interfacing the new Arcom controller to the 36 and programming it is in process, but the RF issues will need to be fixed before the new controller is implemented.The AllStar node is also ready to interface to the new controller thanks to Andy KE5EXX.? This will restore access to the Saltgrass repeater systems and will stay linked to Saltgrass full time on the 36 repeater.The Club will need to purchase a tone board for the 36 repeater, when the controller is installed.? The old GE repeater does not have tone control for receive or transmit.? The new tone board will need to be capable of simultaneously decoding and generating PL tones so that we will have tone access and have the capability of using tone squelch to keep things quiet during band openings.? The K5DX 147.360 MHz repeater in Houston sometimes comes in full quieting here so tone squelch would be a huge benefit.I also plan to implement a message on the 36 repeater to indicate when the systems are on generator power.? This will be after the new Arcom controller is installed and operational.38/98 ALTO INTERTIE REPEATER REPORTThe Alto repeater is working fine with good usage by folks travelling through Cherokee county and the several hams that live in that area.The UHF link to LFK is still excellent and keeps the Alto 98 permanently connected to the Lufkin 94 via the UHF Hub repeater mentioned above.The batteries (Thanks to Andy KE5JEK) and Samlex switch are on hand and ready to install on the next site visit.? This will require some hardware additions and programming to let us know when the system is on battery power.?This will more than likely be indicated by a different courtesy tone on the repeater rather than a voice message – a work in progress and I will publish that information on battery indicator courtesy tones.Design and implementation of a VHF link to Rusk to replace the UHF link to Tyler is underway.? This will involve adding a 2-meter antenna and feedline, a VHF transceiver as a link radio and removing the UHF link transceiver, feedline, and link yagi.? The UHF link to the Tyler UHF Hub repeater is just a bit too far (54 miles line of sight) and with all the excess foliage and terrain along the path it is just not a reliable link.975 LUFKIN UHF REPEATER REPORTThe Lufkin 444.975 MHz W5IRP repeater is still down.? Kris, K5KRK and I replaced the PA deck but that did not fix the problem.? Kris has put his analyzer on the antenna system and it seems to be OK as well.? This seems to be an internal problem with the repeater which will need more testing.? It seems to be a transmitter/ exciter problem internal to the repeater.? NESTxLINK SYSTEM REPORTThe development of the NESTxLINK system is progressing, albeit slowly.? This is a much-improved extension to the Wide-Area Nets we used to conduct using remote base capabilities.? This system will link, on-demand, several area repeaters using the UHF Hub repeater link system already in place on the 94 repeater.? It is very similar to the W5ETX ETECS system, North Central Texas Connection systems, and Freedom Link systems.? We have done some preliminary testing with the link systems and all worked very well.? We were able to check into the net held by NCTC last week with net control in Fort Worth and check-ins all the way from San Angelo to the west to Shreveport to the east.? This was all done by linking into the Tyler system (ETECS) and them tying into NCTC through their linking systems.?These all worked very well with good audio on all the repeaters.? Net control took check-ins by city and it was very well coordinated.Our East Texas and South Texas connections will bring together (again, on-demand only) the Alto 98 along with Crockett, Huntsville, Livingston, Cold Spring, Doucette, and Hemphill repeaters.This system will eventually extend south into the coastal counties with a hub repeater near the Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur area and will use the Doucette repeater site as an intertie between the South hub and the Lufkin hub, the same way as the Alto Intertie puts Tyler ETECS and the Lufkin Hub together.?The system will be mainly for use during hurricane evacuations from coastal areas (and other emergencies/ disasters) by providing seamless repeater coverage along state designated evacuation routes – all without relying on any internet connections.Linked System Site status are as follows:Crockett – in process, waiting for Van, N5RZQ, to recover from cardiac bypass surgery.?Hardware is ready and the UHF link antenna is already on their tower.? Huntsville – in process, all hardware is on hand and tested, waiting on final tower site completion in Huntsville.Livingston – under design/ development as far as which repeaters will participate and where.Doucette – operational but need to add a UHF link antenna and change out the UHF link transceiver.Hemphill – waiting on tower access on the State-owned tower.MISCELLANEOUS NOTESThe new WD5EFY DMR repeater is on the air on 440.000 MHz, + 5 MHz offset, color code 9 and is on the C-Bridge DMR network. ?It is a Motorola XPR-8400 MotoTRBO repeater running in digital mode.? It is a work in progress but is on the air, coordinated with the Texas VHF-FM Society, and is available for use!? It has reasonably good coverage with the antenna at 240 feet located on the Hudson tower.? Thanks to Army, AE5P, for tuning all the duplexers!!A Note on Ham “Broadcasting”.Just a note on operating procedures on the repeaters and a friendly reminder that “broadcasts” are not allowed on any Ham band.? As Roger, K0YY, has correctly pointed out in a few emails to folks, this might include, but not limited to, position reports, random weather conditions – except during impending severe weather where several are monitoring possibly severe conditions, “Howdy’s and have a good day to everyone with comments on the weather etc.” type of transmissions, etc.??? If you are looking for a QSO, just put your call out there and say you’re monitoring, etc.? ?During severe weather it is perfectly fine to call a severe weather net and have interested parties check in and give conditions at their locations, etc….in fact that type of activity is encouraged.? See the portion of FCC rules, Part 97.113 (b) below pertaining to broadcasting:§97.113 Prohibited transmissions.(b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, nor may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as specifically provided in these rules; nor shall an amateur station engage in any activity related to program production or news gathering for broadcasting purposes, except that communications directly related to the immediate safety of human life or the protection of property may be provided by amateur stations to broadcasters for dissemination to the public where no other means of communication is reasonably available before or at the time of the event.Thanks, and 73,Mike – WD5EFY, Trustee and W5IRP Systems Tech Support with Kris K5KRK, Steve KB8QWN, and Andy KE5EXX assisting.6. ARRL NEWS: ARRL Bulletin ARL B017ARLB017 ARRL Files Interim Report with FCC in "Symbol Rate" Proceeding.ZCZC AG17QST de W1AWARRL Bulletin 17 ARLB017From ARRL HeadquartersNewington CT June 17, 2019To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB017ARLB017 ARRL Files Interim Report with FCC in "Symbol Rate" ProceedingARRL has filed an interim report with the FCC in order to report on its efforts to find common ground regarding issues surrounding the "symbol" or "baud" rate proceeding, FCC Docket WT 16-239 (the FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT 16-239, which stemmed from ARRL's rulemaking petition RM-11708).The NPRM can be found online in PDF format at, . The ARRL interim report can also be found online at, .ARRL highlighted that the public benefits from the FCC's "fairly flexible" regulation of Amateur Radio. In particular, innovative developments in digital technology, including WSJT-X, were cited.Noting that more than 1,400 comments in total have been filed in this and on a related rulemaking petition (RM-11831), ARRL pointed out that, as in other Commission-regulated areas, adapting current regulations to rapidly evolving technology presents challenges that may require adjustments to, or clarifications of, the governing regulations. Making such adjustments can be a challenge to ensure that valid regulatory purposes continue to be served without stymieing technological change and innovation in the process.While a June 11 meeting organized by ARRL had to be reset to accommodate the invited parties, ARRL has re-affirmed its commitment to protecting the interests of all amateurs. ARRL said it will continue to pursue its efforts to address and reconcile differing opinions expressed in the two matters now pending before the FCC.FOR SALE/WANTED:Do you have something to sell or are you looking for a Ham related item? Send ads to k0yy@. Additional Ham Radio News: National Hurricane Center Station WX4NHC Test is a Success on Eve of 2019 Hurricane 10477523431500Season.Armando Flores, KG4LYD, (l) and WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, during the station test. (photo courtesy WD4R)National Hurricane Center station WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, reported a successful Annual Test event. The Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami conducted its annual station test on Saturday, June 1, the first day of hurricane season. WX4NHC operators exercised the station from 1300 to 2100 UTC. "This is our 39th year of public service at NHC," said Ripoll. The goal was to test Amateur Radio equipment, antennas, and computers for the 2019 Hurricane Season, which runs through November 30."This event is good practice for ham radio operators worldwide, as well as National Weather Service (NWS) office staffs, fostering familiarity with Amateur Radio communication services available during times of severe weather," Ripoll said. "Brief contacts were held on manyfrequencies and modes, with exchanges consisting of signal reports and basic weather data [sunny, rainy, etc.] with any station in any location."WX4NHC was operated on HF, VHF, UHF, APRS, and Winlink. Operators concentrated their efforts on the Hurricane Watch Net frequency of 14.325 MHz, and on the VoIP Hurricane Net (from 2000 - 2100 UTC), IRLP node 9219, as well as EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203. The Florida statewide SARNET and local VHF and UHF repeaters were also employed. In preparation for the 2019 Hurricane Season, the ARRL Headquarters Emergency Response Team was also meeting to review its procedures.Ripoll offered special thanks to Armando Flores, KG4LYD, "for coming to operate with me during the very busy afternoon shift when we were engaged in simultaneous HF radio and the EchoLink Hurricane Net operations." "We made contacts with stations in the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and several NWS offices and EOCs, and with the Canadian Hurricane Center," Ripoll said. "Armando brought in a new DMR radio that fits in your hand and made several contacts on the DMR Worldwide Net, which was a first for WX4NHC," he said."When cellphone towers go down and satellite phones cannot get a dial tone and the internet goes off, Amateur Radio is one of the few communication services that can still get through. Just one message received from a station in a hurricane can make a big difference."Ripoll concluded "We are very proud that Amateur Radio station WX4NHC has been a part of the very unique and important National Hurricane Center mission to help save lives for the past 39 years."-- Thanks, Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Assistant Coordinator, National Hurricane Center station WX4NHC, Miami, Florida --ARES E-Letter June 19, 2019 ................
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