Southern Crescent Amateur Radio Club

Amateur Radio HF Frequencies – (single sideband mode)

Gentlemen,

Let’s take a break next Sunday from our monthly District Atlanta ARES.  Our attendance is likely to be lower than normal due to the fact that folks are celebrating our freedoms with 4^th of July activities.  So everyone can now fire up the grill, grab a beverage of their choice, light up a sparkler or two and celebrate the 4^th without having to remember to take a break at 4:00PM to check in to the NET.

That lets Cherokee County off the hot seat for July’s Net, but we’ll give Steve Reynolds, W4CNG, an early Christmas present and have Cherokee County cover the December 5th Net.

We’ve all just finished a long hot Field Day weekend, we have the HURREX 2010 drill you might be participating in this week, so let’s enjoy the holiday.

If each of you will reply to me (not a reply all) so I’ll know that I haven’t missed anyone and then let your members know, maybe we can keep the number of folks looking for the Net next Sunday to a minimum.

Everyone have a safe and enjoyable 4^th,

Steve G./N4SEG

Part of report from ARRL -goto:

http://www.arrl.org/news/tropical-storm-alex-headed-for-south-texas-mexico-hurricane-warning-issued for more info

WX4NHC will be monitoring the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz. Secondary HF frequencies will be 7.268 MHz and 3.950 MHz +/- QRM, should propagation be lost on 20 meters. EchoLink “WX-Talk” Conference Room and IRLP node 9219 will also be monitored. WX4NHC will also monitor CWOP, APRS and MADIS/MESONET automated weather stations in the affected area, as well as EchoLink “WX-Talk” Conference Room and IRLP node 9219. Surface reports using WX4NHC’s Online Hurricane Report form will also be monitored.

Remember - Listen, Listen Listen…. 3 basic emergency communication rules and only transmit when YOU can be of service to save lives… ECC001

WTNT31 KNHC 300545 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE ALEX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  18A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL012010 100 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

…ALEX GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO…

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT…0600 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…23.1N 94.8W
ABOUT 195 MI…315 KM ESE OF LA PESCA MEXICO
ABOUT 255 MI…415 KM SE OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH…130 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 280 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…8 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…972 MB…28.70 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY…  NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* THE COAST OF TEXAS SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE *  THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE TO LA CRUZ

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN IN EFFECT FOR…
* THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT OCONNOR
* THE COAST OF MEXICO SOUTH OF LA CRUZ TO CABO ROJO

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE  MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE UNITED STATES… PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 100 AM CDT…0600 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE AND THE BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST.  ALEX HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY IN A GENERAL WESTWARD DIRECTION NEAR 5 MPH…8 KM/HR…AND A SLOW WEST OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK… THE CENTER OF ALEX WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OR SOUTHERN TEXAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING…AND MAKE LANDFALL IN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/HR… WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALEX IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ALEX WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AFTER ITS CENTER CROSSES THE COASTLINE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES…30 KM…FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES…280 KM. DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS… NOAA BUOY 42055 LOCATED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF ALEX REPORTED A ONE-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND OF 43 MPH AND A GUST TO 58 MPH.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB…28.70 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL…ALEX IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES… ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ALEX ARE SPREADING ONSHORE IN NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS.

WIND…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST WITHIN THE HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREAS LATER   THIS MORNING…MAKING OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.  STORM SURGE…A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.  THE SURGE COULD PENETRATE INLAND AS FAR AS SEVERAL MILES FROM THE SHORE WITH DEPTH GENERALLY DECREASING AS THE WATER MOVES INLAND.  NEAR THE COAST…  THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.

TORNADOES…ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS TODAY.

NEXT ADVISORY ————-
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY…400 AM CDT.

HURREX Emergency Drill

GEMA has initiated an exercise (HURREX 2010) with “Tropical Storm ‘Sofie’” ESE of Savannah, which we will assume develops into a full hurricane as the drill progresses.  Our Section Traffic Manager, Charles K4GK has asked ARES participation as follows:

“The Statewide Hurricane GEMA (FEMA) drill be next week, June 28, 29, and 30.   In support of these operations The Georgia Statewide ARES Net will
again be active on 3975 kHz. Plans are to call the Net into session Tuesday, June 29.  The net is scheduled for operations at 9:00 A.M., 12:00 Noon, and again at 3:00 P.M.  The Net may also be active at other times and frequencies if conditions and emergency drill operations warrant. The purpose of this operation is to show our capabilities to communicate over long distances during any time of need. All stations are encouraged to check into the Statewide Net.  This is the tenth (10th) year that Georgia ARES Statewide Net has participated in the Statewide (FEMA) Hurrex Drill held each year in  June.”
Like an actual event, I encourage you to watch on the web sites (GAARES.ORG and ARRL-GA.ORG) as well as monitoring the Georgia ARES frequency 3.975 including the 7PM Georgia SSB net for updates.  We don’t know in advance what will happen as this drill hurricane develops. This will be a good preview on the plans already developed for “Hurricane Jay” which will be the focus of our annual S.E.T. in October.  More will be coming on that soon so that all can prepare for it in advance.  We are happy that these both are only drills, but must realize that events this summer may not be so happy.  Be Prepared!
73,
Gene, W4AYK, SM Georgia