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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6326
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:34 pm: | 
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Hurricane Watch Net to activate for Emily (Jul 12, 2005) -- The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced plans to activate on 14.325 MHz Wednesday, July 13, at 1600 UTC for what it expects will by then be Hurricane Emily. The HWN works in cooperation with WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center to gather ground-level weather data for relay to NHC forecasters. As of 1800 UTC July 12, the NHC was reporting the fast-moving Tropical Storm Emily had maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH with higher gusts and had the potential to reach Category 1 hurricane force before it reached the Windward Islands. The storm was some 530 miles east-southeast of Barbados, moving at 20 MPH. "Given present forecast information, it appears we will attempt to stay active until 11 PM EDT (0300 UTC) or until the 20-meter band closes--whichever comes first," said HWN Manager Mike Pilgrim, K5MP. The HWN Web site includes current forecasts, advisories and discussions as well as detailed satellite loop imagery and graphical plots of the forecast track. Pilgrim said that as Emily's behavior becomes more clear, the net will be announcing its plans for later in the week.
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Lon
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Coyote
Intermediate Member
Username: Coyote
Post Number: 292
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:24 pm: |
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Lon, How far will the HWN broadcast reach. Is it possible to receive these transmissions in TN? (time to string a long wire for the SW receiver)
Thats a great site. (bookmarked it) Even though a hurricanes full force is never felt this far inland, I like to keep up to date on the storms position and movement, they have the potential to produce flooding, high winds, severe thunderstorms and tornados in TN. Thanks for sharing this with us. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6333
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 11:16 pm: |
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Coyote,
Sorry but I do not know, but it would depend on conditions.
Maybe Bruce or one of the others can answer this for you.
Lon
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2957
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 6:51 am: |
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20 meters ( 14.325 mhz ) can be heard any place in the us during the day and early evening.
If they should also be used the 80 meter (3.5mhz) and 40 meter band (7mhz) are good at night. |
Coyote
Intermediate Member
Username: Coyote
Post Number: 293
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 7:06 pm: |
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Thanks Bruce, I'll have to see if I can tune that in with the antenna thats already on the radio. If not, I'll have to string a long wire like I had years ago. |
Rover
Intermediate Member
Username: Rover
Post Number: 202
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:51 pm: |
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Coyote,
It *should* work. Obviously, you have done this before, so it would definitely work with a long wire or dipole. When I was an SWLer, I used to jury rig a wire to the window screen for an antenna.
Twenty meters is a pretty good DX band. You can also listen to 15 MHZ (WWV) to see how well the band is running. Anyhoo, you should hear the activity.
73
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Coyote
Intermediate Member
Username: Coyote
Post Number: 294
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 11:47 pm: |
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Rover,
Yeah, years ago I used to spend hours at a time tuning across the bands listening to every country in Europe that was on the air. It has been a while since I did any serious SWL listening and I just recently pulled my old radio out of moth ball. It needed a good cleaning. I spent several hours with a can of contact cleaner and disassembled the radio to clean all the tuning and volume pots and such. Its now working again, not as good as it used to but I'm hoping that with use it will get better. I would like to get a new receiver sometime in the near future though. |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 433
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 10:08 am: |
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Hey Bruce I think I heard you and your friends while monitoring 10 meter on Monday. Skip was amazing then. I think it 29.620 29.640. FM. One is Boston repeater and the other was Miami Repeater. Anyway.....Man was the signal strong and clear! My needle was in the red from your repeater all the way in Indiana. Starting to get the itch, if you know what I mean. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2967
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 6:56 am: |
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You might have heard me i was on several times monday. Mostly im on 29.600 but if the skips running i will pop on repeaters.
IF you would like to program the 10 meter fm frequencies here they are .....
10 METER FM
Calling frequency 29.600
REPEATER PAIRS 29.620, 29.640, 29.660 and 29.680 offset -100 KHZ |
Troublemaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Troublemaker
Post Number: 133
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 11:15 pm: |
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Coyote,you shouldn't have any problem hearing 14.325,in Tenn., I listened to the calls on Dennis last week,very interesting to listen to!I'm in S.W Ohio,& pick up many reports checkin in. |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 436
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 9:49 am: |
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Is a repeater used on 29.600 or is it like 27.555. |
