Special Announcement: National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop Sessions To Be Livestreamed – Tuesday March 31st, 2015

March 29, 2015 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all..

The National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop sessions will be livestreamed on Tuesday March 31st, 2015. Links to the livestream are as follows:

http://www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm
http://www.nsradio.org/stream.htm

The session schedule is listed on the links above and will be updated to reflect what is listed below:

Tuesday, March 31 — 13:30-15:00 CDT/14:30-16:00 EDT*
13:30 Opening Remarks (5 Minutes – Presented by Rob Macedo – KD1CY)
13:35 Importance of Amateur Radio / Spotter Surface Reports (25 Minutes – Presented by NHC Director Dr. Rick Knabb)
14:00 WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the NHC, Weather Initiatives & the Haiti Earthquake Mission Overview (40 Minutes – Presented by Rob Macedo – KD1CY)
14:40 Canadian Hurricane Centre Amateur Radio Operations (30 Minutes – Presented by Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Centre)

—> NOTE: Speakers will be on a break from around 15:10-15:30 CDT/16:10-16:30 EDT

Tuesday, March 31 — 15:30-17:00 CDT/16:30-18:00 EDT*
15:30 Brief Overview of the Hurricane Watch Net (30 Minutes – Presented by Bobby Graves – KB5HAV)
16:00 Brief Overview of the VoIP Hurricane Net (15 Minutes – Presented by Rob Macedo – KD1CY)
16:15 Hurricane Sandy: A Mid-Atlantic & New England Perspective (30 Minutes – Presented by Rob Macedo – KD1CY)
16:45 ARRL Update and Local SKYWARN Presentation Overview (15 Minutes – Presented by Lee Cooper – W5LHC)
—> NOTE: Sessions end around 17:15 CDT/18:15 EDT

The presenters will also be doing an evening presentation for the Austin Amateur Radio Club beginning at 630 PM CDT/730 PM EDT. This may be videoed but unlikely to be livestreamed.

We hope folks can join the livestream Tuesday 3/31/15. If people cannot make the livestream, the presentations will be archived and information will be sent out once that occurs.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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