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HAPPY THANKSGIVING CANADA

It is Thanksgiving weekend.  A time for family and friends. A time to realize how lucky we are to live in Canada… the greatest country in the world.  Please take a few minutes and look at the video below.  The folks in Fort McMurray have a special message to all of us this year.

(you need to copy this link it will not go automatically, my apologies.)

Fort McMurray wildfire: Thanksgiving video acknowledges Canadians for helping when disaster struck

 

UPDATED List of Frequencies in Use for Hurricane Matthew.

From the ARRL , the latest list of frequencies in use for Hurricane Matthew

International SATERN Net: 14.265 MHz (USB) Health & Welfare Traffic

Hurricane Watch Net (HWN): 14.325 MHz (USB), 7.268 MHz (LSB): Weather data and storm reports from stations in affected area

Cuba (Primary): 7.110 MHz (LSB)

Cuba (Alternate 1): 7.120 MHz (LSB)

Cuba (Alternate 2): 7.045 MHz

Cuba (Alternate 3): 7.080 MHz

Cuba: 3.720 MHz

Cuba: 3.740 MHz

IARU Region 2: 3.750 MHz Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 7.060 MHz Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 14.300 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 18.160 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 21.360 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 18.160 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

VoIP Hurricane Net: WX-Talk Conference, Node #7203 on Echolink and IRLP Reflector 9219. IRLP Reflector 9553 is the backup. (Due to the number of limited routes to the Echolink node for mobile devices, monitor WX-TALK on a desktop computer if possible.)

http://www.arrl.org/news/frequencies-in-use-in-conjunction-with-hurricane-matthew-response

Hurricane Net Watch is Active. update 6 OCTOBER 2016 1612UTC

6 OCT 2016  1612   ARES UNITS UP THE US East Coast are now activated. The Hurricane net is currently active on 20 and 40 Metres PLEASE CHECK their website, whose address is in the next paragraph.

 

Hurricane Mathew, currently a category 4 storm, has caused the activation of the Hurricane Watch Net.  Please ensure your frequency is clear prior to use. To see what frequency the Hurricane Watch Net Control is using go to

http://www.hwn.org/

UPDATED 4 OCTOBER 2016 1550 UTC  Hurricane Net is now at LEVEL 4 CATASTROPHIC RESPONSE MODE

UPDATED 3 OCT 20116  1719UTC   Additional frequency requests

http://wp.rac.ca/hurricane-matthew-update/