Announcement from WX4NHC   
      
   Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Miami Florida   
      
   WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test on Saturday, May   
   30th, 2015 from 9 AM-5 PM EDT (1300z-2100z). This will be our 35th year   
   of public service at NHC.   
      
   The purpose of this event is to test Amateur Radio Station equipment,   
   antennas and computers prior to this year's Hurricane Season, which   
   starts June 1st and runs through November 30th.   
      
   This event will be good practice for Ham Radio Operators world-wide as   
   well as NWS Staff to become familiar with Amateur Radio communications   
   available during times of severe weather.   
      
   WX4NHC will also be performing operator training. We will be making   
   brief contacts on many frequencies and modes, exchanging signal reports   
   and basic weather data exchange ("Sunny", or "Rain", etc.) with any   
   station in any location.   
      
   WX4NHC will be On-The-Air on HF, VHF, UHF , 2 & 30 meter APRS and   
   WinLink wx4nhc@winlink.org subject must contain "//WL2K". We will try   
   to stay on the recognized Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz   
   most of the time and announce when we QSY.   
      
   Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 to 3 operators   
   per shift, we can not be everywhere and every mode at the same time.   
      
   You may be able to find us on HF by using one of the DX Spotting   
   Networks such as the DX Summit Web Site:   
      
   http://www.dxsummit.fi/Search.aspx   
      
   We will also be on VoIP Hurricane Net 4pm-5pm EST (2000-2100z)   
   (IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203).   
      
   http://www.voipwx.net/   
      
   Local South Florida area VHF & UHF Repeaters will be contacted.   
      
   QSL Cards are available via WD4R.   
   Please send your card with a S.A.S.E.   
      
   Please do NOT send QSLs directly to the Hurricane Center address, as   
   it will get delayed.   
      
   Due to security measures; Please, NO VISITORS will be allowed entry   
   to NHC without prior clearance from NHC PIO and Security. Only WX4NHC   
   Operators on the pre-approved operating schedule will be allowed entry.   
      
   For more information about WX4NHC, please visit our website   
      
   www.wx4nhc.org   
      
   Thank you for your participation in the WX4NHC Annual Station Test event.   
      
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   Julio Ripoll Architect WD4R   
   WX4NHC Amateur Radio Asst. Coordinator   
   www.wx4nhc.org   
   Celebrating 35 years at the   
   National Hurricane Center   
   www.nhc.noaa.gov   
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