UPDATE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON D-STAR AND D-RATS   
      
   Announcement from WX4NHC   
   Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Miami Florida    
      
   WX4NHC will be On-The-Air for the Annual Station Test   
   Saturday, May 30th , 2015 from 9AM- 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 is, and 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 Hurricane Watch Net frequency 14.325 MHz most   
   of the time.   
      
   Due to space and equipment limitations, we will have 2 to 3 operators per   
   shift, so 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/   
      
   D-STAR voice net on REF002A with a Net Control WB4QDX to relay messages   
   via email to WX4NHC, 10am-Noon EDT.   
      
   D-RATS ratflector which will also be active at drat.seweather.net   
   Contact: John Davis WB4QDX seweathernet@gmail.com   
      
   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.   
      
   Due to security measures;  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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