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Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:

Created by gulfcoastnews on 2005-09-01

Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:

03845.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5 LSB Mississippi Section Traffic
03873.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
03910.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03910.0 LSB Louisiana Traffic
03923.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03925.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
03935.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
03940.0 LSB Southern Florida Emergency
03950.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0 LSB South Texas Emergency
03965.0 LSB Alabama Emergency (altn)
03967.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03975.0 LSB Texas RACES
03993.5 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03995.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx

07225.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07235.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07240.0 LSB American Red Cross US Gulf Coast Disaster
07240.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07243.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
07245.0 LSB Southern Louisiana
07248.0 LSB Texas RACES
07250.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07260.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07264.0 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07265.0 LSB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) (altn)
07273.0 LSB Texas ARES (altn)
07280.0 LSB NTS Region 5
07280.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
07283.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0 LSB West Gulf ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
07285.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (day)
07290.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare) (day)
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)

14265.0 USB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio(SATERN) (health & welfare)
14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0 USB Louisiana (1900)

KT9Y2005-09-05
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
YES, thank you E-HAM.NET for putting these freqs up here. And thanks to all of you who are participating in the on going nets! This is what we are all about and where we can show the nation the value of Amateur Radio!!
God bless!
KI4GHQ2005-09-05
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
PLEASE DO NOT QRM THESE NET FREQUENCIES
WE SHOULD ACT IS IF OUR FAMILYS WERE IN HARMS WAY...
N4VNV2005-09-04
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
I have been on 60M since it was opened for hams, and was very sad to see it was not used for the Katrina disaster. There are only a few of us using it on a regular basis. It would have been a Clear Channel for the net. Also the band works really well with mobile units. I drove from KY to DE and back and maintained contact with stations at both ends during the whole trip last March.
If I were in charge of a disaster team of hams, I would find out the capabilities of each member. Then use the ones with 60M capability for the emergency traffic. Health & Welfare could be passed on the other frequencies. Then as the volume decreased, move some H & W to the 60M stations.
I overheard a NASTY situation on 7.190 between the NCS of an Emergency Communications Team, and a AM station Ham with a SKED contact with his buddy for a ragchew. The AM station ham refused to move and argued for fifteen or twenty minutes. And he got on top of the net, they had been using the freq for quite a while before he came on. This is a perfect example of the difference between HOBBY hams and those of us that consider ham radio a SERVICE to our communities.
Reply to a comment by : K4RAF on 2005-09-01

" Has the FCC even declared a communications emergency yet?" No, nor will they. In recent times, the FCC declared that VHF/UHF was to be primary choice for this type of operation, over HF. There would be no more declarations for specific frequencies. Might I also remind everyone that hurricanes were the main reason for the ARRL screamed to get 60 meters. Now that we got it, it is not being used for the intended & stated purpose. 60M was the only band the FCC offered to declare & 1 or 2 channels at that! 50 HF nets is a huge imposition on normal operations. It also is impossible for the FCC to police all 50. Be real. How many voice nets are really needed? This H&W traffic belongs on 60 meters & confine it to the 5 frequencies. If you don't have 60, you can't interfere! Declaration need solved. If we hams actually had an up to date digital system deployed, there would be no need for voice or HF. So much for efficiency & dynamic preparation.
Reply to a comment by : THERAGE on 2005-09-01

"This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY...blah, blah, blah. Absolutely, i agree. (profile on QRZ) <My career field was in medical electronics. Briefly, I was responsible for the service and support of all the medical electronic equipment in the hospital environment. I was the director of the Biomedical Engineering Departments in various hospitals in Chicago and Arizona. I was a working director, and yes I actually did work on the equipment. I was also the safety officer at one facility.> BRAVO! <I also spent time in the US NAVY [1970-1976] as an Aviation Electricians/Electronics Mate In Attack Squadron VA-209. I primarily worked on the electrical/electronic systems of A-4 Skyhawk attack jets. The A-4 was the Navy's smallest single engine bomber designed to operate from all sizes of U.S. Navy Carriers. I also worked on the flight deck of the USS INDEPENDENCE Aircraft Carrier, and was with the AIR BARONS flight demonstration team [reserve unit].> OUTSTANDING!! <and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up!> NOT GOOD!!! After all you have accomplished in life you find it fit to make a comment like that? see you in church.
Reply to a comment by : AA7IN on 2005-09-01

KA7GKN wrote: "This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY" Then W9WHE spews: Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair ( declare )a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely? Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder ( engender ) co-operation. Try a different approach: "we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine ( hurricane ) effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us" You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo ( gestapo ) command. Yeah, right, like you are such the shining example. Good grief. Craig - N7UQA
Reply to a comment by : KC0RCQ on 2005-09-01

Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham. If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does. Best of luck to you all. David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
K4RAF2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
" Has the FCC even declared a communications emergency yet?"

No, nor will they. In recent times, the FCC declared that VHF/UHF was to be primary choice for this type of operation, over HF. There would be no more declarations for specific frequencies.

Might I also remind everyone that hurricanes were the main reason for the ARRL screamed to get 60 meters. Now that we got it, it is not being used for the intended & stated purpose. 60M was the only band the FCC offered to declare & 1 or 2 channels at that!

50 HF nets is a huge imposition on normal operations. It also is impossible for the FCC to police all 50. Be real. How many voice nets are really needed? This H&W traffic belongs on 60 meters & confine it to the 5 frequencies. If you don't have 60, you can't interfere! Declaration need solved.

If we hams actually had an up to date digital system deployed, there would be no need for voice or HF. So much for efficiency & dynamic preparation.
Reply to a comment by : THERAGE on 2005-09-01

"This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY...blah, blah, blah. Absolutely, i agree. (profile on QRZ) <My career field was in medical electronics. Briefly, I was responsible for the service and support of all the medical electronic equipment in the hospital environment. I was the director of the Biomedical Engineering Departments in various hospitals in Chicago and Arizona. I was a working director, and yes I actually did work on the equipment. I was also the safety officer at one facility.> BRAVO! <I also spent time in the US NAVY [1970-1976] as an Aviation Electricians/Electronics Mate In Attack Squadron VA-209. I primarily worked on the electrical/electronic systems of A-4 Skyhawk attack jets. The A-4 was the Navy's smallest single engine bomber designed to operate from all sizes of U.S. Navy Carriers. I also worked on the flight deck of the USS INDEPENDENCE Aircraft Carrier, and was with the AIR BARONS flight demonstration team [reserve unit].> OUTSTANDING!! <and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up!> NOT GOOD!!! After all you have accomplished in life you find it fit to make a comment like that? see you in church.
Reply to a comment by : AA7IN on 2005-09-01

KA7GKN wrote: "This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY" Then W9WHE spews: Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair ( declare )a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely? Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder ( engender ) co-operation. Try a different approach: "we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine ( hurricane ) effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us" You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo ( gestapo ) command. Yeah, right, like you are such the shining example. Good grief. Craig - N7UQA
Reply to a comment by : KC0RCQ on 2005-09-01

Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham. If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does. Best of luck to you all. David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
THERAGE2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
"This is meant to anyone reading this"

DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS!

GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY...blah, blah, blah.

Absolutely, i agree.

(profile on QRZ)

<My career field was in medical electronics. Briefly, I was responsible for the service and support of all the medical electronic equipment in the hospital environment. I was the director of the Biomedical Engineering Departments in various hospitals in Chicago and Arizona. I was a working director, and yes I actually did work on the equipment. I was also the safety officer at one facility.>

BRAVO!

<I also spent time in the US NAVY [1970-1976] as an Aviation Electricians/Electronics Mate In Attack Squadron VA-209. I primarily worked on the electrical/electronic systems of A-4 Skyhawk attack jets. The A-4 was the Navy's smallest single engine bomber designed to operate from all sizes of U.S. Navy Carriers. I also worked on the flight deck of the USS INDEPENDENCE Aircraft Carrier, and was with the AIR BARONS flight demonstration team [reserve unit].>

OUTSTANDING!!

<and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up!>

NOT GOOD!!!

After all you have accomplished in life you find it fit to make a comment like that? see you in church.


Reply to a comment by : AA7IN on 2005-09-01

KA7GKN wrote: "This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY" Then W9WHE spews: Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair ( declare )a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely? Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder ( engender ) co-operation. Try a different approach: "we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine ( hurricane ) effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us" You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo ( gestapo ) command. Yeah, right, like you are such the shining example. Good grief. Craig - N7UQA
Reply to a comment by : KC0RCQ on 2005-09-01

Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham. If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does. Best of luck to you all. David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
KC8VWM2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
I agree. A communications emergency issued by the FCC is in good order.

Reply to a comment by : KU4UV on 2005-09-01

Has the FCC even declared a communications emergency yet? If they have, I haven't heard of one. I would think this situation certainly constitues one. I too have heard the national news reports of there being no way for authorities to communicate in the affected areas of the hurricane. I haven't heard anything about ham operators being one way, if not the only, means of viable communication, but maybe other networks have mentioned it. 73, KU4UV
KU4UV2005-09-01
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
Has the FCC even declared a communications emergency yet? If they have, I haven't heard of one. I would think this situation certainly constitues one. I too have heard the national news reports of there being no way for authorities to communicate in the affected areas of the hurricane. I haven't heard anything about ham operators being one way, if not the only, means of viable communication, but maybe other networks have mentioned it.

73,
KU4UV
HA5RXZ2005-09-01
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
As 80m, 40m and 20m are my only bands due to antenna restrictions I'll be going QRT for a few weeks until things calm down. This small step will leave the bands a bit quieter for emergency traffic.

This then leaves plenty of time for other ham activities such as construction, repairing antennas before the winter etc.

Anyone care to join me?

HA5RXZ
W9WHE-II2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
Attack, attack, attack...is that all you can ever do?
Reply to a comment by : AA7IN on 2005-09-01

KA7GKN wrote: "This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY" Then W9WHE spews: Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair ( declare )a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely? Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder ( engender ) co-operation. Try a different approach: "we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine ( hurricane ) effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us" You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo ( gestapo ) command. Yeah, right, like you are such the shining example. Good grief. Craig - N7UQA
Reply to a comment by : KC0RCQ on 2005-09-01

Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham. If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does. Best of luck to you all. David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
AA7IN2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
KA7GKN wrote:

"This is meant to anyone reading this"

DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS!

GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY"

Then W9WHE spews:

Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair ( declare )a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely?

Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder ( engender ) co-operation. Try a different approach:

"we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine ( hurricane ) effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us"

You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo ( gestapo ) command.



Yeah, right, like you are such the shining example. Good grief.


Craig - N7UQA
Reply to a comment by : KC0RCQ on 2005-09-01

Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham. If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does. Best of luck to you all. David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
KC0RCQ2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
Nice work everyone...This is a big part of what Ham Radio is all about...I am more proud than ever to be a ham.

If this doesn't represent "When All Else Fails" I don't know what does.

Best of luck to you all.

David (W0RER)
Reply to a comment by : K9NYO on 2005-09-01

I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form. SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally. Thanks & 73, Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO Northeast Illinois DEC, Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
W9WHE-II2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
"This is meant to anyone reading this"

DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS!

GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY"



Why settle for 5-6 Khz? Why don't you use your self-given authority to declair a communications emergency and order all other hams OFF the air entirely?

Look, trying to help is a good thing. And hams should try to avoid spacing too close to ANY QSO. But my friend, your attitude does not engeder co-operation. Try a different approach:

"we are trying to pass health and welfare traffic for hurricaine effected areas, if all hams would try to keep at least 3Khz away, that would make it easier for us"

You will get more cooperation with a polite request then a ghestapo command.
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
WA1RNE2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
KA7GKN;


You might want to consider the fact that many hams don't know there are over 50 nets running on 75, 40 and 20 and are not aware of every frequency being used for this purpose.

Yesterday, I happened to be listening to a 20 meter net and in the space of 15 minutes finally heard a station rattle off 5 net frequencies.


Add to that the differences in propogation between various points around the country and all the relay stations required to pass traffic back and forth and you are bound to have issues with QRM.


Having read this article, I know realize there are >50, along with their assigned frequencies.



Point is, much of the interference is likely to be unintentional......


WA1RNE
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
K9NYO2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
I received an e-mail from a person in our town. She found our club's Web site and contacted us because a TV station in Mississippi told her that ham radio operators may be able to locate her parents. She hasn't had any contact with them and is worried. I gave her directions to the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Web site at http://www.satern.org where she could fill out their health and welfare information request form.

SATERN reports handling up to 600 messages daily. They are an extremely well-trained group of individuals who meet daily on 14.265 MHz to practice for disasters just like this. Monitor the net to see if you can help pass traffic locally.

Thanks & 73,

Rob Sobkoviak, K9NYO
Northeast Illinois DEC,
Illinois ARES
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
WA4MJF2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
Marty, FNC has mentioned hams
several times.

73 de Ronnie
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
KD4AC2005-09-01
RE: Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencie
"DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS!"

That means YOU K1MAN.
Reply to a comment by : KA7GKN on 2005-09-01

This is meant to anyone reading this" DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS! GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away. Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in. I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets. And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up! finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that? regards, Marty ka7gkn
KA7GKN2005-09-01
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
This is meant to anyone reading this"

DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THESE NETS!

GIVE A LARGE SPACE>>>DON'T START A QSO 2-3KHZ AWAY. MOVE AT LEAST 5-6KHZ AWAY

It is really awful to hear hams jamming the frequencies and also calling cq a few khz away.

Listen to the nets, learn what real ham radio is all about. If there is a need for someone in your area and you can provide help check in.

I applaud all the dedicated operators who are working these nets.
And to those jamming shame on you, and I truly hope someday when you require help no one shows up!

finally, I do find it sad that not a single news report has even hinted that ham operators are providing communications. The news does rant about lack of communications but not a single sentence about ham operators..maybe there is something we can do about that?

regards, Marty ka7gkn
K3WACKY2005-09-01
Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:
I'd like to thank Eham for posting these frequencies.

It's a good way for hams to listen in and peak some interest to get involved and trained for their local region in case a disaster hits their area.

73