Update by Environment Canada: Thursday, July 12, 2018 Environment Canada has issued another Tropical Cyclone Information Statement and it has been provided below. For complete information please visit: https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/statements_e.html 2:49 PM ADT Thursday 12 July 2018 Tropical cyclone information statement for: Newfoundland and Labrador: Burin Peninsula – Southern Avalon Connaigre St. John’s – Bonavista Peninsula […]
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Update on Hurricane Irma: SATERN Bulletin
The following news item is an update on Hurricane Irma from the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN): International SATERN Operators International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Emergency Coordinators SATERN Newsletter / Bulletins List Hurricane Irma: As everyone knows by now, Hurricane Irma is a “potentially catastrophic” hurricane forecasted to make landfall […]
Update on Hurricane Irma from the ARRL
The following update on Hurricane Irma is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): ARRL HQ Update #2 at 1900 UTC on September 7, 2017 The ARRL Headquarters has started receiving health and welfare inquiries from family members in the Continental United States (CONUS) for the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico (PR). […]
Update on Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia: September 7 List of frequencies
The following news item is an update on Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia. Update on September 7, 2017: Radio Amateurs of Canada is monitoring the progress of the storms in the Caribbean and any necessary Amateur response. The National Hurricane Center has issued the following public advisories: Hurricane Irma: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/061753.shtml Hurricane Jose: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/060832.shtml Hurricane Katia: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/071146.shtml […]
Update on Hurricane Irma List of Frequencies: September 7 update
The following news item is an update on Hurricane Irma. Update on September 7, 2017: Radio Amateurs of Canada is monitoring the progress of the storms in the Caribbean and any necessary Amateur response. The National Hurricane Center has issued another public advisory with an update on Hurricane Irma: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/061753.shtml Stay tuned to this website and […]
Tropical cyclone statement in effect for Atlantic Canada
As Hurricane Harvey continues to inflict damage on our neighbours to the south, Radio Amateurs of Canada is monitoring the progress of the storm and any necessary Amateur response. The track of the storm shows it brushing the coastal waters of Newfoundland, but as always the track could change. Stay tuned to this website and […]
Amateur Radio at the Ready During Atlantic Canada Telephone Outage
The following report is courtesy of Rick MacMillan, VE9MTB, President of the International Repeater Group: New Brunswick Amateur Radio operators proved they were ready to get the message through “when all else fails” during the recent telephone outage. Last Friday August 4, 2017, Bell and other telephone carriers experienced a widespread failure of the telephone network in Atlantic […]
ARRL to Sponsor 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Webinar
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: The American Radio Relay League will sponsor a 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Webinar on Monday, July 17, at 8 pm ET (0000 UTC on Tuesday, July 18). The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio during the 2017 Hurricane Season. […]
FCC Approves New Emergency Alert System “Event Codes” for 2017 Hurricane Season
The following report is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-approves-new-emergency-alert-system-event-codes-for-2017-hurricane-season The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added three new “event codes” to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for the 2017 hurricane season. The new rules apply to EAS and NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). Two of the EAS codes correspond to a potential Storm […]
Hurricane Watch Net Honours Bermuda Radio Amateur
The American Radio Relay League and the Hurricane Watch net provided the following report: https://www.arrl.org/news/hurricane-watch-net-honors-bermuda-radio-amateur The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has recognized one of its long-time members, Antony “Tony” Siese, VP9HK. HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, announced on October 20 that the net would confer upon Siese the title of “Honorary Member,” in recognition of […]