The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

"dxAce" wrote in message
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The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas, and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

Jack

Jack Painter wrote:

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas, and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

That is not exactly true... The Hurricane Watch Net will activate anytime a
hurricane is within 300 miles of land.

Earlier today Hurricane Frances was near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and
approaching the Bahamas, so there certainly are affected areas.

dxAce

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Jack Painter wrote:

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas, and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

That is not exactly true... The Hurricane Watch Net will activate anytime
a
hurricane is within 300 miles of land.

Earlier today Hurricane Frances was near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and
approaching the Bahamas, so there certainly are affected areas.

dxAce


You're right, but miss my point! 300 miles is a ridiculous distance as the
weather reports are meaningless until the barometer starts plumetting and
the edge of the tropical front approaches. All day and night...it isn't, nor
even forecast to! Heard one net control ask a guy who had measured 1
thousandth of an inch of rain all day - "so how are you holding up in this"?
Hmmm.

Jack

Jack Painter wrote:

Heard one net control ask a guy who had measured 1
thousandth of an inch of rain all day - "so how are you holding up in this"?
Hmmm.


Measuring to those tolerances can be pretty stressful. Accounting for
the evaporation and adhesion in the instruments without resorting to
high school style 'fudge factors' can be a real test of character.



mike

Jack Painter wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Jack Painter wrote:

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas, and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

That is not exactly true... The Hurricane Watch Net will activate anytime
a
hurricane is within 300 miles of land.

Earlier today Hurricane Frances was near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and
approaching the Bahamas, so there certainly are affected areas.

dxAce


You're right, but miss my point! 300 miles is a ridiculous distance as the
weather reports are meaningless until the barometer starts plumetting and
the edge of the tropical front approaches. All day and night...it isn't, nor
even forecast to! Heard one net control ask a guy who had measured 1
thousandth of an inch of rain all day - "so how are you holding up in this"?
Hmmm.

Well, the Turks and Caicos Islands were certainly a lot closer than 300 miles
from the hurricane last night...

And... here is a report from this morning:

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.0 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES... 60 KM...NORTH OF
MAYAGUANA ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 520 MILES...835
KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

I'm still trying to grasp your point. :-)

My point is that the Hurricane Watch Net can/will activate when a hurricane is
within 300 miles of land... that may seem ridiculous to you, but that's the way
it is.

dxAce

Jack Painter wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Jack Painter wrote:

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas, and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

That is not exactly true... The Hurricane Watch Net will activate anytime
a
hurricane is within 300 miles of land.

Earlier today Hurricane Frances was near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and
approaching the Bahamas, so there certainly are affected areas.

dxAce


You're right, but miss my point! 300 miles is a ridiculous distance as the
weather reports are meaningless until the barometer starts plumetting and
the edge of the tropical front approaches. All day and night...it isn't, nor
even forecast to!

Yes, it was forecast to! (In fact it was already there) What forecast are you
using?

dxAce

"m II" wrote

Jack Painter wrote:

Heard one net control ask a guy who had measured 1
thousandth of an inch of rain all day - "so how are you holding up in
this"?
Hmmm.


Measuring to those tolerances can be pretty stressful. Accounting for
the evaporation and adhesion in the instruments without resorting to
high school style 'fudge factors' can be a real test of character.



mike

rotfl. That might have been his point! They tire each other out passing
useless information a day before conditions start changing when the
operators could have been making last minute preparations. Having been
through a few hurricanes, no mater how well prepared there is always
something left to do.

Jack

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Jack Painter wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Jack Painter wrote:

"Dale Parfitt" wrote
"dxAce" wrote
The HWN is currently active on 14325 per http://www.hwn.org/

dxAce

Sure is. Using the 756PRO and dual watch to monitor it and the
MARS on
13.927 - activity picking up.

Dale W4OP

As usual, they gear up way too soon, for the last 8 hours "looking
for
weather from the affected areas"...when there are no affected areas,
and
won't be for 20 hours from their initial activation.

That is not exactly true... The Hurricane Watch Net will activate
anytime
a
hurricane is within 300 miles of land.

Earlier today Hurricane Frances was near the Turks and Caicos Islands,
and
approaching the Bahamas, so there certainly are affected areas.

dxAce


You're right, but miss my point! 300 miles is a ridiculous distance as
the
weather reports are meaningless until the barometer starts plumetting
and
the edge of the tropical front approaches. All day and night...it isn't,
nor
even forecast to! Heard one net control ask a guy who had measured 1
thousandth of an inch of rain all day - "so how are you holding up in
this"?
Hmmm.

Well, the Turks and Caicos Islands were certainly a lot closer than 300
miles
from the hurricane last night...

No effects were noted from the stations reporting all day and into the
night.


And... here is a report from this morning:

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...
I'm still trying to grasp your point. :-)

My point is that the Hurricane Watch Net can/will activate when a
hurricane is
within 300 miles of land... that may seem ridiculous to you, but that's
the way
it is.

dxAce


That's all I'm saying, it's a waste of time to follow 14325 the day before
the hurricane approaches. Stations in the soon to be affected areas get the
NHC reports read to them, and that may be useful to some of those stations,
not to disaffected listeners.

Jack