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BBS: Red Onion Express
Date: 08-26-92 (00:59) Number: 160
From: BRIAN JOHNSON Refer#: NONE
To: ALL Recvd: YES
Subj: HURRICANE ANDREW/MONITORI Conf: (39) SHORTWV
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The following frequencies have been monitored here with relation to
Hurricane Andrew emergency operations. The Amateur Radio RACES
service is operating on several frequencies. During the day it is
best to monitor the "Hurricane Net" on 14325 kHz (USB). Health &
Welfare traffic is heard on 14300 kHz with "outgoing" Health & Welfare
messages on 14268 kHz. The above frequencies are best heard during
the daylight hours or according to propagation conditions. At one
point, I belei a ham operator from San Diego was handling the net on
14325 khz. All the above can be heard in USB mode. Night-time and
early morning traffic can be heard on the following frequencies...
3930 kHz (Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Net), 3935 kHz (Hurricane
Net-Emergency Traffic) and 3920 kHz (Health & Welfare Traffic). All
these are in LSB (Lower Sideband) mode. In addition, for RTTY weather
updates from WLO at Mobile, Alabama (especially with relation to
Hurricane Andrew) can be monitored on 16997.5 kHz (daytime) and 8534
kHz or 6344 kHz (during the night and early morning hours). WLO
carries the latest Hurricane Advisories from the National Hurricane
Center in Florida. Of course, there are other frequencies which you
may hear WLO on also. USCG weather can also be heard on 4429 kHz,
8765 kHz, 13113 kHz and 17307 kHz (USB). As was mwntioned before, NOAA
Hurricane Hunter aircraft can be found on 6673, 11398, 13354 and 21937
kHz (USB). There may be other frequencies which may be on the air and
in use by other agencies such as the American Red Cross, FEMA (The
Federal Emergency Management Agency) or other government services such
as the National Guard. In addition, there are the following
frequencies which may have amateur radio traffic in relation to
Hurricane Andrew or other emergency traffic. 3958 kHz (LSB) is the
Sunbelt Net. Others are 3950 kHz (LSB) and 7251 kHz (USB).
If anyone has additional information to contribute here as far as
frequencies are concerned please do so. As I write this, tornados are
extremely predictable in areas of Louisiana and Texas on the frontal
zone of Andrew. In fact a couple of twisters have already touched
near La Plat (sp?), Louisiana. And, this is just the first hurricane
of the season. Happy Monitoring...Brian.
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* Origin: Gandalf's - San Diego, CA - VHST - 619-466-9505
(1:202/302.0)