[Dstar] D-Star and Hurricane Ike VoIPWX Net closed

[Richard Hoskin]

Hello,


At 07:00hrsUTC, Hurricane Ike weakened to a Tropical Storm and the VoIP
Hurricane Net closed its formal operation.

 

VK3RWN B has return to normal operations.

 

Here it the report from the net.


Hurricane Ike dealt significant damage and storm surge to the
Houston/Galveston, Texas area. A local/regional SKYWARN Net was active with
WX5HGX, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Weather Service in
Houston/Galveston, Texas running the net and liaison was established between
that net and the VoIP Hurricane Net.

Several damage and measured wind reports were forwarded from that net
including a measured wind gust of 92 MPH from KE5RON-Ron at the Brazoria
County EOC in Freeport, Texas from a chemical plant located in that area and
many reports of widespread power outages and tree and power line damage with
roof shingle damage in the Houston and Sugar Land area. Local media reported
4 Million people without power in the Houston, Texas area with many windows
blown out of skyscrapers in downtown Houston, Texas. Storm Surge was
significant in the Galveston, Texas area from media reports and one delayed
relayed report from a Ham who had contact with another Ham Operator on
Galveston Island.

A measured wind gust of 84 MPH was reported by K5JEP-Joe in Jasper Texas to
the VoIP Hurricane Net with significant tree damage. Other damage reports
were received from stations in the affected area and relays into the
affected area from Joe-K5JEP and John-KD5YOU among several other stations.
The National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters, which is
co-located with the National Weather Service in Dallas/Fort Worth Texas, was
active on the VoIP Hurricane Net under call-sign WX5FWD. Reports from the
VoIP Net were relayed to Southern Region HQ and reports Southern Region
received were relayed to our net.

Cheers

Richard

VK3JFK

 

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