Monitor Dorian on 20 & 40-Meters
For American Partisan readers who have the ability to monitor short wave radio frequency’s, there is an active Emergency Hurricane Net in process along the Southeast coast of the United States. The frequency’s that are being used are; 14.325 Mhz (USB) and 7.268 Mhz (LSB).
Unless you are actively accepting or passing traffic along, these frequency’s are only for RXing (Listening).
If you are not a licensed amateur radio operator you still can listen to the exchanges. Many preppers out there who are not licensed monitor nets all the time on their short wave radios like the CCRANE or amateur radio transceivers. They typically erect a G5RV type antenna in their back yards hung between two trees that are about 100-feet apart and 30 to 40-feet high. If space is not available use an inverted ‘V’ configuration.
If you have a shortwave type radio as described above and the radio has a SSB (Single Side Band) capabilities. Turn the dial to 14325 Khz or 7268 Khz to monitor the Dorian drama.
As I type this short news brief, people in the Bahamas are calling in storm reports.
73 & God Bless….
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Getting everything secure here in Eastern NC! Comms up as much as possible!
Right on Wynn!
Based on the most recent WX Reports, it looks like eastern SC & NC is going to get the brunt of this storm. This prediction is not to mitigate what could happen to the FL or GA coast. The surge is going to be phenomenal with the high-tides predicted.
When Sandy blew through NJ, NY, and CT, the surge is what got us in RI. The surge picked up our house and then dropped it, breaking almost all of our first floor joists.
If you want, contact your ham friends and then lets set up a 24/7 net to monitor over the next several days for traffic going out and back in.
MrsMac and I are praying for you and all the folks along the coast…
73 & God Bless,
JohnyMac
I was visiting me mum on the rock(Marthas Vineyard),was listening to NOAA and decided to stay a few extra days,just a breezy(40 mph tops) rain luckily for the area with some small branch drop ect.I hope all here did OK and certainly hope the folks hit hard make out all right as one can long term.Yes,studying for me tech/gen ect. but with trying to get me mum a new home where I can be close by and life in general a long slog for the licenses to say the least.
Ahhhh, the “Vineyard”. We use to anchor in “Lagoon Pond” just south of Vineyard Haven harbor and take the inflatable into town for fun. Vineyard Haven use to be “dry” – no alcohol – but “I”…Repeat “I” use to know the restaurants and holes to go to, to get served. MrsMac doesn’t drink so on occasion I got the “stinky eye”. ESPECIALLY when I would go across the harbor back to the boat in the wee hours of the morning at full throttle.
Nantucket was another great place to go however there were only a few places to anchor so we usually swung at a town mooring which was $$$$ but what the heck. Both two great places to wait out a hurricane if you ask me. I envy you.
James, James, James. Get that Tech ticket and then the world is your oyster. At the time my 13-year old neighbor got his followed 6-months later with his General. He did what I suggested and I will pass onto you and who ever is bored enough to read the following…
1) Get the ARRL text book.
2) If you have a snmartphone, down load the ARRL Exam App.
3) Sign up at the ARRL, to take practice exams.
1a) Read a chapter in the text book a week. Make sure you answer the exam questions at the end of each chapter.
2a) While waiting in line at the DMV, DR’s office, listening to a REALLY BORING serman at your church; Fire up the ARRL Exam on your phone and get to
work.
3a) Take the practice exams on the ARRL site.
If you do the above three things, you will be a Tech in a minimum of eight weeks. \”/
Take care Brother!
JMc
JM- Did you ever come across a gentleman named Nat Benjamin while anchored in lagoon pond? He’s a well known boat builder there who I had the pleasure of meeting several years back in Cambridge. Very insightful and humble guy. He wrote a book called Schooner which detailed one of his builds. I’m not a boater, but it was a fascinating read.
HP, I never met him however I know about the guy. I saw his 50′ Schooner Charlotte moored in Vineyard Haven around 2013-ish. She is a beautiful boat.
Thanks Brother for sharing Nat and his builds with the AP readership.
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