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<P><FONT size=2><FONT size=6><STRONG>Atlantic Hurricane Season
2010</STRONG></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT
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<P><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially runs
from 1st June to 30 November each year and Tropical Storm Alex has become the
first 'named' storm of this year.</FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><BR>Amateur
Radio continues to play a part in gathering and distributing information for the
weather and emergency services each year.<BR><BR><STRONG>Radio Amateurs in
Region 1 are reminded that the following frequencies may be in use by nets in
North and Central</STRONG> <STRONG>America</STRONG> to track and deal with the
consequences of these severe weather events. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><STRONG>It is possible for Region 1 amateurs to
cause unintentional QRM to these nets so please listen carefully if operating
near these frequencies</STRONG>:<BR><BR><STRONG>14.300 MHz is used by the
Maritime Mobile Service Net daily</STRONG> and as well as handling traffic from
Maritime Mobile Stations, also gathers weather reports from maritime stations to
assist forecasters.<BR><BR><STRONG>14.325 MHz is used by the Hurricane Watch
Net</STRONG> and the net is established whenever it appears that a storm may
affect the US mainland. The net gathers weather information and links to the
American National Hurricane Centre.<BR><BR><STRONG>14.265 MHz is used by the
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network ( SATERN )</STRONG> provides Health
and Welfare traffic links for those in affected areas as well as supporting the
Salvation Army Disaster relief response should a hurricane
strike.<BR><BR><STRONG>Frequencies used in Cuba<BR>7.045, 7.080, 7.110
MHz<BR>3.740 MHz</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Frequencies used in Central
America;<BR>Red Centro Americana : 7.090 and 3.750MHz<BR>Guatemala: 7.075
MHz<BR>Nicaragua: 7.098 MHz</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Mexico (FMRE) 3.690 and
7.060 MHz</STRONG><BR><BR>Cuba and Mexico co-operate with long distance relays
on 40m when propagation makes this possible.<BR><BR>Local emergency
communications groups may also activate if a hurricane approaches their area and
those frequencies would be announced at the time.<BR><BR>Maritime Mobile Service
Net<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.mmsn.org/"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=3>http://www.mmsn.org/</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>Hurricane
Watch Net<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.hwn.org/"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=3>http://www.hwn.org/</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>Salvation
Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.satern.org/"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=3>http://www.satern.org/</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>IARU
Region 1<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.iaru-r1.org/"><FONT face=Tahoma
size=3>http://www.iaru-r1.org/</FONT></A></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma>
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