Category Archives: General
Nominations for 2022
If you were not at the last meeting, you can submit your nominations here.
Continue readingPioneer Trail Run – September 18
The next Pioneer Trail Run will be held on Saturday September 18. We will report to out posts at 07:00 — this will be an all day run.
Please bring water, snacks, chair. Have spare batteries for your radio. Frequencies will be released as we get closer to the event.
Continue readingHurricane Ida ARRL Louisiana Section Nets
With the landfall of Hurricane Ida many stations will be looking to assist in the aftermath. The following information is listed so that all stations may assist with relief efforts ONLY when appropriate. Stations with Technician class privileges can monitor traffic into and out of the affected areas via Echolink node *ARERT*. This is a listen only.
The following frequencies are available for General class and higher privileges. Please remember to offer assistance ONLY when you are sure that your help will be of benefit. DO NOT CHECK INTO THESE NETS OR TRANSMIT ON THESE FREQUENCIES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED BY NET CONTROL.
Hurricane Watch Net – 14.325 MHz / 7.268 MHz as needed
Gulf Coast Hurricane Net – 3.935 MHz Daily 2000 CDT
Gulf Coast Sideband Net – 3.295 MHz Daily 1930 CDT
Louisiana Traffic Net NTS – 3.910 MHz M, W, F, Sun 1800 CDT
Louisiana Section ARES Net – 3.878 MHz Sun 1930 CDT
Louisiana ARES – 7.255 MHz +/- 10 MHz as needed (ongoing)
Southwest Traffic Net – 3.935 MHz
Information regarding other nets is available at www.larrl.org/ss/nets-listing
Monitoring can also be done via online remote radios at http://kiwisdr.com/public/ or www.globaltuners.com
Hurricane Ida Advisory #10
As of 1900 EDT 28 AUG 2021 the Hurricane Watch Net is active on 7.268 MHz. Amateur radio operators are encouraged to monitor this frequency as well as 14.325 MHz during daylight hours. Please DO NOT transmit on these frequencies unless specifically instructed to do so by net control.
BULLETIN
Hurricane Ida Advisory Number 10
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
400 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021
...IDA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC WIND
DAMAGE, AND FLOODING RAINFALL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY...
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.2N 87.0W
ABOUT 240 MI...385 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM SE OF HOUMA LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Storm Surge Warning has been extended eastward to the
Alabama/Florida border, including Mobile Bay.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* East of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana to the
Alabama/Florida border
* Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas,
and Mobile Bay
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River
* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana
* Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama/Florida border