11am Meet in the βDungeonβ in theΒ Lowndes Emergency Services AnnexΒ of the Court House. Go to the 911 office door and press the 911 call button and tell them you are there for the HAM radio club meeting. Once in go left downstairs then to the right at the end of the hall. See Yβall There!Β
The WinLink training will start on September 23 at 8:00 PM CT. You will need to be prepared prior to the start of training.
To be prepared you will need the following setup
o A computer with WinLink installed (no radio required) and dual monitors. One monitor for the A/V conference and the second for your WinLink session. OR o A computer with WinLink Installed (no radio required) and either a second computer/laptop or tablet. The first computer will run WinLink while the second computer/laptop/tablet will be used for the A/V conference.
o Internet access on both devices.
The WinLink training will take 3 to 4 one hour sessions.
I will send a Winlink message to everyone by 6:30 PM on the day of the training with the A/V conference link.
If you know other that want to attend have them send an email to WG5GK@winlink.org. (Donβt forget the //WL2K in the subject line) I have 5 slots available.
Dates: Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28thΒ Address: Joe Brigance Park (635 Starkville Road) in Houston Contact: Β (662) 456-6525 (leave a message) or email pilotclubofhouston@gmail.com
Hurricane Francine strengthened overnight and has become better organized. Itβs expected to further strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico before landfall in Louisiana later today.
A significant risk for heavy rainfall (6-10β of rain) is forecast for Wednesday through Thursday night across southern and coastal counties including McComb, Poplarville, and Gulfport. This area faces likely flash flooding, numerous roads may be flooded, closed or washed out. Flooding of structures increasing likely and minor to moderate river flooding is likely.
An elevated risk for heavy rainfall (4-6β³ of rain) is forecast for Wednesday through Thursday night across much of central and southern Mississippi, including areas around Jackson, Vicksburg, Natchez, Brookhaven, Hattiesburg, and Laurel. This area faces likely flash flooding, possible road closures, and potential minor river flooding.
A limited threat (2-4β³ of rain) extends across the remainder of the state, including Tupelo, Laurel, Yazoo City, Greenville, Greenwood, Eupora, Columbus, Kosciusko, Clarksdale, Tunica, Southaven, Oxford, Corinth, Philadelphia, and Meridian with localized flash flooding possible, particularly in low-lying and urban areas.
An elevated wind threat from Tropical Storm Francine is expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon in the southwestern corner and coastal areas of Mississippi, including Natchez, McComb, Brookhaven, Poplarville and Gulfport. This elevated threat includes wind gusts of 45-55 mph, with potential for widespread downed trees and powerlines, some damage to roofs and homes, many blocked roads, and power outages possibly lasting several days. The rest of the state, including Jackson, Greenville, Tupelo, and the Gulf Coast, faces a limited wind threat with gusts of 30-45 mph, some downed trees and powerlines, some blocked roads, and possible power outages for 1-2 days.
A slight risk for severe storms is forecast for Wednesday afternoon and night across coastal Mississippi, including Hattiesburg, Gulfport, and Poplarville. Isolated severe storms with damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are possible. A marginal risk extends across eastern portion of the state, including Tupelo, Columbus, Philadelphia, Meridian, Magee, Laurel, and McComb, with the possibility of isolated severe storms, a few tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts. The timing for severe weather is mainly late Wednesday afternoon after 5pm into early Thursday morning.
4-7β³ of rain is expected across much of central and southern Mississippi, with locally higher amounts possible. This covers a larger area than just southern Mississippi.
2-4β³ of rain is forecast for northern Mississippi and the southeastern corner of the state, also with locally higher amounts possible. FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL (MS): https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Flash flooding is likely in the elevated threat area. This includes the possibility of some roads being flooded/closed and some structures possibly threatened with inundation.
In the limited threat area localized flash flooding is possible, particularly in low-lying and urban areas. Minor river flooding is possible in both threat areas.
A DATE HAS BEEN CHOSED FOR INTERMEDIATE WINLINK TRAINING. IT WILL BE SEP 16 STARTING AT 8:00 PM.
THIS IS ONLINE TRAINING WITH 3 TO 4 SESSIONS. NO RADIO WILL BE NEEDED. YOU WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE ONLINE SESSIONS.
THE PREREQUISITE IS
A COMPUTER WITH WINLINK INSTALLED AND TWO MONITORS ATTACHED. OR A COMPUTER WITH WINLINK INSTALLED AND A 2ND DEVICE (LAPTOP, TABLET) ATTACHED TO INTERNET.
THE REASON FOR TWO DISPLAYS IS TO USE ONE DISPLAY FOR WINLINK THE OTHER FOR ONLIN~ r β ) edΒΎA:olDΓ΄ittΒ―D AN EM teL TO WG5GK@WINLINK.ORG OR WG5GK FROM WITHIN WINLINK. (DONβT FORGET //WL2K IN THE SUBJECT LINE)
I AM REQUESTING ALL MEMEBERS OF THE EMECT NET TO SEND A LIST OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONejaeut3iIMES AND FGREQUENCIES YOU OPERATE OR PLAN TO OPERATEDURING A HURRICANE OR OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
AN EXAMPLE: ONE OF OUR MEMBERS CONVEYED TO ME, HIS RIG IS ON FLDIGI AT NIGHT AND MORNING UNTIL AFTER THE EMECT NET (3581). HE CHANGES OVER TO NET 40 (7104 LSB) DURING MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. OBVIOULSY THERE ARE TIMES HE WILL BE USING WINLINK FOR SENDING /RECEIVING MESSAGES.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW WE CAN EXPECT TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN CASE IT IS NEEDED. THIS IS WHAT EMERGENCY COMMS IS ABOUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR INFO OR QUESTIONS. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. WE WILL GET THE RESULTS COMPILED AND POSTED FOR THE GROUP AFTER IT IS RECEIVED.
11am Meet in the βDungeonβ in theΒ Lowndes Emergency Services AnnexΒ of the Court House. Go to the 911 office door and press the 911 call button and tell them you are there for the HAM radio club meeting. Once in go left downstairs then to the right at the end of the hall. See Yβall There!Β
We will view the ARISS communication live stream in the Lowndes County EOC tomorrow at the regular time of 11:00am. Come to the same door we use for our monthly meetings.
11am Meet in the βDungeonβ in theΒ Lowndes Emergency Services AnnexΒ of the Court House. Go to the 911 office door and press the 911 call button and tell them you are there for the HAM radio club meeting. Once in go left downstairs then to the right at the end of the hall. See Yβall There!Β