10/09/2024 ARRL.org
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:30 PM Eastern Update:
Amateur radio operators are in service across the State of Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall.
The Hurricane Watch Net is active on 14.325.00 MHz (USB) and 7.268.00 MHz (LSB). The VoIP Hurricane Net is active on *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio systems via the KC5FM-R node is supporting WX4NHC, the amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida.
The Florida SARNET has been placed in a restricted net condition to ensure traffic can flow as needed. The net is limited for for agency/EOC and emergency traffic only.
ARRL member-volunteers are serving with the state emergency operations center, as well in local shelters and county EOCs across the state.
National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Milton’s wind speeds have slightly decreased, but it remains a Category 5 storm now 170 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida at 17 miles per hour.