SPARCS Ham Radio Emergency Communication

EmComm Workshops at 2009 National Hurricane Conference

On April 6-10, Amateur Radio had its largest presence ever at the 2009 National Hurricane Conference in Austin, Texas. Representatives from the ARRL, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) completed several presentations at the conference as well as a presentation at the local Austin Amateur Radio Club. According to ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Dennis Dura, K2DCD, the workshops were very well attended with more than triple the participation of prior conferences. You can CLICK HERE to get the complete story and much more information. Read about Dr. Woolweaver’s appointing an Assistant Director in charge of Emergency Communications!