Carlos CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Co-ordinator reports that a potential tropical cyclone is entering the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday June 29 and the
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Clear Frequencies Requested for Caribbean Hurricane Emergency Traffic
Stations handling emergency traffic during the response to Category 5 Hurricane Iota, just off the eastern coast of Nicaragua, are requesting clear frequencies. Radio amateurs
Read moreTrans-Atlantic opening on 144 MHz between the Canary Islands & the Caribbean
It looks as if there is a remarkable tropo opening in progress at the moment with EA8CXN on the Canary Islands making contact with several
Read moreHurricane Watch Net Set to Activate as Caribbean Prepares for Dorian
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) says that with Tropical Storm Dorian forecast to become a Category 1 Hurricane sometime early Tuesday afternoon, Puerto Rico will
Read moreSalvation Army Seeks Amateur Radio Operators for Possible Caribbean Deployment
The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) has been asked to recruit SATERN Amateur Radio operators for potential deployment to TSA’s Puerto Rico and
Read moreALE Operators Needed to Support Disaster Relief Flights in the Caribbean
Ham radio volunteers living in areas having good signal propagation into the Caribbean region are being asked to activate their home ALE (automatic link establishment)
Read moreCaribbean Emergency Weather Net Activates; FEMA Announces Interoperability Nets
Jeff Austin, 9Y4J, Emergency Coordinator Advisory Group, IARU Region 2, Area E, reports that the Caribbean Emergency Weather Net (CEWN), activated at 1030 UTC on
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