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08/27/2008 | Tropical Storm Gustav Soaking Haiti; Expected to Strengthen
With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph/150 km per hour, Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the southwest peninsula of Haiti on the afternoon of August 26. Over the next few days, its path is projected to take it along Cuba's southern coast and then northwe
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08/26/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Gustav Threatens Hispaniola:
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate Tuesday, August 26 at 0800 EDT/1200Z on 14.325 MHz as Hurricane Gustav approaches Hispaniol
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08/22/2008 | Surfin': Batten Down the HatchesThis week, Surfin’ visits a Web site devoted to hams providing communications to and from areas affected by hurricanes.
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08/02/2008 | MARS Lends a Hand with Hurricane Dolly Operations
When Tropical Storm Dolly turned into Hurricane Dolly, various Amateur Radio Emergency Communications groups, such as WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP WX Net (VOIPWX), began tracking the storm. One other
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07/22/2008 | Tropical Storm Dolly Expected to Reach Hurricane Status Today; WX4NHC Activated
According to reports from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Dolly is expected to become a hurricane within the next 12-24 hours and track toward the Texas/Mexico border. With this in mind WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National
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06/05/2008 | National Hurricane Center Director Joins WX4NHC Annual Test
On Saturday, May 31, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC), held their annual Communications Test from 1300-2100 UTC. According to WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, this annual test has two purposes: To ve
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