National Hurricane Conference 2008
Amateur Radio: Disaster Communications
Presented at the Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando, Florida -- April 1, 2008
The following is a collection of media files from the
Amateur Radio Workshop presented at the National Hurricane Conference on 4/1/08.
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Amateur Radio operators and representative leaders of
the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Organization discuss their experiences
and lessons learned during the recent hurricane seasons. The forum also addressed
current issues in Amateur Radio emergency communications and provided a chance
to highlight our best practices.
| Segment | Time Period | Speakers | Discussion Topics |
| Part #1 | 0:00 - 13:07 | Dennis Dura - K2DCD Rob Macedo - KD1CY |
Dennis begins with an overview of the presentation of the VoIP Hurricane Net followed by Rob's high level overview of Echolink, IRLP, the integrated conference, and how other VoIP technologies helped create the backbone for the Hurricane Net. |
| Part #2 | 13:07 - 28:47 | Rob Macedo - KD1CY | Rob continues with an overview of the VoIP Hurricane Net's operations, policies, and activation criteria while citing specific examples from Hurricanes Emily and Rita to prove the net's effectiveness. |
| Part #3 | 28:47 - 48:04 | Rob Macedo - KD1CY | Rob concludes the presentation with more examples from 2007 Hurricanes Dean and Felix as well as reflecting on several lessons learned from the various net operations throughout the years. We look towards the future of the net and direct you towards ways that YOU can become involved with our work. |
| Segment | Time Period | Speakers | Discussion Topics |
| Part #1 | 0:00 - 11:38 | Dennis Dura - K2DCD Rob Macedo - KD1CY |
Dennis and Rob team up for this presentation on how Amateur Radio can support Emergency Management. The presentation begins with an overview of the ARES, RACES, and SKYWARN programs and the vital information they provide. |
| Part #2 | 11:38 - 22:33 | Dennis Dura - K2DCD Rob Macedo - KD1CY |
This theme of "Disaster Intelligence" is further emphasized through SATERN and other programs, and we then cite examples from hurricanes Rita, Katrina, and Emily to further prove this point. |
| Part #3 | 22:33 - 38:02 | Dennis Dura - K2DCD Rob Macedo - KD1CY |
Several conclusions can be drawn from the above presentations, and Dennis and Rob will review these various pieces of information along with taking questions from members of the audience. |
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video production services by Jim Palmer - KB1KQW
Special thanks to Matt Dempsey - KB1MRH for use of the video camera.
Full length media files and DVDs may be available by request
For More Information please e-mail kb1kqw @ nsradio . org
Last Updated: 4/5/08 @ 20:35