Mississippi Amateur Radio info for Hurricane #Isaac

Emergency Net Information for Mississippi during Hurricane Isaac and its tropical storm aftermath.  Thanks to K1REZ for the information.

VHF Nets and Repeater Availability:

Florence Repeater: (146.760 77Hz tone) Priority and Emergency Traffic only from 2:00 pm Tuesday until returned to normal use (36-48+ hours)  Will be linked to repeaters all the way down to the gulf coast.

Raymond Repeater: (145.940 100Hz tone) SKYWARN traffic only 12:00 Noon Tuesday until returned to normal use (36-48+ hours) 

Brandon Repeater: (147.345 100H z tone) This repeater may be used for normal communications, unless the Rankin County ARES Team activates. Be prepared to relinquish the net.

Pelahatchie Repeater: (145.390 77Hz tone) This repeater may be used for normal communications, unless the Scott County ARES Team activates. Be prepared to relinquish the net.

Sharon Repeater: (145.440 77Hz tone) This repeater may be used for normal communications, unless the Madison County ARES Team activates. Be prepared to relinquish the net.

Jackson Repeater: 146.000 77Hz tone) This repeater may be used for normal communications, unless the Hinds County ARES Team activates it. Be prepared to relinquish the net.

HF Nets:

Hurricane Watch Net/ 14.325 (www.HWN.org)

The Mississippi Emergency Net will activate at 12:00 Noon CDST on Tuesday, August 28.  This is a joint operation between the Magnolia Section Net and the Mississippi Section Phone Net.  Daily operation will begin at 6:00 am and continue until 10:00 pm or later if activity warrants. The frequencies will be 7238 (day) and 3.862 (night).  The shift between bands will be at the discretion of the Net Manager and/or NCS.  This net will primarily handle Health-and-Welfare traffic and other issues related to Isaac.  A moratorium on inbound H/W traffic may be declared if it is obviously impossible to deliver the traffic due to storm damage. 

The Delta Division ARES EMCOMM Net will activate at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, August 28, on a 24 Hour basis.  The frequencies will be 7.275 (day) and 3.890 (night).  The shift between bands will be at the

discretion of the Net Manager and/or NCS.  This net will primarily handle Tactical Traffic.  KM5EMA (MEMA) will be on this frequency beginning at 1:00 pm CDST. 

There may be periods on these Nets when there are relatively long period of silence.  Please help to keep the Net frequency clear.  If you wish to rag chew, please make arrangements and move off frequency. If a net frequency is in use by others tune either side to find the Hurricane Net operation. 

MEMA / RACES - If you are an active member of RACES and have a non-expired MEMA ID and can volunteer to man the radios at MEMA for a couple of hours please contact Jim Rapp WS7EOC 

Hinds County EOC

Has operators scheduled from 12:00-22:00 (Tuesday and from 08:00-13:00 Wednesday.  

Hancock County EOC

Ham Station Operators are needed at the Hancock County EOC in response to Isaac.  If you can help please contact Tom Kelly, AB6Z.

Isaac is expected to be a category 1 hurricane (not over 95 miles per hour) at its fastest. So folks up here in central Mississippi don't need to panic, but it is important to be prepared in central Mississippi for strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, mesocyclones and possible tornados. And the resulting loss of electricity and water for several days to a week and runs on gas stations and grocery stores.