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												12/17/2008 | Hams Respond to Calls for Assistance as Ice Storms Pummel New EnglandAs a major ice storm -- accompanied by freezing rains, flooding and strong winds -- severely impacted New England on Thursday evening into Friday morning, ARES®, RACES, SKYWARN and MARS operators worked together to respond to calls for assistance from 
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												11/18/2008 | New England Weather Spotters Receive Award as Severe Weather Comes CallingOn November 15, Amateur Radio operators who serve the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts received an award from the NWS weather forecasters citing excellence in service and "tireless service" to the NWS and to the people of South 
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												11/10/2008 | Hurricane Nets, WX4NHC Activate as Hurricane Paloma Batters Cayman Islands and CubaAs Hurricane Paloma threatened the Cayman Islands and Cuba over the past weekend, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), the VoIP Hurricane Net (VOIPWX) and WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) -- were active and standing by 
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												11/07/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net and WX4NHC to Activate for PalomaAs Hurricane Paloma, a Category 1 hurricane, makes its way through the Caribbean, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) plan to activate. According to the N 
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												10/30/2008 | SKYWARN Recognition Day Set for December 6The 10th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 6, 2008. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping 
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												09/28/2008 | Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net and WX4NHC to Activate for KyleAs Hurricane Kyle, a Category 1 hurricane, makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) and the VoIP Hurricane Net (VoIPWXNet) plan to activate. According to the N 
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												09/11/2008 | VoIP Hurricane Net Prepares, Seeks Assistance for IkeThe VoIP Hurricane Net is looking for Amateur Radio operators who have an EchoLink or IRLP node near or in the projected path of Hurricane Ike. The VoIP Weather Net works in conjunction with WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Cent 
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												09/05/2008 | ARRL, Amateur Radio Gears Up for Hanna, IkeAs the ARRL Headquarters staff continues to support response and recovery efforts in Louisiana and the areas impacted by Hurricane Gustav, yet another storm begins to shift some of the focus eastward. Tropical Storm Hanna, currently forecasted to impact t 
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![Members of the Taunton SKYWARN ARC Team received an Excellence Award from the meteorologists at the Taunton National Weather Service office on November 15, 2008. [Bill Ricker, N1VUX, Photo]](/img/122x89/News/nms_583.jpg)







