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SSB is always the last full weekend of March.
2022: March 26 - 27
2023: March 25 - 26
2024: March 30 - 31
CW is always the last full weekend of May.
2022: May 28 - 29
2023: May 27 - 28
2024: May 25 - 26
Aloha Windward Winlink Operators and others,
Join us this Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 8 PM for the Windward Oahu MID-MONTH Winlink Net.
We will take Voice check-ins then move to digital mode :
ALL amateur operators are invited even if you do not have your radio equipment set up yet. You can still practice and send via Telnet. This is the first step to getting started.
Here are some video to get you started: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-7mirT-kjfs84FQzLr-qv066Kl94rtYM
In advance, we will ask each operator to prepare at least 4 P2P messages to operators that might be on the net. Feel free to prep more.
We will try two-hop VARA FM digipeating. Pick a station that you can not reach P2P, if possible.
Each operator will pick the two Hops that will work the best.
Be ready to say what stations you will be using. Digipeating stations will work best.
Sample plan:
Mahalo, Michael Miller (KH6ML)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t98Ar4sSmoErTVrowNVXNXzxIUddtAevOo5KoBSn7-c/edit?usp=sharing
But we were very concerned on Thursday 3/4/2021 with this first message.
ZCZC WEHW40 PHEB 041938 TSUHWX HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-042138- /O.NEW.PHEB.TS.A.0001.210304T1938Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 938 AM HST THU MAR 04 2021 TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0938 AM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0928 AM HST 04 MAR 2021 COORDINATES - 29.6 SOUTH 176.0 WEST LOCATION - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 8.0 MOMENT EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0435 PM HST THU 04 MAR 2021 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
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The morning after the watch I wanted to test my winlink HF station and skills in case they were needed.
Here are a few of the stations I was able to send and receive email messages. I would have tried for more but needed to get to work.
MAP from my home to the US Mainland. Using 100w on a ICOM IC-7300 and a G5RV jr antenna*
Here is the final message:
The Tsunami Watch triggered by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake near New Zealand, has been canceled for the state of Hawai'i.
The
Watch was issued at 9:38 a.m. Thursday, according to Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center. However, by 12:20 p.m., the agency canceled the alert.
"Based
on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to the State of
Hawai'i. Therefore, the Tsunami Watch for Hawai'i is now cancelled," the
update read.
*Prefixe menu starting 4pm by reservation only; lunch menu served until 3pm
Heart-Beet & Boursin Cheese Salad
Roasted Beets, Macadamia Nuts, Kunia Country Farms Greens, Balsamic, EVOO
Shared Appetizer
Kahuku Corn Pudding
Truffle Butter Poached Lobster, Melted Leeks
Surf & Turf Entree
Sous Vide Petite Filet Mignon
Silky Pink Peppercorn Cognac Sauce, Asparagus
Seared Jumbo Sea Scallops
Molokai Potatoes, Pinot Basil Beurre Rouge
Filet cooked medium to perfection
Warm Divine Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Ganache, Raspberry Coulis, Fresh Berries
$85 per person includes four course menu, tax, & gratuity
$110 per person package includes four course menu, tax, gratuity, outdoor seating, pomegranate mimosa, & long stemmed rose. (SOLD OUT)
To Make Your Reservation, Click the Link and Find the "Experience" option
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