02 September 2008

Hurricane Hanna ARES Frequencies

From Guy McDonald, K4GTM, the Chatham County Amateur Radio Emergency Service EC (Emergency Coordinator), here are frequencies to monitor for Savannah local area ARES activity:

146.970 - ARES Primary Net
146.880 - ARES Secondary Net
147.585 - ARES Primary Simplex
146.475 - ARES Secondary Simplex


There may be an ARES Net on Tuesday or Wednesday evening on the 146.970 repeater to deal with Hurricane Hanna preparations. Guy also passes along the following Georgia ARES HF frequencies:

7.275 LSB - GA ARES Daytime
3.975 LSB - GA ARES Night
5.330 USB - GA ARES 60 Meters

Guy also reminds us of 14.325 USB, the Hurricane Watch Net. For other frequencies, including public safety frequencies and talkgroups, check the 2008 Hurricane Monitoring article from the ARCS Key Klix newsletter here.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net