The Florida Hurricane Net is a D-STAR net that meets each Monday night on D-STAR Reflector Ø34A at 2100 EST. 

The primary purpose of the Net is to provide training to ARES members in the three Florida ARRL Sections and hurricane emergency communications in the State of Florida for Served Agencies if a hurricane is threatening or strikes Florida. Although this net is focused on training and support for ARES members and their served agencies, any Amateur Radio EmComm Operator or organization is welcome and encouraged to participate in the net. In addition to hurricanes, the net can and will be activated by any major emergency of state wide or regional significance where it would be necessary to provide communications for and to served agencies and / or the State Emergency Operations Center.

To participate in the net, repeaters and Dongle users should connect directly to REFØ34A.  D-STAR stations using their local repeater should have their radio programmed for local use with CQCQCQ in the UR field and their local repeater's gateway in RPT2.

The net will take check-ins using the Quick Key Format to transmit your Callsign. When your Section is called, key your radio or Dongle for one second only when the frequency is clear. Net Control will acknowledge all check-ins seen.  If your station is not acknowledged, be patient, Net Control will ask for additional check-ins.

Our appreciation and thanks goes to Mike Lee, WB6RTH for the use of REFØ34A.

Florida Hurricane Net News

The Florida Hurricane net has moved to the newly established D-STAR Reflector Ø34A. Reflector Ø34 if a brand new D-Star Reflector that will be used for handling emergency related traffic during Hurricanes and other significant emergency events in the State of Florida.  This reflector will also be used to link the repeater group currently being installed and covering the NE Florida area from Volusia County to the Florida Georgia line.  The reflector will be open and available for general D-STAR use and traffic during non Florida emergencies. 

Net Control Operators are being sought to help run the Florida Hurricane Net. If you are a Florida  ARES member and wish to help with Net Control duties, please send an email to the net Manager Bobby Jones, N6USP and he will provide your contact information to the appropriate Florida ARRL Section contact. Net Control responsibility is rotated among the three Florida ARRL Sections.