<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>The Hurricane Watch Net was activated this morning due to upgrade of TS Irene to hurricane.
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<div>If you are in the AUARC 'shack', the frequency to listen to is 14.325 MHz, upper sideband.</div>
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<div>If hands-on listening isn't possible at the moment, you can use the internet to listen remotely.</div>
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<div>Use this link for streaming audio: <a href="http://14300stream.homeip.net:88/broadwave.asx?src=1&rate=0">http://14300stream.homeip.net:88/broadwave.asx?src=1&rate=0</a></div>
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<div>You may hear static *most* of the time, but there are stations on from time to time.</div>
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<div>Activity will increase as the hurricane comes closer to the US later in the week.</div>
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<div>There are already stations in the Carribean reporting in conditions from the storm.</div>
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<div>WX4NHC is the net control station at the National Hurricane Center near Miami.</div>
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<div>73</div>
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<div>John...</div>
<div>WB4LNM</div>
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