Post by David (N4DLT) on Aug 20, 2009 8:41:36 GMT -5
VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team Organizational Announcement
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 16:28
Official Announcements of N0DRC-Dustin Cox and N0UAM-Jim Sellars to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team
It is important that the VoIP Hurricane Net has enough depth within the Net Management Team that if some members of the Net Management Team are affected by a disaster in their local or regional area, that we have sufficient coverage to maintain the VoIP Hurricane Net to support WX4NHC's mission to help save lives. This means having enough appointees on the Net Management Team to support the net from a Continuity of Operations perspective. To address this need, I am pleased to announce the appointments of N0DRC-Dustin Cox and N0UAM-Jim Sellars to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team.
N0DRC-Dustin Cox will be an Assistant Director of Operations and Assistant Net Scheduler for the VoIP Hurricane Net. Dustin is heavily involved in Emergency Communications and is also an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Dustin has memberships within ARES, SKYWARN, Red Cross Disaster Services and the Southern Baptist Amatuer Radio Service (SouthBEARS). Dustin has made significant contributions to the net as a net control station during numerous 2008 VoIP Hurricane Net Activations and has been active in the 2009 VoIP Hurricane Weekly Prep Nets. Dustin is currently living in Raton, New Mexico where he is active as a local SKYWARN Coordinator for the Raton, New Mexico area.
N0UAM-Jim Sellars will also be an Assistant Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net. Jim is a regional SKYWARN Coordinator for the NWS Springfield, Missouri office where he acts as a net control and liaison station to the NWS Springfield office. Jim advises spotters on storm location and strength and relays SKYWARN criteria reports into the NWS Springfield office. Jim was extremely active supporting the VoIP Hurricane Net in 2008 during numerous hurricane net activations. Jim has also supported several weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Nets in 2009. It is also noted that during the major December 2008 Ice Storm affecting New England, Jim offered his services and assisted with operations on the New England VoIP Reflector system at the start of the recovery phase of that operation. Jim is also a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and is also an ARRL Official Emergency Station.
Please welcome Jim and Dustin to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team. They bring excellent talent and depth to the Net Management Team and are from different locations within the United States which should bring depth to the net management team from a continuity of operations perspective. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 16:28
Official Announcements of N0DRC-Dustin Cox and N0UAM-Jim Sellars to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team
It is important that the VoIP Hurricane Net has enough depth within the Net Management Team that if some members of the Net Management Team are affected by a disaster in their local or regional area, that we have sufficient coverage to maintain the VoIP Hurricane Net to support WX4NHC's mission to help save lives. This means having enough appointees on the Net Management Team to support the net from a Continuity of Operations perspective. To address this need, I am pleased to announce the appointments of N0DRC-Dustin Cox and N0UAM-Jim Sellars to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team.
N0DRC-Dustin Cox will be an Assistant Director of Operations and Assistant Net Scheduler for the VoIP Hurricane Net. Dustin is heavily involved in Emergency Communications and is also an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Dustin has memberships within ARES, SKYWARN, Red Cross Disaster Services and the Southern Baptist Amatuer Radio Service (SouthBEARS). Dustin has made significant contributions to the net as a net control station during numerous 2008 VoIP Hurricane Net Activations and has been active in the 2009 VoIP Hurricane Weekly Prep Nets. Dustin is currently living in Raton, New Mexico where he is active as a local SKYWARN Coordinator for the Raton, New Mexico area.
N0UAM-Jim Sellars will also be an Assistant Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net. Jim is a regional SKYWARN Coordinator for the NWS Springfield, Missouri office where he acts as a net control and liaison station to the NWS Springfield office. Jim advises spotters on storm location and strength and relays SKYWARN criteria reports into the NWS Springfield office. Jim was extremely active supporting the VoIP Hurricane Net in 2008 during numerous hurricane net activations. Jim has also supported several weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Nets in 2009. It is also noted that during the major December 2008 Ice Storm affecting New England, Jim offered his services and assisted with operations on the New England VoIP Reflector system at the start of the recovery phase of that operation. Jim is also a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and is also an ARRL Official Emergency Station.
Please welcome Jim and Dustin to the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team. They bring excellent talent and depth to the Net Management Team and are from different locations within the United States which should bring depth to the net management team from a continuity of operations perspective. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net