MY QTH, THE REST OF FM05, AND MUCH OF NC DID WELL WITH #IDALIA. HAD A LARGE BRANCH TAKE DOWN MY ANTENNA BUT ALL GOOD NOW.
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AE4WX 20M JS8CALL STATION BACK ON THE AIR.
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AE4WX JS8CALL STATION GOING QRT DUE TO LIGHTNING IN THE AREA. WILL BE OFF AND ON OVER THE NEXT WEEK WITH LIGHTNING AND HURRICANE IDALIA. NNNN
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ATTENTION ALL STATIONS: END EXERCISE. END EXERCISE. #HURRICANEFEDI DRILL ALL CLEAR. 73 DE AE4WX NNNN
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[REAL WORLD] TD 10 IS NOW TROPICAL STORM IDALIA. FORECAST TO BE STRONG CAT 1/NEAR CAT 2 WHEN MAKING LANDFALL IN FL WED 8/30 AM, THEN PASS UP THE EAST COAST THRU GA/SC/NC. MONITORING. NNNN
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NOW MONITORING 20 METER JS8CALL NNNN
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NOW MONITORING JS8CALL 40 METERS. NNNN
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RESET- DRILL DRILL DRILL. POWER/COMMS LOST IN FM05 NC 14 HOURS AGO. REPORTS OUTAGE EXTENDS INTO VA AND SC AND ? HOW FAR BEYOND. CONDITIONS HAVE MADE WINLINK MESSAGING ALL BUT INOPERABLE BUT MAYBE BETTER THIS MORNING (REAL WORLD). STANDING BY FOR MESSAGES AND RELAYS ON JS8CALL 20M. NNNN
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FINALLY ABLE TO SEND WINLINK EMAIL 13 HOURS AFTER INITIATION OF DRILL. CONDITIONS POOR LAST NIGHT DUE TO STORMS IN THE AREA. NOW WILL LEAVE HF ON 20M JS8CALL AND FOCUS ON MESSAGING THERE. STANDING BY FOR MESSAGES OR RELAYS. NNNN
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AE4WX JS8CALL STATION QRT NEXT FEW HOURS DUE TO LIGHTNING. NNNN
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HAVE BEEN UNABLE FOR ALMOST 3 1/2 HOURS TO FIND A GATEWAY AND COMPLETE SENDING A BULK EMAIL. CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. NNNN
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AE4WX MONITORING 442.425 PL 77, LOCAL SOPINES REPEATER, AND 20M JS8CALL. NNNN
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REAL WORLD- I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A GATEWAY TO SEND A WINLINK MESSAGE. CONNECTED TO A FEW BUT KEEP DROPPING. NOISY CONDITIONS.
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DRILL DRILL DRILL REPORTS VIA RADIO OF POWER/COMMS LOSS THROUGH MUCH OF EASTERN NC AND INTO AT LEAST PARTS OF VA AND SC. UNKNOWN EXTENT OF LOSS.
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DRILL DRILL DRILL REPEATING: ALL COMMS AND POWER OUT IN FM05 MOORE COUNTY NC. TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET 3.923LSB @1930, THEN JS8CALL 20M AND WINLINK, NNNN
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DRILL BACKCHANNEL COMMS- HAMSHACK HOTLINE 6100002099, DMR 3181314 NNNN
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DRILL DRILL DRILL LOCAL COMMS IS 442.425 MHZ PL 77 (POSSIBLY WITH ECHOLINK WA4IZG-R), SOUTHERN PINES GMRS
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#HURRICANEFEDI EMERGENCY DRILL SUN 8/27/23. STAND BY FOR DETAILS. NNNN
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20M JS8CALL STATION WILL STAY ON THE AIR AND WILL BE MY PRIMARY MEANS OF GETTING MESSAGES OUT TO APRS AND VIA HTTPS://APRS.INTERNALUSE.NET/@AE4WX@APRS.INTERNALUSE.NET/ WHEN POWER AND COMMS ARE OUT. NNNN
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CHANGE OF PLANS. WILL NOT USE APRS 30M-> JS8CALL 20M DOES BETTER.
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the K4DVA-9 digi is back and restart 20m JS8Call station. NNNN
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Long term plan is to re-establish APRS-10 Igate on 2 meters when+
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digipeater. JS8Call station on 20m will remain QRT for now.
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AE4WX-10 APRS Igate now on 30m due to extended outage of K4DVA-9+
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