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The Hurricane Watch Net will be holding a two-day, on-air, “Special Event”. This event is to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Hurricane Watch Net. During this event, June 13 and 14, our members will be using the callsign “WX5HWN”. We will be operating on 14.325 MHz, of course, but we will also have stations active on or near 7.268 MHz.

Our net control stations located around the continental US, eastern Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Honduras will all use WX5HWN as we pass the virtual baton from member to member.

We are planning this “Special Event”, hopefully, before the Atlantic Tropical Basin becomes active. While the Atlantic Tropical Season is June 1 through November 30, the peak of the season is generally mid-August to late October. However, tropical cyclones can develop any time of year.

This will be our first special event using WX5HWN. To request a specially designed certificate for this event, please submit your request to wx5hwn@hwn.org by June 30, 2015. Certificates for valid contacts will only be sent electronically to your email address. No QSL Cards or other postal requests please.

For updates about this event, please check our website, www.hwn.org, often.

Sincerely,
Bobby Graves
KB5HAV
HWN Net Manager