I saw this on an ARRL news letter and thought that it was pertinent to hams using 60m
..............Rain
and storm surge have been the primary threats, with extensive flooding
reported in coastal counties of Georgia and the Carolinas, coupled with
high winds that downed trees and caused power outages.
FEMA
announced earlier that channels 1 and 2 of the 60-meter band are
available, as necessary, for interoperability between federal government
stations and US Amateur Radio stations involved in Hurricane Dorian
emergency communications. Channel 1 (5332 kHz channel center) is
reserved for primary voice traffic on the 5332 kHz channel center,
5330.5 kHz USB, and channel 2 (5348 kHz channel center) for digital
traffic, 5346.5 kHz USB with 1.5 kHz offset to center of digital
waveform. ..............
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73
Dave
k0mbt
