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From Mike Corey To ARRL Section Leadership - LA, STX

Here is the latest from HQ regarding hurricane Harvey. This is intended for information only, please distribute to the appropriate field organization leadership in your Section. It's a bit longer than usual as we are now getting partner updates from National VOAD. ARRL HQ UPATE #3 - 30 August 2017 - 1900 UTC Here are the latest items from ARRL HQ related to response to Hurricane Harvey * Response PR is critical - we need reports of who is deployed, doing what and where. Photos are incredibly helpful. Please make sure you include who took the photo and important photo details (who, what's happening, where). * Please make sure that news and PR items are being sent to the following ARRL staff: News Editor - Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, ww1me@roadrunner.com<mailto:ww1me@roadrunner.com> and ARRL Social Media Specialist - Michelle Patnode, mpatnode@arrl.org<mailto:mpatnode@arrl.org> * Kudos to ARRL PIO Mike Urich, KA5CVH, for the interview on WGMD * We are now keeping an eye on hurricane Irma which developed today in the Atlantic * Updates from our National VOAD partners are included at the end of this update * LA ARES/SKYWARN Net is monitoring on 3.803 MHz * VOIP WX Net is active and reports today they received a request for rescue and made contact with the US Coast Guard to fulfill the request * FMRE (Mexico's national association) has offered to assist with response particularly with health and welfare requests and inquiries coming from families in Mexico ARRL has a dedicated page for Harvey updates www.arrl.org/harvey<http://www.arrl.org/harvey> Tom Gallagher - NY2RF Chief Executive Officer ARRL Headquarters ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860 594 0404 cell 704 907 7158 tgallagher@arrl.org<mailto:tgallagher@arrl.org>