2026 National Hurricane Conference is coming up March 30 – April 2 at the Rosen Center Hotel, Orlando, FL.

As part of the conference, the Amateur Radio Forum will be held on Tuesday, March 31, from 1:30 – 5:00 PM EDT. We are scheduled to be in Salon 5/6 on the 2nd floor.

Attendance is free and open to the public—no registration required for our session. If you’d like to explore other conference sessions, registration is available online at www.hurricanemeeting.com or at the door.

Featured Speakers (subject to change)

This years lineup of great speakers are expected to include (subject to change):

•   Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR – Canadian Hurricane Centre
•   Bill Feist, WB8BZH & Joe Bassett, W1WCN – Salvation Army SATERN Net
•   Josh Johnston, KE5MHV – ARRL Director of Emergency Management
•   Rob Macedo, KD1CY – Director of Operations, VoIP Hurricane Net
•   Julio Ripoll, WD4R – Assistant Coordinator, WX4NHC
•   Bobby Graves, KB5HAV – Net Manager, Hurricane Watch Net

Can’t attend in person? The forum will be livestreamed, and a recording will be available a few days later on our http://www.youtube.com/HurricaneWatchNet.

Stick around at the end of the forum for some great door prizes! You must be present to win. Prizes include:

From Hurricane Watch Net:
• Items from our merch store
• Hand-crank AM/FM/NOAA radio
• Grand Prize: Tempest° Personal Weather Station by WeatherFlow

We look forward to seeing you there!