Posts Tagged ‘Maritime Mobile Service Net’

This is the final installment in our 5 part series on the Maritime Mobile Service Net by John Emery
Four Decades and Going Strong!
Four decades of service have not dulled the skill or dedication of the MMSN. While many amateur radio operators see their time on the air as “just a hobby,” the members of the [...]

This is the Fourth installment in our 5 part series on the Maritime Mobile Service Net by John Emery
Not all emergencies happen at sea.
It was the fourth night after Hurricane Katrina, and nearly a thousand patients, doctors and staff were trapped at Medical Center Louisiana in downtown New Orleans, surrounded by floodwaters. Outside, reports were [...]

This is the third installment in our 5 part series on the Maritime Mobile Service Net by John Emery
Medical Emergency in the Caribbean
On Wednesday January 30, 2008, at approximately 09:00 EST, SV Silent Passage came to 14.300 MHz and declared an emergency.  At this time the vessel was in the Eastern Caribbean, at approximately 14º [...]

This is the second in a 5 part series on the Maritime Mobile Service Net by John Emery
Maritime Mobile Service Net members know that piracy didn’t die with Blackbeard!
On Friday, April 13 2007 at 4:45 PM EST (0045z 2007/04/14), a MAYDAY call was made to the net frequency.   The S/V Argonauta was in distress, actively [...]

This is the first in a 5 part series on the Maritime Mobile Service Net by John Emery
Forty Years Is A Long, Long Time……
…to keep a volunteer organization alive. Forty years is a much longer time for volunteers to consistently save lives and property, year in and year out.
The Maritime Mobile Service Net is a [...]