Someone was jamming the Hurricane Watch Net on 20 meters during Hurricane Beryl

Here is video of someone jamming the Hurricane Watch Net on 20 meters by playing music. The Hurricane Watch Net gathers weather info from impacted areas during a hurricane and passes that on to the The National Hurricane Center in Miami. They also handle emergency traffic from the impacted areas. It’s really sad that anyone would jam this net during a hurricane.

[@MentalWhiplash]

I'm surprised that anybody would find it surprising. I think the misconception is that hams represent a "higher order" of human. That simply isn't true. Hams represent the full spectrum of humanity, including the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. Frankly, jamming a secondary net is minor compared to the people that go in after the hurricane and take advantage of the people that suffered during the storm. It's also nothing new....this behavior has been around since I first got on radio in the 80's. The difference is that social media allows for faster and fuller dissemination of that behavior.

[@dylanschulz2404]

We really need to be working together to find these people. This and a number of other things I hear on the air are embarrassments to amateur radio.

[@shadowsrwolf]

kraken SDR

[@GamingKing545]

@@shadowsrwolf you would need to spread the antennas out quite far

[@dylanschulz2404]

@@GamingKing545 20 meters would be tricky to DF. With web sdr's and various stations working together, I think it could be done.

[@2metercrew389]

That’s why you never stick to one frequency. You should always have alternate frequencies to fall back on just in case of QRM to pass the emergency traffic

[@neillewis181]

The things people do nowadays is deplorable 😢

[@keithshamradioworld2793]

Agree

[@ledguy315]

I see a lot of comments assuming the jammer was a HAM. Anyone can own and use a transceiver. It's likely not a HAM doing this.

[@wesh1061]

Turns out, by my observations, somewhere between 5 to 10 percent of the population are just terrible people. Unfortunately, when they feel anonymous they show their true colors. You can see this in comments, on the radio, and the one that really gets me, while driving. Ham radio had it's share to.

[@justinrayguitars6024]

I think your percentages are way to low.

[@digitalphoenix72]

Your estimate is really optimistic.....

[@jameskramer6901]

It is a shame when that happens ….. but sounds like they got their information across . I had listened in to 20 and 40 meter communications ….. along with digital communications and ZMR . Most of what I was monitoring was from the affected islands and even relayed emergency messages with my Team members . Still listening in ….. but won’t give out our sources because of jammers and those nasty trolls . We have been receiving calls from officials on the different islands and our A.C.T. Team recognition for the help . Building on our new contacts on these islands as the Emergency Coordinator of the A.C.T. Team …. It’s been a real pleasure . But much more work to be done .

[@dennistate5953]

We had a similar problem couple times. Strangely enough simultaneously a fox hunt was happening and even weirder I heard a pin somehow ended up in jammers coax. Probably just rumors but jamming stopped.❤

[@johnnorth9355]

Not a ham even if they have a licence. Appaling behaviour.

[@steve7730]

I listened last night and this evening and the music was on 27.385 also, it has become the norm across many bands, swinging my antenna to the west I had a strong signal on the music player

[@get__some]

like the guy in texas doing the 1111 thing

[@pauliedweasel]

And then there’s 7.255 MHz!!!

[@get__some]

@@pauliedweasel i struggle to gain the desire for a ham license. i have a scanner to hook up in the mobile to listen to 6m if a horrible event happens. sds200 on the shelf is as close to those bands as i will get. the ones around here mostly talk about how good their stuff is. get plenty of that on the cb. edit: anybody jamming anything is childish

[@steve7730]

@@get__somehow is it you know this person is in Texas?

[@get__some]

@steve7730 people in texas said they know about where he is from driving truck in the area, saying that it is not from skip coming in. going on what others have reported from their results. when somebody transmits for 12hrs at a time, it would be very easy to fox hunt the signal.

[@steinshaw2490]

Isn't the cuban govt. jamming some amateur radio traffic? And if the net participants didn't say anything, could they hear it? Propagation for you could be different than for them. Just some thoughts.

[@BrianFields]

Acknowledging the jammer in any way only lets them know that they are succeeding. Best practice is not to say anything that would indicate there is interference of any kind on the frequency. Only then will they eventually get bored and move on.

[@steinshaw2490]

@@BrianFields Unless it's a govt doing it that doesn't care just wants to block it from their citizens. But I understand what you are saying

[@Bob814u]

5 feet of LMR 400 makes a nasty mark when swung hard.

[@get__some]

​@@Bob814ulmr195 has more psi on impact, cheaper, and less resistance to air. just a thought

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

The sad hams are mad the sad hams are blocking the sad hams. Sad.

[@keithshamradioworld2793]

So you think the hams running the Huricane Watch Net are sad hams ?

[@2SD251Jim]

Can't stand people that act like this

[@toybuns775]

Just 10 minutes in a room

[@Bob814u]

10 minutes? That is cruel. Well, a 70 cm yagi pointed at a wooden chair and a radio pushing 50 watts into the 16db gain yagi. Yeah, 10 minutes sounds about right.

[@jeffferrell.k9hca531]

Probably some bubba from 7.200🤦‍♂️

[@Jazzclub101]

Sad

[@caroleemoreno8086]

More and more I simply hate people.

[@JAT_4321]

Womp womp.. Have a backup plan 🤷🏼‍♂️ if us ham radio operators want to act like we are vital in emergencies but we don’t have a backup plan for when things aren’t working, our usefulness in an emergency is laughably low. The solution isn’t making a video to complain, it’s to create backup plans where those people/entities that are jamming us don’t matter or are worked around. What happens when your own government or another government tries to jam your communications in a bad scenario? There is already plenty of censorship online already. That will be way worse and way easier for them, than something like this. Are we really equipped for true emergencies if we can’t even work around some random goofball playing music? No we aren’t. Plan accordingly. Edit: I'm NOT defending the jammer. I'm simply trying to focus on our need to roll with the punches and not be jammed easily during emergency situations.

[@Plasmastorm73_n5evv]

They have several freqs but the jammer follows them across the spectrum. It's called being a baby...

[@JAT_4321]

Yeah that person is a loser, but we can't prevent losers from being losers. Just gotta work around them the best we can and have lots of alternate communication options. Eventually, a single loser can't jam everything.

[@dougearnest7590]

@@JAT_4321 Yep, good guys simply ignoring bad guys and trying to work around them. Doesn't that always work to the benefit of society? I get your point about having a Plan B - I'm all about contingency planning, but I also know what happens when we continue to shrink the envelope of what's considered acceptable behavior.

[@ess2870]

Well, they can always just QSY to a diff frequency. Since it's been shown, proven, argued and argued again that THEY DO NOT OWN 14.300. They hold NO special privileges over any other operators.

[@keithshamradioworld2793]

Perhaps you should pay closer attention. This video is NOT about the Martime Service Net. It is about the Hurricane Watch Net which is on 14.325

[@cpe111]

@@keithshamradioworld2793 Same principle though - just move

[@cpe111]

So just switch to your alternate frequency.

[@Andy-up6li]

Just move to another frequency

[@ess2870]

But, but, buutttt that's the Boaty McBoatface Net! How dare you ask the self important, useless group, to move! They've been hogging this freq since before the blacks had the right to vote!