Ham radio’s SkyWarn recognition day is December 6, 2008. This is a day when the National Weather Service takes their valuable time and resources and says “thanks” to those of us that help out with SkyWarn operations. It’s pretty cool. I attended last year’s event and got a nice guided tour of the forecast office. I had the chance to talk with a forecaster and ask any questions I wanted. I wanted to know if Wisconsin did actually have a minor “tornado alley”. He confirmed that it did. I was able to take a few pictures and got to meet the net control operator that worked the station there. I also got to see the station and could have worked it if I had wanted. On the way there, I made a mobile contact with the station and got a confirming certificate later in the mail.
Now, if you haven’t worked a SkyWarn operation but wondered what was involved, etc., this might be a good way to get some information. If you have, then thanks for what you do! Here is a link to an ARRL article about the day… http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/10/30/10417/
For more information on SkyWarn, check out this link: http://www.skywarn.org/
For some really nice weather tools, use the ones on www.HamRadioResources.com which are the ones I use for our SkyWarn operations!
If you have never listened to SkyWarn operations in your area, then I suggest you find a “Wx” repeater (weather) in your area. Use http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/
Well – enough for a Friday night after a long day of auditing at work. Have a great weekend and stay weather safe!
Jon Kreski, AB9NN
Owner
www.HamRadioResources.com
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