Title: 13th Annual Skywarn Recognition Day
Location: Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service Office – New Braunfels Airport
Description: The 13th Annual Skywarn Recognition Day 2012 will be December 1st – 0001 – 2400 zulu time or November 30th 1800hrs to December 1st 1800 hrs local time!
The Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service Office is committed to participating in the event, as has been in past years!
Our station has consistently improved our standing each year utilizing VHF/UHF, HF, IRLP, Echolink and various Digital modes!
All Currently Licensed Amateur Radio Operators are invited to participate during this years event. One does not need to be Skywarn trained to participate, but it could be helpful should and activation occur!
During the 24 hour event, we schedule up to 3 operators per 2 hour block of time to operate the station.
The best time slots fill up fast, although, some of the hottest activity has been from midnite local to 0400, so if you would like to participate, please contact Louis Upton – K5STX @ k5stx@yahoo.com to reserve a slot.
Yes, you may volunteer to operate for more than one 2 hour time slot, and many operators usually do!
Operating Procedures can be found at the following link, to give an idea of what it is we do during the event.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/opsprocedures.php
Notes:
Since our station is located on the main operations floor of the NWS Office, we are limited to 3 operators at any given time.
Operators are encouraged to bring their own headphones to minimize noise on the operating floor.
Occasionally with pre-approval visitors come in for a tour of the offices and observe the operations during the event.
Only operators and visitors on the list will be allowed to enter the NWS Office and must be prepared to show proper identification.
Also, should a Weather event occur that requires the activation of the Skywarn team, operations will shift to that task!
The Staff at the Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service Office also does a great job of keeping plenty of snacks and hot coffee available during the event.
Who knows what else may show up in the break room!
Please contact me direct at: k5stx@yahoo.com if you wish to be placed on the schedule with:
Name
Call Sign
Preferred Phone Number
Preferred E-mail address
Time slot(s) preferred!
Thank you for your support of Amateur Radio and the Skywarn Program,
