Reminder of Skywarn Appreciation Day this Friday evening thru Saturday

[ka1...@bellsouth.net]

1) Skywarn Recognition Day: Operators needed
Date: December 1, 2006 @ 1900 hrs to December 2, 2006 @ 1900 hrs
Location: National Weather Service Office
421 Croton Rd.
Melbourne, Fl.
The Treasure Coast Weather Network has once again been invited to
assist the amateur radio operators of the NWS in Melbourne and the
Brevard Skywarn Group in operating the amateur radio stations of the
NWS, WX4MLB during the annual Skywarn Recognition Day.
This event is sponsored by the NWS and the ARRL and the purpose of this
event is to give the amateur community throughout the country and world
the opportunity to contact the participating NWS offices throughout the
country.
Numerous modes of communications are being used/ This year from
Melbourne we will be operating the vhf, uhf, hf and Echolink modes and
will be using voice, cw, rtty and psk.
In order to keep the stations on the air during this event we are in
need of operators. We are looking for volunteers who can operate for an
hour, couple hours half a day or the whole event. There is a particular
need for cw operators.
If interested please contact Wayne, KA1VRF at ka1...@bellsouth.net ,
during the TCWN Net on Sunday evenings at 2100 hrs on the 146.775
repeater or call at 772-569-8151 (Vero number).
This is a fun event for both the participating NWS offices as well as
amateurs throughout the world.
There are certificates that can be earned for participating at the NWS
or via the airwaves.
For further information about this years event please go to:
http://www.crh noaa.gov/hamradio/index.php or http://www.srh.noaa
gov/mlb/nwsse_ARCHIVE/nwsse2006.html

[ai...@comcast.net]

Wayne,

   Are you going to take your R/V up again this year?  Also, is there any interest in a QRP station?  I've got the FT-817ND, I also have a 40 meter bazooka, and a 40 and 20 meter hamstick.  Let me know, I can probably come up for a while, not sure how long I can stay.  Give it some thought.

Mark  AI4HO

 

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From: ka1...@bellsouth.net

>
> 1) Skywarn Recognition Day: Operators needed
> Date: December 1, 2006 @ 1900 hrs to December 2, 2006 @ 1900 hrs
> Location: National Weather Service Office
> 421 Croton Rd.
> Melbourne, Fl.
> The Treasure Coast Weather Network has once again been invited to
> assist the amateur radio operators of the NWS in Melbourne and the
> Brevard Skywarn Group in operating the amateur radio stations of the
> NWS, WX4MLB during the annual Skywarn Recognition Day.
> This event is sponsored by the NWS and the ARRL and the purpose of this
> event is to give the amateur community throughout the country and world
> the opportunity to contact the participating NWS offices throughout the
> country.

> Numerous modes of communica tions are being used/ This year from

[Wayne Burkett]

Mark,

I really do not think that this event will support a qrp station from the NWS. We need to be heard and also need to

Be able to hear our fellow amateurs, so I would pass on running qrp. Yes I will have the RV up there again this year

(although I do have reservations due to current economics but I am taking it up there) and I will also

Have my tower trailer (I Hope). Chris, KF4DQY, picked it up yesterday morning and took it to a welder he knows

And it was suppose to be done this morning.

 

Question,

Can I drop the GAP antennas off at GAP on my way by either Saturday or Sunday morning? It would

Just save me the gas in going back up, but if not I understand.

 

I hope to leave here before noon on Friday so that I can get up there to set up the GAP antennas.

See you when you can make it.

 

Wayne

 

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[ai...@comcast.net]

Wayne,

   I don't see why you couldn't, I give GAP a call tomorrow and let them know that you will be dropping them off.  If I were you I would put the antennas up by the garage doors that way they would be out of the way.  Talk to ya later.

Mark  AI4HO

 

> Nu merous modes of communica tions are being used/ This year from