Alert: New * MISCELLANEOUS SKYWARN BULLETIN Expires Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:05:00 -0500

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MISCELLANEOUS SKYWARN BULLETIN - ANNOUNCEMENT
SKYWARN OPERATIONS CENTER WAKEFIELD VA
1005 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014

.. HOWARD WAXMAN APPOINTED AREA MANAGER FOR AREA 6 ..

THE NWS WAKEFIELD SKYWARN AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT TEAM HAS APPOINTED
HOWARD WAXMAN /KO4GS/ AS AREA MANAGER FOR THE SMITHFIELD OPERATING AREA,
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. HE WILL BE OVERSEEING THE RE-LAUNCH OF SKYWARN
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS IN THE AREA, WHICH HAVE BEEN DORMANT FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS. ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH, TRAINING, AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

HOWARD WAS FIRST LICENSED IN 1976 AS WN4GNE IN MIAMI, FL WHERE HE WAS
RAISED. HE MANAGES TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE NAVY'S EXPEDITIONARY
LOGISTICS SUPPORT GROUP IN WILLIAMSBURG SO HE IS NO STRANGER TO
COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGES. A MEMBER OF THE TEAM SINCE FEBRUARY 2010,
HIS GOAL IS TO PUT SEVERE WEATHER PREPARATIONS AND RELIEF EFFORTS AS A
TOP PRIORITY WITHIN HIS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. HE IS LOOKING FORWARD
TO ARRANGING TRANING EVENTS AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS SO HE CAN MEET AND
WORK WITH THE DEDICATED HAMS WHO SHARE THE GOAL OF SAFETY AND
PREPARATION.

A NET CONTROL TRAINING CLASS IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE
WINDSOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WINDSOR, VIRGINIA ON MARCH 1. ALL
INTERESTED AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEERS SHOULD VISIT THE SKYWARN TRAINING
PORTAL, AT HTTP://TRAINING.WX4AKQ.ORG/, FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO
REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.

HOWARD CAN BE REACHED AT HOWARD...@WX4AKQ.ORG.

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