Alert: New * SKYWARN RADIO OUTAGE NOTIFICATION Expires Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:38:00 -0500

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SKYWARN RADIO OUTAGE NOTIFICATION
SKYWARN OPERATIONS CENTER WAKEFIELD VA
738 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

.. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SKYWARN OPERATIONS IN PORTSMOUTH VA ..

DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STAFFING CONSTRAINTS AND REPEATER PERFORMANCE
CONCERNS, ROUTINE SKYWARN OPERATIONS ON THE PORTSMOUTH, VA W4POX 146.85
REPEATER ARE BEING SUSPENDED.

THE PORTSMOUTH REPEATER MAY STILL BE UTILIZED IN THE EVENT OF A
LOCALIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT .. HOWEVER .. THE NORFOLK REPEATER,
OPERATING ON 145.33 MHZ WITH PL 131.8, WILL BE THE PRIMARY SKYWARN
REPEATER FOR AREA 5 UNTIL NET CONTROL STAFFING AND REPEATER PERFORMANCE
CAN BE RESOLVED.

A NET CONTROL CLASS IS CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNING STAGES AND WILL BE HELD
IN THE NORFOLK AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED TO TRAINING.WX4AKQ.ORG AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

THERE IS NO ETR FOR THE REPEATER AT THIS TIME.

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SCROW