[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Virtual Skywarn Basics Course

[Sandy Kenyon]

Hello, all,



The NWS has scheduled a class many of you have been waiting for.  There
will be a SKYWARN Basics course held online on May 8th from 6:00 PM to 8:00
PM.  This courses provides an overview of the NWS and the
Baltimore/Washington office as well as the basics of storm spotting.



The Basics course is a prerequisite for all other courses offered by the
Baltimore/Washington NWS office and will provide you with a Spotter ID.

Registration is free but as this is expected to have a heavy turnout,
please sign up early.  Further information and a link to the registration
can be found at
https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Fwashington%2Fskywarn&data=05%7C02%7Calfred.kenyon%40fairfaxcounty.gov%7Ce04f0b42cae4464e0cb908dd7d2680bc%7Ca26156cb5d6f41729d7d934eb0a7b275%7C0%7C0%7C638804326536260488%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jDKI18lUj0faksKR5yWucKPrTsDdKOxPGioNjqW6gKo%3D&reserved=0
.



If you have any questions you can contact ai0k at ai0k.net.



Also, we have the following weather nets where we talk about SKYWARN and
the weather in general:



Tuesday 20:30 local, Bluemont repeater Area 147.300+



Thursday 19:30 local, Frederick (MD) Area 146.730- pl 141.3



1st and 3rd Thursday Highland/Pendleton Area 20:30 local, Highland County
147.180+ pl 100 2nd and 4th Thursday Highland/Pendleton Area 20:30 local,
Pendleton County 147.345+ pl 179.9



2nd Wednesday Waynesboro/Charlottesville Area 21:00 local, 146.820- PL
136.5, 145.470+ pl 151.4147.075+ pl 131.8



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73,

Jerry, AI0K

SKYWARN Amateur Radio Coordinator

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington