[DCART] NWS Reno radar donw- spotte help needed

[Don Carlson - KQ6FM]

   For those you who have not heard the news yet, The NWS Reno Office has lost  use of the NEXRAD radar facility located on Virginia Peak.  The reason? Wind gusts to over 140+ mph over this weekend.  If you would like to see the destruction of the facility, please go to:  
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/current/KRGXDomeFailure.pdf 
   In the meantime, Dee Arnold, KA7LOZ who is our liason to NWS Reno would like us to know that the NWS will be monitoring the 147.210+ PL. 100 and 147.150+ PL. 123.0 linked system for spotter information in real time.  She said that "we will have to be their eyes for the time being until it can be repaired which could be some time after Christmas at the earliest".   She will be at the NWS office to monitor on a periodic basis, so you may call the station with real-time information at WX7RNO.    Thanks for you help.  73


Don Carlson - KQ6FM  ARRL Life Member 
NV Section EC / RACES Officer
Public Information coordinator/
ARRL National PR Committee
kq6fm at charter.net