[HBQRP] Sky Warn event - To all HBQRB folks

[w9hzc at cox.net]

Quite few of us try to participate in this each year. Either from out at the Valley Weather station or from home.
The HBQRP group will this year will be delighted to send one of KI6Ds' QRP kits to anyone from the group who manages to contact the most NWS stations. Send a station log to Darwin W9HZC at the address listed below within 2 weeks of the event.
 Incase of a tie, 
The log with the earliest post mark will get the kit.

I will post all the logs on this group after the event is over.

The link shown below will list all of the participating NWS stations. 


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/participating_offices.php


Skywarn Recognition Day 2016 is set for Dec. 3rd  2016,. The event starts at 00Z on Dec 3 (6 PM CST Dec. 2nd) and continues for 24 hours.  Skywarn Recognition Day was developed by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the ARRL in 1999.  This is the 18th year that this event has been held.

The Valley NWS office and local HAMS have participated in every one of these events.  This event celebrates the contributions that volunteer Skywarn Amateur Radio operators make to the National Weather Service.

During this event, local amateur radio volunteer spotters and net control personnel operate several radio stations at the NWS office.

They make contact with other NWS offices, and thousands of other amateur radio operators around the U.S. and world. Details of this event can be found at http://hamradio.noaa.gov/
Operations for this event canl take place on HF as well as 2 meters, 70 centimeters, DStar, Echolink, DMR, APRS.  THere is something for everyone.  Come out and get on the air.  

The address is 6707 N. 288th Street, Valley NE.  Just take highway 275 to the Highway 64  Valley Exit (The one that goes to Leshara).  Head west until you get to the building next to the radar (Looks like a big volleyball on a  tower).
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Dar W9HZC 10532 Larimore Circle Omaha ne 68134