[ILHam] SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY--DECEMBER 1-2

[Neil R. Ormos N9NL]

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SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY--DECEMBER 1-2

WHEN:   6:00 PM Friday   December 1 through
        6:00 PM Saturday December 2

WHAT:   Skywarn Recognition Day--A FUN Amateur Radio
        Operating Event

OBJECT: Contact as many participating National
        Weather Service ham radio stations
        as you can.

WHERE:  On the air: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6,
        2 meter, and 70cm bands
        Phone, CW, PSK-31, Echolink

        In person:  National Weather Service
        Weather Forecast Office, Romeoville, IL

WHY:    To celebrate the contributions that
        volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make
        to the National Weather Service.

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Skywarn Recognition Day is the National Weather
Service's annual event recognizing Skywarn
volunteers.

SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY NATIONWIDE

Each year in December, hams throughout the nation
visit their local National Weather Service (NWS)
facilities to set up stations at for this 24-hour
operating event.  The goal is to celebrate the
contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio
operators make to the National Weather Service
throughout the year by communicating with as many
other amateur radio stations as possible.

Skywarn Recognition Day 2006 starts on 6:00 PM CST
Friday, December 1, and continues for 24 hours
through 6:00 PM CST Saturday, December 2. (That's
0000 Z December 2 through 2400 Z December 2.)
Participating stations can be found on the 3.5,
7.0, 14, 21, 28, 50, 144, and 440 MHz bands.  Most
activity is on phone, but there is also activity
on CW, PSK-31, RTTY, packet, Echolink, and IRLP.
Repeater contacts are allowed.  NWS offers a nice
certificate for participation in the event, with
endorsements for contacting different groups of
NWS stations.  More information is available on
the Skywarn Recognition Day web site at:
  <http://hamradio.noaa.gov> .

SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY ACTIVITIES AT THE
NWS CHICAGO WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE

Skywarn Recognition Day stations at the NWS
"Chicago" Weather Forecast Office in Romeoville
will be operating during the full 24-hour event
period, using the callsign W9S.  Operations are
planned on the 3.5, 7.0, 14, 21, 28, 50, 144, and
440 MHz bands, using SSB, CW, FM, PSK-31, and
Echolink.

Hams from throughout the Chicago Weather Forecast
Office's county warning area will be visiting the
office in Romeoville to set up, operate, and tear
down the stations.  Amateur Radio operators and
their immediate families are invited to come to
the Weather Forecast office and operate radios and
visit. For more Information you can contact the
National Weather Service Web page at
<http://www.weather.gov/lot> and send a note to
the webmaster.

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--Neil Ormos N9NL
Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Suburban Cook County