[ILHam] Cook County ARES SET and Skywarn Recognition Day--FRIDAY and SATURDAY

[Neil R. Ormos N9NL]

Dear Cook County ARES Members and Friends:

COOK COUNTY ARES SET AND SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY

Friday 5 December 2008 1800 CST through
Saturday 6 December 2008 1800.

The Simulated Emergency Test is an annual
opportunity for amateur radio operators and
emergency communications groups to exercise and
test their emergency communications skills and
equipment in conjunction with served
agencies. This year, the Cook County ARES SET will
coincide with the National Weather Service's
Skywarn Recognition Day activity. Skywarn
Recognition Day is a FUN amateur radio operating
event to celebrate the contributions that
volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the
National Weather Service (NWS).

Although Skywarn Recognition Day is intended
principally as a fun operating event,
EmComm-focused amateurs can use this as a great
learning opportunity. The National Weather Service
is an important served agency for amateurs
throughout the region. Can your station
communicate directly with the Romeoville forecast
office via simplex?  If you now expect to use one
of NWS' selected liaison repeaters, and that
repeater is out of service, will you be able to
use one of the other repeaters? This SET will give
you an opportunity to find out.

This year, WX9LOT at the National Weather Service
Forecast Office in Romeoville will be making a
special effort to contact hams in the 23 counties
of the NWS Chicago County Warning Area (CWA) on
the 2m and 70cm bands.

For more information on our SET and Skywarn
Recognition Day, visit:

  <http://pages.ripco.net/~ormos/ares.html#link-skyrec>

73

--Neil Ormos N9NL
District Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Cook County/Chicago