[KYHAM] SKYWARN Special Event Day (12/03/05)

[Mark -KI4KGY]

Sorry about the late announcement, but I have been a little swamped with 
work over the past few weeks.

I just wanted to pass along that the SKYWARN Special Event Day will be held 
this Saturday (12/03/05) from 00 UTC to 24 UTC.  For us, this is 700 PM 
eastern Friday Night (12/2) to 700 PM eastern Saturday Night (12/3).

SKYWARN Recoginition Day was developed back in 1999 by the NWS and the ARRL. 
  This day celebrates the relationship between the volunteer SKYWARN radio 
operators that provide valueable information during severe weather and the 
NWS.

The Louisville Office (callsign WX4NWS) plans on operating Friday evening 
and then on Saturday morning.  We will be operating on most bands including 
70cm, 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 40, and 80 meters.  Modes will be Phone, CW, and 
perhaps PSK-31 and Echolink.  QSL cards will be available as well.  
Operators may send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below 
for QSL cards.

The operating procedures for this event will be as follows:

Exchange: Callsign, signal report, QTH, and a one or two work description of 
weather occurring at your station.  You may include temperature readings if 
you have a thermometer.

QSL self-addressed stamped envelopes may be mailed to

National Weather Service Forecast Office
6201 Theiler Lane
Louisville, KY 40229

For more information including which NWS offices will be workiing the event, 
please check http://hamradio.noaa.gov


Thanks and 73,

Mark - KI4KGY
Meteorologist
National Weather Service Office
Louisville, KY

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