[MOham] Skywarn Recognition Day Special Local and Area Service Net ...

[Max Slover]

Skywarn Recognition Day Special Local and Area Service
Net Information

Background:  It has been suggested by the Sullivan
Area Weather Net, via 
John KC0NRO, that in conjunction with the upcoming
Skywarn Recognition 
Day special event we also have "Special" Skywarn
Service Nets in each 
local area that wishes to participate.

The purpose of the special service nets would be to
have each local 
Skywarn organization that wishes to participate bring
up a local net on 
their skywarn repeater and take checkins from
9:00-9:15 AM on Saturday, 
December 2.  The purpose of the local net is to
demonstrate 
participation and preparedness of that area to assist
in time of severe 
weather or other need.  The local net would keep a
total of the number 
of stations checking in, number of those checking in
who were trained 
Skywarn observers, and number of those checking in
that are active local 
ARES/RACES members.

Then, the each participating local net would send a
representative to 
the area special service Skywarn net that will convene
on 3.963MHz in 
the 75 meter phone band (which is the Missouri NTS
Phone net frequency 
and Missouri Emergency Services Net frequency), and
report in the 
following information collected from their local
special net:

Local Net Name:  (i.e. Sullivan Area Weather Net)
Local Net Freq:  (i.e. 146.805)
Total number of local check-in's:  (i.e. 20)
Number of Trained Skywarn Observers checking in: 
(i.e. 18)
Number of active local ARES/RACES members checking in:
 (i.e. 15)

The area net, on 3.963MHz, will collect the data from
each reporting 
local net - compile the data and report it to the
Section Emergency 
Coordinator Don Moore, KM0R and Missouri Section
Traffic Manager Dale, AE0S.


Special Skywarn Service Net Skeds and Freqs:

(1) The AREA NCS will be Steve, W0SJS, and area net
control will be 
operating from the NWS forecast center at Weldon
Springs, MO

(2) Local Nets, use local Skywarn repeaters in there
area - taking 
Checkin's from 9:00-9:15AM local time on Saturday, Dec
2, 2006

(3) Area Net on 3.963MHz SSB - Checkin's from local
area net reps from 
9:30-9:45AM local time on Saturday, Dec 2, 2006 (local
net reps will 
report totals as suggested above)


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Public Information Officer -- St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club
K0AZV - Amateur
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St. Louis County ARES
St. Ann MO EM48tr