[Skywarn] Skywarn Activities

[Karl Martin]

I’m sorry for such a delay in this reply. You have a holidays can make it difficult to catch up.

Thank you for all the information. Here in Florida all the surrounding counties are set up as a fend for yourself group. The size the normal National Weather Service classes I was thinking more on the lines of a workshop that doesn’t just have ham radio as the primary subject.  

I would love to gather the surrounding counties and start a more active group but it doesn’t seem to be negativity around here.  

Karl  

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Karl Martin
Volusia County
Skywarn Coordinator
ARES AEC


On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 5:43 PM, wa3afs at nycap.rr.com wrote:

> We (Albany County, NY) encourage all our SKYWARN trained people to also be active in  
> ARES/RACES.
>  
> As the regional SKYWARN coordinator for the NWS Albany, NY office, I also take  
> opportunities during the year to activate the NWS VHF/UHF radios to verify that the radios  
> are still working and also to poll all our counties to make sure we can reach them through our  
> normal radio paths. This helps to keep interest up.
>  
> Also we encourage participation in SKYWARN Recognition Day.
>  
> 73
>  
> On 26 Nov 2013 at 12:06, Karl Martin wrote:
>  
> > Hello
> >  
> > My name is Karl KG4HBN. I am currently the coordinator for Volusia counting
> > in Florida. I've been following the group for the past year but I've never
> > posted. I've seen a lot of good information exchanged in this group and I'm
> > glad to be a member.
> >  
> > Our group has had the normal Skywarn training classes here in our county
> > and at the local National Weather Service office.
> >  
> > What do other groups around the nation do between activations? Besides
> > training what events have you held between activations to keep activity
> > going in your group? People tend to lose interest during the period of no
> > activity. I would like to keep the interest going.
> >  
> > Does anyone have any suggestions or resources that can help me?
> >  
> > Karl KG4HBN
> > Volusia County
> > Skywarn Cordinator
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