[Skywarn] Zello-based Skywarn Program

[Lloyd Colston]

LZK, TSA, and OUN are a number of offices with Skywarn volunteers
establishing Zello acconts for Skywarn purposes.  EVEN if one does not use
it, establish an account as a place-holder.


*The Zello Skywarn plan is a non-radio Zello based program for Skywarn
spotters to communicate with one another and the civil authorities along
with the ability to directly interface with the National Weather Service.*



*The organizational plan is to assign a unique UserID that reflects what
state and county the spotter is from.  The user id naming convention is
much like voip Hamsphere.  The first number is the FIPS number for the
county followed by the 2-letter state id followed by a unique sequentially
assigned number. For example I live in Boone County, Arkansas so my USER ID
would be 9AR001 seeing as I’m the first one to become a part of this
system. Every user whether they be civil authorities or NWS personnel would
have a unique ID that would be easily recognizable by the NWS during a
severe weather outbreak. In fact, the NWS could communicate directly with
individuals either in the channel or separate in private for further
information.I’d like to see each NWS office take control of their
associated channel and also maintain and run their own database down the
line or assign that responsibility to a qualified ham.*

https://www.facebook.com/groups/zelloskywarn/about/ is a Facebook group for
the project.


The VOIP Skywarn net has had a Zello group for a number of years.


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Lloyd Colston   director
Altus Emergency Management
Altus, OK      http://www.altusok.gov
Phone:  580.481.2260
Fax:  580.482.4738

Præparate Ante malum.





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