Skywarn

[doctordave]

I finally got around to tuning into the Balt area SKYWARN net earlier this week, when the significant storms rolled through....it was actually quite active w/ reporting of conditions from around the region. 147.03 MHZ.

 

[bear105]

For those interested in being a Skywarn Spotter...there are numerous classes in the DC-Baltimore metro area....

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/skywarn/skywarn.htm - Main Page
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/skywarn/classes.html - Class List

 

[baydog]

Here's an interesting severe weather link. It's a severe weather decision making simualtor developed by the NWS office in Peachtree City, GA. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/HotSeat/index.shtml

 

[patrolman123]

I just took the class last week. Although it was very informative the instructor seemed to only speak on tornadoe activity. The last time I checked Maryland seems to get more heavy rain, wind and snow activity.
In his defense he did mention at the end of the class that there are several other Skywarn classes to take.

 

[aristotle73]

What are the freqs for the Frederick, MD area?

 

[ka3jjz]

The 147.03 repeater system is maintained by the Baltimore Amateur Radio TV Society (BRATS), with several recieve sites throughout Baltimore county...as for the Frederick area, it looks like the 147.06 MADXRA repeater is a secondary to the Hagerstown net. You can find more information about that on the Skywarn Subnet page. 73s Mike