Update/Clarification: This event is Friday December 3rd at 6:00 PM Central until Saturday December 4th at 6:00 PM Central.
The 12th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) Special Event will take place Saturday, December 4, 2010. SRD is co-sponsored by the ARRL and the National Weather Service (NWS) as a way to recognize the commitment made by Amateur Radio operators in helping to keep their communities safe. During SRD, Amateur Radio operators can visit their local participating NWS office, working as a team to contact other hams across the world throughout the 24 hour event.
For more information on the SKYWARN Recognition Day Event please visit the ARRL Website.
Click Here for a slideshow of the 2009 SRD Special Event at Amarillo!
Raymond Winter, W5RAW, has volunteered to bring in an operating station and logging software. We need an antenna or two–we might know someone with a very nice tower trailer! Also, we need operator pairs (loggers and operators) who can work in shifts to cover a 24-hour period. Terra and I will take the early, early, early morning shift (0400-0800) unless someone else wants it!
This year the Amarillo NWS will design and print the QSL cards for us.
To volunteer to help out with the Amarillo SKYWARN Recognition Day Special Event, please contact:
Chris Seright, KE5ZRT
Send me some mail!
or call 806 231-4227
or Twitter: @chris_seright
Update/Clarification: This event is Friday December 3rd at 6:00 PM Central until Saturday 6:00 PM Central.
December 3rd, 2010 on 10:23 am
Hope to see you all there!
December 5th, 2010 on 8:35 pm
The Amarillo 2010 SKYWARN Recognition Day Special Event at the National Weather Service was a successful event and I believe everyone had a great time. We made 406 contacts, and had an opportunity to meet the new personnel at the National Weather Service. I want to thank all who participated: N5YXN Carl, KE5WXN Carl, KF5GBL Tom, W5RAW Raymond, KD5DYP Adair, N5ZLU Ronnie, N5SUJ Eddie, KE5ZRU Terra, and WD5FOI John. I especially would like to thank Eddie for the use of his tower trailer, and Raymond for the use of his operating station and logging software. The combination of Raymond’s TS 480 and Eddie’s Carolina Windoms resulted in excellent signal reports.