Sometimes this is difficult due to the number of contacts received by each net control. We’d like to ask NWS offices and/or coordinators who are operating from homw who operate at NWS offices do their best to adhere to the schedule. Also, for this year, we will have the following modes connected in through the efforts of KC5FM-Lloyd Colston and VK3JED-Tony Langdon. If a NWS office/SKYWARN NWS Operator runs out of contacts and there are other NWS offices on the system, the NWS office/SKYWARN Operator acting as net control can turn it over to a different NWS office to act as a net control on the system at their discretion. Forecast offices will be represented by Amateur Radio Operators at home and possibly by some NWS employees from actual NWS offices.Īs in past years, the EchoLink *WX_TALK* Node: 7203/IRLP reflector 9219 system will be scheduling time for NWS offices and due to COVID, Amateur Operators who typically are at weather service hours, in 1-2 hour time slots to act as a net control to make contacts with spotters that are on the system.
#Alabama echolink stations registration
Additional details on SKYWARN Recognition Day including registration for all stations can be found via the following links:ĭue to COVID19, volunteer Amateur Radio Operators are not allowed to be at NWS Forecast Offices. Many NWS offices will be on 2 Meters, 440 MHz, HF and other VHF/UHF bands. This is the SKYWARN program’s main mission.ĮchoLink and IRLP are just a couple of modes people can utilize to contact NWS offices during SKYWARN Recognition Day.
SKYWARN Recognition Day is an opportunity for National Weather Service Forecast Offices across the United States to thank SKYWARN Spotters for their efforts in obtaining timely severe weather reporting for the protection of life and property. SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday December 4th, 2021 from 0000-2400 UTC (Friday Evening 12/3/21 from 700 PM ET-Saturday Evening 12/4/21 at 700 PM ET) and Echolink and IRLP will be playing a role in SRD as it has in past years.