Centre County Skywarn Recognition Day 2021 Participation

UPDATE: 12/3/2021 @ 1632.

Click here to see a list of Skywarn Recognition Day Registration Numbers. You can still register if you wish but they don’t guarantee a number before SRD starts this evening.

Click here to see a list of participating stations.  I imagine this will update as stations register, so check often.

Centre County amateur radio operators are invited to participate in Skywarn Recognition Day on December 3 & 4, 2021.  We hope to have contacts on HF, VHF, and UHF. Participation details may be found in the following document

Skywarn Recognition Day 2021 Incident Briefing
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Participants may register at:

National Weather Service Skywarn Recognition Day

 

Centre County Amateurs Participate in 2020 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test

UPDATED:  Added KB1BH to the list of participants.

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) was held on 3 Oct 2020 from 09:00 12:00 DST.  Along with other counties in Western Pennsylvania (WPA) Centre County participated in the Exercise.  The American Red Cross as well as Skywarn operations were coordinated into the drill.  Coined Keystone Horizon, the exercise included digital and voice communications over HF frequencies and voice communications over VHF repeaters.  Fourteen amateur radio operators participated. Continue reading

Skywarn Operations Conducted at NWS CTP five times in May 2019

Spring weather being what it is the National Weather Service office in State College requested amateur radio assistance to activate Skywarn operations from their amateur radio station.  Greg, K3HOT staffed the station on each activation.  Communications were successful through much of the area covered by NWS-CTP, thirty three counties in Central Pennsylvania. Continue reading