Last year during storm season, I watched a lot of storm chasers stream live on different channels. One thing I noticed in those more heavily prone states for producing tornados, they had a much more active and robust skywarn system and process in place than my local system. I was glad to see a lot of the chasers I followed called in their severe weather via the local repeater. In my local area, we don't have a lot of skywarn activity, as a net might and might not get called once a severe thunderstorm is announced in the area. Last year a new administrator took over the local NWS office. She removed the ham radio equipment and took down the tower from the site. The new administrator said any skywarn repeater reports can be relayed to the NWS via social media. Guess the NWS office has never had an internet outage.... :)
Yeah, I just went through a couple days of an internet outage, and it is still not fixed... extremely slow right now. You would think that folks in those positions would understand.... I guess that is the government at work. Thanks for watching!
I think the thing is this administrator will realize at the wrong time that ham operators still play a key role in communications. Ham stations might be the only thing operational if there's loss of power. I hope nothing bad happens to prove my point. 73s folks
Another Mississippi HAM here. Just took the SKYWARN class out of of NWS Jackson . It was very informative, and I’m glad that I was involved in the class. Unfortunately it was online instead of in person.
Always nice to meet another Mississippi ham! I hope to take the course again in person. I’ve taken it a few times, but it is always good to have a refresher. 73!
I took this class last year and again this year as it was offered as a virtual class due to the situation. I think it's definitely worth taking as for one it's pretty interesting and also offers valuable information. Plus you are another set of eyes for the NWS to help relay information as radar can only do so much. Oh that person with the same name in the credits wasn't me. haha
I agree.... I took the in person classes when I lived in Texas. The online option is nice, but not quite the same. It's a start... at least after the online course you know what to Google for and learn more about. Thanks for watching! I wondered about the name in the credits. lol
Thanks Steve! I listened to our Net Controller put out the advisory calls on my local repeater network all last summer and have wanted to get involved. -Just finished the online class and emailed my local Net Controller for more info on how to get registered.
Great. I am a firm believer that if we, as hams, don't make ourselves available and valuable, we will slowly lose ground. Thanks for doing your part, and thanks for watching!
Great Video! With storm season coming up this is quite appropriate. Here in CT, even though we don't get a ton of sever weather, we have a pretty decent Sky Warn program that works with our local NWS office in south eastern MA. The NWS seems to appreciate the Sky Warn participants and "ground truth" data we provide.
Good to hear that you have a decent Skywarn program. We have a fair one in place here, but it could use improvements. I think too many people have just gotten lax and think that the TV stations just magically know some of what is happening on the ground. The importance of ground reports can't be emphasized enough. Thanks for watching! 73
Yeah, I did a few of the in person schools years ago when I lived in Dallas... figured I'd take a refresher and show folks who aren't near a school how to do it. Thanks for watching!
Attending a webinar for SKYWARN conducted by NWS State College, PA May 7. Taking Amateur radio license test for Tech and General May 19 at Carlisle, PA. Thanks for your demo of one way to get started. 73
Delta Bravo. I have a question. Im in pennsylvania and I would love to get into severe weather spotting and storm chasing but Im not sure if Pennsylvania is a good state for this since we dont get as much storms as some other states like Texas and Oklahoma. Would I still be able to do this? And is there any way to make money as a storm chaser? Is it strictly a hobby or is there some way to make money (not a living) from doing it?
….what is the next step,after taking these two courses?,in order, to be able to be a registered,storm spotter?,…complete with an ID number,ID card ,or anything else that pertains to this?….thank you for your helpfully,informative video !!
Are you a ham? If so, I suggest finding your local ham radio club, they may be the skywarn contact. If you're not a ham, I imagine hams play a significant role in Florida, so you might look at taking that test for your tech. Otherwise, report weather using the skywarn app and NWS numbers. Thanks for watching!
Last year during storm season, I watched a lot of storm chasers stream live on different channels. One thing I noticed in those more heavily prone states for producing tornados, they had a much more active and robust skywarn system and process in place than my local system. I was glad to see a lot of the chasers I followed called in their severe weather via the local repeater. In my local area, we don't have a lot of skywarn activity, as a net might and might not get called once a severe thunderstorm is announced in the area. Last year a new administrator took over the local NWS office. She removed the ham radio equipment and took down the tower from the site. The new administrator said any skywarn repeater reports can be relayed to the NWS via social media. Guess the NWS office has never had an internet outage.... :)
Yeah, I just went through a couple days of an internet outage, and it is still not fixed... extremely slow right now. You would think that folks in those positions would understand.... I guess that is the government at work. Thanks for watching!
I think the thing is this administrator will realize at the wrong time that ham operators still play a key role in communications. Ham stations might be the only thing operational if there's loss of power. I hope nothing bad happens to prove my point. 73s folks
Another Mississippi HAM here. Just took the SKYWARN class out of of NWS Jackson . It was very informative, and I’m glad that I was involved in the class. Unfortunately it was online instead of in person.
Always nice to meet another Mississippi ham! I hope to take the course again in person. I’ve taken it a few times, but it is always good to have a refresher. 73!
I took this class last year and again this year as it was offered as a virtual class due to the situation. I think it's definitely worth taking as for one it's pretty interesting and also offers valuable information. Plus you are another set of eyes for the NWS to help relay information as radar can only do so much. Oh that person with the same name in the credits wasn't me. haha
I agree.... I took the in person classes when I lived in Texas. The online option is nice, but not quite the same. It's a start... at least after the online course you know what to Google for and learn more about. Thanks for watching! I wondered about the name in the credits. lol
Thanks Steve! I listened to our Net Controller put out the advisory calls on my local repeater network all last summer and have wanted to get involved.
-Just finished the online class and emailed my local Net Controller for more info on how to get registered.
Great. I am a firm believer that if we, as hams, don't make ourselves available and valuable, we will slowly lose ground. Thanks for doing your part, and thanks for watching!
Great Video! With storm season coming up this is quite appropriate. Here in CT, even though we don't get a ton of sever weather, we have a pretty decent Sky Warn program that works with our local NWS office in south eastern MA. The NWS seems to appreciate the Sky Warn participants and "ground truth" data we provide.
Good to hear that you have a decent Skywarn program. We have a fair one in place here, but it could use improvements. I think too many people have just gotten lax and think that the TV stations just magically know some of what is happening on the ground. The importance of ground reports can't be emphasized enough. Thanks for watching! 73
Somehow I missed this one. I got my skywarn ID a few years back. Good stuff 👍
Yeah, I did a few of the in person schools years ago when I lived in Dallas... figured I'd take a refresher and show folks who aren't near a school how to do it. Thanks for watching!
Attending a webinar for SKYWARN conducted by NWS State College, PA May 7. Taking Amateur radio license test for Tech and General May 19 at Carlisle, PA.
Thanks for your demo of one way to get started. 73
Great! Thanks for watching and good luck on your test. Make sure to let me know when you get your call sign!
@@K5ATA Certainly will. 73s to you and your channel.
Delta Bravo. I have a question. Im in pennsylvania and I would love to get into severe weather spotting and storm chasing but Im not sure if Pennsylvania is a good state for this since we dont get as much storms as some other states like Texas and Oklahoma. Would I still be able to do this?
And is there any way to make money as a storm chaser? Is it strictly a hobby or is there some way to make money (not a living) from doing it?
I'm working on getting started with training in the next few weeks for skywarn. I'm excited
Enjoy, and be ready to go down the rabbit hole. It gets a bit addictive. Thanks for watching!
I've been a skywarn spotter for 5 years because I love meteorology and severe weather.
Great! Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir, very well done on this video!
Thanks for watching
….what is the next step,after taking these two courses?,in order, to be able to be a registered,storm spotter?,…complete with an ID number,ID card ,or anything else that pertains to this?….thank you for your helpfully,informative video !!
Hey so I have my nws certs.. What do I do next? Im in Jacksonville Florida..
Are you a ham? If so, I suggest finding your local ham radio club, they may be the skywarn contact. If you're not a ham, I imagine hams play a significant role in Florida, so you might look at taking that test for your tech. Otherwise, report weather using the skywarn app and NWS numbers. Thanks for watching!