ARRLWeb: ARRL-National Weather Service SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 3

ARRLWeb: ARRL-National Weather Service SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 3

"ARRL-National Weather Service SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 3

NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 23, 2005--The seventh annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) special event will take place Saturday, December 3, from 0000 until 2400 UTC. Cosponsored by the National Weather Service (NWS) and ARRL, SKYWARN Recognition Day is the Weather Service's way of expressing its appreciation to Amateur Radio operators for their commitment to helping keep communities safe. During this 24-hour special event, teams of radio amateurs set up stations at local NWS offices to contact other hams across the US and around the world.

'Ham radio operators volunteering as storm spotters are an extremely valuable asset to National Weather Service operations since they are cross-trained in both communications and severe storm recognition,' says SRD organizer Scott Mentzer, N0QE, the Meteorologist-In-Charge at the Goodland, Kansas, NWS office, home of WX0GLD. "



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