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Storm Chase Preparation
I don’t know when my first days in the Great Plains will be this year. I do know that I have been working on my vehicle in preparation. Yesterday, I set up a Yaesu FT-7800 VHF/UHF radio and a Kenwood … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Ham Radio
Tagged amateur radio, ham radio, meteorology, Skywarn, storm chase, storm chasing, weather
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Skywarn Recognition Day 2015
Today, there was an amateur radio special event called, “Skywarn Recognition Day.” I participate in it each year. The idea is that you try to talk to as many National Weather Service offices as possible, as most of them are … Continue reading
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Tagged #amateurradio, #hamradio, #SRD2015, #wx, amateur radio, ham radio, meteorology, Skywarn Recognition Day, weather
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Chase Day #2: 338 Miles
Yesterday, we began in Clovis, NM. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had issued a Slight Risk for an area on the NM/TX border to the very south. Based on the Midland, TX sounding, we targeted somewhere near Midland. There was … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Ham Radio
Tagged meteorology, NM, severe weather, Skywarn, slight risk, storm, storm chase, supercell, TX, weather, weather forecast, weather photography, weather prediction
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Unisys Problems, Posting Photos Instead
Once again, I am having problems getting onto the Unisys website this morning. So, instead of model outputs, I will post some photos from an ice storm that hit when I was living in Blacksburg, VA. It was February 17, … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio, Local WX, Winter Weather
Tagged Blacksburg, ice, ice storm, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VT, weather photography
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Skywarn Recognition Day 2012.
I had a very mediocre effort in the Skywarn Recognition Day. In the 10 minutes I played around on Echolink, I worked two NWS offices: Lincoln, IL and Goodland, KS. In years past, I have put in a much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Skywarn, Skywarn Recognition Day, Skywarn Recognition Day 2012, SRD 2012
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Radar Loop for 5-28-12
The radar loop from 5-28-12 from Dallas/Fort Worth (FWD). You might have to click on it or open it in a new window to get it to animate. Notice how the cells morph into a line, but then a few … Continue reading
5-31-12 Travel Day: 423 miles.
Today was a travel day from Guymon, OK to Rio Rancho, NM for work. I called in Wednesday night, and could not call in Thursday night, and the severe weather was over for a day or two anyway. It made … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Ham Radio
Tagged ham radio, storm chase, storm chasing, travel day
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5-29-12 Storm Chase: 1 Tornado, 1 Funnel, 489 Miles
The Storm Prediction Center issued a slight risk and 5% tornado ring for today: I started the day in Wichita Falls, TX. My fridge died sometime during the night before, and the hotel manager was kind enough to give me … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Ham Radio
Tagged 5% tornado ring, 5-29-12, funnel, hail, loyal ok, night time tornado, slight risk, storm chase, storm chasing, tornado
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5-28-12 Chase: 572 miles, lots of wind and some hail.
I started this chase day in Great Bend, KS. The SPC issued a slight risk and 2% tornado threat for northern TX and southwest OK The best looking sounding for the day was from Norman, OK: There was some CAPE, … Continue reading
High Plains Chasing 
Skywarn Recognition Day
In lieu of a full forecast, I will instead post about Skywarn Recognition Day. Skywarn Recognition Day is an amateur radio special event where radio operators try to contact as many National Weather Service offices as possible during a 24 … Continue reading →