What is Skywarn®? The Skywarn® spotter program is a nationwide network of volunteers trained by the National Weather Service (NWS) to report significant weather. Anyone is welcome to participate. Why have Skywarn®? The NWS staff at the Wilmington Ohio forecast office is responsible for issuing warnings for the southwest half of Ohio, southeast and east central Indiana, and much of northern Kentucky. The NWS has wonderful observing systems, such as radar, satellite, and surface observing systems. However, all of these systems have limitations. Skywarn® volunteers provide critical information that helps mitigate the limitations of our observing systems. The information observed and…
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February 2021 Wavelengths Newsletter
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Greene County Ham Radio 4-H Club Update
The new 4-H club in Greene County, based on the hobby we all know so well, will hopefully be able to start meeting! At the February XWARN meeting, Greene County Sheriff Gene Fisch-er informed us that the meetings, which will take place at the Greene County Fairgrounds, are expected to begin mid– to late March. In a previous meeting, XWARN voted to donate an IC-7300 radio to the club. However, another radio operator in Ohio graciously donated the same radio in like new condition. In addition, a brand new Yaesu 991A will be available to the club for use. Randy…
Public Service Events
Montgomery County Vaccine Distribution: Ham radio operators are needed to help with controlling the amount of traffic at vaccine distribution in Montgomery County. If you are able to help with this, please contact n8ado@arrl.net. Bob Baker, N8ADO
Hamvention 2021
Links: https://hamvention.org Unfortunately, several setbacks in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic make necessary the difficult decision to cancel Hamvention 2021. Hundreds of volunteers have been working to do everything necessary to bring this Hamvention to the many amateur radio enthusiasts and vendors who support the Dayton Hamvention. Vaccine distribution both in the United States and around the world is lagging behind what was planned. In addition, the emergence of a more communicable form of the COVID-19 virus increases the potential for further public health problems in the next few months. We make this difficult decision for the safety of…
