The Storm Prediction Center has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch #66 effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include… Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible A isolated tornado or two possible Local county nets are encouraged to activate and have a liaison check-in with the section net or monitor 146.640- and 146.835- directly or our Social Media pages on Facebook and Twitter.
COMM ACADEMY
An emergency communications & amateur radio conference. Saturday April 9th One day only COMM ACADEMY 2022 For 2022, as last year, we will be streaming the Comm Academy presentations on our YouTube channel. Please join our community by logging in to your own YouTube account so that you can participate in the chat and ask questions of our presenters. There is no advance registration required this year. The link to the YouTube stream will be highlighted on this page on the 9th, or you can simply navigate directly to our channel. Don’t forget to check in and share on social…
THE 24TH FLYING PIG MARATHON
May 1, 2022 It’s the largest weekend party in town, and you can be part of it! Whether you’re a runner or walker, whether you want to volunteer or cheer, whether you want to participate for charity, or just for your own satisfaction, we’d love for you to join us. Sign up today and be part of the Pig Party! Click here: https://flyingpigmarathon.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=59965 Enter the following password in the small box & click “submit password”: qcemergency Check that the small box next to the highlighted time frame is check marked Enter the required information Click the “Sign Up To Volunteer” button…
2022 Virtual Advanced Spotter Training Course
Saturday, April 30 ⋅ 9:00am – 12:00pm SKYWARN spotters are volunteers who become the “eyes and ears” of the National Weather Service. Spotters serve their communities by acting as a valuable source of information when dangerous storms approach! This special presentation of our Advanced Spotter Class will be a 3-hour session that gets into greater detail about the details of severe weather. We’ll be doing presentations about mesoscale analysis, using radar to analyze storms, advanced spotting techniques and thunderstorm structure, and a case study of a severe event from the 2021 season. Two notes in advance of this session:• Attendance…
Hamvention 2022 Amateur of the Year Award
Jim Simpson, KF8J, of Xenia, Ohio, was named the 2022 Amateur of the Year. First licensed as a teen, Simpson built his first tower in 1966. He worked 39 states, including Hawaii, while living at home with his family. His first shack was in the corner of his dad’s garage. Simpson built all his equipment from Heathkit. He upgraded to a General-class license in the late 1970s. He built two towers at his current location in Xenia in 1980, a 100-foot guyed tower for HF antennas and a 55-foot, free-standing tower for satellite communications. Simpson operates on 80 through 10…
