Wed Meeting Reminder

 

Vinnie ask me to send a little reminder about the next Meeting

details below:

Just show up or let Orion know.

There will also be a raffle for a Sky Warn Hat  and  choice of a really great T-Shirt..

All club members who show up get enrolled in the class automatically.

When:     Wed April 24th  (come early to help set up)  6:30p

Where:    Mesa Utilities Building
                 640 N. Mesa Dr, in Mesa (north of University ,south of Brown)

What:      Learning, talking and community

               This meeting Mesa will host the Skywarn Training session (see below)  

More:       Raffle will be held - see attached.

40-50 great people will be there...come join us.

Betty Bruckner

MARC Associate

 

----------

More about it:

National Weather Service Phoenix Skywarn Spotter Program

Southeast California, Southwest and South Central Arizona

When significant, or severe weather occurs anywhere within the Phoenix County Warning Area, the Weather Service turns to the Skywarn_TM Spotter Network to obtain timely and accurate reports. This network is comprised of individuals or groups, generally associated with the following:

1) Emergency Service Organizations (Fire, Police, etc),

2) Volunteer Organizations (HAM Radio, Citizens' Band Radio, etc),

3) Individual Citizens, and

4) Cooperative Observers.

The Arizona Skywarn^TM Net (ASN) welcomes trained spotters to check into our weekly nets on these repeaters:

147.200 mhz  --  each Tuesday at 8 pm

442.800 mhz  --  each Wednesday at 8 pm

NWS personnel periodically conduct free Skywarn spotter training classes at locations around the Phoenix County Warning Area that teach people how to properly identify and report significant weather phenomena and contribute to public safety. Even with sophisticated technology like radar and satellites, we still need ground truth information from trained weather spotters throughout the year. The training classes will prepare the volunteer spotter to identify the development stages of severe thunderstorms, as well as downbursts, desert flash flooding, and tornadoes. The observed information is relayed to the NWS via telephone or amateur radio. The NWS uses the information in severe weather warnings and statements, that ultimately save lives and protect property. In addition, you will learn about all of the services available from the National Weather Service.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mesa Amateur Radio CLub" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wm7rc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.