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NorthEast Georgia Amateur Radio Club SkyWarn
Now Serving Banks and Jackson Counties
SkyWarn NETs are held every Tuesday night at 8:00Pm EST on 147.225MHz with a Positive offset and a PL Tone of 123.0
If for some reason the repeater is not available the net will be held on 145.000MHz
For Information on Gustav Click Here
For Information on Hanna Click Here
Storm Spotter / Sky Warn Classes
Banks County
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 from 6pm – 9pm
At Banks County Fire Administration Building
Instructor: Barry Gooden from National Weather Service
To Register: contact Brian Eubanks at 706-677-1812. Or you may email me at beubanks@co.banks.ga.us
Jackson County
Storm Spotter / Sky Warn Class
Monday, October 20, 2008 from 7pm – 10pm
Braselton Police Department
Instructor: Barry Gooden from National Weather Service
To Register: contact Eddie Gilbert at 706-654-2500 or you may email me at egilbert@westjacksonfd.com
Banks County Coordinator: Chad Cook KJ4CUJ
Jackson County Coordinator: Eddie Gilbert KJ4CZE
To listen to live audio during active nets please click here
Repeater Status Condition Green
Please see below or click here for more information regarding repeater conditions and level of activations.
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Please click here for the National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook for today
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A SKYWARN Net Control Operator and a trained
weather spotter has the authority to call a SKYWARN Net into operation.
Here are some guidelines to follow to determine
the level of activation required: Condition Green •
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Non-Exclusive Repeater Use - Casual discussion of weather conditions and net preparation.•
Designate a Skywarn station to relay significant reports to the NWS should they be received.•
Line up Primary and Alternate NCS should the Net be upgraded.•
Read Watch, Warning, or Special Advisory Reports on frequency when issued by NWS.•
Watch or Warning may be in effect.•
No significant weather reports are being received at this time.•
Light radio traffic on the Skywarn net frequencies.•
A Primary and Alternate NCS are being designated in case of upgrade.•
The NWS office may or may not have called to activate Skywarn.Use
Condition Green for this level of activation to alert spotters andother observers and listeners of potential severe weather conditions and NWS statements.
Condition Yellow
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Controlled Informal Net•
Non-Exclusive Repeater Use - All traffic through NCS - Limited casual traffic.•
Use Net Script at regular intervals. (Min. every 20 minutes)•
Watch or Warning is in effect.•
Significant weather reports are being received.•
Moderate radio traffic on the Skywarn net frequencies.•
Primary and Alternate NCS have been designated.•
The NWS office may or may not have called to activate Skywarn.Use
Condition Yellow for this level of activation to alert spottersand other observers and listeners of potential severe weather
conditions and NWS statements.
Condition Red
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Controlled Formal Net•
Exclusive Repeater Use - All traffic through NCS - No casual traffic allowed.•
Traffic on frequency limited to Skywarn spotters and stations only.•
Use Net Script and Roll Call at regular intervals. (Min. every 20 minutes)•
Watch or Warning is in effect.•
Significant weather reports are being received.•
Heavy radio traffic on the Skywarn net frequencies.•
Primary and Alternate NCS have been designated.•
The NWS office may or may not have called to activate Skywarn.NEGARC SKYWARN SEVERE WEATHER NET CHECK IN LOG.doc
