Please contact the people below for more information... > SKYWARN MEETING > TENNESSEE > HAMILTON / BRADLEY / MEIGS / RHEA / MARION / SEQUATCHIE > GRUNDY / VAN BUREN / BLEDSOE / MONROE / POLK / McMINN > GEORGIA > WALKER / DADE / WHITFIELD / CATOOSA > NORTH CAROLINA > CHEROKEE / CLAY > ALABAMA > NORTH ALABAMA SKYWARN / JACKSON / DEKALB > >CONCEPT > Informal meeting to discuss the mentioned topics and >more......... > Location - possibly a pavilion at Harrison Bay State Park or >...................suggestions? > Date - After Field Day but prior to September/School Days > Need to hold meeting prior to October MRX managers >meeting > Participants - 3 to 4 key people in each CWA county - >ARES/RACES/SKYWARN net mngrs > Time - Midmorning to Mid afternoon with hotdog/hamberger >lunch grilled onsite > >TOPICS > >1. Local and Regional SKYWARN Organization - liason with MRX. > A. Should TAG serve as the regional coordinator serving as sole >liaison to MRX for southern cwa counties? > B. Should TAG serve just as Hamilton County SKYWARN with each >county independently liasoning MRX? > 2. Notification and Net Operations > A. NOAA wxr radio coverage & SAME rcvrs > B. Net Protocol and Operation > C. Spotter reports - providing useful product to MRX > D. Interest in group Alpha page Notification / other systems - >duty officer-telephone trees -etc,,,,,,,, > 3. Implementation of EMWIN and addition NOAA wxr radio sites in the >CWA. > A. NOAA wxr radio coverage - reception throughout your county > B. EMWIN by VHF or Broadcast Subcarrier - digital delivery to your >computer > C. EAS & RBDS Systems - present & future Broadcast Systems > 4. Training > A. Basic & Intermediate / Advanced > B. Schedules / Participation > C. Spotter Registration........ > PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE SITES > >http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/document/emwin.htm >http://www.usit.com/mottrd/maintn.htm >http://alert-alabama.org/ >http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ftproot/meg/html/skywarn_manual.html > > > STATEMENT > > Georgia Govenor Zell Mill is pushing thru GEMA a broadbased >Notification & Warning group with > The intent to file for a FEMA grant. The group is wanting to add >10 NOAA wxr radio sites within > the next 6 months. The group is also seeking to add 5 Doppler >Radar sites within GA. Total grant > would exceed 10 million dollars. They have a good chance of >receiving at least a good portion of this > money. FEMA has been handing out money this year for almost any >disaster related projects. > Tornados outside of the usual "Tornado Alley", in urban >(Birmingham/Nashville/Atlanta) and > suburban areas, at night and with large fatalities / damage >(FLA) have blanketed the airwaves. > Public Interest is at a all time high. Wxr radios are out of >stock thru out the southeast. > Suggest we contact Rep. Zack Wamps office and invite him to our >meeting. Remember it's > election year. We would be a great photo op & chance to provided >info on community interest. > Now think of what we might ask for? How bout the Chattanooga wxr >office. It's being run by > contract people doing local observations only. The building is >in good to fair shape, needing only > a roof coating and some HVAC work. With FEMA money we could >aqquire a smaller (75-100nm) > doppler radar and EMWIN/EAS notifacation equipment. Think...no >site to buy or construction. > Lights / water / power including backup generator on site.... >did I mention the tower w/ radome? > Parking / bathrooms / kitchenette / extra offices & storage. >May generate revenue from connection > from local tv stations and national commercial wxr folks to help >with overhead. But to do any > of this we'll need to get organized with a group large enough to >carry the load....................... > ..........................................................replys >/ opinions / suggestions / rants........ > >. > Dewey Bryant KD4EHC > Hamilton Co. TN ARES EC > RACES / SKYWARN too..... > > kd4ehc{at}bellsouth.net