DON
KB5FHX
CO-FOUNDER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SKYWARN
"Powell E. Way III" wrote:
> > On the surface, this sounds just fine, but in the Augusta, GA area, as
> > in many areas, we depend on the range of our repeater for coverage. The
> > NWS guy is in Columbia, SC and there's no way in bloody blue blazes for
> > him to hear us if we go to simplex. If all we were doing was having a
> > group chase, it would be OK, but that's not how we normally handle our
> > skywarn nets.
>
> Well I'd be the one that she'd be calling into. In stormy weather
> (Augusta is 65 miles away) it's VERY hard to hear the repeater, and I
> sure wish they would raise the antenna another 50 feet and double the
> power!
>
> > "Gregory S. Williams" wrote:
> > >
> > > Well this is news to a great many HAMs who are on several SKYWARN mailing
> > > lists. Looks like these multitudes of HAMs who voted on this never
> > > bothered to fill any EC's in.
>
> Well I think it was a very SMALL handfull of hams that came up with
> this scheme.
>
> > > I sure as heck havent heard anyhting about it until recently. I knew
> > > several areas were going to 147.420 simplex to coincide with Red Cross lo
> > > band (47.42) but this is a first for me...and a *LOT* of others.
> > > Greg
> I haven't heard about this either. BUT I digress....
>
> > > At 01:33 AM 6/8/99 -0000, Jason Breakiron wrote:
> > > >For those of you who are Spotters and are HAM Radio operators or if you
> > > >have a scanner: There is a new frequency set up for spotters/chasers/HAM
> > > >Radio Operators to share weather information during severe weather. The new
> > > >frequency is: 146.550 It will be used all over the nation. for more
> > > >information go to: http://www.hamsnet.net/kc5trr/simplex.htm This New
> > > >frequency was created by Steve Miller KC5TRR, My administrator partner in
> > > >Chasers digest. It was created so that everyone across the country could
> > > >report severe weather
>
> It's my idea that this was the[ NOT DALLAS TX ] Steve Miller's idea.
> Jason got rather [and deservedly so] flamed for this in WX-CHASE. He
> claimed the old frequency was 146.52 which is the NATIONAL simplex
> frequency. Nope. NOPE N O P E!! It would be OK to call and move off
> to a simplex frequency of your choice, but don't bother ME at the
> NWS when I'm on 2 radios (maybe my on HT on another local repeater)
> and get me to go simplex when you can give it to me on a repeater. I
> could miss something important. Now if lets say John wants to ask
> Bill something and not tie up the repeater they can ask net control
> to let them go to a simplex frequency for a short while so as not to
> tie up the net for more important stuff. I just think it was someone
> wanting themselves to be deemed important. Even in SC running a
> Skywarn net can be baptism by fire. Ask the Augusta Folks....
>
> Powell
>
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