Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio

by American Radio Relay League, Michael Corey (KI1U), Victor Morris (AH6WX)

Use Your Communication Skills to Help Keep Your Community Safe. Storm spotting gives amateur radio operators another way to use their skills as communicators. In an average year, the US experiences more than 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, and more than 1,000 tornadoes, often causing hundreds of injuries and deaths, as well as billions of dollars in damages. During these weather events, thousands of ham volunteers provide real-time information to partners like emergency management and forecasters at the National Weather Service. The information they get from hams helps them issue weather watches, warnings, and advisories. Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio can help you become one of those volunteers, providing ground-truth information when it is needed most. Featured Safety Equipment and Resources Training Meteorology Hurricanes Storm Spotter Activation New in this Lessons learned and response reports from the 2017 hurricane season Apps and social media resources New SKYWARN training requirements Expanded information on digital voice modes such a DMR, D-STAR, and Yaesu Fusion

490 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 3, 2020