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National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Pendleton, Oregon SKYWARN Program Amateur Radio Program Alan Polan, KE4TRR Amateur Radio Program Leader Meteorologist, Journeyman Forecaster
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National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Pendleton, Oregon SKYWARN Program Amateur Radio Program Alan Polan, KE4TRR Amateur Radio Program Leader Meteorologist, Journeyman Forecaster. NWS Pendleton. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of NWS Pendleton
National Weather Service (NWS)Weather Forecast Office
Pendleton, OregonSKYWARN Program
Amateur Radio Program
Alan Polan, KE4TRRAmateur Radio Program Leader
Meteorologist, Journeyman Forecaster
NWS Pendleton
SKYWARN Program (Weather Spotters)
Amateur Radio Program & Station Setup
Amateur Radio Station WX7PDT
Amateur Radio Operators & SKYWARN Nets
SKYWARN Nets (2-Meters & HF)
Topics
SKYWARN Program
National Weather Service Mission
Protect Lives & Property
Promote Nation’s welfare & economy
NWS accomplishes its mission byissuing:
Routine weather forecasts
Short term forecasts
Aviation forecasts
Weather Advisories
Weather Warnings
SKYWARN Program Supports NWS Mission
• SKYWARN Program organized around a network of volunteer weather spotters (non-hams & hams)
• Spotters are the eyes and ears of the NWS• Spotters call NWS via landline when hazardous or
severe weather occurs• Spotters are not required to observe & report the
weather on a fixed time schedule• Weather event occurs - spotter reports the event• Spotters report hazardous/severe weather in
accordance with SKYWARN event reporting criteria
SKYWARN Event Reporting Criteria
SKYWARN Spotters
Amateur Radio Program
NWS Pendleton Amateur Radio Station
Setup
• ICOM IC-706MKIIG
HF, 6m, 2m, 70cm• ICOM AT-180 HF Antenna Tuner• KENWOOD TK-90 Commercial HF• Barker & Williamson Multi-Band
Folded Dipole HF Antenna• ALINCO DR-610T 2m & 70cm• KENWOOD TM-241A• KENWOOD TM-261A
Kenwood TK-90 HF Radio
Transmit (TX) & Receive (RX)
Frequency Coverage
TX 1.8 - 2.4 MHz 3.5 - 4.5 MHz 6.0 - 8.0 MHz 11.0 - 14.5 MHz 16.0 - 21.5 MHz 24.0 - 30.0 MHz RX 0.5 - 30.0 MHz
Amateur Radio HF Bands (LSB) 1.8 - 2.0 MHz (160 Meters) 3.5 - 4.0 MHz (80 Meters) 5.3305…5.4035 MHz (60 Meters) 7.0 - 7.3 MHz (40 Meters) 10.1 - 10.15 MHz (30 Meters) 14.0 - 14.35 MHz (20 Meters) 18.068 - 18.168 MHz (17 Meters) 21.0 -21.45 MHz (15 Meters) 24.89 - 24.99 MHz (12 Meters) 28.0 - 29.7 MHz (10 Meters) 50.0 - 54.0 MHz (6 Meters) All Amateur Radio HF Bands are LSB except 60 Meters, which is USB.
NWS SHARES Frequencies (LSB) 6.959.0 MHz Backup (40 Meters) nighttime 14.435.0 MHz Primary (20 Meters) daytime
Amateur Radio Station WX7PDT
SKYWARN NetWarning Alert Visual Alarm
ALINCO Amateur Radio Transceiver: 2-Meters & 70-centimeters Frequencies (MHz) Stored in Memory Channels
Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank ″ ″ = V Specialty Bank
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el 5:30 - 6:00 AM Weather Net and NE OR & SE WA SKYWARN Net
These nets are on the 146.800 repeater. This frequency is stored in the CALL Channel. Push the CALL button to toggle between the active Memory Bank & the CALL Channel. SKYWARN Net repeater frequencies are in red. Use an EchoLink node frequency to talk to the Deschutes – Jefferson – Crook County SKYWARN Net via the Bend EchoLink repeater node. Instructions on how to do this are provided below.
C CALL Channel for the 2-Meter band 146.800 NE OR & SE WA SKYWARN Net
PH 157.950 = V Specialty Bank Programmed Scan Upper Limit Frequency
PL 151.000 = V Specialty Bank Programmed Scan Lower Limit Frequency
0 162.400 Spout Springs NWR 162.450 Rattlesnake Ridge NWR
162.500 Umatilla NWR 162.550 Yakima Ridge NWR
1 162.525 Dewey Road NWR 162.425 Carney Butte NWR 410.575 UHF Link from PDT WFO to Spout Springs NWR
151.085 - ODOT District 12 Weather & Road Conditions
2 146.520 simplex National Simplex Frequency
146.800 NE OR & SE WA SKYWARN Net
416.375 UHF Link from PDT WFO to Gleason Butte NWR
156.165 - ODOT District 13 Weather & Road Conditions
3 147.580 simplex 146.880 Umatilla County 416.975 Gleason Butte –Sillussi Butte NWR UHF Link
156.045 - ODOT District 9 Weather & Road Conditions
4 146.920 Klickitat County, The Dalles
146.760 Benton – Franklin County SKYWARN Net
151.070 simplex - ODOT District 12 Maintenance & Construction Flagging Crews
5 145.330 Umatilla County 146.780 Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam & Grant Counties
443.625 Umatilla County 151.340 Stanfield Fire Department
6 154.650 OSP Hermiston 146.960 Walla Walla County SKYWARN Net
443.750 Hermiston 154.115 Athena & Weston Police Departments
7 151.085 - ODOT District 12 Weather & Road Conditions
146.940 Yakima County & Yakima
444.600 Yakima County 154.250 Pendleton Fire Department
8 145.230 Morrow & Umatilla Counties
147.160 Morrow & Umatilla Counties, Heppner, Yakima
449.100 Benton – Franklin County, Tri-Cities
154.280 Oregon State Fire Network
9 147.280 KBARA Network, Walla Walla County
449.325 Hermiston 154.400 Hermiston – Stanfield – Echo Fire Department
10 147.020 Umatilla & Morrow Counties, Hermiston
449.500 Tri-Cities 154.650 OSP Hermiston
11 146.660 Yakima County 146.860 Yakima – Kittitas –Klickitat Cy SKYWARN Net
444.725 Spout Springs 154.725 Athena Police
12 145.490 Morrow & Umatilla Counties
154.755 Umatilla County Sheriff
13 146.740 Wasco – Sherman – Klickitat County
154.875 Hermiston Police
14 146.820 Wasco – Sherman– Klickitat Cy SKYWARN Net
154.905 OSP Pendleton
15 145.410 Benton County EchoLink Node # 380445 154.920 WA State Police Sunnyside – Yakima
16 147.140 Walla Walla County, Walla Walla
155.160 OR State Mountain Search & Rescue
17 146.640 Benton – Franklin County SKYWARN Backup
155.190 Pendleton Police
18 145.490 Umatilla EchoLink Repeater Node access # 200848
155.250 Walla Walla County Sheriff & Government
19 145.720 Pendleton EchoLink Simplex Node access # 7099
147.260 Kittitas County & Ellensburg
155.370 WA State Police Statewide
Scanning Frequencies Stored in Memory Channels in a Memory Bank
Push the VHF volume control knob (VOL) to select the VHF side of the Front Panel Display. Put the radio in Memory mode by pushing MR (Memory Retrieve) on the right-hand side of the gray toggle switch on the upper left-hand side of the front panel. Push MR as many times as necessary to select the desired Memory Bank to be scanned. Press the UP or DOWN key on the Microphone to select a Memory Channel to be included in the scan. Push the SCAN button to start scanning the frequencies stored in Memory Channels in the active Memory Bank. Push SCAN again to stop scanning.
Establishing an EchoLink Channel from Pendleton to Bend
Select Memory Channel 19 in Memory Bank A. Turn VHF volume control knob (VOL) clockwise to turn up volume. Press Microphone PTT (Push To Talk) switch and say, ″This is (your Amateur Radio Call Sign) accessing EchoLink through WA7HJV.″ Then, while pressing the PTT switch, use the DTMF keypad on the Microphone to enter the EchoLink node access number for the Bend EchoLink repeater node: 211222. This EchoLink channel enables you to communicate with the Deschutes – Jefferson – Crook County SKYWARN Net. To disconnect the EchoLink channel, simultaneously press the PTT switch and press the # (pound sign) key on the Microphone keypad. February 23, 2011
20 155.560 Walla Walla Police
21 155.655 Pilot Rock Police
22 155.790 Stanfield Police
23 155.805 OR State Search & Rescue
24 157.100 US Coast Guard Broadcast on the hour Columbia River Mariner’s Information
25 164.125 Umatilla National Forest South of Umatilla River
26 164.825 Umatilla National Forest North of Umatilla River
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Amateur Radio Operatorsand SKYWARN Nets
SKYWARN Nets (2-Meters)
SKYWARN Net Service AreaRepeater
Frequency(MHz)
Repeater PL Tone
(Hz)
RepeaterLocation
NOAA Weather RadioAll Hazards Station Frequency
(MHz)
Morrow-Umatilla-Union-Wallowa County 146.800- 100.0 Spout Springs (1) 162.400 162.450 162.500
Deschutes-Jefferson-Crook County 147.360+ None Long Butte (2) 162.500
Benton-Franklin County 146.760- 100.0 Rattlesnake Mountain (1) 162.450
Walla Walla County 146.960- 100.0 Lewis Peak (1) 162.400 162.450
Yakima-Kittitas-Klickitat County 145.270- 123.0 Quartz Mountain (3) 162.400
Yakima-Kittitas-Klickitat County 146.860- 123.0 Darland Mtn. (1) (3) 162.550 162.450
Yakima-Kittitas-Klickitat County 147.080+ 123.0 King Mountain (3) 162.525
Klickitat-Wasco-Sherman-Gilliam County 146.820- 82.5 Juniper Point (1) 162.400 162.550
Wallowa County 147.000+ 103.5 Joseph (4) 162.400Grant County (6) 145.210- None John Day Airport (5) 162.500
Wheeler County (6) 162.550
Columbia County (6) 162.525
(1) Station WX7PDT at the NWS Pendleton Weather Forecast Office has a direct line-of-sight path to these repeaters.(2) The Long Butte repeater is an EchoLink node. The EchoLink node access number is 211222. WX7PDT can talk tothis repeater via the EchoLink node in Pendleton (node access # 7099, 145.720 MHz simplex, PL Tone = 88.5 Hz).(3) This repeater is in the WA7SAR Search And Rescue (SAR) linked repeater system. This repeater has the best radio coverage in the county shown in bold font.(4) The Joseph repeater is an EchoLink node. The EchoLink node access number is 323569.(5) The John Day Airport repeater is an EchoLink node. The EchoLink node access number is 307804.(6) Counties without a SKYWARN 2-Meter Net. NOAA Weather Radio Station frequencies are listed for these counties.
SKYWARN Nets
Weather Reports Form Spring & Summer Storms
SKYWARN Net (HF)
SKYWARN HF Net
Net Control Operations
Station Check-Ins & Station Weather Reports Report Logging Station (RLS) #1 Net Control Station (NCS) WX7PDT PDT WFO Alternate NCS (ANCS) Report Logging Station (RLS) #2 PDT WFO Net Liaison Station (NLS) SKYWARN™ 2-M Net HF Voice Communications VHF Voice Communications Landline Voice Communications via PDT WFO’s 800-telephone number WXSpots Internet Wx Reports & Chat Room Instant Text Messaging NWSChat NWS Internet Chat Room Instant Text Messaging EchoLink Voice Communications Winlink/Airmail Digital Email Communications SKYWARN™ HF Net Activation Message via NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) eSpotter Internet Wx Reports Sent to PDT WFO via eSpotter Website PDT WFO = NWS Pendleton (PDT) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Operations SKYWARN™ 2-Meter Nets may be communicating directly with WX7PDT
WX7PDT is in direct contact with
NOAA Wx Radio Receivers & 2-Meter Amateur Radios
the NWS Warning Forecaster
80-Meters – Afternoon/Night3815.0 kHz LSB +/- to clear QRM 3834.0 kHz LSB3840.0 kHz LSB3860.0 kHz LSB40-Meters - Daytime7220.0 kHz LSB +/- to clear QRM
SKYWARN HF NetFrequencies
SKYWARN HF NetStandby & Emergency Net
Standby
Severe weather is possible in or near ______ . Non-Directed net.
Activity on net frequency is restricted to that required for operations of the net.
All stations expected to keep transmissions short and allow ample time between transmissions for stations to enter the net.
Emergency
Severe weather is imminent or occurring in or near ______ . Directed net.
All transmissions are directed through net control.
Net control limits traffic to requested and authorized info.
Activity on net frequency is restricted to emergency traffic.
2nd & 4th Wednesday - April through September
1900 local time
SKYWARN HF Training Net
