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Storm Tip: Get a Ham Radio

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I used to be more active in ham radio but fell off it. Tonight, I saw the storms coming in and decided to break out my little Baofeng radio and get used to programing it by hand. I got it tuned to the repeater run by a guy on my road and just left it on.

Well right as our internet started flaking out, the tornado warning came through on the radio. My phone didn't get it, my laptop couldn't, but my radio did. The repeater owner was taking reports and running the traffic to the local weather net so I could hear people report what they were seeing in real time. I heard that it was spotter confirmed and exactly where it looked to be - and that it was moving very fast.

This gave me enough lead time to get my parents and brother + his girlfriend to the basement. It passed just a couple miles to the north of us. We could hear it.

Here's the thing - anyone could do what I did.

You don't need a license to own a ham radio. You just need a license to transmit/talk on ham frequencies. So don't talk (unless you're personally experiencing an emergency and are calling for help) and you're fine.

Here's the handheld radio I used. (You can find cheaper versions)

I found the repeater info by typing "repeaterbook SKYWARN [my state]" into my search engine and looked for locations near me.

I took those numbers and used this tutorial to put them into my radio.

Note: I am in the US. Regulations vary in other places.

But yeah, especially if you're civic minded or preparedness oriented, ham radio is great. I'm so grateful to the people who maintain the repeaters around here. They do such a great job and it's a public service people don't know about.

I encourage you to check it out!

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Is skywarn different than the weather band?

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Very.

The Weather Band picks up stations managed by local National Weather Service offices. They broadcast public weather bulletins and push alerts that wake up weather alert radios (highly recommend). SKYWARN is a program that trains the public to spot and report storms to the NWS for better on the ground information sharing. Ham Radio Repeaters that host SKYWARN nets take on reports in real time and relay them to the NWS for those who can't submit them any other way or who just prefer to submit via radio. So on the weather band you'll hear a robotic voice read you a storm warning and forecast from trained meteorologists. On weather/SKYWARN nets you'll hear trained storm spotters (usually) sharing any storm reports or requests for assistance for their local area. Both are helpful in different ways. For instance, last month NWS didn't severe warn a storm that came into my county that had 90+ mph winds -- it didn't show up on radar. But I heard about it ahead of time from storm spotters to my west on a local repeater. It's what lead us to take cover and I'm very glad we did cause it immediately knocked the power out and downed several trees. I probably would have taken cover when I heard the wind kick up eventually but I'm glad they got me to my safe spot sooner.

#stay safe friends #storms are rough out there today

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