Subj : 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Nov 22 2024 09:05 pm

11/22/2024

SKYWARNTM Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. The annual event is celebrating
its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National Weather
Service and ARRL� to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN volunteers. Using
amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN spotters provide real
time ground truth to NWS offices. The ham-volunteers can also provide vital
communications between NWS and local emergency management officials when other
means go down.

In a video posted to the SRD web page, National Weather Service Director Ken
Graham, WX4KEG, said the information ham radio operators and other SKYWARN
volunteers provide is critical. "I, along with the entire National Weather
Service, want to acknowledge and thank you for your invaluable service to the
communities we serve."

There will be a SRD special event from 0000 - 2359 UTC on the day. The
objective is for all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many
Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters and National Weather Service Stations as
possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands.

ARRL will be on the air during the event from the ARRL Radio Laboratory
station, W1HQ, using the call sign WX1AW. ARRL Public Relations and Outreach
Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, said SRD is a great opportunity to welcome non-ham
SKYWARN volunteers to explore amateur radio. "Storm spotting was my original
draw into ham radio. I watched a large tornado tear up my community on May 3,
1999, and was listening via my mom's 2-meter mobile radio to spotter reports
being relayed to the NWS Norman, Oklahoma, office. I knew I wanted to be a part
of that and within months I was licensed. Amateur radio was my path into that
community service and has been the hobby of a lifetime ever since," she said.

ARRL has a web page to help those interested with getting licensed. Find
details at https://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed[1].

Spotters are encouraged to register for SRD at
https://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition[2]. There will be participation
certificates available after the event.�


[1] https://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed
[2] https://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition

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