SKYWARN Newsletter #252

Hello to all..

Newsletter Covering Short-Term Announcements..

TIPS Net for This Tuesday April 8th to feature Spring/Summer Weather Panel..

National Hurricane Center Director Praises Amateur Radio at National Hurricane Conference..

Reminder: Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop in Walpole, Mass. Saturday 4/12/08..

Newsletter Issued: 4/8/08.

Newsletter Covering Short-Term Announcements..

This Newsletter is to cover short-term announcements for happenings

from the National Hurricane Conference as well as events for this week.

A complete update and review of the National Hurricane Conference and

information from the conference will follow in a newsletter by this

weekend.

TIPS Net for This Tuesday April 8th to feature Spring/Summer Weather Panel..

The Training Information and Public Service Net for thiS Tuesday April

8th, 2008 at 730 PM will feature a Spring/Summer Weather Panel featuring the

following folks:

Bill Babcock SKYWARN Program Leader

K1PAI-Roger Jeanfaivre Hartford-Tolland County CT SKYWARN Coordinator

K1SJW-Steve Williams Connecticut State SKYWARN Coordinator

WD4R-Julio Ripoll National Hurricane Center-WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator

KD1CY-Rob Macedo ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton

John-N1IWT, Program and Publicity Manager and Anne-K1STM, Net Manager

are proud to be doing this program. This net is available via the

following means.

The KB1EAV Connecticut Linked system: http://www.kb1aev.net

The New England Reflector System (EchoLink *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123).

The Fairhaven Repeater, 145.490, linked via IRLP.

Other IRLP nodes could be linked in for the net for users who have

access to those nodes.

Please join us for the TIPS Net this evening.

National Hurricane Center Director Praises Amateur Radio at National Hurricane Conference..

The new National Hurricane Center Director praises Amateur Radio at

the National Hurricane Conference in an interview with VoIP Hurricane

Net Manager and Storm Study Education Team member Danny Musten-KD4RAA

and John Van Pelt-K4JVP. See link below for this information:

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=8129

Many more details and information on the National Hurricane Conference

and the participation of Amateurs at the conference will be distributed

in a newsletter later this week.

Reminder: Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop in Walpole, Mass. Saturday 4/12/08..

A reminder that there is an Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop

this Saturday April 12th. Below is that announcement for anyone still

interested. Please pre-register this week:

Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop on April 12th, 2008 from 9 AM-4 PM in Walpole, Mass..

The following is a posting for the Advanced Emergency Communications

Workshop scheduled for Saturday April 12th, 2008 in Walpole,

Massachusetts. See announcement below:

Advanced Communications Workshop (ACW)

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 9AM to 4PM

The Walpole Emergency Management Communications Group will be hosting

an Advanced Communications Workshop (ACW). Rob Macedo, KD1CY and the

Eastern Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator staff of

instructors will present this program.

The ACW will be held on Saturday from 9 AM-4 PM, April 12, 2008, at

the Walpole Senior Center, Walpole Town Hall, 135 School Street,

Walpole, Massachusetts.

Lunch will be provided at no coerced charge to those participating in

the workshop, but we appreciate and accept donations from whoever can

provide them.

Topics in the workshop will include:

Applications of VoIP modes (EchoLink, IRLP and D-Star) in Emergency Communications

Packet Radio

Winlink

Advanced Go Kits

We also hope to be able to answer many of your setup and operational

questions on digital modes.

This program will be of particular interest to anyone involved in

Emergency Communications, Digital Communications, ARES, RACES and/or

the National Weather Service SKYWARN Program.

In order to plan for handouts, etc., pre-registration is requested.

Directions to the Walpole Town Hall:

http://maps.yahoo.com/

http://www.mapquest.com/

From Boston:

Take Route 95 south to Exit 10 - Coney Street. Turn right at top of

exit ramp. Turn left at the lights on to Route 1. (The Walpole Mall

will be on the right)

Take Route 27 (High Plain Street) at next set of lights at top of hill.

Big Y is on left. Route 27 X through 3 sets of traffic lights. Route 27

(High Plain Street) merges left onto East Street. Take left onto

School Street (after passing Blessed Sacrament Church on left at

Diamond Street).

The Town Hall (former school building) is on right. Parking is in the

rear. Entrance to meeting room is on left as you face the rear of

building.

From the South:

Take Route 95 north to Exit 9 - Route 1.

Take Route 1 north to lights at Route 27 (High Plain Street)

(Applebee's on your right). At lights take left onto

Route 27(High Plain Street). Big Y is on left. Route 27 X through 3

sets of traffic lights. Route 27 (High Plain Street) merges left onto

East Street. Take left onto School Street (after passing Blessed

Sacrament Church on left at Diamond Street). The Town Hall (former

school building) is on right. Parking is in the rear. Entrance to

meeting room is on left as you face the rear of building.

From the west - Medfield - Route 109

Take Route 27 to Walpole Center. Through set of lights at Route 1A,

(Main Street). School Street is the next intersection. Right onto

School Street. The Town Hall (former school building) is on right.

Parking in rear. Entrance to meeting room is on left as you face the

rear of building.

There will be talk-in on the 146.895-Walpole Repeater, PL: 123.0.

For additional information and registration contact:

W1ZSA-Roger Turner rfturner@gis.net or wlp1ema@aol.com

K1HRV-Dave Doe d.doe@comcast.net

KD1CY-Rob Macedo rmacedo@rcn.com

That's all for this edition of the SKYWARN Newsletter!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)

ARES SKYWARN Coordinator

Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator

Pager #: (508) 354-3142

Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)

Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)

Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)

Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com

http://ares.ema.arrl.org

http://www.wx1box.org

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