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Why Flash Floods are so Dangerous.
Reprinted from HowStuffWorks.com by Mark Mancini Jun 14, 2018 They don’t call them “flash” floods for nothing. On May 27, 2018, the Patapsco River rose by more than 16.5 feet (5 meters) within three hours. This rapid spike came in…
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Hurricane Watch Net on Alert for Developing Atlantic Basin Storms
Reprinted from ARRL.org Hurricane Watch New (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, says the Atlantic Hurricane Basin seems to want people’s attention. Tropical Depression 3, off the southeastern coast of North Carolina could become a named storm, Chris. The National Hurricane Center…
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New Spotter Training Video Posted by NWS
Alex Tardy, WCM of the NWS San Diego office, recently posted a new Skywarn Training video for the Southern California region.
Newspaper Article Profiling our Local Group
This is an article by Ernie Cowan, who is a local spotter and a journalist. The focus is on our local group. Thanks Ernie! Click Here.
New article regarding ham radio.
Great article in The Orange County Register recently. This ham radio operator could save your life one day
Thomas Fire Response Also Demonstrates Amateur Radio’s Social Media Value
01/05/2018 (Reprinted from ARRL.org) Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) members kept a close watch on the Thomas Fire after it broke out in early December. Using a variety of the club’s analog and digital Amateur Radio assets, radio operators…
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Amateur Radio Volunteers Active in Latest Round of California Wildfires
12/11/2017 From ARRL.org The massive and barely contained Thomas Fire in Southern California has consumed more than 230,500 acres, and the emergency has caused residents in fire-threatened areas to evacuate. Amateur Radio volunteers remain active supporting communication for American Red…
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USA Today article praises Ham Radio
A great read in USA Today on September 10th. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/10/during-hurricanes-emergency-officials-turn-ham-radio/651994001/
Amateur Radio Preparations Ramp Up as Irma Strengthens to Category 5
09/05/2017 Hurricane Irma, making its way through the Caribbean with the possibility of affecting South Florida by week’s end, has, in the words of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), become “an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane.” The NHC urged that…
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Spacecraft Probe to Listen for ARRL Field Day Signals
Reprinted from the ARRL website. http://www.arrl.org/news/spacecraft-probe-to-listen-for-arrl-field-day-signals 06/14/2017 The Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (e-POP) onboard the Canadian CAScade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) satellite will again support Amateur Radio citizen science by listening for signals during ARRL Field Day, June 24-25….
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