Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio

Newington, CT: ARRL [American Radio Relay League], 2010. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Very good. Sue Fagan (Cover). The format is approximately 8.25 inches by 10.875 inches. 159, [1] pages. Decorative front cover. Illustrations. A comprehensive index is included with weather-related web sites and a state-by-state listing of SKYWARN® web sites. Amateur Radio: Your opportunity to participate in severe weather reporting. Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio is a resource for the Amateur Radio operator who volunteers as a trained storm spotter. Michael (Mike) Corey, KI1U, is the Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for the American Radio Relay League (ARRL This book includes information on resources, training, equipment, safety, storm spotter activation procedures, reportable weather criteria, developing a local storm spotter manual, and the experiences of storm spotters from around the country. It also provides some meteorological information about severe weather such as hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, floods, damaging wind, and winter weather. Contents include Introduction, Safety, Equipment and Resources, Training, Meteorology, Hurricanes, Storm Spotter activation. Appendices include in part: Weather Books for the Storm Spotter, A local SKYWARN Operations Manual, ARRL Reporting Forms, and a Sample After Action Report. Storm spotting gives radio amateurs another way to offer a public service by using their skills as communicators. In an average year, the US experiences more than 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, and more than 1,000 tornadoes. During these weather events, ham radio volunteers provide real-time information to partners such as emergency managers and National Weather Service forecasters. This first edition set a standard that following works aspired to achieve. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was co-founded on April 6, 1914, by Hiram Percy Maxim and Clarence D. Tuska of Hartford, Connecticut. The ARRL represents the interests of amateur radio operators before federal regulatory bodies, provides technical advice and assistance to amateur radio enthusiasts, supports a number of educational programs and sponsors emergency communications service throughout the country. The ARRL has approximately 161,000 members. In addition to members in the US, the organization claims over 7,000 members in other countries. The ARRL publishes many books and a monthly membership journal called QST. The ARRL is the primary representative organization of amateur radio operators to the US government. It performs this function by lobbying the US Congress and the Federal Communications Commission. The ARRL is also the international secretariat of the International Amateur Radio Union, which performs a similar role internationally, advocating for amateur radio interests before the International Telecommunication Union and the World Administrative Radio Conferences. The organization is governed by a member-elected, volunteer Board of Directors. Each director serves a three-year term and represents the members within their particular region of the country. The national headquarters facilities are located in Newington, Connecticut. Along with the administrative headquarters, the 7-acre site is home to amateur radio station W1AW. The ARRL Field Organization carries out local and regional activities across the United States.