Radio club hosting program on Skywarn

The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club will be meeting February 3 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting program will be “Skywarn,” presented by Eric Hutchins, K7ELH, San Diego Skywarn Coordinator.

Skywarn is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. Skywarn volunteers support their communities and government by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports. These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform communities of the proper actions to take as severe weather threatens.

Accurate and reliable information from the general public is difficult to obtain. Severe weather is complicated and confusing. The NWS has found that only regular training of weather spotters improves the quality of information they receive. The NWS collaborates with amateur radio organizations and others to put together training programs. The NWS brings its weather knowledge while the amateur radio service brings its expertise in emergency communications.

The meeting location will be at Roy Noon Hall, 231 East Hawthorne Street. Visitors are welcome. Talk in 146.175+ 107.2; Web site http://www.fallbrookarc.org.