Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service in Nashville.

Below is the Hazardous weather outlook through Sunday from the National Weather Service in Nashville.  Please be alert that there may be Thunderstorms throughout the week with a stronger chance of severe weather Wednesday night through Thursday morning.  In the even of severe weather please monitor NOAA Weather Radio for warnings and the 146.925 repeater in case a Skywarn net is called. 

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
508 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-091115-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
508 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION WITH ON
AND OFF CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
THE GREATEST PROBABILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
AND COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

EVEN THOUGH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND
ISOLATED, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO CALL IN ANYTHING REACHING REPORTING
CRITERIA.

$$

SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA…
TORNADO
FUNNEL CLOUD
FLOODING
HAIL >= 1/2 INCH
WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED)
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN

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Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts to promote severe weather awareness at the Customs House Museum.

As we move into Spring the question is not IF middle Tennessee will see severe weather but is instead how much and how bad.

In recent years scarcely a year has gone by where Middle Tennessee communities have not suffered damage from wind, heavy rains, lightning and tornadoes.  How to deal with severe weather is something that anyone in Middle Tennessee should know.

With this though in mind the Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts will be operating a special event station at the Customs House Museum on Saturday March 27 2010 from 10:30 to 3:30.  Amateur Radio operators will be on hand to demonstrate Amateur Radio communications and to discuss how Amateur Radio operators provide support during severe weather through initiatives such as SkyWarn and ARES. 

The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts invite all members of the community to come join us for this event.

For those interested in obtaining an Amateur Radio License testing will be offered from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm.  The cost is $15.00 to take any test and if you pass one test you can take the next at no additional cost.  There are 3 classes of Amateur Radio licenses; Technician, General and Extra.  Each test is more involved and technical than the previous test and each license class includes privileges on more frequency than the last one.  Amateur Radio Exams MUST be passed in the following order; Technician, General, Extra.

The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts look forward to seeing you on Saturday March 27.

Amateur Radio Stations will be operated in the Coca Cola Cafe and testing will be in the classroom downstairs.

Thank You
The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts

APRS with K2LAW and N4PJX at CORE meeting on Tuesday March 9

This month CORE is changing our meeting day from the second Thursday of the month to the second Tuesday, this will be a permanent change and our meeting this month will be on Tuesday March 9 2010.

We have a special agenda planned this month.  Howard Thompson (K2LAW) and Rob Devlin (N4PJX) will be presenting to the group about the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). 

One of the most common misunderstandings about APRS is that it just transmits your location, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth.  APRS is a fully featured digital mode which allows two way text messaging and transmission of data quickly and reliably. 

Howard and Rob will elaborate on this at our meeting on Tuesday and all Amateurs are encouraged to attend.

Again, the meeting will be on Tuesday March 10 2010 at 6:30 pm at the Park Lane Church of the Nazarene in Clarksville.  Click below for a map and directions.

Park Lane Church of the Nazarene.

We’ll see you at the meeting!

American Hospital Association requests permanent waiver of 97.113 to allow hospital employees to participate in drills

The American Hospital Association has asked the FCC for a permanent waiver of 97.113 specifically to allow hospital employees who are Licensed Amateur Radio Operators to participate in emergency communications drills over Amateur Radio. 

In response to this request the Federal Communications Commission has opened a comment period asking concerned parties to submit their comments and opinions on this subject.  All Amateur Radio Operators are encouraged to review the public notice and submit your thoughts on this subject to the FCC.

The public notice is located at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-365A1.pdf

Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami Frequencies

IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep Emergency Frequencies Clear.

Last night a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile causing massive damage in Chile and Tsunami warnings to be issued throughout the pacific including Japan, Hawaii, Rapa Nui, Alaska, California and pretty much any area with coast line facing Chile in the pacific.  This quake has been described as “one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.”

The IARU Region 2 and the Radio Club De Chile have requested that all amateurs keep the following frequencies clear for traffic related to this emergency.
3.738             3.750
7.050            7.100
14.200        14.350
21.200        21.350
28.300        28.500 MHz.

Additional suggested monitoring frequencies are 14.300, 18.160, 21.360, 3.720, 7.045 and 7.060.

For more information visit http://www.arrl.org/