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Mission Statement:
Our mission is to observe local weather conditions and pass important weather related information to the Hall County EMA/EOC, the National Weather service in Peachtree City, Ga., Gwinnett ARES (Gwinnett Amateur Radio Socity (GARS)) and to the Jackson/Banks County SkyWarn team of the North East Georgia Amateur Radio Club. We hope to foster a good working relationship with other surrounding counties and formulate plans in order to have a solid network of storm reporting to/from our neighbors in surrounding counties as well as our served agencies. Formal "SKYWARN' training from the NWS is a prerequisite to participate in this all important facet of Emergency Communications. Ongoing training and practice is the key to our effectiveness. We will conduct weekly check-in and training nets at a specified time and day not yet determined.
NOTE: Storm Spotting and Storm Chasing is dangerous and should not be done without proper training, experience and equipment.
Storm Spotter Guides (Online study Tools)
Hall County Emergency Net Frequencies
146.67 Repeater 131.8 PL minus offset
(Courtesy of the Lanierland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) Gainesville, Georgia)
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Primary VHF 146.580
Alternate VHF 147.510
Primary UHF 445.925
Alternate UHF 446.175
On HF, we operate using 3.975 MHz LSB, (the Georgia ARES Frequency)
Gwinnett County Emergency Net Frequencies
Primary VHF 147.075 Mhz + offset PL 82.5
Alternate UHF 444.525 Mhz +offset PL 82.5
(Courtesy of the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS) Lawrenceville, Georgia)
Jackson/Banks County Emergency Net Frequency
147.225Mhz + offset PL 123.0
(Courtesy of the Northeast Georgia Amateur Radio Club (NEGARC) Repeater, Commerce, Georgia)
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National Weather Service Contact info
2008 Scheduled Spotter Classes
What is a "Storm Spotter" and what is "Skywarn"
CONDITION GREEN STATUS: Severe
weather is possible in the area. Amateurs should watch for signs of severe
weather and monitor the LARC repeater for further updates
CONDITION
YELLOW STATUS: Severe weather is (present or imminent) in the area. A formal
directed net on the LARC repeater is called. Amateurs are asked to actively
search for signs of severe weather and provide appropriate reports to Net
control. There will be a directed net and all stations are asked to transmit
only when recognized by Net Control. Only Stations with legitimate severe
weather reports, or emergency traffic should break into this net. The only
reports to be made are reports of tornadoes on the ground, funnel clouds, wall
clouds, hail (any size), winds 35 mph or greater, flooding,
snow/ice
accumulations and other actual storm damage (OR REPORTS AS DIRECTED BY THE NWS).
Reports not meeting these criteria should not be passed unless specifically
requested by Net Control.
CONDITION RED STATUS: A state of emergency exist in the area due to an actual emergency,
i.e., Tornado touch down, River flooding, etc. Net Control has ABSOLUTE CONTROL
of the net. Transmissions on the repeater are PROHIBITED, unless made in
response to a call by Net Control, or having life or death urgency. All
Amateurs should monitor the LARC repeater for additional instructions.
By submitting this form, you give Hall County SkyWarn a record of your information in the need that spotters are activated either by the Hall County SkyWarn Net or the National Weather Service in our reporting area. The information in this form will be used for Hall County SkyWarn purposes only. Hall County SkyWarn is comprised of a group of enthusiastic and dedicated Ham radio volunteers and we welcome your participation.
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