SKYWARN HAM Radio Recognition Day 12/6-7/19

From 6:00 p.m. CST Friday, December 6th until 6:00 p.m. CST Saturday, December 7th, HAM radio volunteers and NWS SKYWARN Spotters will be taking part in the annual SKYWARN Recognition Day.

What is SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD)?

SRD was developed in 1999 by the NWS and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It recognizes the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the NWS. During SRD, SKYWARN operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the United States and the world.

How many NWS Stations are participating in the SRD event?

The NWS in Lincoln, IL will be one of nearly100 NWS offices nationwide participating in this event. For more information visit the NWS SKYWARN Recognition Day web page at: https://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition

What hours will WX9ILX be operating?

SRD Operations will begin at 6:00 p.m. CST Friday December 6th until roughly Midnight. We will resume monitoring Saturday December 7th around 8:00 a.m. CST. The event will end at 6:00 p.m. CST Saturday.

What HAM Radio frequencies and modes will be used during SRD?

The NWS Lincoln office (HAM call sign: WX9ILX) will be using the following bands:

80 Meters
40 Meters
20 Meters
15 Meters
10 Meters
2 Meters
440 Mhz

The modes we plan to operate include:

SSB
FM
CW
FT8

Local 2 Meter & 440 MHz Repeaters:

WX9ILX Central Illinois Repeater Frequencies for Skywarn Recognition Day
Repeater	Counties Covered
146.655-	Effingham, Cumberland, Shelby, Coles, Macon, Douglas, Moultrie
146.985-	DeWitt, Piatt
146.940-	McLean
444.400+ 444.900+	Menard & Sangamon UHF
147.330+	Peoria, Woodford, Tazewell, Stark
146.685- 146.805-	Sangamon, Christian, Logan, Cass, Menard
146.670- 146.910-	Peoria, Woodford, Tazewell, Fulton, Mason
147.285+	Fulton
146.955-	Christian
147.075+ 147.255+	Peoria, Woodford, Tazewell, Stark, McLean, Fulton
442.250+ *443.800+ ()**	Macon, Central IL UHF *() Multi-linked Repeater System**
146.730- 147.105+	Macon
146.775-	Cass, Morgan, Scott
146.790- 147.015+	McLean
We will float and check any repeater we can hit. We may also be floating around on 2m simplex near but not on the 2m calling frequency. Also listen on Friday evening on any repeater… ***In other words, these are starting points but if you hear WX9ILX, grab the opportunity!

WX9ILX will be offering QSL cards for this event. Send a self addressed, stamped envelope to:

WX9ILX

Lincoln Weather Amateur Radio Club

1362 State Route 10

Lincoln, IL U.S.A. 62656