Amateur
Radio Station
KCØGND
Above is my 4 element 2 meter beam antenna. This antenna is made of PVC
and brass welding rod and is shown on a 15 foot tower made of chain
link fence top rail. It can be installed in less than 10 minutes.
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I got my
amateur Radio Technician (no code) license in 1999. I enjoy
building antennas, working at public service events, and Skywarn storm
spotting.
Many hams are active
in the National Weather Service (NWS) Skywarn spotter program, which
was my initial motivation to become a ham. While spotting can certainly
be dangerous, a good net control operator watching County EOC radar,
many other
spotters in the area, and assuring an escape route in your location
selection; you're not a "sitting duck" as you would be at home.
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SkyWarn
Storm Spotter
Hail shaft north of Byron, MN, 6/18/01
The
pictured
cell produced numerous reports of one inch hail; large enough to dent
your car. The NWS at Lacrosse, WI, named this storm system #6 of
its Top 10 weather events of 2001! |
