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04/12/2012 | North Texas Hams Respond When Tornados Strike
On April 3, 2012, perfect conditions conducive to tornado activity converged on North Texas. A slow moving front, combined with abnormally warm temperatures and moist air coming in from the south, produced large hail, numerous funnel clouds, and tornados.
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06/21/2011 | ARRL, National Weather Service Update Memorandum of Understanding
The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ARRL (scroll below to access a link to the document). The updated MoU serves “as a framework within which volunteers of the ARRL may coordinate their services, f
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05/20/2011 | Surfin’: I Can See For MilesThis week, Surfin’ considers elevation, weather and propagation.
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04/28/2011 | Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Keep Radio Amateurs Busy in Midwest, Southeast
As violent storms swept through Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and North Carolina, served agencies called upon Amateur Radio operators to help provide communications support and real-time weather observations. The storms and flooding were the latest in th
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04/20/2011 | Transatlantic Amateur Radio Balloon Flight Postponed
Transatlantic balloon flight postponed to next week.
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04/05/2011 | Bill Smith, K1ARK, Receives National Recognition for Storm Spotting Activities
It is difficult to imagine the number of hours that Dr Bill Smith, K1ARK, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, logs in his job as the University of Arkansas’ Director of New Media for the Razorback Athletics Department. Smith spends countless hours blogging, filmin
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02/04/2011 | Surfin’: Spring Can’t Come Quick EnoughThis week, Surfin’ visits websites with warmer weather in mind.
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07/01/2010 | Hams Quickly Switch from Drill to Emergency Mode When Severe Weather Strikes
Just two days before the start of ARRL Field Day, Amateur Radio operators in South Central Pennsylvania were preparing for a regularly scheduled bi-annual exercise involving the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, located on the Susquehanna River. The dril
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