2014 Skywarn Day

Club Activities - 2014 SKYWARN Recognition Day at Valley, Nebraska

Members NR0HK and KD0OBA participated in the SKYWARN Recognition Day event at the Valley, Nebraska National Weather Service station December 2014. Club members toured the facility and helped log HF contacts with HAMs located at NWS special event stations across the United States.

NR0HK talks with HAMs working the two HF rigs at the Valley National Weather Service station. A Kenwood TS-870 shown in the foreground.

PSK31 HF rig set up at the Valley, NE National Weather Service station.

Tones are turned to text and displayed using the PSK31 encryption algorithm.

HAMs working at the Valley NWS used the event call sign W0NWS.

Weather station participants earned points for contacting other NWS special event stations. An Icom 737 shown in the photo.

Pawnee Amateur Radio Club

Columbus, Nebraska 68601