Skywarn Recognition Day will be held on December 5, 2020, the first Saturday in December. Local hams are encouraged to participate from their home or club stations. You can register for the event at:
and get a SRD number to use during exchanges. In addition to that you can sign up for Skywarn email notices and elect to join the SRD group on Facebook. I believe the NWS will publish a list of the NWS offices participating.
Saturday, 12/5/2020, 00:00 UTC or Friday, 12/4/2020, 19:00 Centre County
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Saturday, 12/5/2020, 24:00 UTC or Saturday, 12/5/2020, 19:00 Centre County. Here are the operating instructions from the ARRL website:
1. Object: SKYWARN(TM) Recognition Day serves to celebrate the contributions to public safety made by amateur radio operators and Skywarn Spotters during threatening weather.
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Amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many National Weather Service Stations as possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meter bands plus the 70 centimeter band. Contacts via repeaters are permitted.
2. Date: NWS stations may operate at any time during December 5, 2020 from 0000 – 2400 UTC.
3. Exchange: Call sign, signal report, QTH, and a one or two word description of the weather occurring at your site (“sunny”, “partly cloudy”, “windy”, etc.).
4. Modes: NWS stations will work various modes including SSB, FM, AM, RTTY, CW, and PSK31. While working digital modes, special event stations will append “NWS” to their call sign (e.g., N0A/NWS). NWS offices may also participate via Social Media platforms throughout the 24 hour period.
5.Station Control Operator: It is suggested that during SRD operations a non-NWS volunteer should serve as a control operator for your station.
6. Event and QSL Information: The National Weather Service will provide event information via the internet. Event certificates will once again be electronic and printable from the main website after the conclusion of SRD.
