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After I got my license I also got a Skywarn license (that has to be renewed every 2 years) so I can do storm spotting. It's basically a volunteer effort for th
by vitaflo 8y ago
After I got my license I also got a Skywarn license (that has to be renewed every 2 years) so I can do storm spotting. It's basically a volunteer effort for the National Weather Service. Licensed spotters get called out to go spot severe weather and report back in on the ham bands to the Weather Net. I installed a ham radio in my car for this very purpose.
There are a million different areas in this hobby. Chatting with random people is just the most obvious (and boring) one.
- jiggunjer 8y agovoice reports over radio seems a rather strange way of collecting weather data? A text-based form on the web seems more practical?
- falcolas 8y agoVoice reports have a few major advantages: They can be made while your hands are otherwise occupied (driving, flying, etc.) They don't require web access (can be done while in the middle of a forest, or 10,000 feet above the ground) They lessen the chance of being DDOSed by a bored teenager Doing them while within range of the internet may be less efficient, but they're also not limited by the internet.