A number of years ago, NOAA Houston-Galveston Weather Service gave a
COMPLETE Weather Warn Presentation at a BVARC meeting when they were
held at the Sugar Land Community Center, it lasted about 3 hours, after
which those in attendance were issued a "Weather Warn Membership
Certificate of COMPLETION, the hand outs INCLUDED ALL the Weather
Repeaters in the 5 County Region surrounding Houston and Fort Bend
County, If I can locate it in my collection, I'll make a JPG file photo
& copuy it to the BVARC Relector if the BVARC Reflevtor permits LARGE
JPG files, as my Google Pixel phone creates pretty Large HD files in JPG
format.
Howard Bingham
BVARC member since about 2003
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On 5/22/2024 2:17 PM, m m via BVARC wrote:
I am in Fulshear and was on my HT but could not raise anyone and also
monitor NOAA.
Jerry Dotson
KJ5 CPT
Sent to you
On May 22, 2024, at 7:55 AM, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
hey peeps,
For me, the power went out 2 minutes into the storm, the transmission
lines behind my neighborhood took a fatal hit that they are still
working on to rebuild.
I did not get my HT out and I am sorry for that missed opportunity.
I had nothing to report and ended up sitting in a dark house reading
a book on my phone when I could have been chatting with yall assuming
the radio towers had power. next time.
On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM K5BOU via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
I hope everyone is well. The following email contains my personal
observations, which unfortunately lean towards a negative aspect.
Yesterday, we encountered the effects of inclement weather. I was
curious about the response of our dedicated emergency Ham radio
Operators, who annually invest their time and effort in training
for such situations.
I understand during storms, it's crucial to disconnect antennas,
either before or after the event. I didn't notice any activity on
the radio during this time eighteen before or after. I tuned in
to some net in Alabama and Florida, where they were actively
discussing and preparing for the weather; Dallas also seemed to
have a few emergency net in place yesterday.
A week ago, during a "stir crazy net," someone mentioned that
during previous hurricane events, there was little to no activity
from the Ham radio emergency group/team.
Here are some questions to consider:
- Should our approach be reactive or proactive?
- When is it appropriate for the Ham radio emergency responders
to be activated?
- Are all members of the Emergency Ham radio group in Fort Bend
or Harris County physically capable of assisting when needed?
- Should we consider collaborating with other Ham radio
organizations, such as those in Florida, to glean insights from
their experiences?
And there could be additional questions to explore.
I don't intend for this to prompt rude or sarcastic responses.
Given that we are in Houston, and with the upcoming hurricane
season predicted to be quite active and unique, I've shared a lot
of relevant data on my Weather Facebook page.
Does BVARC have a dedicated emergency response team to assist
communities in need?
These are just observations, with safety in mind.
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