Sweet.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop@ricochet.net>
To: "Lawrence Lane" <firstcard@hotmail.com>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: Emergency Weather (Was: Re: Petition to Keep Speedvision)
> Yes...
> --Pat K
>
> Lawrence Lane wrote:
> >
> > Quick question (novice),
> >
> > Do autocross events ever run in the rain?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles R. Schultz" <n2pua4@peoplepc.com>
> > To: <autox@autox.team.net>
> > Cc: <johnlee@softdisk.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 3:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Emergency Weather (Was: Re: Petition to Keep Speedvision)
> >
> > > The alert tone is of two types, I believe, both a digital one which
> > > tells S.A.M.E. equipped radios where the alert is, what type, and for
> > > how long, and a more-conventional ~1KC audio tone to trigger older or
> > > simpler radios.
> > >
> > > The _tone_ only sounds once for each new alert, but all alert
_messages_
> > > are repeated on a rotating basis with other weather info until they
are
> > > expired. Therefore, if you miss the actual alert and the weather
starts
> > > to look or act funny, you can tune in for 5 minutes or less and hear
> > > everything the NWS has to say about current conditions, forecasts, and
> > > alerts.
> > >
> > > The pager or digital phone idea is good, but it's not infallible,
> > > either, depending on others to hand off an alert to you in a timely
> > > fashion. I sub to an e-mail wx alert source, but I often don't see
the
> > > e-mail alert 'til I'm back up from the shelter. I still think the
> > > weather alert radio is the best source of up-to-date info, especially
if
> > > your autox site is not in a "populated area." I know the guy who did
> > > bulldozer work at my house couldn't use his digital phone in the
spring
> > > of last year, and I only live 10 miles from the Interstate (which does
> > > have pretty good coverage.)
> > >
> > > BTW, your FRS radio is probably a second-rate weather receiver,
because
> > > the antenna is likely designed and optimized to work best at FRS
> > > frequencies (~460 MHz) vs. NWS frequencies (~160MHz)
> > > _while_it_is_in_your_hand_ , which is probably the only way you can
> > > transmit. A radio designed exclusively for weather radio reception is
> > > the ideal thing to have at the timing table or some other place where
> > > the alert will be heard by the SSS or somebody responsible enough to
> > > determine what response, if any, is needed.
> > >
> > > Also, if you are using a S.A.M.E. radio, make sure it will hear alerts
> > > for wherever it is _this_week_ every week. You might decide to allow
it
> > > to pass all alerts, even ones for out of state, as we get, here,
> > > sometimes, because that's better than missing a local alert because
> > > you're at a once-a-year special site in a different part of the state.
> > > It'll still tell you what kind of alert it is, and how much time is
left
> > > on the watch or warning.
> > >
> > > Oh, yeah, learn and know the difference between a watch and a warning.
> > >
> > > Looking at other things to consider, one of those plastic-laminated
> > > state maps they sell at Wal-Mart and other places can be handy when
they
> > > start talking about little towns you've never heard of, even if you
grew
> > > up there. Of course, the plastic laminate makes 'em pretty durable.
I
> > > use one of these at home, with a china marker, to track storms as they
> > > approach and pass by.
> > >
> > > Enough for now.
> > >
> > > Chuck (yes, I really do track storms on my little map, sometimes)
> > > Schultz
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Arthur Emerson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > John Lieberman <johnlee@softdisk.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >But you'll only hear it that one time. The EAS system doesn't
repeat
> > > > >warnings.
> > > >
> > > > That is a serious issue with the EAS system. You had better
> > > > have a rock-solid signal on your weather alert radio at all
> > > > times, or you risk missing the digital alert activation signals.
> > > > My Motorola FRS radio with weather alert seems to completely
> > > > lose weather frequency reception when it's not in my hand.
> > > > Last Sunday was the first time that it ever received a weather
> > > > alert message, and even then I had to stand still with my
> > > > hand in the air to listen to the verbage.
> > > >
> > > > Another resource available in most populated areas is
> > > > web/e-mail/pager alerts of severe weather. There are services
> > > > that will pass along severe weather alerts via e-mail and
> > > > pager. Having just obtained a web-enabled phone last month,
> > > > I'll admit to spending the next hour of my 4th of July holiday
> > > > setting up this service.
> > > > Oh, and yes, John, this will be in the article..... :-)
> > > >
> > > > -Arthur ("Always be prepared" edition.)
> > > >
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