National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

From 6:00 PM CST Friday December 3rd until 6:00 PM CST Saturday December 4th, HAM radio volunteers and National Weather Service SKYWARN Spotters will be taking part in the 12th annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD). 

  What is SKYWARN Recognition Day?

SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During the day SKYWARN operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world.

How many NWS Stations are 
participating in the event?

The National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL will be one 
of more than 100 NWS offices nationwide participating 
in this event. For more information visit the NWS 
SKYWARN Recognition Day web page at: 
http://hamradio.noaa.gov

   

What HAM Radio frequencies and modes will be used during SRD?

The NWS Lincoln office (call sign: WX9ILX) will be utilizing the following bands:

• 80 Meters
• 40 Meters
• 20 Meters
• 15 Meters
• 10 Meters
•   2 Meters
• 440 MHz

The modes we plan to operate include:

• SSB
• CW
• PSK
• FM
• VOIP / Echolink (call: WX9ILX or node number: 274513)

What hours will we be operating?

SRD Operations will be ongoing between 6:00 PM CST December 3rd, ending 24 hours later at 6:00 PM CST December 4th.

The schedule for the 2 Meter Central Illinois Repeater Frequencies will be as follows: