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Submitted by wd5m on Sun, 2014-03-02 09:002014 Spotter Training Schedule
Submitted by wd5m on Sat, 2014-01-04 20:08Visitor Day Postponed for SKYWARN Recognition Event at Fort Worth NWS
Submitted by wd5m on Fri, 2013-12-06 09:39Due to the inclement winter storm, the Fort Worth NWS office is postponing plans for visitors on SKYWARN Recognition Day, Saturday, December 7th. We hope to reschedule a day for SKYWARN visitors another week. We will send another announcement, and post on wx5fwd.org and twitter.com/wx5fwd, when a new date is confirmed.
Updated Radio Desk
Submitted by wd5m on Sun, 2013-11-10 21:30Announcing the new SKYWARN radio desk for the Fort Worth National Weather Service office. Equipment, time and sweat donated by the WX5FWD SKYWARN volunteer team. Most radios were moved under the raised floor, with control heads mounted on the desk wall. The old radio shelf has been removed, providing additional desk space. Three desktop computers with dual monitors have been installed with Windows 7, replacing two old Windows XP computers, to monitor nwschat, radar, video feeds and alerts. In case this is your first view of the desk, the NWS warning forecasters sit on the other side of the desk wall facing the radio operators.
Radio and Antenna in order from left to right:
- new 20 ft dual band antenna on top of building - connected to a new Icom IC-2820H D-Star radio provided by the Emergency Management Office, City of Ft. Worth.
- 30 foot (low) dual band antenna connected to another 732.
- 30 foot (high) dual band antenna connected to a Kenwood TM V-71.
- 50 foot dual band antenna connected to a Kenwood TM D-710. Actually a Tri-band antenna but 220 not in use.
- 70 foot VHF antenna connected to a Kenwood TM V-71.
- 100 foot VHF antenna connected to a Kenwood TM V-71.
Field Day 2013 Photos
Submitted by wd5m on Mon, 2013-06-24 15:34Visit our WX5FWD Google+ page to view photos of our Field Day activity at the Fort Worth NWS Forecast Office. More photos are likely to be added to this album over the days following Field Day.