Bob, That is probably due to a long time Fort Worth based weather man legend, Harold Taft. He was one of the pioneers in weather forecasting that worked at the first TV station in Fort Worth and later when it became KXAS. He was the first to get involved with Ham radio operators supporting the local SkyWarn service. He was adamant about only giving a forecast of no more than 3 days ahead. Sorry to say Harold passed away about ten years ago. He did leave a legacy at the TV station.
It was also a tradition for him to play his trumpet to start the yearly Mayfest tug-of-war across the Trinity river! Paul -----Original Message----- From: Bob Dengler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hurricanes and news centers When I was in Ft. Worth last June during the severe thunderstorms & flooding there, the local TV news broadcasts gave out the 2 meter repeater frequencies used for the local Skywarn nets as places to get the latest info on the storms. We don't seem to get that kind of media exposure here in SoCal, probably because we don't have severe weather like other parts of the country. Bob NO6B Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
