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John,
We're installing a WX-200 and RLC Club Deluxe II 70 miles
southwest of you in Norfolk, Nebraska. We opted to pick up most types of
Warnings and Tornado Watches only for our main coverage area - Madison County -
and a few surrounding counties. Gives us info about our immediate area and
possibly a heads up on what is nearby. SAME is really a boon to select
what you want.
If we see Dorothy and Toto flying by towards Sioux City we'll
try to give you a holler!
Doug WBØUPJ
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:48
PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather
Alert Monitor
I think it really depends
on what you want & what your users can tolorate.
I installed a SAME
WX receiver on my repeater system in Sioux City, Iowa.
Programming it two
broadly can cause it to trigger for problems 100 miles away
that are not
any kind of a treat in our area of coverage. Then the users
local
feeling like the repeater is always crying wolf with problems that
don't
affect them.
------ Original Message ------
Received: Sat,
02 Apr 2005 08:08:07 PM CST
From: Q <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Monitor
>
> I dont agree
with the local area limitation. Often we get a good
> pre-warning of
incoming weather from other areas. Its also great for
> travelers who
are passing thru and can use that info. 73,Lee,N3APP
>
> Eric
Lemmon wrote:
>
> >Leon,
> >
> >I have a
WX-1000 weather radio/controller that I will install at one of
> >my
2m repeaters in the near future. This unit has more bells and
>
>whistles than I need, and is extremely flexible. Best of all, it
does
> >not need a separate controller. It is fully
programmable with a PC.
> >
> >One thing to consider:
The WX-1000, like many other weather radios,
> >does not have a very
tight front end. I had to install a simple
> >preselector in
front of the WX-1000 to keep the 100 watt 2m repeater
> >from
desensitizing it.
> >
> >Whatever weather receiver you
choose, please consider only those that
> >have SAME (Specific Area
Message Encoding) capability, so that you only
> >broadcast the
information that directly affects your coverage area.
> >
>
>73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
> >
> >Leon Ingerick
wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello to
the Group..
> >>
> >>Was wondering if anyone has a
NOAA weather radio at
> >>their repeater site that activates an
announcement on
> >>the repeater and plays the weather warning or
test
> >>message??
> >>
> >>I am thinking
of doing the same thing and just want to
> >>know what everyone
else is using for equipment such as
> >>what kind of repeater
controller and what kind of
> >>weather receiver?
>
>>
> >>I am using a CAT-200B controller and will need to
get
> >>a weather radio..
> >>
>
>>Thanks,
> >>
>
>>Leon-N2HLT
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