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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Along the East Coast; Unsettled Weather in the Pacific Northwest

A cold front across the East Coast will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado through Friday. A series of Pacific storms will continue impacts through the middle of next week across the Pacific Northwest and northern California coast. Gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow are expected. Read More >

WX1BTV

NWS Burlington has 5 licensed Amateur Radio Operators on staff:

  • KB1QBI, John, Tech
  • KB1QBK, Scott, Tech
  • KC1MYT, Robert, Tech

 

Monitored Frequencies:
Northern New York: Whiteface Mountain ARES/RACES repeater at 145.110 MHz. Daily weather nets at 7:30 am and 7:00 pm
Vermont: Monkton Repeater at 444.650 MHz, linked repeater system covers much of VT. Monitored as needed during active weather

 

Equipment:

  • Icom 208H for 2 meter and 440 MHz, Diamond X-50 Antenna
  • Icom 706 for 2 Meter, 440 MHz, and HF bands
    • Carolina Windom HF Horizontal Dipole Antenna
    • Icom AT180 Antenna Tuner
    • Diamond X-50 Antenna (2m, 440 MHz)

 

WX1BTV is an officially authorized Vermont Emergency Management Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) station. The Icom 706 was chosen to match RACES radio equipment already in place across Vermont. Any Vermont RACES operator deployed to NWS Burlington would already be familiar with its operations. 

Any questions please contact btv.webmaster@noaa.gov

 

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