Special Warning ..
W1RFA Dist IV SKYWARN DEC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
THU DEC 3 2009
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041000-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-1030 AM EST (930 AM CST) THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...A LARGE AREA OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BEFORE .DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM...SUCH AS PROJECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ... LATER TODAY OR FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER... SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS WEEKEND.
The Night Before Christmas Ham Radio Style !!!!...........................
'Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through 2 meters,
Not a signal was keying up
Any repeaters.
The antennas reached up
From the tower, quite high,
To catch the weak signals
That bounced from the sky.
The children, Tech-Pluses,
Took their H-Ts to bed,
And dreamed of the day
They'd be Extras instead.
Mom put on her headphones,
I plugged in the key,
And we tuned 40 meters
For that rare ZK3.
When the meter was pegged
By a signal with power.
It smoked a small diode,
And, I swear, shook the tower.
Mom yanked off her phones,
And with all she could muster
Logged a spot of the signal
On the DX PacketCluster,
While I ran to the window
And peered up at the sky,
To see what could generate
RF that high.
It was way in the distance,
But the moon made it gleam.
A flying sleigh, with an
Eight-element beam,
And a little old driver
Who looked slightly mean.
So I thought for a moment,
That it might be Wayne Green.
But no, it was Santa,
The Santa of Hams.
On a mission, this Christmas,
To clean up the bands.
He circled the tower,
Then stopped in his track,
And he slid down the coax
Right into the shack.
While Mom and I hid
Behind stacks of CQ,
This Santa of hamming
Knew just what to do.
He cleared off the shack desk
Of paper and parts,
And filled out all my late QSLs
For a start.
He ran copper braid,
Took a steel rod and pounded
It into the earth, till
The station was grounded.
He tightened loose fittings,
Resoldered connections,
Cranked down modulation,
Installed lightning protection. He neutralized tubes
In my linear amp.
(Never worked right before;
Now it works like a champ).
A new, lowpass filter
Cleaned up the TV.
He corrected the settings
In my TNC.
He repaired the computer
That would not compute,
And he backed up the hard drive
And got it to boot.
Then, he reached really deep
In the bag that he brought,
And he pulled out a big box.
A new rig? I thought!
A new Kenwood? An Icom?
A Yaesu, for me?!
(If he thought I'd been bad,
it might be QRP!)
Yes! The Ultimate Station!
How could I deserve this?
Could it be all those hours
that I worked Public Service?
He hooked it all up
And in record time, quickly
Worked 100 countries,
All down on 160.
I should have been happy,
It was my call he sent.
But the cards and the postage
Will cost two month's rent!
He made final adjustments,
And left a card by the key:
"To Gary, from Santa Claus.
73."
Then he grabbed his H-T,
Looked me straight in the eye,
Punched a code on the pad,
And was gone with no good-bye.
I ran back to the station,
And the pileup was big,
But a card from St. Nick
Would be worth my new rig.
Oh, too late, for his final
came over the air.
It was copied all over.
It was heard everywhere.
The Ham's Santa exclaimed
What a ham might expect,
"Merry Christmas to all,
And to all, good DX!"
©1996 Gary Pearce, KN4AQ
Permission granted for any print or electronic reproduction.
Well lets get started......
From The NTA this week........
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/
25 Great Christmas Cookies .........
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/top25.php
Some Great Christmas Cakes......
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/holidays-and-events/christmas/baking/cakes/main.aspx
Top 20 Christmas Pies..
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/holidays-and-events/christmas/baking/pies/top.aspx
Christmas Dinner Recipes....
http://family.go.com/food/pkg-christmas-dinner-recipes/
Christmas Candy Top 20..
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/Holidays-and-Events/Christmas/Candy/Top.aspx
There are many great sites to choose from , these are a few we look at from time to time, and have some great idea's !!! hope that you enjoy .......
Easy Homemade Chili |
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Submitted By: Tobi Hargis Photo By: Cookies
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1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans | 1 1/2 cups water 1 pinch chili powder 1 pinch garlic powder salt and pepper to taste |
| 1. | In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the beef and onion and saute until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the stewed tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, beans and water. |
| 2. | Season with the chili powder, garlic powder, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. |
Did You Know?
- The dictionary has it spelled C-H-I-L-I, but in New Mexico, it is spelled C-H-I-L-E.
- Chili is the official state dish of Texas.
- Chili peppers are packed with Vitamin A, a powerful antioxidant that gives strength to the immune system.
Easy Chili III |
Submitted By: ELAINA1979
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3 pounds ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium head garlic, peeled and chopped 1 cup dry black beans 1 cup dry kidney beans 1 cup dry pinto beans | 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained 3 cups tomato paste 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce 2 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste salt and pepper to taste |
| 1. | In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef, onion and garlic until meat is brown. Stir in black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato sauce. Season with chili powder, salt, pepper and pepper sauce. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 2 to 3 hours, until beans are tender. |
Hope that you liked the two recipes above.... Happy Cooking..
Well hope that you enjoy the news letter this week, please drive careful this weekend, we may have some rough weather coming up, REMEMBER IF SKYWARN IS ACTIVATED BY THE NWS OR EMA JOIN US ON THE 145.470 THE OFFICIAL SKYWARN FREQUENCIY FOR DISTRICT 6.....,Fire safety ... http://www.firesafety.gov/
Hope to see those who will be attending the NWS in Morristown This Weekend, don't forget the Skywarn Special Event !!!
Live Long And Prosper !!
73
Rick Sr
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Rick Sawaya Sr N4JTQ
NCS For The 470ARG Net
President of Sevier County Emergency Radio Service,EC For Sevier County, ARES & Skywarn Member
ARRL VE & CE, SCERS Club Call Trustee KJ4HPM, Member OMISS
Cathy Sawaya KI4YPO
Amateur Extra Class
NCS for The Ladies Round Table Net
2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville,TN 37876
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