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Connecticut Skywarn Frequencies

REPEATER PAIR LOCATION & Area Served
146.535: Simplex CT Statewide Backup

146.790/146.190: Vernon Hartford/Tolland Counties CT PL 82.5 Hz****
147.000/147.600: Soapstone Hartford/Tolland Counties CT PL: 127.3 Hz
147.225/147.825: Killingly Windham County CT PL: 156.7 Hz
145.370/144.770: Torrington Litchfield County CT PL: 77.0 Hz. Part of KB1AEV system.
146.850/146.250: Torrington Litchfield County CT PL: 141.3 Hz. Part of PVRA system
146.775/146.175: Norwalk Fairfield County CT PL: 100.0 Hz
145.290/144.690: Killingworth Middlesex County CT PL:110.9 Hz.
147.505/146.505: West Haven New Haven County CT PL:77.0 1 MHz Offset
147.060/147.660: Salem New London County CT PL:156.7 Hz.

146.970/146.370: Waterford New London County CT PL 156.7 Hz

 

 

 
   
 

 

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Skywarn Recognition Day

 

 

Spotter Classes: Updated 04/16/2012

2012 Skywarn Training

Skywarn Spotter Training 2012.

These are the only classes scheduled so far.

Due to budget cuts to the National Weather Service there is no guarantee that additional classes will be scheduled. If you need to recertify (have not attended a class in 3 years) or have never attended a spotter training class you should try to attend one of these classes. Steve Williams K1SJW ARRL CT Section ARES DEC SKYWARN

Attention all Litchfield County SKYWARN Spotters A Basic Spotter Training Class will be held on Monday April 23rd, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Winchester Town Hall 2nd floor LeAnn LeClair Room 338 Main Street Winsted, CT 06098 To register for this class please go to the link below. http://cstar.cestm.albany.edu:7775/skywarn/skywarn_entry.htm

Tolland County Skywarn Training Wednesday May 16 2012 7-10 PM Canton Community Center Multi Purpose Room, 40 Dyer Ave Canton, CT   

Windham County Skywarn Training Thursday May 24th, 2012 7:00 – 10:00 PM at the Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications 911 Center – 1249 Hartford Pike - Route 101 Dayville (East Killingly), CT For more information, listen to NOAA Weather Radio or check http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/box/SkyWarn.shtml

 

Severe Weather Nets will be held on an as needed basis. A good clue as to whether a Skywarn net will be needed on any particular day, is to subscribe to the CTSKYWARN List. Each morning you will receive the Hazardous Weather Outlook from each Forecast Office that serves Connecticut.

State Wide Nets

Weekly Nets

Soapstone Weather Net (North Central Connecticut) Litchfield County Weekly Weather Net
Thursdays at 9:00 P.M. on 146.79/R - (PL 82.5) Thursdays at 8:00 P.M. on 145.37/R  (PL 77.0)
2nd Thursday of the month on 147.00/R Backup Repeater 146.85/R  (PL 141.3)

 

New Haven County New London County
Thursdays at 7:30 P.M. on 147.505 ( split 1 mhz down) (PL 77.0) Monday at 8:00 P.M.  on 147.060/R (PL 156.7)
Backup 442.500/R DCS 073 or PL 77.0 Linked to 145.29/R (PL 110.9)  (For Middlesex County) Backup Repeater 146.97/R (PL 156.7) or 147.300

 

Windham County Fairfield County
Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. 147.225/R (PL 156.7) 1st Monday of the Month immediately following the GNARC- ARES Net 146.775/R or 448.075/R

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Last Updated: 02/21/2012 11:00 PM

 

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