storm chaser radio freq

[bigguy]

does anyone know how to aqquire the freq that storm chasers use i have a bearcat hand held scanner and i love listening to it but living in oklahoma i wanna be able to listen and possible chase my self

[BobCB]

Would more than likely be a frequency in the VHF or UHF amatuer radio bands, I seem to remember hearing a lot of activity during a hurricane here a few years ago. They might also use CB's for shorter range communications.

[Craig]

146.550 simplex is generally used between spotters and chasers on the amateur bands.

[drdx]

Most of the storm spotting activity for a given area will be on local repeaters when the R.A.C.E.S. nets are up. Look up local repeaters for your area on the 2 meter band. They'll be in the 146-148mhz range and are easy to find. If you have trouble locating them, PM me, but they're out there. While mobile, some chasers may be on simplex (non repeater) frequencies but for the casual listener the repeaters are great and much easier to receive than a mobile.


-drdx

['Doc]

There is no dedicated frequency or channel or repeater for storm watching. If those storm watchers are hams then you can probably find them on a local repeater. If they are not hams, then there are a number of possibilities, the Pub.Serv. bands for instance. The one common point is that all those communications probably go through the local EOC to get to the NWS (Tulsa/OKC in Oklahoma). There are also a couple of 'linked' systems, usually using 70 cm for linking 2 meter repeaters, and they also end up going to/through an EOC to the NWS.
I think the easiest way of finding out where to listen would be to contact your local EOC (Emergency Operations Center) and just ask them. (There's an EOC in almost every county, and if there isn't, it's only because there's no one available to act as such.)
If you think you might want to participate, let them know. At the least, you'd probably be asked to visit the EOC and see what actually goes on. It isn't like what you see in the movies. You don't have to be a ham or CB'er, anyone can do it, if they want to bad enough (means you do have to attend classes of one sort or another).
What part of Oklahoma are you in? I'm in McAlester, and the local club is affiliated with the EOC, does storm watching. You might try looking at "www.w5cuq.com", the club's site, it's back up and running and has some possible useful information about this stuff. There are several other clubs in the state that do this kind'a thing, any of them would be happy to see you (especially if you bring food!).
Have fun.
- 'Doc

[night owl]

I get to listen to the county mounties chase the storms on the county sherrifs frequency.

[ch17Critter]

does anyone know how to aqquire the freq that storm chasers use i have a bearcat hand held scanner and i love listening to it but living in oklahoma i wanna be able to listen and possible chase my self

http://www.radioreference.com ... b/?stid=40

Pick your county and you should find somethng there

Critter

[crazy_cooter]

there is a scanner website called radio reference that has frequency listings by state and by county. It might have some SKYWARN frequencies you are looking for

[MDYoungblood]

Hey bigguy,
You caught my interest, looked it up, came up with this;

http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/ ... asers.html

This give an emergency frequency and some other sites.

Greg

[EricJK]

If you have a good 2 meter or 2/440 radio, I would listen on it all the time to find out where the most regular repeater usage is when there is no storms. Those will likely lead you to where the spotter activity is on the bands when the storms do hit.


And there are repeater directories that you can look up for your home state or county if you google them.


Take great care there in OK.