Registration is open for the 19th Annual DuPage Advanced Severe Weather Seminar!  The seminar will offer two unique programs designed to meet the educational needs of those persons and agencies involved in preparing for and spotting severe weather events.

The Chicago NWS office has begun scheduling the Spotter Talk programs for 2010! Visit http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=spotter_talks for dates, times, and places.

Scott Irwin (W8UFO) reports that his Echolink Node is currently offline pending resolution of a radio issue.  The low audio that users have been experiencing is due to either RF getting into the interface or a ground loop issue.  When the PTT line is disconnected from the interface the audio level returns to normal.  The issue appears to be on the radio end.  More information will follow later this week.

The radio net for the Evanston Amateur Radio Community, callsign KC9OAS, is now a weekly net. Tune in 147.435 MHz simplex Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Central Time. All licensed Evanston amateur radio operators are invited to check in, participate in a roundtable discussion, and brief training segment. Licensed amateurs who work in Evanston but live elsewhere are considered Evanston hams also.