Net Condition Codes

STAND-BY NET:

THE REPEATER IS OPEN FOR NORMAL AMATEUR USE, NO FORMAL NET EXISTS. NET CONTROL IS MONITORING THE FREQUENCY AND ISSUING WEATHER UPDATES AS NECESSARY. STATIONS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A SKYWARN ACTIVATION AS NEEDED.

CONDITION GREEN:

CHECK-IN’S ARE BEING ACCEPTED, AND THE NET IS NON-DIRECTED.  ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE PERMITTED AT THIS TIME. THE REPEATER IS STILL OPEN, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT PAUSES BETWEEN TRANSMISSIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

CONDITION YELLOW:

THE REPEATER IS NOW CLOSED, AND THIS NET IS DIRECTED TO SKYWARN SPOTTERS ONLY. CHECK-IN’S WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED, HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD STILL BE REPORTED EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY CHECKED IN TO THE NET. ONLY THE FOLLOWING REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACCEPTED: HAIL, WINDS (MEASURED OR ESTIMATED) ABOVE 50MPH, FLASH FLOODING, WALL CLOUDS, FUNNEL CLOUDS, TORNADOES, OR ANY LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY.

CONDITION RED: 

THE REPEATER IS CLOSED. CHECK-IN’S WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED, HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD STILL BE REPORTED EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY CHECKED IN TO THE NET. THIS NET IS DIRECTED TO SKYWARN SPOTTERS WITH THE FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS ONLY: WALL CLOUDS, FUNNEL CLOUDS, TORNADOES, AND LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES. NO OTHER EVENTS SHOULD BE REPORTED UNTIL THE NET IS DOWNGRADED.