Category Archives: Weather

What a Beautiful Sight!

Posted on October 23, 2024 by robert
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Updating MagTag WX for OpenWeatherMap API 3.0

Posted on September 9, 2024 by robert

A couple of years ago, I put an Adafruit MagTag Weather display together.  The MagTag was a fairly inexpensive CircuitPython device with an eInk display and built-in WiFi.  It used a free (at that time) service called OpenWeatherMap API Within … Continue reading →

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2024 Hurricane Season Underway: Are You Prepared?

Posted on June 3, 2024 by robert

NOAA has announced a much greater than normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook with 17 to 25 named storms and 4-7 major ones. With this in mind, are you ready for this year’s hurricane season?  Do you have a plan for … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Rob KD1CY for another SKYWARN class!

Posted on May 18, 2023 by robert

Rob KD1CY gave another SKYWARN class on May 13th.  That happened to be the 5th one I’ve taken (2011, 2012, 2014,  2018, and 2023), so that’s an indication of how good they are. Many folks don’t  realize that federal disaster … Continue reading →

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What a difference a day makes!

Posted on March 1, 2023 by robert

I usually restrict my comments to ham radio related topics, with the rare exception of a weather report.  RI has had a very mild winter, with about 7 inches of snow spread out over 4 or so very minor dustings.  … Continue reading →

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First snow for 2021 season

Posted on December 9, 2021 by robert

Well it had to happen sooner or later, the first snow of the season, a dusting here at casa-WB4SON Now if that were all we would get, life would be grand.  But winter is coming, along with brutal nor’easter storms … Continue reading →

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When Trees Aren’t Our Friends

Posted on August 8, 2020 by robert

A number of years ago, I wrote that hams often view trees as an enemy, preventing us from getting antennas up in the air, or interfering with satellite and VHF/UHF communication.  I suggested that we could alter our perspective and … Continue reading →

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