Supporting Organizations

 

Supporting groups, organizations and entities

The Central Ohio Severe Weather Network Inc. is staffed entirely by volunteers. These volunteers bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the organization holding a variety of positions. Many come from local and regional corporations or entities and bring with them valuable skill and experience.

Amateur Radio Community - Individuals

We consider amateur radio operators deployed in the field throughout central Ohio to be our most valuable resource. They live with the storm. These operators literally become "eyes and ears" for the National Weather Service and public safety agencies. They unselfishly volunteer time, vehicles, and equipment to provide critical information, often for hours at a time.

Amateur Radio Community - Organizations

Beyond the amateur community at large we depend on other amateur organizations for support. These organizations provide radio systems, technical expertise, facilities, equipment, and other miscellaneous resources that contribute significantly to our mission. Without this support we could not perform this public service. Please follow the included links to learn how you can support these fine amateur radio organizations.

    • The Central Ohio Radio Club Inc. [ http://www.qsl.net/corc ] has long been the radio home of the Weather Net. CORC operates the highest profile repeater system in central Ohio including the commercial variety. It is an expensive investment in time and money to maintain a repeater system. We recognize the support they provide by making their 146.760 and 444.200 repeaters available to us as needed.
    • The Capital City Repeater Association [http://www.qsl.net/ccra ] makes their 147.240 repeater available as a backup system.
    • ATCO [http://psycho.psy.ohio-state.edu:80/atco ] provides amateur radio video transmission of Doppler RADAR images from WCMH NBC TV 4.

 

Central Ohio Community

The Columbus Airport Authority [ http://www.port-columbus.com ] provides space for our operations at Port Columbus. The National Weather Service recognized the Airport Authority for this support in June of 1999 in a ceremony attended by representatives of federal and local governments.

American Electric Power [ http://www.aep.com ] has donated surplus equipment.

Sam's Club [ http://samsclub.com ] provided a grant that allowed us to upgrade old unreliable voice pagers.

Ameritech [ http://www.ameritech.com ]has provided support through employee amateur radio volunteers.

Conrail [ http://www.conrail.com ] has provided support through employee amateur radio volunteers.

Ewebforce [ http://www.ewebforce.net/ ] Systems hosts this web site.

Universal Radio [ http://www.universal-radio.com ] assists us in many ways.

WCMH NBC4i [ http://www.nbc4i.com/ ] provides access to their doppler RADAR systems so that we can have a real-time view of local conditions. The amateur radio club at WCMH has made their station available if needed for fast response.

Williams Communications [ http://www.williamscomm.com ] provided services and material at a discount for our reflective bumper stickers. See picture here. Safety dictated the need for a reflective bumper sticker and Williams was able to fulfill the requirements. Williams Communications provides a wide range of high quality design, marketing and printing services.

Columbus Galvanizing provided their services at a significant discount to refurbish a donated 90 foot tower. See picture here