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ARRL is sad to report that Thomas, Tom, T. Ciciora, KA9QPN, of
Sandwich, Illinois, has become a silent key. He was 66 years old.
Ciciora served as the Section Manager of the ARRL Illinois Section
from 2006 to  2017. He was an ARRL Life Member.  According to an
obituary, Ciciora was active in several amateur radio clubs and had
been the director of the Sandwich Emergency Management Agency.
Ciciora was involved in emergency communications, and he was
frequently quoted in ARRL News during his time as Section Manager to
highlight the work of radio amateurs in Illinois.  Information
regarding services may be found in the online obituary at,
//www.beveragefamilyfh.com/ .  The 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day, or
SRD, is December 2 from 0000z to 2400z.  The event honors all
SKYWARN storm spotters and amateur radio operators for their
contributions to the National Weather Service during severe weather.
Amateur radio operators also provide vital communication to the NWS
and emergency management when normal communications fail.  The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA website is now
updated with the SKYWARN registration form, mapping form, and rules
and information youll need to check in for this years event.
Information can be found at,
//www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition .  Its important to review
the following event resources on the NOAA website, Operating
procedures, Participant registration lists, SRD 2023 contact log
sheet, SRD 2023 NWS office contact log sheet, SRD 2023 NWS
operational details, and Social media planning document.  SRD was
developed in 1999 by the NWS and ARRL. Amateur stations exchange
contact information with as many NWS stations as possible on 80, 40,
20, 15, 10, and 6 meters, plus the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands.
Contacts are also permitted using repeaters.  Non amateur radio
spotters can exchange information with NWS offices using social
media.  To learn how to become a trained NOAA storm spotter visit
Spotter Training at, //www.weather.gov/pdt/spotterTraining .  In
2022, more than 5,000 spotters participated in SKYWARN Recognition
Day.

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