Lansing ARPSC News Items
This page contains an archive and link to all news items past and present which have appeared on our main page.
2008 Skywarn Training a "Great Success"
The 2008 Skywarn Training on March 29th was a "Great Success" according to Ingham County Skywarn Coordinator Ben Holcomb (WX8BEN). One Hundred and fifty eight individuals from the Lansing area and as far away as Alma, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor took part in the training session held at LCC's West Campus on Saturday. Read More
April 6-12, 2008 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan
Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared April 6-12 as Severe Weather Awareness week in Michigan. You can read more by Clicking Here.
Skywarn Training Press Release
For all media in the Lansing Area, here is the press release for our Skywarn Training on March 29, 2008 at LCC's West Campus. 2008 Skywarn Training Press Release
Outdoor Warning Siren Education
The City of Lansing has created a pamphlet intended to educate the public about the Outdoor Warning sirens in the Lansing area. The message is that when the Outdoor Warning Sirens sound, seek shelter immediately indoors and tune to local media outlets for information about the warning. Do not call 911 unless there is an emergency.
You can download the pamphlet in pdf format by clicking here.
You can download the pamphlet in pdf format by clicking here.
2007 Tornadoes!
No, not 2007 of them! But Mike Holcomb has generously put together a video of both Tornadoes to impact the Lansing area in the 2007 season including the August 24th Potterville and South Lansing Tornado (Rated EF-3) and the Williamston Tornado of October 18. The Lansing ARPSC group has conveniently encoded this video in Flash Video for your vieweing pleasure. Please be warned that the video is somewhat long and the file download on Dialup is NOT suggested.
You can view the movie here.
You can view the movie here.
Winter Skywarn Training
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, MI is offering Winter Weather Skywarn training for Ingham County on November 13, 2007 from 1900-2030 in the Dawe Conference Room at IRMC. For more details, please check out the Skywarn Training Page.
Volunteers Needed: Silver Bells in the City
The City of Lansing has called upon Amateur Radio to help out in the annual Silver Bells in the City Event. We will need approximately 10 Amateur Radio operators to help out with this event on Friday November 16, 2007. For more information, please Click Here
November 4-10 is Winter Weather Awareness Week
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared the week of November 4, 2007 "Winter Weather Awareness Week". Heavy snow, extreme cold, ice and wind routinely affect Michigan during winter and pose dangers to life and property. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, 37 people in Michigan died due to the exposure to the cold in 2006. To download the rest of this story Click Here
145.390 Streaming Audio!
Special thanks to Ben Holcomb (WA8BEN) and Chad Rust (KD8AYM) for making streaming audio of the 145.390 repeater on the LansingARPSC.com website possible. You can listen to the stream by going to the Skywarn page or by using your favorite MP3 player to stream the following URL: http://539.lansingarpsc.com/okemos.mp3.
Michigan Section ARRL ARPSC Guidelines
The Michigan Section of the ARRL has released Guidelines and a vision for the ARPSC program as a whole in Michigan. You can download a copy of these by clicking here.
A Thank You and a Job Well Done
For those of you who gave of your time and assisted Ingham County and the City of Williamston during the October tornado... Thank you! And may I add, a job well done!!! Your willingness to give of your time (and sleep) is a certain reflection of the entire Lansing/Ingham ARPSC team! You made us all look very good! Read More..
2 dead after EF-2 Tornado touches down in Williamston
Read More here.
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NCS/Net Control and Message Handling Classes Offered
The Lansing ARPSC group will be offering NCS/Net Control and Message Handling training classes in November. The first class will be held on Saturday November 3 and 1300 and will focus on NCS and Net Operations. The second class will be held the following week on Saturday November 10 at 1300. Both classes will be held at Lansing Firestation 8. Contact Rocky (K8DRB) on the 146.700 or by e-mail at WD8SBO (at) att.net to reserve your spot.
Stormready Success
Ronda Oberlin discusses the success of being a Stormready community after our recent EF-1 Tornado to impact the City of Lansing. Read more
IS-100 Training
To be held on September 22, 2007 at the Lansing EOC at 0900 hours. For more details, click here.
Click here to see the Tornado & Tornado damage pictures from the Potterville and South Lansing Tornado of August 24, 2007! We've recently added new pictures and rearranged the albums.
August 23 Severe Weather!
Severe weather hit the area especially hard on August 23, 2007 as a line of storms traveled from the southwest out of Chicago and towards the Lansing area. There were numerous reports of trees down throughout the area. Read More
ThreatNet Software Training/Skywarn Net Control Training
We will be conducting ThreatNet software training and Skywarn Net Control training on Saturday, August 25th at 9:30 am and Tuesday August 28th at 7pm at the Lansing EOC/Fire Station 8. If you wish to participate, please contact Tom Shaver.
Initial Reactions to the District 1 D-STAR Proposal
Click here to view our critique of the District 1 D-STAR proposal.
Amateur Radio Awareness Week
Governor Granholm has declared the week of June 23 as Amateur Radio Awareness Week in Michigan. Amateur radio operators provide services to many Emergency Response Organizations including FEMA, The Michigan Department of Human Services, and the Office of Emergency Management. Amateur radio operators also serve as weather spotters in the Skywarn program of the National Weather Service. Read More