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Operations Manual

Chase Resource Documents
1. Introduction
2. Participants
      General Guidelines
      TASC Coordinator
      Forecasters and Team Leaders
      Mobile Unit Positions
      Non-Mobile Unit Positions
3. Operations: Typical Evolution of Events
      Announcement of Operations
      Application and Selection of Participants
      The Day of Operations
      After Operations
4. Glossary
5. Appendix A: Safety Seminar
6. Appendix B. Sample Waiver
7. Chase Resource Documents

Severe Weather Forecasting Cheatsheet
Handy reference to help you remember some of the many considerations for severe weather forecasting

Nowcaster's Cheatsheet
Reference to help the nowcaster keep the team properly informed and up-to-date in the field

National Weather Service contact list
A listing NWS contact phone numbers for reporting significant events. Due to the sensitive nature of the information, available only to team leaders. See Joe J or Chris M for the latest list.

The W5AC Chase Reference Manual
This 100 page document provides listings and maps of amateur radio chaser/spotter frequencies, ASOS frequencies and phone numbers, NOAA weather radio transmitters and coverage areas and a copy of the NWS Weather Glossary. Don't leave on a chase without it!

County Reference Map
Map of all counties in our chase domain overlaid with NWS County Warning Areas for quick reference

Repeater Systems Map
A Map of the most commonly used repeater systems for chasing. Includes Saltgrass, West Texas Connection, RAILS, and the OK Spotter net

Ham Radio General info
Can't remember the ICAO phonetic alphabet, what three things must you always get right to be able to communicate to the spotter networks? This document can help.

Yaesu 7800R Cheatsheat
A handy reference page that will help you get everything in order on the Yaesu ham radio.

Kenwood 733 Cheatsheat
A companion reference page that helps you get operating with the Kenwood ham radio

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