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    • gjacobseG
      gjacobse @NerdyDad
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      @nerdydad That is good to hear - I know that @scottalanmiller has mentioned a time or two of having to bail out the atrium of the house... so with the expected rainfalls,.. that will be a fun thing to deal with.

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      • NerdyDadN
        NerdyDad
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        @RestoronixDavid & @RestoronixSean live in the D/FW area too, but haven't heard from them in a while.

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        • brianlittlejohnB
          brianlittlejohn @NerdyDad
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          @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

          @scottalanmiller, @Dominica, @Texkonc, @NetworkNerd, and I are far enough inland that we won't get any thing more than a scattered shower or thunderstorm from one of the arm bands of Harvey.

          @brianlittlejohn will expect to see more rain as he is more in the Waco area. Scott mentioned that @StorageNinja is down in that area, but I am not sure of his status.

          There is an ARES crew local to me that is probably geared up and ready to go the minute that Harvey begins to evacuate. I'm keeping my radio close by and on NOAA along with the local 2m repeater, just in case. I'm not apart of the ARES team, but just like to stay prepared.

          Im actually not in the Waco area, I am in Midland/Odessa area.

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          • NerdyDadN
            NerdyDad @brianlittlejohn
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            @brianlittlejohn said in Hurricane Harvey:

            @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

            @scottalanmiller, @Dominica, @Texkonc, @NetworkNerd, and I are far enough inland that we won't get any thing more than a scattered shower or thunderstorm from one of the arm bands of Harvey.

            @brianlittlejohn will expect to see more rain as he is more in the Waco area. Scott mentioned that @StorageNinja is down in that area, but I am not sure of his status.

            There is an ARES crew local to me that is probably geared up and ready to go the minute that Harvey begins to evacuate. I'm keeping my radio close by and on NOAA along with the local 2m repeater, just in case. I'm not apart of the ARES team, but just like to stay prepared.

            Im actually not in the Waco area, I am in Midland/Odessa area.

            Oh, sorry. I know we have somebody in the Waco area, but can't remember who they are.

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            • brianlittlejohnB
              brianlittlejohn @NerdyDad
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              @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

              @brianlittlejohn said in Hurricane Harvey:

              @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

              @scottalanmiller, @Dominica, @Texkonc, @NetworkNerd, and I are far enough inland that we won't get any thing more than a scattered shower or thunderstorm from one of the arm bands of Harvey.

              @brianlittlejohn will expect to see more rain as he is more in the Waco area. Scott mentioned that @StorageNinja is down in that area, but I am not sure of his status.

              There is an ARES crew local to me that is probably geared up and ready to go the minute that Harvey begins to evacuate. I'm keeping my radio close by and on NOAA along with the local 2m repeater, just in case. I'm not apart of the ARES team, but just like to stay prepared.

              Im actually not in the Waco area, I am in Midland/Odessa area.

              Oh, sorry. I know we have somebody in the Waco area, but can't remember who they are.

              No worries, just correcting.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                last edited by

                @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

                @RestoronixDavid & @RestoronixSean live in the D/FW area too, but haven't heard from them in a while.

                @RestoronixDavid is traveling full time, so not in the area.

                @RestoronixSean is heading to Seattle for a bit, so escaping.

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                • dafyreD
                  dafyre
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                  What about @StorageNinja ? Did he make it out of Houston the other day?

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad @dafyre
                    last edited by

                    @dafyre said in Hurricane Harvey:

                    What about @StorageNinja ? Did he make it out of Houston the other day?

                    I would assume that he has either vacated or is bunkering down because he hasn't been active for the last day or so.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                      last edited by

                      @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

                      @dafyre said in Hurricane Harvey:

                      What about @StorageNinja ? Did he make it out of Houston the other day?

                      I would assume that he has either vacated or is bunkering down because he hasn't been active for the last day or so.

                      He mentioned escaping like yesterday. But I spoke to him within the last hour on IM.

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                      • QuixoticJustinQ
                        QuixoticJustin
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                        Stay safe, everyone!

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                        • jmooreJ
                          jmoore @NerdyDad
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                          @nerdydad I am in Waco as well so will report anything of significance that might help others be safe.

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse @jmoore
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                            @jmoore said in Hurricane Harvey:

                            @nerdydad I am in Waco as well so will report anything of significance that might help others be safe.

                            Well, hope it won't be to much of a trouble for the area.

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                            • gjacobseG
                              gjacobse
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                              If anyone is curious of the current radar -

                              0_1503684771157_2017-08-25 14_12_10-Full Screen Radar.png

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                              • NerdyDadN
                                NerdyDad @gjacobse
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                                @gjacobse said in Hurricane Harvey:

                                If anyone is curious of the current radar -

                                0_1503684771157_2017-08-25 14_12_10-Full Screen Radar.png

                                Did you pull that from the satellite directly?

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                                • gjacobseG
                                  gjacobse @NerdyDad
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                                  @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

                                  @gjacobse said in Hurricane Harvey:

                                  If anyone is curious of the current radar -

                                  0_1503684771157_2017-08-25 14_12_10-Full Screen Radar.png

                                  Did you pull that from the satellite directly?

                                  I wished I could. No,.. I started with my local weather station and moved down. Since so much data is centralized for weather these days,.. most radar maps like this are 'connected'.

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse @NerdyDad
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                                    @nerdydad
                                    Just tried to access some radar maps from Corpus Christi - KrisTV,... having some issues...

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                                    • NerdyDadN
                                      NerdyDad @gjacobse
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                                      @gjacobse My dad (an extra) told me one time that he was able to pull the grayscale cloud images from the satellite, but I didn't have a chance to figure out how he did it. I'm sure its probably just a radio on a frequency with a slow scan TV.

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                                      • gjacobseG
                                        gjacobse @NerdyDad
                                        last edited by

                                        @nerdydad said in Hurricane Harvey:

                                        @gjacobse My dad (an extra) told me one time that he was able to pull the grayscale cloud images from the satellite, but I didn't have a chance to figure out how he did it. I'm sure its probably just a radio on a frequency with a slow scan TV.

                                        I have sort of looked into it. I know one of the rPi projects I want to do has it... but limited.

                                        and then there is using the SDR:

                                        http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-receiving-noaa-weather-satellite-images/

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                                        • gjacobseG
                                          gjacobse
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                                          I'm listening to the Hurricane net on 14.325 - the noise level is s9 - so can barely hear the net control

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                                          • NerdyDadN
                                            NerdyDad @gjacobse
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                                            @gjacobse I'm just a tech with a Baofeng UV-5R. Sooo, you know what I'm hearing.

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