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Garmin 396 Weather avoidance..
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:24:27 -0400, Dave Butler wrote:
Dan wrote: For those of you with a Garmin 396, how do you avoid dangerous weather, avoid yellow and steer clear of the lightning strike indications? I am considering the purchase of one and am wondering how to use the info safely, but yet with the maximum utility. I just want to add to those who suggested getting your feet wet a little at a time and using the 396 information conservatively until you have some experience with it: The 396 I think still comes with the automobile kit, so on a day with some active weather you can stick the 396 in your car and drive around looking for interesting conditions. Its' a lot cheaper and safer to experiment in your car. Not necessiarily if you go storm chasing like I often do. :-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Dave |
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Garmin 396 Weather avoidance..
Roger wrote:
Not necessiarily if you go storm chasing like I often do. :-)) You must live in OK or KS? That sport looks very interesting provided a reasonable amount of caution is used. |
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Garmin 396 Weather avoidance..
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:45:32 -0700, Sam Spade
wrote: Roger wrote: Not necessiarily if you go storm chasing like I often do. :-)) You must live in OK or KS? Just in the plain old lower peninsular of Michigan. We get quite a few, but typically they only last 5 to 10 minutes which means by the time the warning goes out they usually have also. Most of the ones we get are on the order of F-2s or so, but way back in the 50's we had the F-5 Beecher Tornado on the north side of Flint. That sport looks very interesting provided a reasonable amount of caution is used. That's one of the reasons those of us who go out on the road like timely RADAR updates and make it a practice to try and stay behind a storm. There are a lot of trees even along the main roads so visibility can often be limited right in your direction of interest. You lean to drive with one eye on the sky, one on the road, and one looking for cover...just in case.:-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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Garmin 396 Weather avoidance..
Roger wrote:
That's one of the reasons those of us who go out on the road like timely RADAR updates and make it a practice to try and stay behind a storm. There are a lot of trees even along the main roads so visibility can often be limited right in your direction of interest. You lean to drive with one eye on the sky, one on the road, and one looking for cover...just in case.:-)) There was a great program in Hi Def TV about it last year. These were pros who had a portable Nexrad type radar on a trailer they were pulling about north TC, OK, and KS. |
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