MICON-DTX maintains a 24 hour on-line packet system that logs weather observations on a hard copy printer. Connect to K8DTX-5 on 145.76 Mhz. to log your report. This is not a mailbox. When you connect you will be connected directly to the printer. Send a file, or type your report, and issue a Control C - disconnect, to terminate your connection.
Another method of providing weather information to and from the counties is by the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). MICON-DTX incorporates a 24 hour APRS station operating on 144.39 Mhz. The callsign is K8DTX. This computer mapping system monitors automated and manual weather reports and displays them in real time. There are currently up to 12 automated weather stations on the network, depending on band openings. These remote weather stations are monitored during severe weather events to spot trends in wind speeds and directions, as well as temperatures and rainfall. This type of display is also very useful in displaying 4-season reports throughout the year. During severe weather activation the MICON NCS will (time permitting) place tornado and funnel reports on the network. These tornado symbols will be seen by APRS stations throughout the region.
