CHASE CAR/EQUIPMENT

Well, I don't have a picture on here of my chase car yet, but I can tell you about it. It is a white 1999 Hyundai.If you ever see it in actio, it will be a little car with six antennas witha flashing orange light on top of the car. I have some chase equipment that is very useful when I go chasing. I use all of it when in action. I have two scanners, two CB/Weather Radios, two Ham Radios and flashing orange light. All are very useful and important for receiving and giving weather information.

The first piece of equipment that I ever got is my Maxon handheld CB/Weather Radio back in 1998. I use this to listen to NOAA Weather Radio when I am chasing. It is located on the left side of my steering wheel on the front of the dash. It has a real loud speaker, so I can hear it real easily when other equipment are on.

The second piece of equipment that I got is my RadoShack trunktracker scanner. It has a 300 channel memory that is very useful in scanning for frequencies of all kind. I usually try to listen to Ham and police frequencies. Another thing that I have that goes along with this is a book of police frequencies from RadioShack called Police Call. It has rescue, fire fighter, aircraft as well as many other frequencies that can help while stormchasing.

The next piece of equipment that I recieved is my Cobra Soundtracker 29 WX ST CB/Weather Radio. I use this to communicate with stormchaser that aren't able to communicate with Ham Radio and to also warn truckers or anyone else that has a CB of bad weather ahead of them. It is very useful when giving out weather information if no one has no other way of receiving weather info.

The next thing that I got was my RadioShack PRO-2066 Mobile Trunking Scanner. It can scan CB, weather, police, air, Ham, and just about anything else. It has 150 programmable channels and I listen to this for other Hams or police while chasing.

Another thing that I have recently recieved was my Yaesu FT-2600M 2-meter Ham Radio. It has 175 programmable channels as well as many other features. I use this to communicate with other chasers and with SKYWARN during severe weather.

The last thing that I use during chasing is my orange light. This lets people know who I am and what I am doing. So if you see it behind you, look out.