"The Morning Call Inc., Copyright 2002"
Date: October 21, 1983
MONROE MAN'S STORM WORK BRINGS REWARD.
During the Northeast's worst snowstorm of the century last February, Wayne H. Comstock of Saylorsburg
spent 12 hours on the radio with his fellow amateur radio operators, gathering weather information
to pass on to the weather service.
Usually it was the job of Charles Giannetta to activate and run the 100-man severe weather net, but
the National Weather Service specialist had his hands full at his office at Allentown-Bethlehem-
Easton Airport.
Comstock's effort that night are just one example of his hard work and service to the year-old
organization established to act as extra eyes and ears for the weather service, Giannetta Said.
In recognition of his contribution, the National Weather Service at A-B-E will honor Comstock at
7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at a meeting of the Delaware Lehigh Amateur Radio Club.
It's the first such award from the weather service for a member of the "six-meter severe weather net"
since it was organized by Giannetta " to support the weather service in times of severe weather"
"Wayne has put is so much time on his own without any hesitation Giannetta said. Giannetta is the only
weather service specialist among the volunteer amateur radio operators who communicate weather findings over the six-
meter band. The group's members come primarily from eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern and
central New Jersey.
When Giannetta's backyard antenna blew down and cut him off the airwaves in April, Comstock took over, Giannetta
Said. When Giannetta was in the hospital this summer, it was Comstock who kept the net operating.
One Sunday a months, when Giannetta is on duty at A-B-E, Comstock runs the net's Sunday morning check-in.
Comstock will receive a plaque and letter of appreciation from Steve Porter, official in charge
at the A-B-E weather service office, at the meeting in Gracedale's Gracestone building, Nazareth.
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"WEATHER BY GIANNETTA"