Several significant upgrades and enhancements have been made to the East Alabama SKYWARN / KK4ICE Weather Station over the past several days, including the construction and installation of a Stevenson Screen enclosure which increases the accuracy of temperature and humidity readings, and replacement of every sensor/instrument in the system with new ones. The system has […]
Here are some excellent examples of the leadership and other problems which made it even more obvious that it was time for a better frequency coordination organization to form in Alabama. Example 1: Attempt by meeting chair to deny members’ right to vote on a motion which was seconded, on the floor, and under discussion […]
This guy who lives up in West Blocton, AL has become a regular “one-man fan club.” We know who he is. If you are interested in more of the bizarre “back story,” read on. He has already gotten an early start stalking this website this Saturday morning. We have to give him credit for being […]
The Alabama Frequency Coordination and Repeater Advancement Society (AFCRAS) is growing in membership and even more new and exciting things are being added. Among other things being added: high definition, professionally produced news and information videos are currently in production. Below is the initial “trailer” video for AFCRAS, with a little info about what’s already […]
Lots of super cool things are happening with the Alabama Frequency Coordination and Repeater Advancement Society (AFCRAS) team lately. This week has been virtually non-stop. Today, the President and I met with the trustee of one of Alabama’s Amateur Radio clubs and they are busy gathering information in order to transfer coordination of one of […]