I’d really been wishing I had a larger second monitor for the computer which hosts the KK4ICE / East Alabama SKYWARN weather station and also serves as the main computer in the video and audio editing suite. Problem solved — on the cheap! A while back I was given a 31″ LG HD television with […]
Another Mastr III Repeater Conversion
Engineering Mode Switch Is On A Lot Lately
The old “Engineering Mode” switch has had to remain in the “On” mode a LOT lately. All related to the the work in progress on the replacement of this 450′ broadcast/communications tower. If work stays on track and goes as planned, the new tower will be completed and all antennas, feedlines, etc. operating on the […]
Gold Hill 442.175 “Temporary” Repeater Declared “Permanent”
East Alabama SKYWARN / KK4ICE Weather Station Upgrades
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 […]
Temporary 442.175 DMR Repeater Now Online At Gold Hill, AL
I wasn’t sure when I’d be able to do so due to increased physical limitations lately, but with some assistance from a wonderful friend (“Thank you, KD4BO”) I was able to put the temporary replacement DMR repeater setup online at the Gold Hill, AL site yesterday (July 24, 2018.) This is an interesting repeater setup […]
SMD Reflow Oven Build, Testing, and A Few Lessons Learned
KE4COL Repeater Not Quite Ready To Go Back Into Service
Update on KE4COL Repeater and Other Little News Tidbits
Just a little update on what’s happening with the KE4COL 145.230 Gold HIll repeater repairs/testing, and a few other cool things going on lately. KE4COL Mastr II UHF Appears Good To Go Back Into Service The 145.230(+)123.0 VHF Mastr II continues to behave well here in the lab since I serviced and realigned it […]
Troubleshooting & Aligning KE4COL 145.230 Mastr II Repeater
Last Friday, we pulled KE4COL’s Mastr II 2-Meter repeater out of service due to some intermittent “crashes” on COS drops, strange noises, etc. which had been occurring for a while. I brought it here to the lab and finally got around to going through it today. I found and addressed a few issues and it […]