Gold Hill, AL 442.175 Repeater down for a few days due to PA failure Apparently things over on timeslot 1 were really, really busy this past Saturday night. The dual-pack MOSFET final transistor in the transmit radio in the Yaesu DR-1X repeater… well, we “let the smoke out of it.” A replacement transistor is on […]
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Lots of Real-Time Status Info on KK4ICE 442.175 DMR Repeater Viewable Online
WA4QHN Repeater Is Now Dual-Mode Fusion C4FM and Analog
I recently updated the radio firmware and the DSP firmware to the latest available in a Fusion DR-1 repeater owned by WA4QHN, and installed it in place of the analog Mastr II repeater. WA4QHN 444.100 Salem, AL Repeater Running in Stand-Alone, Dual (auto) analog or digital operating mode As of May 14, 2018, the 444.100(+) […]
Mastr II Back In Operation On KE4COL 145.230(-) Gold Hill Repeater
As of about 5 a.m. today (April 21, 2018) the KE4COL 145.230(-) 123.0 Repeater at Gold Hill, AL is operating on the G.E. Mastr II again. The Yaesu Fusion repeater is back to serving as an emergency/standby repeater in case of problems with any of our repeaters. With nasty weather on tap for the next […]
WA4QHN 444.100 Salem, AL Repeater Repaired and Back Online
The 444.100(+) WA4QHN Salem, AL repeater recently started developing serious sensitivity problems, so the owner and I pulled it out of service and brought it here to my QTH so that I could troubleshoot the repeater and duplexers and get it back in shape. As soon as I hooked the repeater up here in the […]
MY GREATEST FAN Got Off To An EARLY Start This Saturday Morning
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 […]
AFCRAS – Growing and Continuing to Add More Features and Services
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 […]
A Great Day and a VERY BUSY Week With AFCRAS
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 […]