As of 5/24/18 the 442.175(+) Gold Hill machine has been changed to full-time DMR operation. It is working fantastic and a bunch of us are enjoying having nice, clear DMR QSO’s using handheld radios to actually go through the repeater direct from distances we were not able to when it was running as an 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(+) […]
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 […]
It took me a while to gather the hardware and get everything ready to build this GMRS repeater for K6JFS, but I finally got around to getting it done this morning. It actually went very smoothly, expecially considering the fact I had to completely replace the original PLL type exciter with a non-PLL type and […]
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 […]
KE4COL’s 145.230 MHz Gold Hill, AL 2-Meter Mastr II repeater developed some issues a while back, and I finally got around to putting it in the rack and troubleshooting it today. He’s been running his Fusion repeater as a backup during that time, but we’ve all been looking forward to getting the Mastr II back […]
As many of you know, I’ve been engaged in a battle with out of control diabetes recently, along with the other two main physical conditions. I’m pleased to say that the blood sugar is getting under better control. Related to that, my time and energy are limited — much more so than in my younger […]
I had to run to Shorter, AL this morning to find out why the 442.075(+) repeater was getting stuck in transmit. As it turned out, the link radio (which I had left powered off last site visit because it’s not being used pending some system changes) had gotten turned back on somehow. The squelch circuit […]
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 […]