Get Adobe Flash player

Archives

Monthly Archives: December 2007

← Older posts

January 2008 Newsletter

Published 12/31/2007 | By WD4NYL
Hi Everyone & Happy New Year! With the turning of the calendar it’s natural that one reflects on the past & thinks about the future. In my case these last few days I have found this to be especially true. As I am encountering two milestones in my life. One, being my reaching age fifty, which if I start weeping about again I’ll short out the keyboard (again) & the other being me celebrating my thirtieth year in Amateur Radio. What drew my attention to Ham Radio was severe weather and the weather nets. For a moment, lets journey back in time, to when I first heard of Ham Radio. It was 1973 & I was a 15-year-old kid interested in meteorology. There was a tornado warning & my sister Diane called and said “tune around 146 on the dial & you can hear the Civil Defense talking about the storm.” Well, she was partly right, they were talking about the storm. Something called the Alabama Emergency Net X-ray with a weird call sign W4CUE. <stron Continue reading →
Posted in ALERT Newsletter | Leave a comment

ALERT meeting on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Published 12/28/2007 | By KV4S

The next ALERT meeting will be at the NWS at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008.

If you are not able to make the meeting on Tuesday, we will try to setup teleconferencing. Please call: 1-877-951-0997 and enter participants code 741083.

The next ALERT meeting will be at the NWS at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008.

If you are not able to make the meeting on Tuesday, we will try to setup teleconferencing. Please call: 1-877-951-0997 and enter participants code 741083. Continue reading →
Posted in Meeting Announcements | Leave a comment

Callout canceled – 12/28/2007

Published 12/28/2007 | By KV4S
NWS has canceled today’s callout as of 3:30pm. Thanks to Greg, Stephen, Nathan, Mellisa, Tom, Terry, Ron for responding/helping today. If I left out anyone please submit a comment or let me know and i’ll update the post.NWS has canceled today’s callout as of 3:30pm. Thanks to Greg, Stephen, Nathan, Mellisa, Tom, Terry, Ron for responding/helping today. If I left out anyone please submit a comment or let me know and i’ll update the post. Continue reading →
Posted in Callout | Leave a comment

Callout – 12/28/2007

Published 12/28/2007 | By KV4S
NWS request ALERT activation today from 10am-8pm.NWS request ALERT activation today from 10am-8pm. Continue reading →
Posted in Callout | Leave a comment
← Older posts

ALERT / National Weather Service Birmingham Coverage Area

  • ALERT covers the BMX county warning area. Presently, this includes: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston
    		•

    Follow us on Twitter

    ALERT Zello Channel

    K4NWS - ALERT - Alabama Amateur Radio

    Skywarn® and the Skywarn® logo are registered trademarks of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used with permission. Branding guidelines are available here.

    Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved.

    Google+