In the event of an emergency of any nature, upon activation by the Dale County Emergency Management Agency Director, amateur radio operators stand ready to assist in communications in whatever capacity needed. This is made possible by an active group of radio amateurs (hams) who devote their time and equipment to public service for the people of Dale County.
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service or ARES is an organization, coordinated by the American Radio Relay League, or ARRL, to help local groups provide communications in the event of emergencies. The Dale County ARES maintains an amateur radio station in the E.M.A. office, and has the call sign of K4OZK. This station is activated whenever threatening weather endangers the area. Volunteer hams know to monitor the Ozark repeater, KA4AFI, on 146.98 Mhz, for activation information.
K4OZK is the amateur station in the Dale County E.M.A. office in Ozark. The station has been named the Gilbert Jones Memorial Amateur Radio Station, in memory of Gill Jones, WL7EC (sk) who passed away March 31, 1997. Gill was very instrumental in the development and organization of the Dale County ARES group and the installation of K4OZK.
Recognition from The State Alabama Emergency Management Council!
Local VHF/UHF and PACKET Station
VOICE - Vhf/Uhf, Packet Radio, Packet Tnc, HF Radio TS-570
Worldwide HIGH FREQUENCY Station
This Kenwood TS-570 HF transceiver was acquired in 1997 for use in communications with the Alabama Emergency net on the operation frequency of 3965 khz, which is shown tuned to here.
Volunteers for the Dale County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
W4TKI, KM4JA, KD4EYG, KD4FNI, AE4QQ, KB8HIK
Antenna Raising Party (September 7, 1996)
KA4AFI, AE4QQ, N4PRJ, KD4KRP, KE4LSH, KE4VJM, Duty Operators
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