The Holley Mountain linked "Skywarn"
system is a cluster of seven 2-meter repeaters located in northern and
central Arkansas, each with a special link receiver and transmitter. The
operational hub is located at the present Holley Mountain repeater, just
NE of Clinton at the Holley Mountain Airpark.
The
National Weather
Service forecast office in North Little Rock through volunteer ham
operators can access the system during times of severe weather and tests,
and can utilize a 2-meter remote base at the Holley site to access
repeaters in areas not in the systems' coverage, or with proven greater
interest for operators in that area during these situations.
N
OTE: For their role
in the design and implementation of this system in 1993/94, JoAnn & Jim
Collom both received award certificates from Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in
1997 and, because the system still stands outstanding as an emergency
communications tool,
in September of 2002 Jim received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
The Holley Mountain linked "Skywarn"
system is a cluster of seven 2-meter repeaters located in northern and
central Arkansas, each with a special link receiver and transmitter. The
operational hub is located at the present Holley Mountain repeater, just
NE of Clinton at the Holley Mountain Airpark.
through volunteer ham
operators can access the system during times of severe weather and tests,
and can utilize a 2-meter remote base at the Holley site to access
repeaters in areas not in the systems' coverage, or with proven greater
interest for operators in that area during these situations.