Welcome to the AF6D web site!

I sincerely hope that you will find my web site fun to visit, informative, and helpful. By trade I am a professional web site developer and database integrator through my company, Hosting Solutions . As time permits additional content will be added that relates directly to my hobbies of amateur radio, public safety scanning, forest fire monitoring and logistics, and more. I operate two excellent web sites dedicated to scanning: Scannerbuff, which provides free nationwide email alerts of breaking events that may be monitored on your scanner, or in some cases, over one of our streaming audio links, and, Public Safety Feeds, which is a compilation of streaming audio links and user forums for discussion.

As some of you have become aware, Rachael, my 6 year old daughter, has brain cancer. She is fighting back and not giving up. She is truly my hero and she gives meaning to perserverence! It has been extremely tough on our family spiritually, emotionally and financially. But we aren't giving up as a family either. In fact, we have started a non-profit organization to help other families. The National Children's Cancer Foundation, Inc. has applied for IRS 501(c)(3) status and registration as a charity. Children's cancers are the most under funded and least researched of cancers! Note: On March 20, 2008 we were informed that the State of California has approved our status as a non-profit corporation.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

We have finally returned from Orlando, FL where Make-A-Wish sent Rachael and our entire family.

Vist Rachael's photo gallery of here trip here.

For those unfamiliar with the "Alps of Southern California," Big Bear Lake is a ski resort located at 7000 feet above the Inland Empire of Southern California. Big Bear Lake hosts three world-class ski resorts of interest to thousands each year: Bear Mountain, Snow Summit, and Snow Valley. All three are within two hours drive of Los Angeles or San Diego. Big Bear Lake is unique to Southern California in that it offers the four seasons of the year, crystal blue skies 330 days of the year,a fresh water lake that measures 8 miles long and more than 1 mile wide, and a community rich in history dating back to the gold rush days. In fact, Big Bear, or Bear Valley, was originally named by Benjamin Wilson, the first mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Mt. Wilson, which towers over Los Angeles and is home to hundreds of amateur radio, public safety, and commercial repeaters, as well as TV transmitters and more, was named after Benjamin Wilson.

Summer time in Big Bear yields to slightly warmer temperatures that usually don't go much above 85 degrees and a slight breeze that drives many of the boats on the lake from June to October. The lake is patrolled by the Lake Patrol, who are peace officers and tasked with enforcement of all laws on the water. The San Bernardino County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol provide law enforcement for the surrounding areas.

Big Bear Lake is also home to one of the world-class solar observatory's, due in part to 330 days of sunshine each year.