Welcome to the Wood River Amateur Radio Club
Baldy Repeater Antenna
The WRARC is dedicated to using Amateur Radio to strengthen emergency communications in central Idaho as well as just having fun with our hobby.
All visitors to Sun Valley are inviited to use our repeater system and the open auto-patch system. Welcome aboard!
We encourage all Hams to monitor and use our repeaters while using the back country. We have coverage over most of the SNRA and actively monitor the repeaters for back country emergencies. The Blaine County Emergency Dispatch reconizes our auto-patch phone number and are prepared to respond to back country 911 calls that originate from our auto-patch. Ham radio is the only form of communications in much of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Visit here often for club news and updates.
Baldy 147.18 MHz +600 KHz PL(CTCSS) 100
Sawtooth 147.14 MHz +600 KHz PL(CTCSS) 100
News
Events |
Posted by Todd Mandeville
Oct
21
2012
Join Wood River Amateur Radio club for the Annual Fundraising event in November.
Fun Event.
Invite all amateur radio operators in Southern Idaho and those that are interested in learning more about amateur radio.
Lots of prizes including a handheld radio.
The Idaho Mountain Express did a nice article on Amateur Radio: http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005132892
Local ‘hams’ keep valley in touch
Amateur radio operators quietly provide key public service
Joe Yelda, of the Wood River Amateur Radio Club, talks on a hand-held radio in his car. Photo by David N. Seelig
By DAMIAN THORNTON
Express Intern
Many people know that amateur radio operators like to chat. Few realize that the chatter can sometimes save lives.
The Wood River Amateur Radio Club, operational for the past 12 years, has helped spread the word about the power of amateur radio as both a hobby and public service. Involvement in amateur radio is becoming more popular—not to mention more accessible—in the Wood River Valley, as the grassroots group hosts training sessions and testing for those interested in getting licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Commonly referred to as “ham radio,” amateur radio boasts the ability of low-power wireless communications worldwide via high-frequency radio waves. For Wood River Valley residents and visitors, the benefits of ham radio are profound. Cellular coverage is spotty at best outside city limits, leaving many people partaking in backcountry recreation without immediate communication in an emergency.
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Repeaters |
Posted by Todd Mandeville
Mar
02
2009
To Access use 141 and then the local phone number. Key in all the numbers in one string. Do not wait till you hear the dial tone before you enter the phone number or it will timeout.
To drop the patch dial 140
