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Interested in getting help to make your vehicle Event Ready for traffic control? Valley Wide REACT has a certified Emergency Vehicle Technician on staff that is happy to help consult! Reach out to info@vwreact.org with an Upfit Request to get… Read moreEvent Vehicles – EVT on Staff!
We have started moving the majority of our operations over to the HamClubOnline instance supporting Valley Wide REACT, including membership and event management. You will begin to see emails with the [VWREACT] subject prefix as HCO begins to fill in… Read moreHamClubOnline – Migration
Swapped out Motorola MTR2000s to spare pair configured for external controller Installed Arcom RC210 repeater controller Replaced 5″ wall entry boot and cushion to seal the cable penetration Bonding/Grounding Work: Tied to building ground pigtail Tied to pole ground buss… Read more11/1/21 Wilderness Repeater Trip
From time to time I get questions about the team repeaters, where they’re at, how they work, how long I’ve been working with them, etc. Here are some frequently asked questions: Q: Who is the repeater trustee and what is… Read moreRepeater Trustee Q&A 7/11/2020
A team of volunteers will be working at the Wilderness site in early June to replace the DR-1X repeaters with new to us Motorola MTR2000 commercial repeaters. Sensitivity throughout the winter has been lackluster at best. Fortunately there haven’t been… Read moreRepeater Upgrade Project Update
Quick update on the repeater network status: Wilderness Ridge VHF coverage is impaired – DR-1X in high RF environment issue, to be resolved in the spring during Motorola upgrade. UHF coverage is impaired – DR-1X transmit range does not match… Read moreDecember 6, 2019 Repeater Update
Like a lot of radio groups, we jumped on the opportunity for an inexpensive, modern repeater to upgrade our older crystal controller GE Mastr II and Motorola MSR2000 commercial base stations. Yaesu offered what seemed like a deal too good… Read moreNoise, Noise and more Noise – Adventures in Repeater Filtering
Good day all, an update on the upgrade of our Wilderness Repeaters (aka North Command (146.780) and North Operations (444.725). The goal being to replace the aging and damaged equipment thus allowing a more efficient operation and much better handheld… Read more146.780-/444.725+ Repeater Update 10/22/2019
The special event station W7C will be operated April 14, 2018 at the Willow Creek Boy Scout Invitational Camp, 14 miles north of Emmett, Idaho on the west side of Squaw Butte or approximately 35 miles northwest of Boise, Idaho…. Read moreWillow Creek Boy Scout Invitational – Special Event Station W7C
I’ve updated the Boise DMR MotoTRBO codeplugs for popular radios and fixed a zone naming issue. Old codeplugs have been moved in to the Old Codeplugs folder. Right click to save as – these are NOT working in Microsoft Edge… Read moreNew updated DMR Codeplugs