Amateur Information:

JIM N2UHJ HOLDS A 10 METER NET EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8pm on 28.450.

OUR ARATS 2 METER NET IS HELD EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT ON 146.955 WITH A PL 151.4 YOUR NET CONTROLERS ARE STEVE KD2PBZ, BOB KC2SZQ AND BOB K2LED.

                    OTHER NETS:

LARA (LOKCPORT AMATEUR RAIDO ASSOCIATION) HOLDS A 2 METER NET ON SUNDAYS AT 8 PM, ON 146.820 PL 107.2

RAWNY (W2PE) HOLDS THIRE NET EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM, (444.000)

STARS (STOUTH TOWNS AMATUER RADIO ASSOCTATION) HAS A 2 METER NET ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 PM, 146.090 PL107.2

WESTERN DISTRICT NET (WDN} HOLDS A TRAFFIC HANDLING NET EVERY NIGHT AT 9:30pm ON 145.390 WDN IS PART OF THE ANATEUR RADIO NATIONAL TRAFFIC HANDLING SYSTEM, ANY AMATEUR WITH OR WITHOUT TRAFFIC TO PASS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK INTO THE WDN NET.

ARRL AMATUER NEWS LNE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CANNCLED.

ARATS Board Meeting

Next Arats Board of Directors Meeting: Wednesday November 20, 2024. 6pm City Hall 200 Niagara Street, City of Tonawanda NY.

Arats General Membership Meeting at 7pm.

Our Program that night: John Diebolt KD2RBF has a presentation, building the gap, analog and software defined radio. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story 10/04/2024 Editor’s note: The following story was submitted by Don Gardner, W7PJ, ARRL Idaho Section Emergency Coordinator.

On the evening of September 21, 2024, Greg Owen, WX7Z, heard an amateur radio emergency call on the VHF frequency known as the national simplex calling frequency, 146.52 MHz. Ed Clark, K7ELC, was calling to get medical help for a 51-year-old man who had rolled his four-wheeler.

Mac Mackintosh, W7ENZ, found the accident and injured man near his property where there isn’t any cellphone service. Mackintosh had given his handheld radio to Clark to make the call for help while he gave aid to the injured man. The injuries were serious… head trauma, broken collarbone, broken ribs, and difficulty breathing.

Owen called 911 to request help. An ambulance, Life Flight helicopter and law enforcement were dispatched to the location, which was 35 minutes outside Orofino, Idaho. Meanwhile, Owen continued using the amateur radio to relay updates to the dispatcher. The injured man was transported to the hospital via Life Flight and at last report was recovering.

Gardner said hams in Idaho support an old national program called the Wilderness Protocol which encourages the use of the national simplex calling frequency, 146.52 MHz.

“As amateur radio operators, we train to be available to help when help is needed. The more that ham radio operators listen to the radio, the more chance there is that someone will be listening to take your emergency call. This is something that has been used many times throughout this county and here in Idaho,” he said. “This is another incredible story to share.”