Amateur Radio
Phelps County has a 2 meter repeater available and on the air for use by licensed amatuer radio operators. We recently added a 2 meter repeater at the Harlan County Reservoir as well. The local repeaters are also linked into the Axtell repeater system which allows for a wide area network of communication. This unit is an Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) repeater as well for licensing.
The repeater call for the Phelps County unit is KØPCA and the frequency is 146.895(-) and the
PL tone is 123.0
The repeater call for the Harlan County unit is KAØRCZ and the
frequency is 145.205(-) and no PL Tone is required
The local radio club in the area
The South Central Nebraska Amateur Radio Club is the name selected by the new area club. Constitution and Bylaws are written and we are inventorying the needs of the members of the group to get people on the air. The group meets on the first Saturday of even numbered months at 9:00 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center and the officers are as follows:
- President- Jim Johnson (KDØCWW)
- Vice-President- Dale Herrington (KCØVZY)
- Secretary/Treasurer- Pat Gerdes (KAØSGL)
