War Eagle Repeater Site
This site is located on War Eagle Mountain southeast of Silver City, Idaho at an elevation of approximately 8050 feet. Coverage: Most of the mountain areas around Boise, ID and the Treasure Valley.
147.24 Mhz (analog) Positive offset (+) with a 100 Hz tone. This repeater is full time linked to the VOI “All Call” system of linked repeaters.
443.600 Mhz (analog) Positive offset (+) with a 100 Hz tone.
APRS Repeater – 144.39 Mhz
Digipeater – 145.010 Mhz
The 147.240 MHz and 443.600 MHz FM repeaters on War Eagle Mountain are solar and battery powered. The 147.24 antenna is a 4-bay, folded dipole, phased array antenna. The 443.600 antenna is an 8-bay, folded dipole, phased array antenna. The 147.240 MHz antenna is pictured below. There is also an APRS digipeater at this location on 144.390 MHz. Because of its height and location, the 147.240 repeater is accessible from a wide area surrounding War Eagle Mountain including well into Oregon, Twin Falls, Idaho as well as much of the Magic Valley, and areas in Central Idaho.
The W7VOI packet digipeater on War Eagle is part of a AX.25 network on 145.010 that extends from Oregon thru southern Idaho and into Wyoming and may be used to send messages around the state. Winlink email gateways, PBBS and KA nodes are open to everyone and are available for amateur use for any licensed ham. The Winlink network is in use by ARES and IOEM.
We have a long term Right of Way and land lease from the Bureau of Land Management. There is an annual payment of about $150 for the Right Of Way to access the site. The tower, building, and 3 1000-gallon propane tanks are wholly owned outright by the Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Equipment at the War Eagle Site.