Intermountain Intertie Explained

The Intermountain Intertie is the largest linked amateur radio repeater system in the state of Utah. Managed by the Utah VHF Society,[1] the Intermountain Intertie primarily covers areas west of the Wasatch Front, from Saint George to Tremonton. The Intermountain Intertie also covers areas in the northwest of Utah up to Boise, Idaho and toward the northeast into Evanston, Wyoming and Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Intertie further reaches into parts of Montana, and Arizona. There are no Intermountain Intertie repeaters east of I-15 on I-70; in this area, the Sinbad Desert Amateur Radio Club Intertie has substantial coverage.[2]

The Intermountain Intertie

The Hidden Peak Repeater, on top of the Snowbird Tram, is the primary hub repeater for the Intermountain Intertie. Linked directly to Hidden Peak is Farnsworth Peak, which connects to southern and western Utah. Also connected to Hidden Peak is Malad Pass, a Simplex Carrier Squelch linking Idaho to the Intertie, Medicine Butte in Evanston, Wyoming connecting Wyoming to the Intertie, and Laketown, Utah connecting Bear Lake to the Intertie. Each of the repeaters connecting to Hidden Peak has repeaters connected to them.

Intertie Linked Repeaters

Not all Repeaters are connected full time to the Intermountain Intertie. Repeaters outside the state of Utah are connected to the Intermountain Intertie at the discretion of the owners of the out of state Repeaters.

RX Freq[3] +/- Step Tone Site Name CALL Location Sponsor
147.0200 (+) 0.60 100.0 Bear Lake South K7OGMLaketown UT K7JL
449.650(-) 5 100 Mt. Pisgah AC7II Cache Valley UT
146.8000 (–) 0.60 100.0 Blowhard Mountain WV7HCedar City UT
147.1200 (+) 0.60 100.0 Farnsworth Peak (KSTU-TV Site) K7JLUT
146.9400 (–) 0.60 100.0 Frisco Peak WR7AAAMilford UT WA7GTU
147.1800 (+) 0.60 100.0 K7JLSnowbird UT UVHFS
147.3000 (+) 0.60 100.0 N7YSEJacob Lake AZ
146.8500 (–) 0.60 100.0 Jumpoff Peak WA7FDRHowe ID ERARRA
145.2700 (–) 0.60 103.5 Levan Peak (State Site) K7JLLevan UT
147.5500 (S) Simplex Malad Pass (Remote Carrier Squelch) Malad ID
146.8600 (–) 0.60 100.0 K7JLEvanston WY UVHFS
146.6700(–)0.60100.0Aspen MountainRock SpringsWY
146.8400 (–) 0.60 100.0 Monroe Peak WA7VHFMonroe UT UVHFS
448.8750 (–) 0.60 100.0 Mount Elden W7ARAFlagstaff AZ
145.2700 (–) 0.60 100.0 Mount Harrison WA7FDRAlbion ID
146.8800 (–) 0.60 100.0 WA7HXOLas Vegas NV
146.9600 (–) 0.60 100.0 W7WACPageAZ
448.6000 (–) 5.00 100.0 WA7VHFPageAZ
145.2300 (–) 0.60 100.0 WA7FDRIsland Park ID
145.2700 (–) 0.60 100.0 Scott Hill K7JLBrighton UT
146.8200 (–) 0.60 100.0 Utah Hill NR7KSt. George UT WCNTY
145.2300 (–) 0.60 100.0 War Eagle Mountain WA7FDRMurphy ID WA7FDR

Media and community appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Utah VHF Society The Intermountain Intertie . UVHFS . Self Published . 22 March 2020 . UVHFS.
  2. Web site: Intermountain Intertie Coverage . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909063340/http://repeaterbook.com/b2e/blog1.php/traveling-utah . 2015-09-09 . RepeaterBook . dead .
  3. Web site: UVHFS - The Hidden Peak (a.k.a. Snowbird) Repeater System. utahvhfs.org. 2015-12-27.
  4. Web site: Ric . Wayman . How 1 ham radio guy helped a special kids camp 180 miles away on fire . St. George News . StGeorgeUtah.com LLC . 22 March 2020 . news1. How 1 ham radio guy helped a special kids camp 180 miles away on fire - St. George News
  5. Web site: Operation On Target - Communications . Operation On Target . self published . 22 March 2020 . ot.