March 25, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

Idaho

via the ARRL: An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story

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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.

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