Kootenai Amateur Radio Society (KARS)
is an organization that promotes interest in Amateur Radio communications, advances the radio art, fosters education in the field of electronic communications, and shares knowledge and information about the Amateur Radio Service with the general public.

This web page serves as our online gathering place to share contact information, event listings, and general items of interest to our members.

Some pages or portions thereof are password protected and unavailable to the general public. Any information security concerns should be addressed to the webmaster.

- KARS Membership Application

Contact Us
To contact the President or other Board members, or even in the general membership, please visit the Contact link on the left.

More Information
Please use the About link to the left for more detailed information about our club, repeaters, meetings, etc.

2022 Hamfest Flyer:
Click here

Repeaters - KARS operates the following repeaters for the use of both members and non-members alike.

• 146.78 MHz - PL: 127.3 Hz In & Out
  Little Blacktail - Analog Only
• 146.98 MHz - PL: 127.3 Hz In & Out
  Idaho Mica Peak - Analog Only
  
• 443.975 MHz + PL: 136.5 Hz In & Out
  Canfield Butte - Analog Only
  (146.78, 146.98, and 443.975 are normally linked together)

• 443.275 MHz + PL: 136.5 Hz In & Out
  Idaho Mica Peak - Analog & Yaesu Fusion Digital (YSF)
  (Note: Put your analog radio in decode mode to mute data noise)

Affiliated Repeaters - While associated with KARS by virtue of a shared site or links, these repeaters are part of the North Idaho Repeater Group (NIRG) and are not funded by KARS. Learn more about NIRG at their website.

• 53.390 MHz -1.7 MHz PL: 100.0 Hz In & Out
  RX Idaho Mica Peak / TX Blossom Peak
  Also linked to
  147.28+ and 442.975+ PL: 100 Hz In & Out
  IRLP Node #3773 / EchoLink Node N7MOT-R  #465683
  
  
• Graphical map of our system

Mailing Address
Kootenai Amateur Radio Society
PO Box 1765
Hayden, ID 83835-1765