Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club

04/08/2026

Weather Spotter Training will be provided for Ham Radio Operators in preparation of getting the Skywarn net reactivated. We are planning to have a weekly net to test the readiness. The net would be activated when sever weather is expected. It will be recommended that hams have the training but it is not required to provide weather information. More to come once we have the net established.

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Dennis Lawson

06/29/2023

An opportunity for public service as a radio operator! Put it on your calendar. Signup with public service coordinator - see VOI webpage.

Gowen Thunder is just 2 MONTHS AWAY!!! Here's what to do before then:
📅 Mark your calendars!
📣 Tell your friends and family about this FREE event!
💻 Visit gowenthunder.org for more info and ⭐VIP tickets!⭐🎟
🥳 Get excited!



Idaho National Guard
124th Fighter Wing
Idaho MWR
Idaho Air Guard Recruiting
Idaho Army National Guard

02/02/2023

Don't forget - this Saturday is the 1st Saturday in February (2/4/2023)! VOI sponsored VE testing is available at Food 2 Store in Meridian, ID on E 3rd St beginning at 10:30 AM. You need $15 and an FRN to take a test. Get your license or upgrade a current one! What to bring and what not to bring at http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session
other info at https://voiceofidaho.org/amateur-radio-fcc-testing/

Amateur Radio FCC Testing Taking your amateur radio license exam is SUPER easy with the VOI ARC exam team! We host our exam sessions every 1st saturday of most months at the Food 2 Store in Meridian. The exam session begins at 10:30 AM. Arriving early is recommended. The address for Food 2 Store is:...

01/21/2023

Coming up on March 11th and 12th is the Idaho QSO Party Spud Run. This is a great time to make alot of contacts on the air! New rules have been put in place for expedition, rover and QRP stations so be sure to check out http://www.idahoqsoparty.org/ for all the details!

01/14/2023

Followers of the VOI ARC page: What content do you want to see on this page(aside from club meeting reminders and updates)? Please keep suggestions related to Amateur Radio.

Thank you!

01/14/2023

Candelabra in the clouds.

01/13/2023

Just a quick reminder that donations are greatly appreciated and allow our repeaters to stay on the air and ready to serve you!

Donations can be sent to:

Voice Of Idaho Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 812
Boise, Idaho 83701-0812

Or to donate online using PayPal follow these steps:
Step 1: Visit https://voiceofidaho.org/paypal/
Step 2: Enter your name and callsign(if applicable) in the text box next to the word "Donation"
Step 3: Click on the "PayPal" logo next to the word "Donation"
Step 4: Enter your Donation amount
Step 5: Use your PayPal account(if you have one already) or enter a valid credit or debit card and complete the payment process.

Donations in the form of amateur radio equipment are also welcome! To donate amateur radio equipment to the club please contact the Voice Of Idaho board using the Contact Us tab on our website!

Thank you once again for your support and we look forward to another great year!

01/09/2023

Quick reminder about the upcoming club meeting!

The meeting is this wednesday(January 11th, 2023) at the Idaho Pizza Company location on Fairview avenue in Meridian. The address is 405 E Fairview Ave, Meridian, ID 83642. The meeting starts at 7PM. You can also participate in the meeting using zoom. The link for the zoom meeting can be obtained by using the contact us form on our website.

The presentation for this month’s meeting will talk about mobile emergency communications and how amateur radio operators assist in emergency relief efforts.

We hope to see everyone at the meeting!

06/25/2022

This past Thursday three members of the VOI technical committee(Rick, KL7BR, Jay, W6JVW and Alex, KJ7KIN) made the trek to our repeater site located atop 7582 foot Shafer Butte Northeast of Boise. The goals of the trip were to perform regular Analog FM repeater maintenance as well as to fix the APRS Digipeater which is heavily used by APRS packet users in the Treasure Valley. The digipeater had been off the air since late March. The APRS digipeater’s coax was found to be broken on the outside of the building, presumably due to ice falling off the tower located above the digipeater's antenna and coax. Rick, KL7BR was able to fix the coax and bring the digipeater back on the air to resume APRS service to the Treasure Valley. In addition to the aforementioned activity other site maintenance tasks were completed. For example, Jay, Rick and Alex completed the annual site equipment inventory and also completed regular maintenance on our 146.840 MHz and 444.900 MHz analog FM repeaters. Jay also cleared a large amount of very tough brush from the front of the building.
As always your donations and support are greatly appreciated and help keep our repeaters on the air and ready to serve you.