System Usage Guidelines

The Intermountain Intertie is a more-or-less informal collection of repeaters located in northern Utah/Southwestern Wyoming, many of which (but not all) are supported in part by the VHF Society.

This system is usually linked to other repeaters/systems in the network that collectively cover much of central and southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, northern Utah, western and southwestern Utah, northwestern Arizona, and northeastern Nevada.

Because of this extensive geographical coverage, please be courteous of others that may be wanting to use the system, frequently leaving time for breaks, and limiting QSOs to no more than 10 minutes during the heavier usage times. It is considered poor etiquette to monopolize the system at any time.

Keep in mind that it takes a good portion of a second for all of the various links to 'turn around', so be sure to pause for several seconds when you allow for breaks, and key up for about a second before you say your first word.

Other Connections

• All "Other Connections" are supported by KK7GKG.
• Note: "Other Connections" are not always linked to the Intermountain Intertie. Possible reasons include network issues, rebuilding bridges, power outages, etc.
• Note: Network connections are not a priority in any emergency and should not be used during one.
• Note: Most network connections are active during nets.
• Note: When coming from digital modes (P25, NXDN, DMR), remember these are HALF-DUPLEX. If you transmit while another user is talking, nothing will happen, and you may break the bridge until the other station’s carrier link drops.

447.475 Repeater System

When using the 447.475 repeater system, please note the link hang time to the Intertie and other bridges/modes is 2 seconds. However, network traffic has no hang time from mode to mode (except Intertie link hang times).