Hams for Emergency Radio Communications (HERC)

The HERC system has essentially dissolved and no longer exists

The HERC system was a network of interlinked repeaters across the state of Wyoming. As well as being a valued emergency resources, HERC was a great way for travelers or folks living in different communities to keep in touch. A weekly traffic net was held on Sunday evenings.

Since the demise of HERC, a new linked system called WyoComm has grown to include several areas in Wyoming. See the WyoComm page for details.

Sites

Many of the individual sites and their repeaters used in HERC remain and most are now used locally.

Currently the .940 in Rock Springs, the .820 in Cheyenne/Laramie, and the .390 Rawlins repeaters all exist. The Rock Springs and Cheyenne/Laramie repeaters are stand alone machines that both have great coverage of their respective parts of I-80 and surrounding roads.

The Rawlins .390 repeater has been linked into the WyoComm system.

Thank you!

Many thanks to Larry Hudson, KD7BN and those that built HERC and kept it running for so long!

HERC

A map of Wyoming showing the system and its approximate areas of coverage. This map was provided by Larry Hudson, KD7BN. It was updated on 6/7/98. You can download a fullsize, higher resolution version here

A chart of frequencies for the HERC system concurrent to the above map.