In emergency situations, traditional means of communications may be overloaded or unavailable for use in coordinating response efforts. In moments like these, amateur radio operators have a long standing history of providing emergency management professionals with other means of communication.  

The City of Taylorsville proudly supports the Taylorsville Amateur Radio Club, also known as the Taylorsville HAMnet. This group of FCC licensed volunteer radio operators work to provide communication support for emergency preparedness and non-emergency preparedness efforts, such as:

This group of more than 60 licensed radio operators participate in weekly communication on-air “nets" and monthly in-person training meetings. They also participate in other activities to keep their communication skills and equipment ready to assist in any situation deemed necessary by Taylorsville City officials.

The Taylorsville Amateur Radio Club holds weekly communication nets every Monday night at 8:30 p.m., on a linked repeater system using the frequencies of 146.740 (114.8 tone) or 448.100 (114.8 tone). Their monthly in-person meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at Taylorsville City Hall, 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd., beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, you can visit the Taylorsville hamnet website here, or you can contact the group directly by sending an email to tville.hamnet@gmail.com.