A network of repeaters is being created to expand digital amateur radio services in the state of Kansas with the help of a $13,950 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications.

The network will be accessible to hams in nine counties. The repeaters will operate on VHF and UHF and provide linkage over the Internet through Yaesu Wires-X, a system that provides even wider coverage. The network callsign will be KØHYS.

Two new repeaters will be established to connect with a repeater that is already in operation in Ellis County. The grant has been given to the Ellis County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group and STEM Harvest Inc., an educational resource that focuses on helping people develop skills in technology.