was taken by REACT members around the city. However, "Class D" CB radio communications proved unreliable due to radio skip. After enough donations were received, the decision was made to abandon Class D CB Radios and the team moved to "Class A" CB Radios, which eventually became the General Mobile Radio Service. A repeater was purchased and installed, which operated at the frequency 462.700 MHz. Because this frequency is an "interstitial" frequency, the public was able to listen directly to the organizations communications using FRS radios. In 2010, Heartland REACT began streaming a feed of its GMRS repeater to the internet for the public listening via the Radio Reference website, and several mobile phone applications. Though the repeater was later upgraded and replaced in the late 1970s, the frequency was never changed and was in use until March 2011 when it was repurposed as an amateur radio repeater. Amateur Radio In 2009, a member vote was taken and it was decided to move the organization to the Amateur Radio service. Many members were already licensed Amateur Radio Operator's. Because GMRS radios are type accepted by the FCC, it was determined that a move to the 70cm (440 MHz) Amateur Band was most feasible as many of the team's existing radios could be programmed to run on these frequencies, incurring minimal overhead in equipment costs and downtime during the transition. In April 2010, a UHF HAM repeater was purchased for use. By September 1, 2010, all members of Heartland REACT were required to hold a Technician class amateur radio license or higher. The former GMRS repeater was repurposed and relocated to a different tower in Sarpy County until it eventually failed. In 2012, a used Motorola repeater was purchased, programmed and established in Elkhorn operating at 442.950 MHz. Both repeaters utilized a CTCSS tone of 146.2 Hz and are open to the public except when a REACT net was in operation. In 2020, Heartland REACT began moving to Digital Mobile Radio communications using Motorola DMR repeaters on the same amateur frequencies and in 2021, abandoned all analog communications. External links Former Heartland REACT Website Heartland READY Website References Communications in Nebraska Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska 501(c)(3) organizations Organizations established in 1967