Pocatello Amateur Radio Club

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Pocatello Amateur Radio Club
Since 1957, 51 years of Amateur Radio in Pocatello

If you need information about our club or Ham Radio , contact these persons !
Gregg Clark AD7UI - President
Mike Vaughn WB7DNU - Secretary/treasure
Dave Turnmire N7TZK - VP
Elborn Hewett KA7MLM
Jim Hicks K7QMM
Larry Babb N7LB
Sue Bird K7SKB - Recording Secretary

You are invited !
Our meetings are the Second Thursday of the month*
7:30pm local time, at the
Roy F. Christensen building, ISU campus
*(unless otherwise noted in the news section below).
Map to the meeting place.
Monthly Breakfast, 9AM, 3rd Saturday of Month

PARC 2 meter FM net, Sunday evening 147.060mHz 8:00PM local
SSB net directly after the FM net
on 144.200 mHz.

Life as a HAM
As Good as it Gets !

Want to join our Club? membership form!
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PO Box 2722, Pocatello, Idaho 83206

Hey you !

you new guys!
&
Prospective
new hams

NEWS

Link to Old news

PARC MEETING NOTICE July 9th.
ISU, regular place (see top center of this page)

The program for the July PARC meeting will be a "show and
tell" discussion on installing a mobile radio in you car, 
truck or RV. Anyone having either a VHF/UHF or HF radio 
in your car or truck please bring your vehicle to the 
club meeting so other can see how you installed the 
rig in your vehicle.


PARC Field day on TV,  look for the Featured 
Video link on this page, also Mike Virtue, Mayor of 
Blackfoot visits IPCG's Field day operation. Picture

THIS MIGHT BE FUN
ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT
July 1st to July 5th 2009 ONLY !!
link

Incident Command System training
starts July 11th
The ARRL/MVARC will be holding an Incident Command System training session on two weekends in July.
The certification you will get is necessary if you want to participate in emergency communications with FEMA and other local authorities. Download the registration form

http://www.k7mva.org/INCIDENT%20COMMAND%20SYSTEM.doc

Location is Con Paulos Chevrolet, Jerome, Idaho Exit 168, Interstate 84 Look left can't miss it Talk in 146.52

July 11 Saturday - For those who do not have 100,200,700 Certificates in hand - 8 hrs. 8:00-5:00, Believe me this is a great motivation to take the classes on line at FEMA.     http://training.fema.gov/is/

July 18 Saturday All participants. (8 hours)    9:00 to 10:45    ICS continuation class review. Exercise begins at 11:00 and ends @ 3:00 3:15-5:00 Completion of IOS.   If you have an ICS 300 or greater certificate, arrive at 10:45 to participate in the exercise only (your option).
All exercise operations, logistics, questions, assignments, and most human vocal traffic will be by 2m radio only. Talk in 146.52.. All FCC rules apply and we will be in the assisting third party with communications mode.

more information contact Michael Dahmer 208 404 9216

Pocatello Free Ham Radio Swapmeet
HAM SWAP

Pocatello ARC- Snake River Chapter, ISRA - Magic Valley ARC

This years swap is a combined effort of three southern Idaho clubs.
It will be held in the Burley/Rupert area, Burley National Guard Armory!
August 22, 10AM
THERE are NO fees buyers and sellers admission is FREE
ALL PARC member are encouraged to participate
we may attempt a mass car pool ! maybe rent a bus ??
So Mark your Calendars

This years joint club swap meet will be held at the Burley National Guard Armory south parking lot, on Aug 22nd, starting at 10AM.

To get there, take Interstate 84 to exit 211. Go south into Heyburn, staying on the same road (main..hwy30) continue over the river,

then the next traffic light will be at Airport Rd. Make a right turn on Airport road and you will run right into it.

Getting there is much easier to find than it sounds!!
And of course, we will have call-in on the Mt Harrison rptr, 147.000

We were also told that the building would be open for use of the restrooms.
No admission $ or table/space charge.. All Free!
so bring out your extra stuff to sell-swap-or trade !!

Pocatello VHF radios you can use !!
all repeaters in Pocatello are open for general use.
147.36mHz N7DN/r No PL -- There is NO Squelch Tail.
147.06mHz N7DN/r Solar Powered - PL 100Hz.
IRLP 147.52 simplex. from downtown Pocatello
To learn more about IRLP Click here
146.82mHz N7LB 100Hz Pl
APRS -- 144.39mHz

Repeater work party 2008, click the picture to make it bigger

The Club has purchased a quantity of these Anderson Power Pole's, the emergency power connectors we discussed several month ago !

They are available at the meeting for $1.25 a set
in the 15, 30 amp varieties & $1.50 for the 45amp

Quick sale, N7XS estate , need to sell towers , anyone interested needs to
contact Jason McClung 317-1070

*To receive PARC Newsletter / meeting reminders via email,
contact webmaster

*See "membership roster" button for info about our members.

*PARC LOGO GEAR , like Hats, T-shirts, Jackets, etc, available from
Old Town Embroidery, call 234-2679

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