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Pocatello Amateur Radio Club
Since 1957,  Amateur Radio in Pocatello
 

  
If you need information about our club or Ham Radio  contact these Board Members !
Dick Thomas WA7VKE
Dave Turnmire  N7TZK Secretary/Treasurer
John Wilson KØIP  President
Elborn Hewett KA7MLM
Paul Smith W7EKG
Steve Poppleton W7RSK Vice President
Ted Christensen N7BNU Recording Secretary

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

You are invited !
Our meetings:   are the 2nd Thursday of the month
 (unless otherwise noted in the news section below)
 7:30pm local time, at the  "RFC"
Roy F. Christensen building, ISU campus - MAP

 Monthly Breakfast: 9AM, 3rd Saturday of Month
Advanced PARC Activity Planner

PARC 2 meter FM net, 
Sunday evening 147.060mHz 
8:00PM local 

US Ham Bands     Considerate Operator’s Guide

Important information for ALL Idaho Hams



LOOKING FOR THE " SHACK OF THE MONTH " it's gone,  to see all 12 shacks CLICK THIS BANNER
Join the ARRL Click here or Subscribe to CQ Magazine
What is Ham Radio
 How to become a Ham
New Hams Help - Elmer
New Hams - How to fit in
Where to take a TEST

PARC - Community Services

Hey you !

you new guys!
&
Prospective
new hams
PARC - Ham EXAMS

 PARC - Membership Roster

 PARC - History & Bylaws PARC - Picture Gallery
Ham Swap - For Sale Internet Links AREA HAM CLUBS DX country list Want to Learn CW ? Q & A Idaho Contest Page
NEWS  

 

 

 
Link to Old news

MEETING NOTICE
The February 9 th  meeting will be at the normal place and time ....
The Program will be presented by Steve W7RSK about why Antenna tuners are needed, types of tuners and how to adjust them.  There will be a tuner simulator program running so club members can practice if they would like to. The program will also  include a 'show and tell' of actual antenna tuners and parts and pieces.
This should be a very informative program.. Hope to see everyone at the meeting, & Bring a friend with you ..The more the merrier !
FYI, check the membership list for your dues status.

in attendance at the Jan Breakfast was
WB7DNU, W7EKG, KØIP, N7FLM,
KA7MLM, N7WYK, ND7O, N7TZK

"Heads up" The FEB 18th breakfast is at Jeri's Jumbo - pole line & alameda
Theres a new link on the home page, see top center
SEE ""Your Invited"" then under Breakfast
see this     click here for the location


How about some lite reading,  learn about Anomalous Events, graveyard
orbits, random debris, and the Smallsats done right ???? Link
there will be a test ???
 

preliminary PARC  program schedule
Feb - W7RSK - antenna tuners                                                                       
Mar - KA7MLM - how to buy / what to look for in used HF equipment 
Apr - KØIP - ur first steps on HF, logging, and more ?                                           
May - W7EKG & N7TZK - Fox hunting primer - antenna design              
          follow up - after the May 19 Breakfast - a  DF antenna construction party
June - FD committee - last minute FD info   
              Field Day june23-24  with a big dinner                                                 
July is the club picnic                                                                                        
Aug - The Fox Hunt                                                                                           
Sept - open
Oct  -  open
Nov -  open                                              
DEC - Christmas Party     
Jan 2012 - open                                                                                    
Would you like to give a program, contact kØip
Do you have program IDEAS , hey, contact kØip  
Here's some news from our friends at the Pocatello Weather buro !

 We’re pleased to announce a new partner in our efforts to build a Weather-Ready Nation. Today, the Google Crisis Response Team announced Google Public Alerts.  Google says, "With today’s launch of Public Alerts on Google Maps, relevant weather, public safety, and earthquake alerts from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be accessible when you search on Google Maps."

Main Link is:   http://www.google.org/publicalerts 

The weather and hydrologic alerts in Google's new service are populated by NWS generated Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages.  CAP is an industry standard for the exchange of hazard alert information.  Mike Gerber, Emerging Dissemination Technology Lead in the NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services (OCWWS), says "NWS CAP offers our warning information in its most atomic parts, which are clearly tagged, so that developers and manufacturers can readily integrate our warning information into all kinds of products and services at a low cost of entry."  

During the past year, Google's non-profit Crisis Response Team has been working with members of OCWWS and the NWS Office of Operational Systems to integrate NWS CAP messages in Google Public Alerts.  The effort was initiated through an existing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between NOAA and Google.   

The NWS is currently ramping up for the release of CAP v1.2 with the help of NWS Western Region Headquarters.  This new version of the CAP will be pushed to the FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for the generation of   alerts to cell phones through the Commercial Mobile Alert System beginning in April 2012.  For more information, please see the Winter edition of the NWS Aware Report. 

This new platform provides an additional avenue for our information to empower people across the country to make smart, fast decisions to save lives and livelihoods.   
 
Vernon Preston
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service - Pocatello Idaho
 


WANT TO GET DIZZY?? - WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT TOWERS
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=07b_1284580365
 

QSL CARDS on display!  Do you have QSL cards for your station ??
you should !        a few guidelines,  see Q & A.

Joe was a PARC member until he had to move to NM, then to CO. KE5SO

 

 

 

 

 
Pocatello area repeaters!!
all repeaters in Pocatello are open for general use.
 *147.36mHz  N7PI/r  100hz PL
                                           outputs on 29.6 & 52.525
 *147.06mHz  N7DN/r  100hz.PL
146.82mHz   100Hz PL
 447.750mHz W7RSR 100Hz PL
 *APRS -- 144.39mHz   * PARC repeaters

 

 


Idaho Repeater's

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

 

The Olden' Days
50th Anniversary
On the 20th of February 1962 a Mercury-Atlas 6 space craft called 'Friendship 7' was launched. In the hot-seat was astronaut, John Glenn.


olden day index  Heathkit, Eimac, Hammarlund, Yaesu, Hallicrafters, Kenwood,
Collins, Standard, Knight Kit, Harvey-wells, Teletype


John is the PARC president for 2012 ??

JIM , KO7P has Pocatello's newest tower and beam antenna ..



*Callsign look up, QRZ.COM           
    every active ham needs to keeps his QRZ.com  info updated

*The University of Arkansas,     lookup page,


DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS - DX SPOTS -
DX Sherlock Maps - current 10 -  6 - 2 meter band conditions
DX Summit - 160 - 80 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 10 meters
Note: DX SUMMIT:  watch the spot times, unless new spots are coming in,  the info can be days old
GMT time is now  
The accuracy of this clock is dependent upon your computer clock. 		*To receive PARC Newsletter / meeting reminders via email,  contact    webmaster

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

*Contest Calendar & Idaho Contest results link 

* PARC - Company Store - items now in stock  -  Anderson PowerPoles


Current Space Weather Conditions


SunSpot history for 30 days,
For today's spots - go to the bottom of this list.
Apple - Mac users, this box is probably a 
jumbled mess, sorry. Click here


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
















































    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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The PARC home page is always under consturction, its up-to-date, so check back often for  News and HAM activities effecting our members and the hams in Southeast Idaho . 

The PARC web is best viewed at 1024x768
These circles are "circles" not "ovals",  if you see ovals
check your windows settings.    click here for a color test  

 Click the picture above for the Local Forecast from local weathermen at channel 6

  
   

 


Safety is No Accident - think before you act !
Be Careful, we want you alive !
Here's some facts about FIRE that may surprise you
and that famous Go Kit   RED CROSS,

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Promoting Amateur Radio in Idaho.
If you're considering a internet provider, you might want to check them out !!  For info click their logo.

free counters                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -cw
Flag counter installed 1 Jan 2011.
This web was designed and is maintained by John Wilson KØIP for the Pocatello Amateur Radio Club, Pocatello Idaho
if you have any ideas for this web, email me . Webmaster                     link to K0IP's web