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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 , please contact
Larry  BabbN7LB -  President
Dick Thomas WA7VKE 
Don Farrel K7DRF  -   Secretary/Treasure
Mike Vaughn WB7DNU
Dave Turnmire N7TZK  - VP
Jim Hicks  KD7AKN -  Recording Secretary
John Wilson KØIP

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)
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2 meter net is being held on 147.36mHz repeater, until 06 is fixed

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

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The May Club meeting will be on Thursday 8 May,  7:30pm --
This month the program will be a discussion about SWR, how to measure it, what it means, along with some "other" uses for your SWR meter. What type of meter you might want to invest in , along with some hands on  demonstrations.
Turning Theory in to Practical Application.
you won't need your calculator..
 


Twin Falls TailGate SWAP, May 24th    get all the details here


Congratulations to all the new hams in SE Idaho that just received their licenses!   We hope to see you at a meeting soon!
Be in the loop,   get on our email list, 
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Another FREE ANTENNA
|on the roof of Barlow's heating/air.. 225 West Pine.
its a CB vertical ,  it should be easy to get, These CB antennas can be cut
for 10 meter operations                now' s you chance.... FREE  you take it down.
 


last weeks Sun Spot numbers

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however all is not lost
The Spring/Summer E-layer propagation season is beginning, or should be here very soon. In general, sun spot's have little to no effect on Sporadic E skip. This means that 10 meters, and 6 meters will be open. 
Typically  between 500 and 1300 miles. AND  you never know when double hop might occur.  If you operate on 6 meters, you should know your grid square.  You can find it by checking your info at QRZ.com.  And speaking of QRZ.com, you might want to update your Email and Bio.
To get in on the E skip, you need to leave your radio ON, and turned up. E skip is "Fickled" propagation, you never know when it will happen, any time(?) but mostly in the afternoon to early evening.
On ten meters, it would be best to scan from (say) 28.450mHz to 28.500 mHz. and on 6 meters either listen to 50.125mHz ( the national SSB calling Freq) or scan from 50.125 to 50.150  if the band opens you will hear signals in those windows. REMEMBER if you just walk into ur shack and flip on the radio, take a quick listen up and down the band, chances are you missed it.

TURN UR RADIO ON, enjoy the openings.!

I built this one, and it seems to work good !! seen here on my van

Links for three different antennas that will get you on 6 meters with style !!!
Link one copper

Link two aluminum

Link three  this & that

see the links for simple to build antennas,  get on the air and love it..


PARC member Paul W7EKG, decides to give up nets and become a contester !
Check the link to see  full color pictures of Paul Shopping 
for his new Amplifier at a local CB shop
he also offers free advise

Click here for the complete story !   


  PARC - - Field Day information June 28th


PARC FREE SWAP MEET  Aug 16, 10am

 

 

Pocatello VHF radios you can use !!
147.36mHz
 
N7PI Repeater/IRLP/ autopatch  No PL
The Pocatello IRLP node number is 3568 There is NO Squelch Tail.
147.060mHz  
N7DN Repeater, Solar Powered  100Hz PL
146.82mHz  N7LB Repeater 100Hz Pl
447.750 mHz  W7RSR 100Hz Pl
APRS 144.39mHz  

Idaho Repeater's    PARC repeater info

Heads up...147.36 ...
IRLP AND AUTOPATCH functions , ARE NOT WORKING,,   
The IRLP is on 147.520 simplex. from downtown Pocatello
learn more about IRLP Click here 

At present the 6 meter links are ON, the repeaters 2 meter receiver is very insensitive. so you need a good antenna or  some power to use the machine. just because you can kerchunk it,  doesn't mean your signal is good enough to talk through it.   Spring will be here in a few month !!


PARC  
147.060 MHz Repeater
OFF the Air
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INFORMATION
So everyone is aware,
There is NO WIMU this year !!
believe it!!  NO WIMU, however,  there will be one in 2009.
this due to the fact that the Rocky Mountain Division Convention at ruby's in ,,   was only 1 weekend difference, they thought they shouldn't compete.  

 

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