Pocatello Amateur Radio Club

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Pocatello AmateurClub
Established 1957, 501c3 non profit club, ARRL affiliated, Pocatello Idaho

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If you need information about Ham Radio or our club, contact any Board Member.
see the "Station Index" member roster below.

Jon Treasure	AC7JK	Board Member
Cody Bright	W7YJ	President
Dave Turnmire	N7TZK	Secretary/Treasure
Dale Kelly	KK7UOD	RecordingSecretary
Leandro Diaz	K7LDD	Board Member
John Wilson	KØIP	Vice President
Mike Bright	WA7TT	Board Member

The Pocatello Amateur Radio Club attempts to present timely programs that are intended to broaden the knowledge of our hobby to both those seasoned hams as well as newer hams
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Our meetings:
Second Thursday of every months
7pm, ISU, T&T building
see below, in the news section for program details and other upcoming club activities !

bring you questions,
bring your comments,
bring your experiences and knowledge.
and a Show & Tell if you like.
See you at a meeting.
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PARC's mailing address is
Pocatello amateur radio club,
1019 Sagewood Place, Pocatello, Id 83201

	What is Ham Radio, it's "way" better than CB or stamp collecting, HR can be a Hi Tech Hobby
	How to become a Ham, where to get help
	Where to take a TEST in SE Idaho
	Other Ham Clubs around Pocatello
	Straight Talk - for new and old hams crazy talk by the webmaster that you may or not agree with. And it's Not necessarily politically correct !
	NEW Hams, Must watch video. Ask Dave #12
	PARC - community service
	ARRL membership/renewal Link
	Want to join our Club?
	PARC is an equal opportunity employer

next test session is Nov 14
more details : click here

Click for Club Contact INFO

PARC CLUB ROSTER

All Pocatello VHF repeaters

147.36 + Kinport/repeater/remote
147.06 + Scout Mt./repeater
146.82 - Ch 6 tower, repeater
146.62 - Kinport, repeater

See this link for more details LINK

PARC Picture Gallery

OLD
But Not So Cold
PARC NEWS

PARC Online
SWAP meet
HAM EQUIPMENT !
For Sale by owner
take a look

TUNE IN
PARC Two Meter NET
Sunday nights 8 pm local
147.36

All Pocatello UHF repeaters

449.1 -    Kinport/repeater/remote
448.1 -    Scout Mt/repeater
447.1 -    Kinport/repeater/remote

See this link for more details LINK

POTA
Parks On The Air
for the latest info about past and upcoming POTA activity see this link
https://n7pi.blogspot.com/

internet Links of interest

In the area just below, you will find the latest news
and information from PARC, it is updated often..
Most information won't last more that a month
There is no COLD information below, .

the next meeting is
Nov 12,,
THIS THURSDAY

ham radio in Pocatello is on the move, come to our meeting. Meet some fellow hams !!
program: voting and 3 short Show&Tells

Here's a list of the members that have indicated they were willing to serve on the club board of directors.

its your vote, your voice, decide who does things for the betterment of Ham Radio and come vote. listed in no particular order

Mike Bright WA7TT

Braedon Brisco W7BBT

Ted Christen N7BNU

Leandro Diaz K7LDD

Mark Edwards WA6SMN

Elborn Hewett KA7MLM

Adam McKinney KK7KHE

Brad Maxwell N7FLM

Jeff Meyers AE7DX

Jon Treasure AC7JK

Dave Turnmire N7TZK

John Wilson KØIP

Elections
1. The President, in September, shall appoint three full members to act as an election committee. The elections committee shall be responsible for the collection of candidate nominations, the posting of said nominees, the making and tabulating of election ballots, and all other normal duties associated with the election process. Committee members should not, if possible, be candidates for office. "

" Nominations of candidates will be accepted until the November meeting.
Nominations should be made at regular club meetings, but can also be made up till the close of nominations to any election committee member."

Craig <idcspud---at----aol.com>

HEY heads up TESTING IS November 14 ,

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Local ham news !

PARC traded one of our members our HyGain TH3jr beam for his brand new Wilson system 33 beam,
yes its been in the box for 40 years (plus, minus ), for ,

AC7JK and kØip. installed it on IP's test tower, did some experimenting , and learned a lot

This antenna appears to work almost as good as my bigger beam, almost the same, proving a few db's mean nothing ,

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CONTEST REPORT , One of our members worked the ARRL sweepstakes CW contest,
BUT WAIT, MAKE THAT 2 MEMBERS..
THIS IS A HARD CONTEST ! it involves exchanging lots of information in the report, ""Way"" more than 59 Idaho,, HI.. Idaho being rare, I'm sure the stations these guy's work really appreciated the Idaho contact

K7CF with 105 Q's and KR7W with 175 Q's
Both did a fine job representing Idaho

Just as a note, CF used N1mm contest logger and KR7w used N3FJP contest module

Callsign look ups:
Need to find out where someone lives, sending a QSL card ?
* QRZ.com
* HAMQTH

**The University of Arkansas ham lookup

DX SPOTS & more
*DX Sherlock Maps - current band conditions 10 , 6 & 2 meter
          *DX Summit - http://new.dxsummit.fi/#/  SPOTS
          *DX Watch - http://www.dxwatch.com/ SPOTS
          *Check YOUR Propagation use the Reverse Beacon Network
              this link shows W1AW, to change to your call , just above
              the list see "search spots by callsign" , then to see the map
              display,, on the right top side of the page , click "options"
              show/hide go down just a bit and click show map.
              Why does this need to be so complex

These ARRL newsletters are update often !
click the link, pick the latest edition at the top of the list

ARRL NEWS General Ham News.  http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter

ARRL Contest Newsletter       http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues

ARRL   ARES E-Letter    http://www.arrl.org/ares-el
if your main interest is emergency communications
you should check into PV-ARES web.

Want to find out what's coming in the next few weeks, check here
Link

PARC LOGO GEAR ,
LINK TO MORE INFO

Anderson Power Poles are available from our club treasure

Here's a video link about the Power Pole connectors LINK
you don't need to buy those expensive crimper tools, several club members will loan theirs OR
you bring your project to the club meeting

The Club has purchased a quantity of these Anderson Power Pole's. They are available at the meeting for $1.25 a set for the 15, 30 amp varieties & $2.25 for the 45amp units. contact the treasure at the meetings.

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To all new hams
We encourage you to at least join the ARRL for one year,
give it a try,
you will receive 4 publications QST magazine which will exposed you to many facets of our hobby. OnTheAir, QEX and the contest journal all on-line

if your younger than 18 you can join for FREE.

After a year, If its just not your thing, drop out.
Its simple, but give it a try.

ARRL membership/membership

	Safety is No Accident Think before you act ! Be Careful, we want you alive ! Here's some surprising facts about FIRE make sure you have operating smoke detectors preferably at least one on each floor of your home . More is Better !! THESE DEVICES SAVE LIVES !	The PARC home page is always under construction, its up-to-date, so check back often for News and HAM activities effecting our members and the hams in Southeast Idaho . The webmaster makes no promises as to spelling and grammar !!
FYI: This test Pattern has circles, not ovals, if you see ovals, chances are your windows settings are incorrect for your monitor.	PLUS: if you have a gas furnace , hot water heater, fireplace insert, anything that uses combustion you need a CO detector	Pocatello Amateur Radio Club, Pocatello Idaho USA if you have ideas, corrections, anything to make this web or our club better , email me- k0ip((at))k0ip.com here's a link to the webmasters "Ham History" web