Pocatello Amateur Radio Club

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Pocatello Amateur

Club
Established 1957, 501c3 non profit club, ARRL affiliated

Pocatello Amateur Radio Club, ham radio, Idaho Ham Radio Repeaters, Idaho amateur radio exams, ham radio exams, Idaho Amateur Radio, ham radio Idaho, ARRL ,
If you need information about Ham Radio or our club, contact any Board Member.
see the "Station Index" member roster below.

Craig Evans	K4TCO	President
Cody Bright	W7YJ	Board Member
Dave Turnmire	N7TZK	Secretary/Treasure
Jon Treasure	AC7JK	RecordingSecretary
Leandro Diaz	K7LDD	Board Member
Mike Bright	WA7TT	Vice President
John Wilson	KØIP	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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bring you questions,
bring your comments,
bring your experiences and knowledge.
and a Show & Tell if you like.
See you at a meeting.

Our meetings:
Second Thursday of every months
7pm, ISU, T&T building
see below (news section) for program details

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PARC Two Meter NET
Sunday nights 8 pm local
147.36
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	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

PARC , PO Box 2722, Pocatello, Idaho 83206

May 10th
more details : click here

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PARC CLUB ROSTER

PARC Picture Gallery

OLD
But Not So Cold
PARC NEWS

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HAM EQUIPMENT !
For Sale by owner
save some bucks, take a look

Repeaters in Pocatello

147.36+ 100HzPL
146.82 - 100HzPL

442.1 + 100HzPL
448.4 - 100HzPL

See this link for more details, and
digipeater info LINK

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, .

NO "NEW" NEWS at the present time

NEXT PARC meeting is May 8.

and a link to Past Blast's take me there

Collins Radio
S-LINE

With the introduction of the S/Line in 1958, Collins moved from designing individual products that could be used together, to ones that were designed to integrate and operate together, in various combinations, as a system. They were the first equipment maker to take this approach. Collins was also the first to introduce a compact HF Transciever, the KWM-1, in 1961. This set the stage for the next generation of amateur (and military) HF radio equipment.

The 75S-() receiver and 32S-() transmitter, comprising the heart of the S/Line, operated separately or together to transceive. IE, the receiver controlled the transmitter.

The introduction of the Permeably Tuned Oscillator (PTO) THE VFO, provided dial accuracy better than 1 kHz. BASICALLY unheard of in 1962

ALL Designed to operate on all frequencies between 3.4 mHz and 30 mHz in 200 kHz band segments (with the exception of 5.0 to 6.6 mHz,,)

Used by the military and other government agencies like the State department in embassies around the world. The Collins radios were NOT cheap. only the richest hams had them,
They were all tube radios, and when Japanese radios overtook the American market a lot of ''us" collectors could get some bargains.

Now not to confuse the issue, here's some explanation of models
the receiver    the 75S-1    then S2 and S3 later S3B and S3C
they mostly all looked the same, some knobs were added to later versions to accommodate new features.

They also had 'winged' or 'round' Collins emblems,
first two pictures below are winged,, the others are round.
round was later production units and eventually said Collins/Rockwell

I'll put my S-Line up against any late model radio, yes no waterfall, and lacking some features that make newer radios really nice..
         Please note, there's NOT one button on these radios. HI

30L1   uses 4    811 tubes, output 600 watts

32S3 Transmitter

75S3B Receiver

KWM-2A Transceiver

312B4 Wattmeter, speaker, phone patch (left)
312B5 Wattmeter, speaker, phone patch , external VFO for KWM-2 that allowed split receive and transmitter frequencies,

if your interested in learning more about the S-Line equipment line ,, heres a link to the collins collectors club.
https://collinsradio.org/cca-collins-historical-archives/the-equipment-of-collins-radio/the-grey-boxes/

this is my (the webmasters) S-LINE .. during the 2014 W1AW operation at my house 2941 contacts were made on 15 meters, and hundreds more in other contests
PARC W1AW Story and pictures 2014
other PARC operations including the S-Line
Idaho Potato Contest Group - ALL - 2009
Idaho Potato Contest Group - ALL - 2010
Idaho Potato Contest Group - ALL - 2011
Idaho Potato Contest Group - ALL - 2012

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

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/renewal Link

	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