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Pocatello Amateur Radio Club   Established 1957 Everyone, licensed or not, member or not is always welcome at our meetings and other activities like Field Day, Christmas Party, etc EVERYONE !

ocatello 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.   Beverly Hewett N7WYK President Brad Maxwell N7FLM VP Dave Turnmire N7TZK Secretary/Treasure Kenyon Hart KG7IDY Recording Secretary John Wilson KØIP Board M/webmaster Neil Murdock W7NJM Board Member Ken Housley KG7IZG Board Member         PARC , PO Box 2722, Pocatello, Idaho 83206 Want to join our Club?  ARRL membership/renewal Link PARC is an equal opportunity employer

Our meetings:    "On Air"  Meetings, and presentations: check into our club net every Thursday  7PM Local Pocatello time. 147.36 mHz

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 caution

The Pocatello Amateur Radio Club attempts to present timely programs that are intended to broaden the knowledge of our hobby to both the seasoned*  hams as well as newer hams.
 * "seasoned hams",   mostly seasoned with large quantities of salt.. HI HI

Click for testing details at field day   june 27 Click for Club Contact INFO PARC CLUB ROSTER   Here are instructions on how to Get an Official Copy of your license or renew or update your info with the FCC. using the  FCC ULS system  Heres a LINK  PARC Picture Gallery OLD But Not So Cold PARC NEWS  Time in UTC:   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, . P A R C P R O G R A M S Information about our past present & future club presentations    updated monthly,           Jan:     RTTY, PSK, other digital ideas -  KØIP Feb:    Winlink email system  -  W7NJM  March: Ham radio since WW2 and tube radios k0ip April:   LIVE on the 147.36 Repeater,    this month 2 and 70cm radios , MAY:  HF radio discussion, things to ponder June:  Fieldday is a stay at home adventure                   July: P A R C P R O G R A M S TUNE IN PARC Two Meter NET Every Thursday at 7pm 147.36 repeater   36 repeater much work has been done to the 36 repeater thanks to Glen Dave Colton Kevin  John. New Antenna,  New 10 meter antenna,   preamp reinstalled, 29.6mHz radio installed and all working touchtone  010  to turn 10 meter FM  on 000 turns it off,   please leave it on , and answer DX stations calling CQ .. =========================================== WWV   this is a very interesting article about WWV,  if you know what it is , its still worth reading,  If you never heard of it you will learn a lot,  .. https://www.radioworld.com/global/why-wwv-and-wwvh-still-matter ===========================================   Interesting perspective on our hobby.   Many quotes from well know hams.   https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/the-uncertain-future-of-ham-radio =========================================== YouTube,  5 minute video about Point Reyes  radio station  KPH.  The story of Morse code maritime radio station KPH, worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzN-D0yIkGQ&feature=youtu.be                                                                  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           *APRS NETWORK DATA Two meter propagation map           *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.     ARRL "The Doctors in"      https://www.blubrry.com/arrl_the_doctor_is_in/       The Dr's in Audio podcasts, worth checking out,  a new topic is covered every 2 weeks,  this link takes you to the topic index          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 do not need a crimper,  several club members will loan theirs to you or crimp the cables for you at a 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. . . . . . . . .     ;   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-  wa0dyu(at)gmail.com link to KØIP's personal "Ham History" web