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In the area just below, you will find
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Next Club meeting,, May10
Stills a month away. However, the
program is planned
it's TWO hands on demos
First
A quick overview of the Buddy Pole
portable HF antenna system. presented by Mike WB7DNU and
John W7CHE. Setup and swr measurements. once the
antenna is working, we will mover to the
Second Live demo
the WSPR propagation system, one of
the modes in the WSJT-x software suite, Which is FREE to
download. Latest full release,
Version 1.8:
wsjtx-1.8.0-win32.exe.
We will take a look three web's that present the propagation
results in real time,
We will use an Icon IC-7000 and the Buddy Pole antenna setup in
the parking lot.
https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html
http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map
http://wspr.aprsinfo.com/
If the weather is good, we may set up a G5RV
dipole to compare propagation
results against the Buddy Pole. and possible make a live
FT-8 QSO. We will
need to see how the time goes.
Being presented ""live and in color"" , real HF ham radio
YOU WILL BE AMAZED , |
Contest corner
March 10th 2018, N7PI achieves TOP Idaho Score in the IDQP.
link to score summary ... 599 QSO's
OTHER CONTEST RESULTS, those in red text are PARC members
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IARU HF World Championships
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# |
Call |
Score |
QSOs |
Mult |
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1 |
WJ9B |
875,726 |
1,600 |
173 |
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2 |
KA7T |
44,454 |
261 |
62 |
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3 |
K7TQ |
37,455 |
243 |
55 |
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4 |
KK7A |
1,872 |
66 |
13 |
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5 |
K0IP |
1,092 |
29 |
12 |
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6 |
KB0NHW |
484 |
20 |
11 |
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7 |
WM5F |
248 |
15 |
8 |
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8 |
K7ELC |
10 |
3 |
2 |
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2017 ARRL 160 Meter Contest
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# |
Call |
Score |
QSOs |
Mult |
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1 |
WJ9B |
181,544 |
925 |
88 |
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2 |
KG7CW |
113,148 |
660 |
84 |
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3 |
AI7H |
39,410 |
277 |
70 |
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4 |
W7MEM |
34,719 |
237 |
71 |
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5 |
KA7T |
20,800 |
151 |
65 |
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6 |
AA7UN |
8,736 |
98 |
42 |
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7 |
K7JAN |
2,304 |
48 |
24 |
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8 |
W7TX |
360 |
15 |
12 |
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9 |
KK7A |
192 |
16 |
6 |
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ARRL Sweepstakes SSB
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# |
Call |
Score |
QSOs |
Mult |
| 1 |
AA7UN |
107,092 |
653 |
82 |
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2 |
KV7N |
97,524 |
602 |
81 |
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K0IP |
94,608 |
584 |
81 |
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4 |
W7ZRC |
18,656 |
176 |
53 |
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KB0NHW |
9,212 |
98 |
47 |
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6 |
KF6CRW |
2,494 |
43 |
29 |
| 7 |
WB7CYO |
1,176 |
28 |
21 |
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8 |
K7ETE |
1,058 |
23 |
23 |
| 9 |
AG7CC |
242 |
11 |
11 |
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10 |
KK7A |
72 |
6 |
6 |
| 11 |
AF7LZ |
8 |
2 |
2 |
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ARRL Sweepstakes CW
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# |
Call |
Score |
QSOs |
Mult |
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WJ9B |
171,052 |
1,043 |
82 |
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2 |
W7ZRC |
69,264 |
444 |
78 |
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K7CF |
27,068 |
202 |
67 |
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4 |
KK7A |
9,898 |
101 |
49 |
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KK7X |
5,332 |
62 |
43 |
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6 |
N7GOA |
2,970 |
45 |
33 |
| 7 |
N7TMS |
1,950 |
39 |
25 |
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WM5F |
420 |
15 |
14 |
| 9 |
NO6Z |
221 |
12 |
10 |
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OK, I goofed , Please
everyone check the ROSTER page and make sure your info is up to date. I
accidentally deleted some info.
AGAIN CHECK THE ROSTER
PARC APRIL MEETING
April 12
RECAP
good turnout, even in the snow,
good program,
6
meter
Sporadic E ??????????
The Spring/Summer E-layer propagation season should
be here in a few months.
Get Ready NOW !
In general, sun spot's have little effect on Sporadic E skip.
This
means that 10 meters, and 6 meters
will be open.
(could be ??) (at times) (but not all the time) (maybe once in a while)
To get in on the E skip, you
need to leave your radio ON, and the volume turned up.
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 & Bio,
put a picture of yourself up, here are a few club members who have
seen the light, W7RSK
WB7DNU
K7CF,
W7EKG,
KO7P sign up today
E skip is "Fickle" 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) 28.400mHz to 28.500
mHz. USB
On 6 meters either listen to 50.125mHz ( the national SSB calling Freq)
or scan from 50.125 to 50.150. USB .
If the band opens you will hear signals in those windows.
WHAT ANTENNA TO USE ?
Bigger is better, a 200' tower with an 10
element beam is best , RIGHT !
BUT,
a dipole at 5 to 10 feet off the ground will work
too.
Now I don't give too hoots about your HOA, if you string a dipole for 6
meters up in back of your house, Who's going to see it.. I
won't tell.. its only about 9 feet long, and almost invisible.
you could paint it red to attract those HOA Nazi's.
The only thing
holding you back is your desire to DO IT .
want more than a dipole or simple vertical, I suggest a
Hy-Gain 64DX,, I'm not sure of the exact model number, seems
MFJ likes to change model numbers, but it's a 4 element 6 meter beam
cost $140 .. I am always afraid they will eventually discontinue this model,
they have many other 6 meter beams for $300 plus, more
profit for basically the same antenna. they might be a bit better,
but for a big price difference. I have used this model for 30 plus
years, it works great.. I worked all over the Pacific region,
worked Europe, and over 500 grids. Sorry to report, I'm still
missing an African contact, maybe someday.
DID I MENTION
leave your radio ON,
REMEMBER if you just walk into ur shack and flip on the radio,
take a quick listen up and down the band, and hit the OFF switch,
chances are you will never talk to anyone !!
you might have to listen for weeks ??
Another thought, CALL CQ on 50.125
Contact KØIP for free copper wire. I have
insulators, and coax by the foot, cheap for sale.
(see the "radios for sale by owner" button , above)
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Link to
Blast From The Past
database
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WOW who wouldn't want one of these,,
The Mohican
was Heath's first all transistor general coverage shortwave and
broadcast receiver. Intended primarily for the short-wave listener and
for portability. covered the AM broadcast band to 32 mHz.
it includes calibrated bandspread for the ham bands and
a BFO
for copying code and SSBin 1965 this cost $90, and the accessory 120VAC
supply was another $10
in 2018 dollars $800 !!
and you think Ham Radio is expensive now.
For more info about his radio please visit KB8TAD
https://people.ohio.edu/postr/bapix/hMohican.htm
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Callsign look ups:
Need to find out where someone lives, sending a QSL card
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* QRZ.com
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HAMQTH
*The University of Arkansas
ham lookup |
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DX SPOTS
& more
*DX Sherlock Maps - current
band conditions
10
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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
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click the link, pick the latest edition at the top of the list
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ARRL NEWS
General Ham News. http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter |
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ARRL Contest
Newsletter http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues |
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ARRL
ARES E-Letter
http://www.arrl.org/ares-el
if your main interest is emergency
communications
you should check into
PV-ARES web. |
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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
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Want to find out what's coming in the next few weeks, check here
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PARC
LOGO GEAR
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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
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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 & $1.50 for the
45amp units. contact the treasure at the meetings. |
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This map installed 1 Jan 2013
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Visits to our web over the last 24 hours
This is no substitute for turning your radio ON
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 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 ! |
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Our WEB is
Hosted FREE of charge !!
by our friends at |
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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. |
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- jcwilson (at) ida.net
link to KØIP's personal "Ham History"
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