2022 Field Day

The May meeting will have a presentation by Scott B W7IMC on doing POTA and SOTA activations. And maybe some chasing as well. POTA is short for Parks on the Air. In the pota world a park is any federal or state park, wildlife refuge or national forest. Lots of people love pota because it…

Scott W7IMC is hosting our Summer pool party/BBQ again. July 15, starting at 11:00am we will have a BBQ/Pool party social event. A great time is normally had by all. Bring a side to share and have fun. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4976473,-116.6497861,17z?entry=ttu

Here is a link to make a donation via Paypal to our fund to purchase radios for all the kids that pass their FCC ham radio exams with us. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8QLUWGTTRFNJA

Dave NQ6S and Rob KW2E is trying to put together a concerted effort for the September VHF contest which is Sept 11 and 12, 2021 and this will be our event for September. To do this they will need home stations around the area listing in on the VHF+ simplex frequencies and some Rovers willing…

Don’t forget the Mailing List/mail reflector. swidahoarc@groups.io

The Summer SWIARC Simplex contest will be on May 14, from 10 am to 10pm. All vhf and up frequency bands are valid. The exchange is your 4 digit maidenhead grid square (if you are in the Treasure Valley, it could be DN13). Full rules can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthWestIdahoARC/permalink/1475144689569893/