June 18, is ARRL Kids day, so lets get kids on the air. We will setup at the Caldwell side of Lake Lowell hopefully at the pavilion area. We will setup at 11:00am with lunch at 1pm. This is also a Pota location so we will be activating the park as a POTA as well.
Please bring any kids that you know are interested in radio. They will be able to get on the air and talk to people, hopefully all the way around the world.
Kim Gross KI0E is teaching a Ham Cram style class in Middleton at 22550 Lansing lane, starting at 8 am. There will be testing by the K7SWI VE team that afternoon for everybody in the class and is open to the public for new or upgraded licenses. You can sign up for the testing at….
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/
We will be meeting on Saturday December 10 at the Golden Corral in Nampa. 3:30 pm. There will be a door prize raffle, 50/50 raffle, Club Awards given out and a White Elephant gift exchange. You don’t have to participate in the White Elephant, but it should be fun. Please limit the cost of gifts…
The SWIARC June meeting will be 2 at 7 PM at Bob’s Restaurant on Shilo Drive in Nampa. Meeting will be on Solar power and batteries for portable operation. Before the meeting you can enjoy dinner at the restaurant. People show up for dinner starting at about 5:45. Main lobby has full menu, meeting room…
We will be activating three different parks on 6 different bands. Boise National Forest, Birds of Prey and Deer Flat. 5-20. Starting at 10 am, You will not need to have radios for all the bands. We will have a station at each location with all 6 bands that you can use. Here is the…
April 9’th fox will be turned on at 10am. Lunch will be served after the hunt at the finish line. If you want to meet before the event starts and get written rules/clues, come to the Nampa School District Office at 625 S Canyon in Nampa at 9:45. Or if you don’t think you need…