NOTICE

We are pausing the Idaho Wednesday Winlink Net (see below) Until November 6th 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Winlink Development Team

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The Winlink Development Team is requesting that all non-essential Winlink traffic (weekly nets, testing, etc.) be postponed until after hurricane Milton has moved on and response efforts have turned to recovery. There is still a lot of traffic in the aftermath of Helene, and we expect Milton will add significantly to that. We need to keep the gateways clear for that traffic.

For the Month of October 2024

FIRST

I want to send out a Congratulations to Kelly Gardner KE7LY and William Drury K7WIV for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 16 who have reached this level. We have others who will soon be able to join this club. Keep checking in and you too can reach 100.

Note:  I have a story I want to share. It will be at the end

For October please send an ICS 213 form with your status or weather information. You can find it in the Standard Templates drop down and in the ICS USA folder or just send a weather report Form 

Thanks for being a part of the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net

All Ham's from around the world are welcomed to join in.

Remember if you put your daily email on the Cc line you will receive a copy of your Check in status faster.

Don

Net control

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Here is another incredible story

During the evening of September 21, 2024 Greg amateur radio operator WX7Z, heard an emergency call on the VHF radio frequency that is called the 52. Ed - K7ELC was calling out to get medical help for a 51-year-old male that rolled his four wheeler. Mac -W7ENZ Found this person near his property where there is no cell coverage, but had his ham radio with him. He gave the radio to Ed - K7ELC and asked him to radio somebody to get help coming while he gave aid to the injured. Greg - WX7Z called Clearwater’s 911 and informed them of the situation. The injured person was in serious condition with head injuries, broken collarbone, broken ribs, and had difficulty breathing.

Law enforcement and ambulance was dispatched to the location which was about 35 minutes away from Orofino. Life Flight was also requested. During this whole time Greg would update dispatch with what was happening on scene.

The injured was transported to the hospital via Life Flight and is recovering there.

As amateur radio operators we train to be available to help when help is needed. We have a program called the Wilderness Protocol which encourages the use of the 52 frequency for emergencies. The more that ham radio operators listen to the radio the more chance there is that someone will be listening to take your emergency call. This is something that has been used many times throughout the country and here in Idaho.  This is just another incredible story to share.

September 2024 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

  For the Month of September 2024

FIRST

I want to send out a Congratulations to Curtis Johnson K7ABY ,   Eric Suitter N7XCF and Dean Quackenbush KE7CIU  for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 14 who have reached this level. We have others who will soon be able to join this club. Keep checking in and you too can reach 100.

Thanks to everyone who joined in for the August, I think  August was fun, We had a lot of different forms to play with.

For September lets relax and just send a weather report each week as we move into Fall

Thanks for being a part of the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net

All Ham's from around the world are welcomed to join in. 

Don 

Net control

August 2024 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

 For the Month of August 2024

FIRST

I want to send out a Congratulations to Ken Burton KB7WHO and John Ailport K7BSV  for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 11 who have reached this level. We have others who will soon be able to join this club. Keep checking in and you too can reach 100.

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the July Idaho Winlink net. We had a lot of fun questions and answers.

For August I will be requesting a different form each week. As you should know I send out with the net reply what the next week assignment is. Also you can check here at the Idaho Winlink website to learn what the next week assignment will be. 

Done Week 1- August 7  Check in with the Winlink Check-in form .. it is found in the Standard Templates under the General Forms

Done Week 2 - August 14 - Check in with the ICS 213 form .. it is found in the Standard Templates under the ICS USA Forms folder

Done Week 3- August 21 - Your Choice - Check in with a form that you have not used before and is found in the Standard Templates. 

Done Week 4 - August 28 -  I bet most will guess this last assignment for August - Use the Winlink Check-out form .. it is found in the Standard Templates under the General Forms

Thanks for being a part of the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net

All Ham's from around the world are welcomed to join in. 

Don 

Net control

July 2024 Check-ins Grouped by County