For the Month of July 2025 

Time for a little fun with July's Winlink net like we did the last three last years. The next week's questions will be sent out with your Winlink confirmation email. Here is what each week will be like. Answer the questions with a standard Winlink email 

Winlink net Week 1 - July 2nd: USA trivia questions

Winlink net Week 2 - July 9th: Idaho trivia questions.

Winlink net Week 3 - July 16th: Ham radio trivia questions

Winlink net Week 4 - July 23th: Winlink questions

Winlink net Week 5 - July 30th:  Surprise questions

Winlink net Week 1 - July 2nd: USA trivia questions

1. What was the first United States national monument? 

2. When was the first U.S. dollar printed?

3. Who was the first President to live in the White House? 

4. Who was the first President to declare war

Thanks for being a part of the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net

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

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

Don 

Net control 

June 2025 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

 For the Month of June 2025

First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Kenneth Cunningham KJ7IFD for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 22 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

For June 2025 I will ask a question each week. Please respond with an ICS 213 form. You can find this form in the Standard Templates drop down and in the ICS USA Forms folder.

DONE Week 1 6-4-25 When is the ARRL Field Day this year? Answer June 28-29

DONE Week 2 6-11-25 When transmitting for contacts during Field Day, what is the maxim radio watts you can use?

Power output for classes A, B and C cannot exceed 500 watts Peak Envelope Power (PEP) transmitter output. Power output for classes D, E and F cannot exceed 100 watts Peak Envelope Power (PEP) transmitter output.

DONE Week 3 6-18-25 Are you planning to participate in Field Day this year? And if yes, how will you join? as a small group, Large Group, by yourself? or?

All answers accepted 

Week 4 6-25-25 To score points during 2025 Field Day can you use a Repeater?

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 include your daily email you will receive a copy of your Check in status faster.

Don

Net control

May 2025 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

For the Month of May 2025

First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Stephen Smith K7SPS for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 21 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

For May 2025 please send a Winlink Check-in form. You can find the form in the Standard Templates drop down and in the General Forms folder

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 include your daily email you will receive a copy of your Check in status faster.

Don

Net control

April 2025 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

For the Month of April 2025

We will use the ICS 213 General Message form. It will be found under Standard Templates in the ICS USA folder

 Each week I will ask a question and you will use the ICS 213 form to answer. 

DONE - Week 1 - April 2 question is. Who is your County Emergency Manage, do you have their phone number and have you met them? 

DONE - Week 2 - April 9 question. Do you have the National Call Frequency (146.520 MHz) programed in all your 2-meter radios and do you have a copy of the Wilderness Protocol?  Do you monitor the National Call Frequency when traveling and when at home?

You can get the Wilderness Protocol on the Idaho Winlink net website under the Other Ham Projects tab 

Week 3 - April 16. Look up your call sign on the FCC site and make sure the data is correct and check when you expire   https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp 

Next check out QRZ and I encourage you to join its free. They have a page for every call sign and you can update yours and see others. https://www.qrz.com/ 

Please report back on your findings

These are some tools for you to use in your Amateur Radio tool box 

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 also include your daily internet email you will receive a copy of your Check in status faster.

Don

Net control