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
DONE Week 1 - July 2nd: USA trivia questions
1. What was the first United States national monument? Devil’s Tower in Wyoming
2. When was the first U.S. dollar printed? 1862
3. Who was the first President to live in the White
House? John Adams
4. Who was the President to declare war? James Madison, for the war of 1812 against
Great Britain
DONE Week 2 - July 9th: Idaho trivia questions.
1. Besides Idaho, where is the only other place on earth can the gem star garnets can be found? India
2. What is the name of Idaho’s state song? Here We Have Idaho
3. Idaho has the deepest river gorge in the U.S. What is its name? Hells Canyon. It reaches a depth of 7,993 feet
4. What 2004 movie was filmed in Idaho? Napoleon Dynamite
Done Week 3 - July 16th: Ham radio trivia questions
1. Which two metals were used to make the first battery? - Alessandro Volta used zinc and copper
2. Which amateur-invented protocol lies at the heart of many commercial location tracking systems? - The Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) was invented by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
3. Amateurs are credited with the first documented observations of which unusual phenomenon? - Long-delayed echoes are spooky phenomena that are not completely understood, even today.
4. In the United States what speed of Morse code must a prospective ham be able to accurately read in order to get their amateur radio license? - Zero, The Ability to Copy Morse Code Is No longer required. In 2007 the FCC dropped the Morse code requirement for hams.
Done Week 4 - July 23th: Winlink trivia questions
1. What are some examples of what Winlink supports, beyond
just email? Winlink supports various functions, including email with
attachments, position reporting, and emergency communications.
2. Can Winlink operate without the internet? If so, how?
Yes, it can operate without the internet using Peer to Peer connections.
3. Besides amateur radio operators, who are some other
primary users of the Winlink system? The USA government CISA SHARES service
organization uses it with its own Call Signs
4. What was Winlink's formal name? Winlink Global Radio
Email. It was also known as the Winlink
2000 Network.
DONE Week 5 - July 30th:
Surprise questions
1. On what date each year do hams celebrate World Amateur
Radio Day? - April 18th. This day commemorates the formation of the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in Paris on April 18, 1925
2. Which amateur radio band is known as the “Magic Band”? - 6-meter
amateur radio band (50-54 MHz)
3. What does “CQ” mean when calling on the air? - Seek You
4. What does QSL stand for in ham radio slang? - Confirm
Receipt of Transmission
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