For the Month of July 2026

First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Robert Black N7AKQ and  Larry Stanley VE6HN for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 39 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 

It is time for a little fun with July's Winlink net like we did for the last four last years. Lets answer some Trivia Questions. 

The next week's questions will be sent out with your Winlink confirmation email.  Answer the questions with a standard Winlink email

DONE. July 1 questions

A. What do Amateur radio stations NA1SS and RS0ISS have in common? …Both are amateur radio stations permanently located aboard the International Space Station.

B. What country has the most islands in the world?.... Sweden – over 267,000 islands

DONE.  July 8 questions

A. Besides talking on his ham radio, this famous newscaster spent most of his life talking into a microphone for a living. Who is it? …. Walter Cronkite

B. What was the first toy to be advertised on television?..... Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on television. The commercial aired on April 30, 1952

 

July 15 questions

A. What is Dr. Owen Garriott W5LFL famous for?

B. What is the universal solvent?    

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

 

For the Month of June 2026

 First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Dallas Erickson K7DDE for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 37 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 the month of June, we are going to have some fun and ask a new question about Field Day each week.

As most of you know Field Day is in June and this year it’s on the 27-28 of June. If you have never participated in Field Day I encourage you to try it out. 

DONE - June 3rd question. What year did Field Day start as an annual event? Answer 1933

DONE - June10 question. May an unlicensed individual operate a ham radio during Field Day? Answer They may participate under the immediate supervision and direction of a licensed amateur radio control operator who is present at the control point.

DONE - June 17 question What HF bands are not permitted activity during Field Day ....No Field Day activity is permitted on the 60-, 30-, 17- or 12- Meter HF Bands

June 24 question. Who can you contact during Field Day with a message via amateur radio RF to earn 100 Bonus Points...Message to ARRL your Section Manager and /or Section Emergency Coordinator  SM/SEC

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

May 2026 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

For the Month of May 2026

    First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Timothy Stanton KJ7KDB and David Thomas KF7VOJ and Mark Earls K7MEE for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 36 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 the month of May each week will have a new assignment

Done - May 6th We will start with sending in a Winlink Check in form that you can find under Standard forms in the General forms file 

Done - May 13th question. Can you send a - Did You Feel it - Earthquake:  - Form. Where can that form be found. Look it over and see what info is needed and where do you send it

Done- May 20 question. Which form would you send to an Emergency Operation Center (EOC) and which form would you send from an EOC. 

Form 1 Incident Status Report Form 2 Field Situation Report. Look at both and include why you made your decision. The two forms can be found in standard forms under the General Forms group. Bonus question can you add your agency or group name to the top of the forms.

May 27 assignment.  We are going to look at two forms and then I would like you to fill out one of the forms (your choice) They are both found in the ICS USA Forms group. 

Look at the ICS 205 - INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

Look at the ICS 217A - COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY WORKSHEET

On both forms there is a link called -Form Information- When you click on this it will help you understand what the form is for and how to fill it out.

These two form are great tools for Ham radio. Every ham should learn what they are for and how to use them.

Pick one and fill it out with real data and send it in as your Idaho Winlink check-in 

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

April 2026 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

For the Month of April 2026

   First 

I want to send out a Congratulations to Ray Taylor KE7KE for reaching the Idaho Winlink Wednesday Net Century Club by checking in 100 times. We now have 33 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 

April Showers Bring May Flowers …. or so they say BTW This line originates from a 1557 poem by Thomas Tusser.

For the month of April we will keep it simple and keep track of the April Showers by submitting a Weather Report.

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