For the Month of September 2026

 First

I want to remind everyone that you can reach 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 

One of the main reason we hold a Winlink Net is so that you can truly understand Winlink and the different Templates you can use.

For the month of September, I would like for you to look at the different Templates and pick a different Form each week to check in with. Now I also recommend that you go to Standard forms and pick from the General Forms, FEMA forms, ICS USA forms, and the Mapping GIS forms

 

Thanks to everyone 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 2026 Check-ins Grouped by County

 

For the Month of August 2026

 For the month of August, we will watch the weather. 

Use the Local Weather Report form. 

Also include any observation from your local area such as a nearby wildfire, High winds, power outage and other events that happened during the past week. Put this information in the Notes box.

Thanks to everyone 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 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

    

DONE.  July 15 questions

A. What is Dr. Owen Garriott W5LFL famous for? ... The first person to operate an amateur (ham) radio station from space.

B. What is the universal solvent? .... Water

DONE.  July 22 questions

A. Winlink was originally known by what name when the project was first developed in the late 1980s by hams like Vic Poor (W5SSM) and Steve Waterman (K4CJX) ... Aplink (short for AMTOR-Packet Link)

B. What was the first video game ever made?... Tennis for Two. Created in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York

DONE. July 29 questions

A. Which of the following musicians- Ronnie Milsap, Joe Walsh , Alice Cooper, and Jim Croce  - is NOT or was NOT an Amateur Radio (HAM) Operator?    Alice Cooper was not an Amateur Radio (HAM) Operator 

Ronnie Milsap holds the callsign WB4KCG, Joe Walsh holds the callsign WB6ACU, and Jim Croce was WN3OQW.

B. What’s the longest border between two countries?    Canada and the United States, stretching approximately 5,525 miles.

  

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