Friday, May 1, 2026

For the Month of May 2026

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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

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