Greetings,
Last night Scott, W7IMC,  gave an extensive presentation on Parks on the Air, Summits on the Air and some information pertaining to the ARRL. Great presentation. If you need info from Scott regarding the presentation or info within please email him at w7imc@arrl.net.  Scott covered in great detail how he activates parks and summits and what tools and radios he uses to do so. Scott has been all over Idaho and into surrounding states to activate both Parks and Summits and has a great deal of experience doing so. Scott also talked about contesting and what he and the Southwest Idaho Amateur Radio Club have done in that regard.

Next month we will be meeting in person as usual.  The original presenter backed out however Jeff, KF7ETM, stepped in to present on the Idaho Office of Emergency Management.  I personally look forward to this presentation as I would like to hear more about the role Amateur Radio plays in Emergency Management for the state.

The Treasure Valley 220 MHZ Net is still in action with new net control operators.  Nick, K7NQB, Scott, W7IMC,  and I are acting as net controls.  If you have 220 MHZ capability, we are looking for at least one more net control operator. It’s easy to be net control and using 220 MHZ to run a net (the only one in the Treasure Valley or surrounding area) is fun since it is little used and there is virtually no interference.