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SFARC UPCOMING EVENTS

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Sunday January 12

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net
Sunday January 12
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net
K6IOK Repeater 145.130 (-) PL 114.8

Monday January 13

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday January 13
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
All-Nodes Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Monday at 6:00 PM PT, this net is the place for discussions related to the setup, configuration, and operation of digital nodes and the associated hardware.
*A great place for noobies and experienced users alike.*

Wednesday January 15

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Elmer Net
Wednesday January 15
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Elmer Net
W6EK 2M Repeater / AllStarLink: 51018
The Elmer Net meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, and is devoted to answering your questions, solving puzzling issues related to ham radio, and scheduling help for all Hams. No question is stupid. We encourage everyone to ask away so we can all learn and grow our knowledge together.

More information can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/repeaters/nets

Thursday January 16

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net
Thursday January 16
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SFARC Weekly Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Thursday starting at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (PT). Our nets are held on the club repeater. Everyone is invited to check-in. The net features a Mystery Question, the ARRL Report, Satellite Report, DX Report, and other activities. Operators are encouraged to talk about their recent operating or other ham activities.

Friday January 17

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Friday Night Trivia Net
Friday January 17
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday Night Trivia Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Friday Night Trivia is hosted by Dawn (KG6FZZ) and Simon (K6DXN).

Dawn and Simon recently moved to Northern California and Simon joined SFARC in January. They previously hosted trivia night on a Southern California repeater system for 15 years.

Saturday January 18

10:00 AM – 10:00 PM: North American QSO Party (SSB)
Saturday January 18
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
North American QSO Party (SSB)
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters only
*Contest Period* : 1800 UTC Jan 18 to 0559 UTC Jan 19

*Mode* : SSB only

*Bands* : 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters only

*Exchange* : Operator name and station location (state, province, or country) for North American stations; operator name only for non-North American stations. Multi-operator stations are required to use a single name throughout the entire contest.

*Contact* : Stations may be worked once per band. Duplicate contacts on a band will not receive credit as a valid contact. A valid contact consists of a complete, correctly copied and logged two-way exchange between a North American station and any other station.

*Output Power* : Maximum of 100W from the output of the final amplifier. QRP (5 W or less) entries will be recognized in the results.

*Logs* : Entries must be received no later than 7 days after the end of the contest. Cabrillo-formatted logs must be uploaded via web form (use for all modes): http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit ( http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit )

Sunday January 19

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net
Sunday January 19
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018

Monday January 20

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday January 20
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
All-Nodes Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Monday at 6:00 PM PT, this net is the place for discussions related to the setup, configuration, and operation of digital nodes and the associated hardware.
*A great place for noobies and experienced users alike.*

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Our repeaters are ALWAYS free to use but not free to maintain. It takes a village, time, and money to keep the W6EK repeaters on the air. Think about helping SFARC by donating, every little bit helps and it’s tax deductible.

DONATIONS ARE MADE IN $10 INCREMENTS

Example:
QTY 1 = $10

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Watts Up This Week

SFARC Members and Friends, Welcome to 2025. We hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday. We’re back at it for the new year and we’ve got some things coming up. SFARC BOARD MEETING – THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH @ 6PM | ZOOM Join the SFARC board of directors to help influence the events coming in 2025. SFARC GENERAL CLUB MEETING – ...

THE KW ARCHIVE

Next Meeting At A Glance

Our next club meeting will take place on January 10 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Please welcome Scott (KM6RFB), who put together a comprehensive portable communications backpack inspired by medic bags. We all have plenty of radio gear, and sometimes it can be difficult to pack it all together for field use and transport. Come join us as Scott tells us about the items he used to get everything organized, where you can obtain them, and how easy it can be to tidy up your equipment for that next casual outing or an emergency event that requires rapid response and deployment.