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RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

SFARC Fall Campout 2026 - group photo
Dates
Sept 17–20, 2026
Thursday through Sunday
Where
Logger Campground
Stampede Reservoir · Double Bit Loop
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Amateur Radio Exams / VE Testing: February 2, 2026

Looking for a local location to take your amateur radio license or upgrade exam? Sierra Foothills VE Team provides in-person exam sessions on the 1st Monday evening of the month.

Scholarships are available for students currently enrolled in Elementary, Middle, High School, or Undergraduate College programs and are 21 years of age or younger as of the date of the exam. Upon passing an exam, the student will be eligible for an instant $14 refund for the cost of the exam and also awarded the $35 FCC licensing fee.

NEXT IN-PERSON DATE: February 2, 2026 @ 7 PM

Need more information before signing up? CLICK HERE

Have You Checked Out Friday Night Trivia Night?

Every first and third Friday at 7:30 PM PT, Dawn (KG6FZZ) and Simon (K6DXN) host Friday Night Trivia Night. Dawn and Simon previously hosted trivia night on a Southern California repeater system for 15 years. If you haven’t checked it out, you’re missing out. All ham operators and trivia buffs are welcome to attend. Must have a license to transmit. 🙂

WHEN -> First and Third Friday each month @ 7:30 PM

WHERE -> W6EK 2M Repeater / ASL #51018

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Congratulations New Hams


A great turnout for the November VE Session with a big congratulations going out to the following folks: Murugan Balasubramanian, Marsha Brashear, Jeremiah Dauphinals, Jason Hodkin, and Carly Geo who all got their Technicians license last night. In fact, at only 9 years old, Carly might have set a record completing her tech exam in about 2 minutes with a near perfect score. When asked after, she read the manual 3 times and took over 100 practice tests. Now that is some dedication!!! We can’t forget one last congratulations to Paul Walker who got a perfect score on his tech test and then took the general and got, ANOTHER PERFECT SCORE! Congratulations to you all, we can’t wait to hear you on the air.

NOVEMBER POTA PARTY

It’s that time again! we are going to have a POTA PARTY! We will be meeting in the Beals Point Parking Lot at Folsom Lake on Saturday, November 9th at 8:00A. We will keep going until either the park closes, or everyone goes home. The goal is to have 3 HF stations going using the W6EK call sign. All are welcome to come play radio with us! Parking is $12.

PLAN TO COME?