An active member of Placer County ARES and the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club, it is with great sadness that I report to you that George Simmons (KG6LSB), is now a silent key. We would love to hear stories you have of George (below).
FIELD DAY WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW ITWe’ve got another planning meeting coming up on Thursday, April 20th @ 6 PM in the Club Zoom Room.
We’re still in search of a chair for 2023. Interested?
ARRL World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, commemorating the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925.
On World Amateur Radio Day, all radio amateurs are invited to take to the airwaves to enjoy our global friendship with other amateurs, and to show our skills and capabilities to the public. For more information, visit http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day.
We’ve got another great presentation set up for the next club meeting on Friday, April 14th @ 7:30 PM.
Our main presentation will be by Jeff Hilliard (AK6OK). Jeff is a member of the Northern California Emergency Network, President and CEO of Compudigital in Rocklin California, holds numerous patents covering a variety of technologies, and has been instrumental in the design and implementation of the K6IOK repeater system that includes several local repeaters. Jeff is going to give us the background and an overview of what it took to design and build this state-of-the-art complex at an elevation of 1300 feet. This will be another do-not-miss presentation.
Want more information about Jeff’s repeater system? CLICK HERE
The objective is to explore the trails at McKinstry Peak and McKinstry Lake area. However, there is likely to be a fair amount of snow remaining in this area as well as on the roads leading to this area. In that case, we will be doing some snow wheeling and going where we can until the lead vehicle gets stuck.
Date: April 15th, 2023
Meetup: Mar Val’s Market on 6049 Front Street in Georgetown,
Meetup Time: 0800 / Departing at 0900.
Plan on joining? RSVP by using the form at THIS LINK <- located at the bottom of the page.
SFARC welcomes Ed Fong (WB6IQN) to the club Zoom room for a special presentation on antennas. Ed is the inventor of the DBJ-1 and DBJ-2 antenna that was featured in the February 2003 and March 2007 QST.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 7:00 PM.
Ed will give a history of how these antennas were developed and the theory on how and why they work so well.
Please check back in late 2024 for more information…
** 03/01/23 UPDATE **
Due to changes in the weather, here are the new plans.
Meet: Mar Val’s Market in Georgetown
Target Departure Time: 0800
Arrive earlier to get your sandwiches and snacks at the market.
There’s a lot more snow so ground clearance is a must.
