Let’s give it up to the 9 people who got a new ham license at Monday’s SFARC VE session. Congratulations to Lane Albright, Thomas Alling, Isaac Chan, Ethan Crow, Michael Kryss, Jackson Rhinehart, Taylor Thompson, and Jonathan Wenk; all getting their Technician license. And a double congrats to Quinten Williams, who took his tech and general back to back and passed them both with flying colors. Congratulations new hams from SFARC.

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 new hams, who are under 21 years old and enrolled in an education program. The scholarship reimburses the cost of your exam and provides a study guide for the next license level.

NEXT IN-PERSON DATE: 8/4/2025 @ 7 PM

Need more information before signing up? CLICK HERE

A big congratulations to the newly awarded SFARC lifetime members. From left, Dennis (WU6X), Scott (KK7AIR). Gerry (WA6E), Jeff (AK6OK) not pictured, Brian (AI6US), and Orion (AI6JB).Thank you for your dedication to the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club.

On the fifth Wednesday night in April (4/30/2025 @ 7:30 PM), Craig (KM6LYW) will give the club an update on the DigiPi, an operating system for the Raspberry Pi that makes amateur radio digital modes easily accessible through a web browser. Rather than carry a separate computer to operate modes such as FT8, RTTY, APRS, and WinLink, DigiPi allows you to do all that and more through your phone.

Craig will give a brief introduction to the platform and demonstrate the many useful features it provides to your digital ham radio operations. He will also go into further details like what it takes to build your own device and how it can be interfaced to various models of amateur transceiver equipment.

It takes a village and 2025 was no exception. A BIG thank you to the over 50 volunteers that made Hamfest happen.
WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS

River City ARC has invited SFARC to their encore series of mentoring sessions on HF operation.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!

The sessions are scheduled for:

• May 13 | Challenges and strategies to set up your successful HF station | 7-9 pm
• May 20 | HF Contesting and DXing | 7-9 pm
• To be added | Hands-on HF operation | 7-9 pm

Location: Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608

River City ARC has invited SFARC to their encore series of mentoring sessions on HF operation.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!

The sessions are scheduled for:

• May 20 | HF Contesting and DXing | 7-9 pm

Location: Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608

Congratulations to Larry (KO6IHJ) and Nathan (KO6IHQ) who got their Tech license on Monday with the SFARC VE team. Thinking about getting your ticket or an upgrade, your next chance with SFARC is April 7th, @ 7PM in Auburn.

A BIG congratulations to the 4 newest Technician operators who passed their test on Monday night; Steve Carter, Roger Konecny, Jeff Rice, and Matthew Schmit. Marty Main KO6GXX /AG also joined us and got his upgrade to General! Congratulations to you all from the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: ARRL Pacific Division Director Tony Marcin (W7XM) will speak on ARRL Policy Matters & Direction in Amateur Radio at the Tuesday, February 4th, 7:00 pm PT in-person meeting of the River City ARCS.

This will include an update on the January ARRL Board of Directors meeting. Members and visitors are welcome. Zoom information is available upon request to contact@n6na.org.

WHERE: Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave. Carmichael, CA 95608 | MAP LINK