Sierra Foothills ARC (W6EK)

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday April 28
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.*

Tuesday April 29

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: River City ARC: Practical home, portable and mobile HF Antennas
Tuesday April 29
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
River City ARC: Practical home, portable and mobile HF Antennas
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.
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Technician License Class
Tuesday April 29
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Technician License Class
Zoom

Wednesday April 30

6:00 PM – 6:45 PM: Field Day Planning Meeting
Wednesday April 30
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Field Day Planning Meeting
https://meeting.w6ek.org/
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: DigiPi Zoom Session with Craig KM6LYW
Wednesday April 30
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
DigiPi Zoom Session with Craig KM6LYW
https://meeting.w6ek.org/
On the fifth Wednesday night in April, 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, what it takes to build your own device, and how it can be interfaced to various models of amateur transceiver equipment.

Thursday May 1

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net
Thursday May 1
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 May 2

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Friday Night Trivia Net
Friday May 2
7:30 PM – 8:30 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 May 3

All Day: Techician Class GOTA Lab
Saturday May 3
Techician Class GOTA Lab
TBD

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Watts Up This Week

We’ve got a busy week ahead on many fronts. THIS WEDNESDAY, FIELD DAY PLANNING MEETING & 5TH WEDNESDAY SPECIAL PRESENTATION (04/30) We’ve got another Field Day planning meeting coming up, this Wednesday in the club Zoom room. All are welcome to attend. (6P). At 7:30P, the Zoom room will reopen with a special presentation by Craig (KM6LYW). Craig has a really cool ...

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Next Meeting At A Glance

Our next club meeting will take place on May 9 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. With so much of our lives happening on digital devices, it’s important to safeguard our data. Smitty (WB1G) has an excellent presentation on how to store, preserve, and ultimately retrieve important data so you’re left with peace of mind in case emergencies arise. Come join us and learn all about how you can take control of your digital assets and make sure it’s all there when you need it!