It’s that time of year! Time to re-up your membership with SFARC.
Many have already done it, but if you haven’t, don’t delay. Go to https://www.w6ek.org/membership

VE EXAMS – TONIGHT 7PM
It’s not too late to enroll in this evenings VE session? Ready to upgrade?
https://www.w6ek.org/activities/testing

SFARC IN-PERSON BOARD MEETING – THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH @ 5:30 PM
The monthly SFARC board meeting will be a face to face meeting to help facilitate the transition of the outgoing board and the newly elected incoming 2026 board. The meeting will be held at the Newcastle Denny’s. There will not be a zoom component for this meeting, board members and interested general members are expected to attend in person on January 8th @ 5:30PM.
Denny’s: 681 Newcastle Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658

SFARC CLUB MEETING – FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH @ 7PM
Location: Confluence Church (previously named Crossroads Church) Campus Gym: 1101 Auburn Ravine Rd, Auburn, CA 95603.  Use the Dairy Road entrance. If you can’t make it in person, join us virtually on Zoom @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/meetings

We will have Scott Read KM6RFB presenting on “Voice Radio Procedures”.  At the core of it, its purpose is to provide a standardized way of passing speech and data traffic as securely as possible consistent with accuracy, speed and the needs of command and control.  But to get the points across, Scott will be enlisting the help of others to demonstrate the stuff that goes right, and wrong, when we communicate.  How many of these malpractices do you recognize?

If you join us in person, please remember to bring a non-perishable food item for the greater Auburn community.

Map Link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Denny’s/@38.8727266,-121.1385705,1905m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x809b1ba4292725ab:0xe4ba9eec4f72b9c0!8m2!3d38.8709701!4d-121.1306079!16s%2Fg%2F1tdh43hp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

AMATEUR RADIO EXAMES / VE TESTING – JANUARY 5TH
With the new year comes your first opportunity to get your first license (or upgrade) is happening next week, Monday, January 5th @ 7PM at Confluence Church. Need more information before signing up? Visit https://www.w6ek.org/activities/testing

IN-PERSON BOARD MEETING – JANUARY 8TH
The monthly SFARC board meeting will be a face to face meeting to help facilitate the transition of the outgoing board and the newly elected incoming 2026 board. The meeting will be held at the Newcastle Denny’s. There will not be a zoom component for this meeting, board members and interested general members are expected to attend in person on January 8th. Future broad meetings will be held via Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org unless designated as otherwise.

On 11/12/2025 9:19 AM PST SFARC Club Communication <qst@w6ek.org&gt; wrote:

 

 

A late but worthy add for THIS COMING WEEKEND.

SFARC will be doing a club POTA activation at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Bring your portable radio equipment, a filling lunch, and enjoy the great outdoors in zero noise land with SFARC members! We will be operating phone, digital, and CW modes on as many bands as we have antennas for.
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 45211 Co Rd 32B, Davis, CA 95618

REMINDER: CLUB MEETING, THIS FRIDAY @ 7:30PM
If you can’t make it in person, join us on Zoom @ https://meeting.w6ek.org

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