SFARC Members and Friends,

** Note, this is the last breakfast of the summer at Mel’s Diner. Starting July 25th, we’ll be taking breakfast to our summer time location at Wings at the Auburn Airport (https://www.w6ek.org/activities/clubbreakfast)

REPEATER UPDATE (THIS WEEKEND)
Priority usage of the W6EK 2-meter repeater will be provided to the Western States Endurance Run from 4AM on Saturday, June 27 through 12 noon on Sunday, June 28. During this time, AllStarLink (ASL) and Echolink will be in monitor mode and the W6EK 2-meter repeater will only transmit local RF traffic. Remember that the club also has the 220 and 440 repeaters. There will be no Coffee Break Net on either Saturday, June 27 or Sunday, June 28.

FIELD DAY UPDATE
All are welcome to swing by at any time. For those new to the club, Field Day is a revolving door. We’ll have plenty of snacks, water, etc…

Hey Members and Friends,

LAST FIELD DAY PLANNING MEETING – THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 18th @ 6PM ON ZOOM
If you have a part in the success of Field Day, we need you to attend.

• Station Owners
  
• Food Planners
• Team Leads

This is the last push.

HAMCLUBONLINE (HCOL) NEW MEMBER VOTE
An apology for the mishap with the first ballot that went out this weekend from HCOL for the new member vote.
You should have received a new ballot this morning (June 15th).

SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH CLUB BREAKFAST AND FOX HUNT

• There will still be a club breakfast at Mel’s regardless of Field Day.
• There will NOT be a Fox Hunt.

Field Day planning continues as we get ready for one of the biggest SFARC events of the year.

NEXT PLANNING MEETING, TONIGHT (06/04/2026 @ 6P) ON ZOOM
We’re finishing up some general planning and details and would LOVE your feedback. All our welcome to attend @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/meetings/jointhemeeting

RSVP TODAY
As we start to buy supplies and food for the event, it’s increasingly important that we know if YOU plan to attend. If you’re attending and you haven’t already, please RSVP today @ https://bit.ly/4eo7Xvf

With Field Day fast approaching we still have some real needs. Calling all hams that want to take part in one of the best Field Day experiences on the west coast!!! A big thanks to all who have already RSVP’ed. Our list of team leads and volunteers is coming together but we still have some gaps.
We have another Field Day planning meeting TONIGHT (May 28th) @ 6PM PT in the club Zoom.

Areas of need:

• Volunteer Status
• Tables / Easy Ups
• Hospitality / Welcome Host to back up Jim (WA8MPA)
• Clean Up Crew for June 6th

LOTS OF EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND!!!

• FOX HUNT, THIS WEEKEND
• Saturday, May 30th immediately following the monthly club breakfast at Mel’s Diner in Auburn. 
• Meet in the parking lot of Mel’s at 9 AM for the Fox Hunt briefing.
• Our Fox Tenders for May will be Joshua (KN6NUF) and family.
• CLUB BREAKFAST
• Mel’s Diner, 7:30 AM PT
• CARMICHAEL HAMSWAP
• Sunday, May 31st @ 7 AM PT
• 5631 Cypress Ave, Carmichael, CA 
• Sellers $10 / Buyers FREE

Hey SFARC Members and Friends,

QUICK UPDATE ON MAY NEW MEMBER VOTE
As many our aware, we’ve been working through a technical issue with HamClubOnline. This weekend we restarted the May new member vote. Please take a moment to check your inbox (and SPAM

Hey SFARC Members and Friends,

THIS WEEKEND, HAVE DONUTS AND COFFEE WITH US! — SATURDAY, MAY 9TH @ 9 AM
SFARC and the Coffee Break Net presents our annual Donuts and Coffee in the Park. Free donuts and coffee will be served at the Auburn Recreation Park picnic pavilion by the Coffee Break Net control operators. Bring a chair and have a fun start to the weekend, hanging out in park with your ham radio friends. Maybe even bring your POTA gear and show off your gear!

We’re going to keep it short and sweet this was. We’ve got a lot going on with some important dates and times to remember.

• Field Day T-Shirt Contest. We are taking submissions now. You have until Sunday, April 26th @ 23:59. Link -> https://www.w6ek.org/fieldday/tshirtdesign

• The Canyons Endurance Runs are coming up this weekend. Priority usage of the W6EK 2M repeater for the Canyons Endurance Runs event traffic: April 24, 10am (Friday) – April 26, 2am (Sunday morning). During this time, the repeater will only transmit local RF traffic. AllStar and Echolink connections will be in monitor mode. No Coffee Break Net on Saturday April 25th.

• Club Breakfast, THIS SATURDAY (4/25) @ 0730 at Mel’s Diner in Auburn.

• Donuts and Coffee in the Park (5/9 @ 0900) — SFARC and the Coffee Break Net presents our annual Donuts and Coffee in the Park. Free donuts and coffee will be served at the Auburn Recreation Park picnic pavilion by the Coffee Break Net control operators. Bring a chair and have a fun start to the weekend, hanging out in park with your ham radio friends. Maybe even bring your POTA gear and show off your gear.

Hey SFARC Members and Friends

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend, no matter how you celebrate.

THE NEW PHOTO UPLOADER IS ONLINE
We’ve made it easier for you to upload videos and photos to SFARC. Check out the all new Photo Gallery and Uploader at w6ek.org. To get you even more excited, we’re giving away a $100 HRO gift certificate to one lucky photographer for the best photo of 2026. The prize will be awarded at the SFARC Christmas Party in December.

THIS FRIDAY, CLUB MEETING, 7:30 PM
Jim (WA8MPA) will do a technical dive into Common Mode Currents, the skin effect in coax cable, and how to visualize it all with a Nano VNA. Got a kink in your garden hose, and wonder how that works with your cables? What kind and how many ferrite beads cause a given result? They’re not all the same, and with apologies to Yogi Berra, if you don’t know what you have, it’s probably going to do something different! Come to the April meeting and find out how to make sense of all of this, and keep the currents (and garden hoses) flowing the way you want them to. But wait! There’s MORE! Our April SFARC General Meeting will have a SPECIAL “Help yourself” opportunity for those attending.  We have a large quantity of items from our recent HamSwap that will be given away FREE!

FIELD DAY 2026 UPDATE
We’re a little over 60 days away from ARRL Field Day 2026. This is one of the biggest events of the year for SFARC. Maybe you’re not a big contester? NO BIG DEAL! While working a station at Field Day is encouraged, many come up to visit, eat some good food, and enjoy a fun weekend of camping. If you plan to attend, we need your help. The Field Day Resource Center has a TON of information so check out https://fieldday.w6ek.org/. Keep an eye on the website, social, and of course email