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Thursday January 15

6:00 PM – 7:25 PM: Hamfest Planning Meeting
Thursday January 15
6:00 PM – 7:25 PM
Hamfest Planning Meeting
https://meeting.w6ek.org/
Greetings Hamfest 2026 Team Leads and other planning partners,

I am grateful that all the Team Leads from last year have agreed to return to their roles this year, except for two. Thank you sincerely for volunteering again for this year’s event! Your expertise and efforts will ensure we have yet another successful and enjoyable event this year.

We will hold our initial planning meeting tomorrow at 6:00 PM (PT) in the Club Zoom Room. Subsequent meetings will be held weekly at the same time via Zoom. I have heard from several of you that you are unable to make this meeting. Thank you for letting me know; we hope to see you next time.

Agenda items for the 1/15 meeting:

* Announce Team Leads
* Team Lead Gaps
* Team Lead Preferences for Identifying Volunteers?
* Team Lead Requests?
* Review Planning Calendar Action Items
* Miscellaneous
* Presentations?
* Talk-in Frequency?
* Social Gathering Space Concept

I will do my best to keep the meeting efficient and productive, as I know you are all busy people. However, I encourage everyone with constructive input to contribute. If anyone would like to suggest additional agenda items in advance of the meeting, you can send them directly to me at kg9m@outlook.com. I can also be reached at 916.677.6884.

Thank you again for your help this year!

73,
Frank – KG9M
Director, SFARC
Chair, Loomis Hamfest 2026
916.677.6884
kg9m@outlook.com
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net
Thursday January 15
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 January 16

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Friday Night Trivia Net
Friday January 16
7:30 PM – 9:00 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.

Sunday January 18

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net
Sunday January 18
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018

Monday January 19

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday January 19
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.*

Wednesday January 21

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Elmer Net
Wednesday January 21
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Elmer Net
W6EK 2M Repeater / AllStarLink: 51018
The Elmer Net meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, and is devoted to answering your questions, solving puzzling issues related to ham radio, and scheduling help for all Hams. No question is stupid. We encourage everyone to ask away so we can all learn and grow our knowledge together.

More information can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/repeaters/nets

Thursday January 22

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net
Thursday January 22
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.

Sunday January 25

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net Winlink Check-In
Sunday January 25
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net Winlink Check-In
Send Winlink Email to KM6RFB;PCARES

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HELP SFARC

Our repeaters are ALWAYS free to use but not free to maintain. It takes a village, time, and money to keep the W6EK repeaters on the air. Think about helping SFARC by donating, every little bit helps and it’s tax deductible.

DONATIONS ARE MADE IN $10 INCREMENTS

Example:
QTY 1 = $10

Donate To The Repeater Fund quantity

WATTS UP THIS WEEK

WE’VE GOT A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT You provided feedback and we listened!! Starting February 13th, our meeting location changes to Placer County Health and Human Services (HSS) Conference Center (Cordova Room 500) @ 1434 B Ave, Auburn, CA 95603. The new locati…

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Last Updated: January 13, 2026

THE KW ARCHIVE

NEXT MEETING AT A GLANCE

For January 2026, 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…

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Last Updated: January 3, 2026