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June 2025 Newsletter

June 1, 2025 Jim Zheng

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SFARC UPCOMING EVENTS

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Tuesday June 24

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Final Field Day Planning Meeting
Tuesday June 24
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Final Field Day Planning Meeting
https://meeting.w6ek.org/

Wednesday June 25

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: In The Shack (Online)
Wednesday June 25
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
In The Shack (Online)
https://meeting.w6ek.org/
Open to all … no SFARC membership needed. Join in on fun discussions and presentations about projects around the ham shack.

http://zoom.w6ek.org/
Meeting ID: 962 6167 5605
Passcode: SFARC

Thursday June 26

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: WB1G
Thursday June 26
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: WB1G
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 June 27 12:00 PM – Sunday June 29 2:00 PM

SFARC Field Day 2025

Friday June 27 12:00 PM – Sunday June 29 2:00 PM

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

SFARC Field Day 2025

Georgetown Airport

Come join us this year at Georgetown Airport, overnight camping is available. There will be plenty of operating time and plenty to learn about amateur radio, antennas, and just a fine time to visit with old friends and to make new ones. Oh, did I tell you there will be a barbeque on Saturday night? Yes, two kinds of meat will likely be roasted to perfection.

We have specially-prepared, proprietary software running on a server that links all computers together on a local network, so everyone can see what’s going on, band-by-band. It is not be permitted to use your computer on our network, but you are encouraged to get on one of the (5) stations available to either operate or log for someone else. Usually there are two people per station with hourly rotations.

There is a small group that will arrive on Friday to setup, and you are welcome to come participate in that, as well. The actual on the air time goes from 11am on Saturday to 2pm on Sunday , although we typically start breaking things down at Noon on Sunday.

So, come join us.

*Info* : https://www.arrl.org/field-day
*Rules* : https://www.arrl.org/field-day-rules
*Georgetown Airport* : https://www.airnav.com/airport/e36

Saturday June 28

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM: SFARC Club Breakfast Social
Saturday June 28
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
SFARC Club Breakfast Social
Location, Schedule, and Details: https://www.w6ek.org/activities/clubbreakfast
The food is great, and the company is even better! The venue may change, so check the link below for any updates.

So, please join us for a great social event, the last Saturday of every month, everyone welcome!
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: VE Testing Session at KK7AIR Hangar
Saturday June 28
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
VE Testing Session at KK7AIR Hangar
KK7AIR Hangar Georgetown Airport, Georgetown, CA 95634

Monday June 30

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday June 30
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 July 2

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Elmer Net
Wednesday July 2
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Elmer Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
The Elmer Net meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 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 and details can be found at: https://www.w6ek.org/repeaters/nets

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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

CONNECT WITH SFARC ON SOCIAL

Watts Up This Week

Hey SFARC Members and Friends, It’s a quiet pre Field Day week with a few callouts. 1. The RSVP deadline for Field Day is THIS Saturday (06/21). You can still come and visit without an RSVP but if you plan to eat any meals with us, this is the last call. 2. The final Field Day planning meeting is next Tuesday ...

THE KW ARCHIVE

Next Meeting At A Glance

Our next club meeting will take place on July 11 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Jeff (AK6OK) will show the club how to make use of lab-grade test instrumentation to help with antenna design, complete with live demonstrations and hands-on experimentation. Scott (KM6RFB) has made some major upgrades to the Placer County ARES website, and he’ll present to us all the new features and information that can be found there.