Our next club meeting will take place on January 10 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Please welcome Scott (KM6RFB), who put together a comprehensive portable communications backpack inspired by medic bags. We all have plenty of radio gear, and sometimes it can be difficult to pack it all together for field use and transport. Come join us as Scott tells us about the items he used to get everything organized, where you can obtain them, and how easy it can be to tidy up your equipment for that next casual outing or an emergency event that requires rapid response and deployment.
Countdown To 2025
Watts Up This Week
With T-minus one week until Christmas, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club would like to wish you and yours Happy Holidays. Have you checked out the SFARC Year In Review? It’s available at www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org.
We’ve got some fun coming up before the end of the year though…
CLUB BREAKFAST | DECEMBER 28TH @ 7:30AM Join SFARC for the last club breakfast of 2024 at Mel’s Diner in Auburn. Break bread (or pancakes) and tell stories with your radio buddies from the last year. The fun begins at 7:30AM. Get their early or you might end up with a lump of coal (or a bad seat).
THE HO HO HO HOLIDAY FOX HUNT! | DECEMBER 28TH @ 9AM BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!! After the club breakfast, join Santa and his sleigh for the last SFARC Fox Hunt of 2024. This month the fun comes to Newcastle with a meet up (pre game) at Denny’s, 681 Newcastle Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 (south side of Interstate 80) at 9 AM. The fox will be within a 5 mile radius of Denny’s with some walking involved. Want more information, head over to www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org
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We’ve got some fun coming up before the end of the year though…
CLUB BREAKFAST | DECEMBER 28TH @ 7:30AM Join SFARC for the last club breakfast of 2024 at Mel’s Diner in Auburn. Break bread (or pancakes) and tell stories with your radio buddies from the last year. The fun begins at 7:30AM. Get their early or you might end up with a lump of coal (or a bad seat).
THE HO HO HO HOLIDAY FOX HUNT! | DECEMBER 28TH @ 9AM BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!! After the club breakfast, join Santa and his sleigh for the last SFARC Fox Hunt of 2024. This month the fun comes to Newcastle with a meet up (pre game) at Denny’s, 681 Newcastle Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 (south side of Interstate 80) at 9 AM. The fox will be within a 5 mile radius of Denny’s with some walking involved. Want more information, head over to www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org
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73, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK) (530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
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HO HO HO, IT’S FOX HUNT TIME
Join Santa and his sleigh on December 28th for the last SFARC Fox Hunt of 2024. This month the fun comes to Newcastle with a meet-up (pre-game) at Denny’s, 681 Newcastle Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 (south side of Interstate 80) at 9:30 AM. The fox will be within a 5-mile radius of Denny’s with some walking involved. Want more information, CLICK HERE.
December 2024 Sierra Signals Newsletter
SFARC 2024 Year In Review
A big thanks to all club members and their families for coming to the SFARC Holiday Fiesta tonight. If you missed the SFARC 2024 Year In Review, we’ve published it right at the top of www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org …
Here’s to an amazing 2025 ahead of us.
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Here’s to an amazing 2025 ahead of us.
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Looking Forward December
Can you believe 2024 is nearing its end? We’ve had a year full of fun and we’ll be wrapping it up with the club Christmas party on Saturday, December 7. I’m really looking forward to seeing all of you at the Confluence Church gym for a night of festivities, a perfect way to celebrate all we’ve accomplished this year.
Don’t forget, we’ll be meeting at Mel’s in Auburn at 7:30 AM on the 28th for breakfast, followed by a fox hunt at 9:00 AM. Hopefully you’ve kept your appetite after all the parties and gatherings and can join us for great food and social time.
It’s been an honor serving as the club vice president, and I look forward to an awesome 2025.
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season,
Jim Zheng
W6JCZ
Watts Up This Week
SFARC Members and Friends,
Quite a few things coming up in the next few days. We’ll start with the big one… HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM SFARC. May Thanksgiving and the rest of the year remind us to be grateful for what we have. Wishing you and yours health and happiness this Thanksgiving and always.
Quite a few things coming up in the next few days. We’ll start with the big one… HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM SFARC. May Thanksgiving and the rest of the year remind us to be grateful for what we have. Wishing you and yours health and happiness this Thanksgiving and always.
GOBBLE GOBBLE, THE TURKEY… FOX HUNT IS ON! The November fox hunt is coming up on Saturday, November 30th at Johnson Springview Park in Rocklin. This is a beautiful park. This will be a family-friendly walking folk hunt so please encourage folks to bring family, friends, animals, or kids that act like animals. Please note, some of our early promotions listed the park name as Johnson Springfield Park. It is Johnson Springview Park in Rocklin.
The pre-meeting will be at the park starting at 10 AM, followed by the hunt at 10:15 AM.
SFARC HOLIDAY FIESTA RSVP DEADLINE, APPROACHING FAST – NOVEMBER 30TH If you’ve never been to the club’s holiday gathering, you’re missing out. We have a TON of prizes to give away as well as; Gerry’s Trivia Madness, the “Golden Brick” award, current officer recognition and appointment of new officers, and the 2024 year in review slideshow. This is a free event limited to club members and a guest. Additional guests are welcome to dine with us for $10 per person, paid at the door. RSVP NOW @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp – DEADLINE IS THIS SATURDAY.
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73, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK) (530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
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Watts Up This Week
Hello SFARC Members and Friends,
We’ll start with some official business first.
SFARC BYLAW UPDATE The SFARC board of directors proposed an update to the club bylaws at their November meeting (attached). Please review the revised bylaws (open for review for the next 14 days) and be prepared for an electronic vote to follow. If for some reason the attachment is missing or not working, a copy of the revised bylaws can be found @ www.w6ek.org/bylawsreview
TECH CLASS ANTENNA BUILD LAB Join the SFARC advancement team this Saturday for the antenna build lab. SFARC Elmers are needed to help. Please reach out to the advancement team at advancement@w6ek.org mailto:advancement@w6ek.org if you’re interested in helping.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT TO RSVP FOR THE SFARC HOLIDAY FIESTA If you’ve never been to the club’s holiday gathering, you’re missing out. We have a TON of prizes to give away as well as; Gerry’s Trivia Madness, the “Golden Brick” award, current officer recognition and appointment of new officers, and the 2024 year in review slideshow. This is a free event limited to club members and a guest. Additional guests are welcome to dine with us for $10 per person, paid at the door. RSVP NOW @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp
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73, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK) (530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
Social: facebook.w6ek.org facebook.w6ek.org twitter.w6ek.org twitter.w6ek.org linkedIn.w6ek.org linkedIn.w6ek.org instagram.w6ek.org instagram.w6ek.org youtube.w6ek.org youtube.w6ek.org
We’ll start with some official business first.
SFARC BYLAW UPDATE The SFARC board of directors proposed an update to the club bylaws at their November meeting (attached). Please review the revised bylaws (open for review for the next 14 days) and be prepared for an electronic vote to follow. If for some reason the attachment is missing or not working, a copy of the revised bylaws can be found @ www.w6ek.org/bylawsreview
TECH CLASS ANTENNA BUILD LAB Join the SFARC advancement team this Saturday for the antenna build lab. SFARC Elmers are needed to help. Please reach out to the advancement team at advancement@w6ek.org mailto:advancement@w6ek.org if you’re interested in helping.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT TO RSVP FOR THE SFARC HOLIDAY FIESTA If you’ve never been to the club’s holiday gathering, you’re missing out. We have a TON of prizes to give away as well as; Gerry’s Trivia Madness, the “Golden Brick” award, current officer recognition and appointment of new officers, and the 2024 year in review slideshow. This is a free event limited to club members and a guest. Additional guests are welcome to dine with us for $10 per person, paid at the door. RSVP NOW @ www.w6ek.org/rsvp
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73, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK) (530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org www.w6ek.org Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
Social: facebook.w6ek.org facebook.w6ek.org twitter.w6ek.org twitter.w6ek.org linkedIn.w6ek.org linkedIn.w6ek.org instagram.w6ek.org instagram.w6ek.org youtube.w6ek.org youtube.w6ek.org
SFARC-Bylaws-2024_draft-markup.pdf