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Watts Up This Week
SFARC Members and Friends,
Another great week ahead at SFARC! We’ve got a lot on our plate this week…
POTA POTA POTA PARTY! – THIS SUNDAY 10 AM
Join Thomas (KN6MJB), Christina (AK6DU), Chris (N6CTC), and the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club are having a Parks on the Air (POTA) this Sunday at Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley. If you’ve never been to Empire Mine State Park, it’s AMAZING!!! We’ll kick things off @ 10AM and continue as long as we have willing operators (or we get kicked out). We will have two HF portable stations available for everyone to use (Yaesu FT-710 & Yaesu DX-10). You do not need prior POTA experience, or even a call sign. We promise to teach you everything you need to know for your first successful POTA activation.
More information @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/pota
MIKE “DJ LOOT” (AD6CQ) AND DJ SMITTY (WB1G) LIVE ON 89.5 KCZT FM
In case you missed it, Mike (AD6CQ) and Smitty (WB1G) were on air together talking about the joys of ham radio and some other fun stuff. MANY shout outs to SFARC and w6ek.org. You can check out the audio from the show on SFARC TV on our main website @ www.w6ek.org.
HOT RF NIGHTS PLANNING MEETING – THIS THURSDAY, MAY 23 @ https://meeting.w6ek.org/
SPECIAL 5TH WEDNESDAY PRESENTATION – MAY 29, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
On the 5th Wednesday evening this month (5/29 @ 7:30 PM), Al (K7AR) will cover what DXpedition Mode is, why it was created, how to set up and operate as a Hound, what to do and most importantly what NOT to do as a Hound. Real-world scenarios from the VK9LAA expedition will be presented, so viewers can see how a Fox operates. Please join us on Zoom at meeting.w6ek.org as we welcome Al and acquaint ourselves with what it takes to run a DXpedition and learn about good operating practices. A Q&A session will be held after his presentation.
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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
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FIELD DAY 2024 T-SHIRT CONTEST WINNER
June 2024 Meeting
Our next club meeting will be on June 14th at 7:30 PM at the Auburn Crossroads Church Front Lobby and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Jeff (KW6U) will brief the club on Field Day plans, and Steve (W1SRD) will share his activities and experiences as a participant of the TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition that took place this January. All are welcome to join us!
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
On the 5th Wednesday evening this month (5/29 @ 7:30 PM), Al (K7AR) will cover what DXpedition Mode is, why it was created, how to set up and operate as a Hound, what to do and most importantly what NOT to do as a Hound. Real-world scenarios from the VK9LAA expedition will be presented, so viewers can see how a Fox operates. Please join us on Zoom at meeting.w6ek.org as we welcome Al and acquaint ourselves with what it takes to run a DXpedition and learn about good operating practices. A Q&A session will be held after his presentation. #w6ek
Watts Up This Week
Hello SFARC Members and Friends,
We’ve got a summer full of fun lined up and some updates for the week.
FIELD DAY
- T-SHIRT CONTEST
You final chance to vote for your favorite 2024 SFARC Field Day T-shirt design is today. Voting closes at 5PM PT so go out to w6ek.org now and select your favorite 3. The winner will be announced on social, on the website, and by email tomorrow. - PLANNING MEETING – MAY 16TH @ 6PM PT
- Get the scoop on Field Day 2024 | https://meeting.w6ek.org/
BARKS ON THE AIR – POTA PARTY – MAY 26th @ 10AM PT
For those new to the hobby, what is a POTA?
Parks on the Air (POTA) is an international radiosport award program that encourages licensed amateur radio operators to visit, enjoy, and operate portable equipment in a variety of parks and public lands. POTA issues awards to participants based on a wide range of criteria including the total number of radio contacts made, number made on each amateur radio band, and for different modes of communication including voice, Morse code or FT8.
Parks on the Air (POTA) is an international radiosport award program that encourages licensed amateur radio operators to visit, enjoy, and operate portable equipment in a variety of parks and public lands. POTA issues awards to participants based on a wide range of criteria including the total number of radio contacts made, number made on each amateur radio band, and for different modes of communication including voice, Morse code or FT8.
We’ve got our first POTA of the season coming up on May 26th @ 10AM. We will have two HF portable stations available for everyone to use (Yaesu FT-710 & Yaesu DX-10). You do not need prior POTA experience, or even a call sign. We promise to teach you everything you need to know for your first successful POTA activation.
More information about the event can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/pota
SPECIAL PRESENTATION ONLINE -May 29th @ 7:30 PM PT
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
On the 5th Wednesday evening this month, Al (K7AR – https://www.qrz.com/db/K7AR) will cover what DXpedition Mode is, why it was created, how to setup and operate as a Hound, what to do and most importantly what NOT to do as a Hound. Real world scenarios from the VK9LAA expedition will be presented, so viewers can see how a Fox operates. Please join us on Zoom at meeting.w6ek.org as we welcome Al and acquaint ourselves with what it takes to run a DXpedition and learn about good operating practices. A Q&A session will be held after his presentation.
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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
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May We Have A POTA Party?
Have you ever thought, “I kinda want to get into Parks On The Air” or “Portable set-ups sound fun” or “How does Christina put up with going to the parks with Thomas and Chris all the time?”
Come join our Parks On The Air (POTA) party on May 26th and find out! The fun starts at 10 AM.
Since the repeater doesn’t come in well in the area, we’ll be using 146.535 for talk-in.
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MAY we have a POTA party?!?!?
Have you ever thought, “I kinda want to get into Parks On The Air” or “Portable set-ups sound fun” or “How does Christina put up with going to the parks with Thomas and Chris all the time?” Come join our POTA party and find out!
We are getting the summer fun started with a Sunday POTA party at Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley on May 26, 2024. We’ll kick things off @ 10AM and continue as long as we have willing operators (or we get kicked out).
We will have two HF portable stations available for everyone to use (Yaesu FT-710 & Yaesu DX-10). You do not need prior POTA experience, or even a call sign. We promise to teach you everything you need to know for your first successful POTA activation.
What we will have:
- 2 radios with full set up
- Shade
- Way more energy than we should have
- Computers for logging
What you will need to bring:
- A chair to sit in
- Some snacks
- Something to drink
- Your best CQ voice
If you are interested in joining us or have any questions please contact Thomas KN6MJB or Chris N6CTC. All are welcome, but we would like to get a head count.
If this is your first POTA please go to https://parksontheair.com/ and create an account (It’s free!)
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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
Social:
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twitter.w6ek.org
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Watts Up This Week
It’s Time To Vote!
The entries for the 2024 Field Day T-Shirt Contest are in and we wanna hear from you. Visit https://www.w6ek.org/contest and select your top 3 favorites and then scroll to the bottom and click to vote.
Deadline to vote is May 15th
The winner will be announced on May 16th with further instructions about ordering a shirt.
BOARD MEETING, THIS THURSDAY (5/9) @ 6PM PT
Want to learn more about what’s going on behind the scenes at SFARC or help encourage the direction of the club, join us this Thursday @ 6PM ion the club Zoom room.
CLUB MEETING, THIS FRIDAY (5/10) @ 7:30PM PT
Join us in person this Friday night or by Zoom for the SFARC monthly club meeting.
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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
Social:
facebook.w6ek.org
twitter.w6ek.org
linkedIn.w6ek.org
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