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Newsletter (Page 1)
UPCOMING FOX HUNT
The next SFARC Fox Hunt will be Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Roseville. Our Fox Hunt Tenders will be Chris N6CTC and his son Jaxon. Thank you to Chris and Jaxon for stepping up this month.
Our pre-Fox Hunt meeting will start at 9:15 AM in the Dunkin Donut parking lot, 5010 Foothill Blvd, in Roseville. The Fox will be on 146.535 mHz and be turned on at approximately 9:30 AM. The Fox Tenders and Hunters will be on Tac 01, 146.430 mHz.
The Fox Hunt boundaries are:
– North – Sunset Blvd. west of Athens Ave.
– East – HWY 65 and Washington Blvd.
– West – Fiddyment Road
– South – Baseline Road and Main Street
Hope to see many of you on Saturday, April 27 for a fun family friendly time.
SCHEDULED HUNTS
– April 27, 2024: Roseville Area / Tender: Chris & Jaxon (N6CTC)
Watts Up This Week
Hello from Las Vegas! That’s right, your PIO is out recruiting new members and doing research for an SFARC Casino Night. <- 100% joking. DONUTS AND COFFEE AT MEADOW VISTA PARK — THIS SATURDAY APRIL 20TH. Come one, come all and bring your appetite. The fun starts at 9AM. We’ll have an HF station setup so spin the dial and work the bands if you want. FOX HUNT NEXT WEEKEND - APRIL 27TH There have been a few changes to next weekends Fox hunt. Unfortunately, they are not captured on the main page but if you click for more info and go to the Fox Hunt page you’ll see it's happen in Roseville this month with a meet up at 9:15 AM at the Dunkin Donuts parking lot. FIELD DAY 2024 The t-shirt contest is underway and we’ve already had some really cool submissions. Get your designs in now at W6EK.org — the submission deadline is Monday, May 6th. SFARC FALL CAMPOUT There is only one spot remaining on our basecamp loop. However, the adjacent loop has PLENTY of room and is only a 1 minute walk to where we’re serving shared meals. There’s a map on the website showing where people have reserved. No harm reaching out to those who already have a spot to see if they want to share a spot. This event is going to be a lot of fun, we hope you’ll join us. A reminder, both RV’s and tents are welcome. 73, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK) (530) 492-0920 Website: www.w6ek.org Groups.io: groupsio.w6ek.org
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May 2024 Meeting
Our next club meeting will be on May 10th at 7:30 PM at the Auburn Crossroads Church South Campus Gym and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Aaron (K6ABJ) will kick off our “Get On The Air” series with a presentation on repeater communication with a focus on emergency preparedness. Whether you’re new to amateur radio or a long-time ham, come with questions and get the answers to things you might have been too embarrassed to ask!
SFARC 2024 FIELD DAY T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST CONTEST (MORE)
So, you’ve decided to enter the 2024 Field Day T-Shirt Design Contest. Please fill out the form below and attach a graphic and/or PDF showing the front and back design.
Then attend the May 10th meeting in person (or on Zoom) and find out if you’re the winner winner chicken dinner.
SFARC 2024 FIELD DAY T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST CONTEST
Field Day 2024 is fast approaching and we want to bring back a fun competition we had in 2022.
THE SFARC FIELD DAY T-SHIRT CONTEST
- Show us your design skills
- Tap your creative juices
- Channel your “inner radio geek”
We’re taking entries now, CLICK HERE TO ENTER.
The winner will be announced at the May 10 general club meeting. Good Luck!
Watts Up This Week
It’s a busy week at SFARC with our board meeting coming up this Thursday (4/11) in the club Zoom room. All our welcome to attend. Then on Friday we’ve got our general club meeting this Friday (4/12) at 7:30 PM at the Crossroad Church gynasium,1101 Auburn Ravine Rd, Auburn, CA 95603 (located off Dairy Road).
DONUTS & COFFEE IN THE PARK IS BACK FOR 2024!!!
CAMPOUT UPDATE
- If you reserved a spot but haven’t RSVP’ed, please go to https://www.w6ek.org/readmore_2024_campout#rsvp so we can continue to build the campsite map.
- Tent camping is permitted and encouraged!
- (3) Remaining campsites in the basecamp loop. Plenty of room in the neighboring Ox Bow Loop (1-2 minute walk)
- More Information: https://www.w6ek.org/readmore_2024_campout
The 2nd annual StanJoaquin Amateur Radio Picnic and Swapmeet is fast approaching and our friends at the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club and the Stanislaus Amateur Radio Association want to invite you! Save the date, April 27th @ Northgate Park in Manteca. Check out the attached flyer for more information.
73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
Website: www.w6ek.org
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