Our next club meeting will be on July 12th at 7:30 PM at the Auburn Crossroads Church South Campus Gym and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Please welcome Jeff (KW6U), who will be presenting the 2024 Field Day Recap and James (N6OZH), with a great talk on identifying, tracking down, and dealing with an errant transmitter causing interference on a public safety radio system.
Watts Up This Week
SIMPLY PUT… FIELD DAY! 🙂
The last and final Field Day planning meeting is tomorrow night (June 18th) @ 7PM in the club Zoom room -> https://meeting.w6ek.org
The last and final Field Day planning meeting is tomorrow night (June 18th) @ 7PM in the club Zoom room -> https://meeting.w6ek.org
Need information about Field Day? It can all be found @ https://fieldday.w6ek.org
MAP <- ***Make sure to follow the signs to the airport campground
A reminder that we’re also conducting a VE session at Field Day. There is no cooler place to get or upgrade your license? Sign up today @ https://hamstudy.org/sessions/SFARC
HOT RF NIGHTS UPDATE
We also have our next Hot RF Nights planning meeting scheduled for this Wednesday (June 19th) @ 6:30 PM. Fat Cat Catering will be joining us at the event and we want to know if YOU will be joining us. We recently revamped our RSVP system. Please take a moment to RSVP for Hot RF nights @ hotrfnights.w6ek.org.
^^ Even if you think you’ve already told us you’re coming (or RSVP’ed on the website before) please do it again. 🙂
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Last Chance to RSVP for Field Day
We’ll keep this short and sweet. LAST CHANCE TO RSVP FOR FIELD DAY!
Even if you’ve told someone you plan to come up OR maybe you’re just coming up for the day? We need to hear from you so we can have supplies to accommodate everyone. Please RSVP now @ https://www.w6ek.org/fieldday/rsvp The ability to RSVP closes at 10PM, THIS Saturday (June 15th).
Even if you’ve told someone you plan to come up OR maybe you’re just coming up for the day? We need to hear from you so we can have supplies to accommodate everyone. Please RSVP now @ https://www.w6ek.org/fieldday/rsvp The ability to RSVP closes at 10PM, THIS Saturday (June 15th).
And a reminder for tonight’s meeting, we’ll be located in the lobby of the main Crossroads Church, not the gym.
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Watts Up This Week
A early release of Watts Up This Week and with good reason. We’ve got a lot in the coming days. Field Day 2024 is definitely on the front burner. If you plan to attend we ask that you take these quick and easy steps.
- RSVP NOW! RSVPs will close down on June 15th so don’t procrastinate. Link: https://www.w6ek.org/fieldday/rsvp
- If you’re coming to Field Day (even for just the day), sign up for a shift to work the bands. There are a total of 6 stations setup. The pickin’s are good right now so grab a shift before your favorite time slot gets taken. Link: https://www.w6ek.org/fieldday/signups-schedule
- All Things Field Day (Antenna Plans, What To Bring, Rules, Safety, etc…) can be found @ https://fieldday.w6ek.org
In other news, the SFARC BOARD MEETING IS THIS THURDAY (JUNE 13TH) @ 6 PM PT in the club zoon room. And don’t forget about the SFARC CLUB MEETING THIS FRIDAY (JUNE 14) @ 7:30PM PT in person at the Crossroads Church South Campus Gymnasium in Auburn. More information can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/meetings
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June 2024 Sierra Signals
Watts Up This Week
SFARC Members and Friends,
It was a BIG Memorial Day weekend for SFARC. This past weekends POTA party was a big hit. If you missed it, no worries. I’ve heard rumblings that “SFARC POTA parties” will likely become a new monthly event. Stay tuned here. 🙂
JOIN SFARC TONIGHT (5/29) FOR A SPECIAL WSJT PRESENTATION OF EXPEDIITION MODE @ 7:30 PM PT (https://meeting.w6ek.org)
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 too. Join us tonight, ALL ARE WELCOME!
FIELD DAY RSVPS ARE NO OPEN
Joining SFARC for Field Day 2024? RSVP now at https://fieldday.w6ek.org
Next planning meeting is THIS Thursday (5/30) @ 6PM PT @ https://meeting.w6ek.org
HOT RF NIGHTS IS SHAPING UP WITH NEW PRIZES ADDED WEEKLY
For those hearing about Hot RF Nights for the first time, it’s an event and a chance to show off mobile rig installs or go kits and build fellowship among Northern California amateur radio operators and groups. All attendees get a ticket for the drawing with waters available for all in attendees. For 2024 we plan to bring back ice cream floats for $5 and new for this year, food trucks.
** Please note the new earlier event start time – 4PM
We’ll be collecting food donations for the great Auburn community too so please bring nonperishable items.
Hope to see you there, all are welcome.
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W6EK 2M Repeater This Saturday
This Saturday (5/25) the Western States Endurance Run Team will be doing their primary training run. Contacts and OSOs on the W6EK 2M repeater should be limited providing priority access to the repeater to the Western States communications team. There will be no Coffee Break Net on Saturday.
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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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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!
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,
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(530) 492-0920
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