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Last Chance RSVP | 2025 Christmas Party RSVP | Closing Soon

If you haven’t RSVP’d for the 2025 SFARC Christmas Party, this is your last reminder.
If you’re on the fence about coming, consider this!!!
 
We’re giving away:
  • (1) $500 HRO gift card
  • (1) $250 HRO gift card
  • (4) $50 Amazon gift cards
  • (5) $25 Dutch Bros gift cards
  • (4) TIDRADIO H3’s
  • Emergency First Aid Kits – Thanks to Placer County EC Scott (KM6RFB)
  • LiFePO4 Batteries – Thanks to Dan (KN6WQU)


https://www.w6ek.org/rsvp
DEADLINE: Tomorrow, December 8th
 
If you’re planning to attend, please…
  • remember to bring a generous non perishable food donation for the food bank. Extra tickets for the drawing will be provided as a thank you for the donation.
  • remember to bring cash for the $10 per person fee. We’ll accept other methods of payment, however, cash is usually the easiest.
We hope to see you, Saturday the 13th @ 5PM.
 

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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

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Looking Forward

Looking Forward December 2025

Welcome to December! As we close out the year I’d like to thank everyone in the club for helping out to make such an awesome community possible. From our monthly VE sessions and club meetings to once-a-year events like Hamfest, Field Day, and the Holiday Party, it’s the amazing teamwork that makes all that possible. It’s been an excellent two years serving as the club vice president, and the number of people stepping up to give insightful presentations about a variety of topics keep people interested in what we do.

Just ahead is our annual Holiday Party, and I’m looking forward to seeing you all and spending an evening together with warm spirits. I’d also like to congratulate those that are taking upon positions of leadership within the club next year, knowing that you’ll all do your best.

When I joined SFARC I joined a community that really cares. A group of hams that went above and beyond to create a club that did more than just amateur radio. By helping out at various events I got to know many others and formed lasting friendships. In the year ahead I hope to continue lending a hand whenever possible while transitioning into a new life as I welcome my fiancee (and soon to be wife) into my family. I look forward to being together with her and showing her what a wonderful club we’ve got in our neck of the woods.

To everyone out there, have a wonderful Holiday season, blessings to you and your family, and may the new year bring many more unforgettable memories.

73 de W6JCZ
Jim Zheng
Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club
Vice President 2024 – 2025

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Watts Up This Week

Let’s start with some news from the SFARC VE desk.
 
CONGRATULATIONS to the newest Ham Radio Techicians licensed last night (12/1). Jack Anderson, John Carlstrom, Vasiliy Kormarchuk, David Nash, Daniel Quistgard, Michelle Russo, and Corde Wagner /AT. Also a BIG congratulations going out to Charles (KO6FNI /AG) who upgraded to General.
 
Congratulations to all and a big thanks to the SFARC VE team for another successful year of exams, mentoring, and making new hams. 🙂
 
 
CHRISTMAS PARTY UPDATES
Last chance to RSVP for the SFARC Christmas Party is December 8, 2025; DON’T DELAY. RSVP now @ https://www.w6ek.org/rsvp
 
We also have our last planning meeting coming up this Thursday (12/4) @ 6PM in the club Zoom room.
 
 
DON’T FORGET ABOUT SFARC TRIVIA NIGHT — THIS FRIDAY!

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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

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Watts Up This Week | Thanksgiving Edition

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving—may your radios be clear and your hearts full. This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for each operator who keeps our hobby alive, supports our events, and checks in on the nets. May your holiday be filled with warmth, gratitude, and great QSOs.
 
A reminder for the coming weekend, we’re having our club breakfast THIS SATURDAY (11/29) at 7:30A. The Fox Hunt pre-meeting starts at 9:15 AM in the parking lot of Mel’s.  The Fox Hunt itself will commence at 9:30 AM and run until all participants report in that they found the Fox, or we reach the “witching hour ” of 11:30 AM. Thank you to our volunteer Fox Tender for this month Mat KO6IMP!  Mat will provide details on this Fox Hunt including transmitter frequency, general location, output power, etc., at the Fox Hunt pre-meeting.  Best to come prepared for any challenge. 🙂
 
73 and best wishes as you give thanks for those around you.
 
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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

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SFARC POTA THIS WEEKEND

SFARC will be doing a club POTA activation at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area THIS SUNDAY, 11/16, starting @ 10 AM. Bring your portable radio equipment, a filling lunch, and enjoy the great outdoors in zero-noise land with SFARC members! We will be operating phone, digital, and CW modes on as many bands as we have antennas for.

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 45211 County Road 32B, Davis, CA 95618

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CORRECTION: Watts Up This Week

SFARC will be doing a club POTA activation at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area THIS SUNDAY, 11/16 starting @ 10AM. Bring your portable radio equipment, a filling lunch, and enjoy the great outdoors in zero noise land with SFARC members! We will be operating phone, digital, and CW modes on as many bands as we have antennas for.

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 45211 Co Rd 32B, Davis, CA 95618

On 11/12/2025 9:19 AM PST SFARC Club Communication <qst@w6ek.org&gt; wrote:
 
 
A late but worthy add for THIS COMING WEEKEND.

SFARC will be doing a club POTA activation at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Bring your portable radio equipment, a filling lunch, and enjoy the great outdoors in zero noise land with SFARC members! We will be operating phone, digital, and CW modes on as many bands as we have antennas for.
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 45211 Co Rd 32B, Davis, CA 95618

REMINDER: CLUB MEETING, THIS FRIDAY @ 7:30PM
If you can’t make it in person, join us on Zoom @ https://meeting.w6ek.org

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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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A late but worthy add for THIS COMING WEEKEND.

SFARC will be doing a club POTA activation at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Bring your portable radio equipment, a filling lunch, and enjoy the great outdoors in zero noise land with SFARC members! We will be operating phone, digital, and CW modes on as many bands as we have antennas for.
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 45211 Co Rd 32B, Davis, CA 95618

REMINDER: CLUB MEETING, THIS FRIDAY @ 7:30PM
If you can’t make it in person, join us on Zoom @ https://meeting.w6ek.org

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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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Meeting Promo

November 2025 Meeting

Our next club meeting will take place on November 14 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Jim (W6JCZ) is giving a talk on the newly updated FreeDV application, including its new RADE “Radio Autoencoder” mode. This new digital voice mode is very promising as it continues to function even with low signal strengths that would make traditional single-sideband voice unintelligible. Come join us and find out how to set up your station for FreeDV, how it works so well, and what you can do to contribute to its development.

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