June 2024 Meeting
Our next club meeting will be on June 14th at 7:30 PM at the Auburn Crossroads Church South Campus Gym and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Jeff (KM6RGO) 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
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/
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
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
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May We Have A POTA Party?
Watts Up This Week (Extra Helping)
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).
- 2 radios with full set up
- Shade
- Way more energy than we should have
- Computers for logging
- A chair to sit in
- Some snacks
- Something to drink
- Your best CQ voice
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Watts Up This Week
Deadline to vote is May 15th
The winner will be announced on May 16th with further instructions about ordering a shirt.
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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
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NEXT VE EXAMS | JUNE 2024
Looking for a local location to take your amateur radio license or upgrade exam? Sierra Foothills VE Team provides in-person exam sessions on the 1st Monday evening of the month.
Scholarships are available for new hams, who are under 21 years old and enrolled in an education program. The scholarship reimburses the cost of your exam and provides a study guide for the next license level.
NEXT IN-PERSON DATE: 06/03/2024 @ 7 PM
Need more information before signing up? CLICK HERE
Upcoming Fox Hunt
The next SFARC Fox Hunt will be on Saturday, May 25, 2024, starting at 9:30 AM. Thanks to Emiliano KO6AJO for volunteering to be our May Fox Tender. Please watch this site for more details in the next few weeks on this month’s Fox Hunt.