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SFARC UPCOMING EVENTS

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Thursday July 10

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: SFARC July Board Meeting (Online)
Thursday July 10
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
SFARC July Board Meeting (Online)
https://meeting.w6ek.org/
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: WB6RBE
Thursday July 10
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: WB6RBE
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Thursday starting at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (PT). Our nets are held on the club repeater. Everyone is invited to check-in. The net features a Mystery Question, the ARRL Report, Satellite Report, DX Report, and other activities. Operators are encouraged to talk about their recent operating or other ham activities.

Friday July 11

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: SFARC Monthly Meeting (In Person and Online)
Friday July 11
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
SFARC Monthly Meeting (In Person and Online)
Confluence Church (previously named Crossroads Church), 1101 Auburn Ravine Road, Auburn, CA | https://meeting.w6ek.org
The SFARC general club meeting is held at 7:30 PM on the second Friday of each month @ Confluence Church (previously named Crossroads Church) Gymnasium at 1101 Auburn Ravine Road, Auburn, CA 95603 — use the Dairy Road entrance.

If you can’t make it in person, join us virtually on Zoom at https://meeting.w6ek.org

Sunday July 13

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net
Sunday July 13
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net
K6IOK Repeater 145.130 (-) PL 114.8

Monday July 14

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday July 14
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
All-Nodes Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Monday at 6:00 PM PT, this net is the place for discussions related to the setup, configuration, and operation of digital nodes and the associated hardware.
*A great place for noobies and experienced users alike.*

Wednesday July 16

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Elmer Net
Wednesday July 16
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Elmer Net
W6EK 2M Repeater / AllStarLink: 51018
The Elmer Net meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, and is devoted to answering your questions, solving puzzling issues related to ham radio, and scheduling help for all Hams. No question is stupid. We encourage everyone to ask away so we can all learn and grow our knowledge together.

More information can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/repeaters/nets

Thursday July 17

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: AI6JB
Thursday July 17
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: AI6JB
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Every Thursday starting at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (PT). Our nets are held on the club repeater. Everyone is invited to check-in. The net features a Mystery Question, the ARRL Report, Satellite Report, DX Report, and other activities. Operators are encouraged to talk about their recent operating or other ham activities.

Friday July 18

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Friday Night Trivia Net
Friday July 18
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday Night Trivia Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018
Friday Night Trivia is hosted by Dawn (KG6FZZ) and Simon (K6DXN).

Dawn and Simon recently moved to Northern California and Simon joined SFARC in January. They previously hosted trivia night on a Southern California repeater system for 15 years.

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HELP SFARC

Our repeaters are ALWAYS free to use but not free to maintain. It takes a village, time, and money to keep the W6EK repeaters on the air. Think about helping SFARC by donating, every little bit helps and it’s tax deductible.

DONATIONS ARE MADE IN $10 INCREMENTS

Example:
QTY 1 = $10

Donate To The Repeater Fund quantity

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Watts Up This Week

Watts Up This Week

THAT’S A WRAP, FIELD DAY 2025 UPDATE Preliminary numbers are in! With 130+ attendees visiting Georgetown Airport over the weekend making 1,428 contacts across 12 countries, we had ourselves a GREAT Field Day 2025. A big shout out to the setup and cleanup crew (pictured below) who worked hard to make sure everyone had a good time. Thanks to each ...

THE KW ARCHIVE

Next Meeting At A Glance

Our next club meeting will take place on July 11 at 7:30 PM at the Confluence Church Gym in Auburn, California and on Zoom at zoom.w6ek.org. Jeff (AK6OK) will show the club how to make use of lab-grade test instrumentation to help with antenna design, complete with live demonstrations and hands-on experimentation. Scott (KM6RFB) has made some major upgrades to the Placer County ARES website, and he’ll present to us all the new features and information that can be found there.

SFARC ON ZOOM

REPEATERS

145.430 MHz
-0.6 Offset
PL Tone 162.2
AllStarLink: 51018
Echolink: 4128
Wires-X: W6EK-2M-ROOM (62545)

223.860 MHz
-1.6 Offset
PL Tone 110.9

440.575 MHz
+5.0 Offset
PL Tone 162.2
AMS Fusion/C4FM
Wires-X: NorCal Repeater GRP (#43847)
YSF06040 US-NorCalRptGrp

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From The ARRL

Amateur Radio Volunteers Serving During Texas Floods

9 July 2025

Changes in the ARRL Idaho Section

9 July 2025

US Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned

7 July 2025

2025 ARRL Field Day a Success

3 July 2025

ARRL Headquarters Will be Closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4

3 July 2025

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