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Friday November 14

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Monthly Club Meeting (In Person and Online)
Friday November 14
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Monthly Club 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 November 16

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: SFARC POTA and Picnic
Sunday November 16
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
SFARC POTA and Picnic
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, 45211 Co Rd 32B, Davis, CA 95618
*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.
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Placer County ARES Net
Sunday November 16
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Placer County ARES Net
W6EK 2 Meter Repeater / Allstar: 51018

Monday November 17

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: All-Nodes Net
Monday November 17
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.*

Tuesday November 18

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Technician License Class
Tuesday November 18
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Technician License Class
Zoom

Wednesday November 19

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Elmer Net
Wednesday November 19
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 November 20

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: KM6MDF
Thursday November 20
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SFARC Weekly Net | NCS: KM6MDF
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 November 21

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Friday Night Trivia Net
Friday November 21
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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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

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Next Meeting At A Glance

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 …