We hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend, no matter how you celebrate.
In less than a month, SFARC and the Coffee Break Net presents our annual Donuts and Coffee in the Park. Free donuts and coffee will be served at the Auburn Recreation Park picnic pavilion by the Coffee Break Net control operators. Bring a chair and have a fun start to the weekend, hanging out in park with your ham radio friends. Maybe even bring your POTA gear and show off your gear! The fun starts at 9AM on Saturday, May 9th.
THE NEW PHOTO UPLOADER IS ONLINE
We’ve made it easier for you to upload videos and photos to SFARC. Check out the all new Photo Gallery and Uploader at w6ek.org. To get you even more excited, we’re giving away a $100 HRO gift certificate to one lucky photographer for the best photo of 2026. The prize will be awarded at the SFARC Christmas Party in December.
THIS FRIDAY, CLUB MEETING, 7:30 PM
Jim (WA8MPA) will do a technical dive into Common Mode Currents, the skin effect in coax cable, and how to visualize it all with a Nano VNA. Got a kink in your garden hose, and wonder how that works with your cables? What kind and how many ferrite beads cause a given result? They’re not all the same, and with apologies to Yogi Berra, if you don’t know what you have, it’s probably going to do something different! Come to the April meeting and find out how to make sense of all of this, and keep the currents (and garden hoses) flowing the way you want them to. But wait! There’s MORE! Our April SFARC General Meeting will have a SPECIAL “Help yourself” opportunity for those attending. We have a large quantity of items from our recent HamSwap that will be given away FREE!
FIELD DAY 2026 UPDATE
We’re a little over 60 days away from ARRL Field Day 2026. This is one of the biggest events of the year for SFARC. Maybe you’re not a big contester? NO BIG DEAL! While working a station at Field Day is encouraged, many come up to visit, eat some good food, and enjoy a fun weekend of camping. If you plan to attend, we need your help. The Field Day Resource Center has a TON of information so check out https://fieldday.w6ek.org/. Keep an eye on the website, social, and of course email
