Hello SFARC Members and Friends,
We’ve got a summer full of fun lined up and some updates for the 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/
BARKS ON THE AIR – POTA PARTY – MAY 26th @ 10AM PT
For those new to the hobby, what is a POTA?
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.
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
SPECIAL PRESENTATION ONLINE -May 29th @ 7:30 PM PT
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
An Introduction to WSJT’s DXpedition Mode
On the 5th Wednesday evening this month, Al (K7AR – https://www.qrz.com/db/K7AR) will cover what DXpedition Mode is, why it was created, how to setup 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.
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