Watts Up This Week

Watts Up This Week

Hey SFARC Members and Friends,

A big thanks to all who came out (and joined on Zoom) for the last club meeting of 2023. If you missed it, you need to check out the Loma Prieta emergency communication presentation given by James Hutchings (N6OZH). It will be available on the club’s YouTube channel, and on the website, soon so stay tuned.
 
 
SFARC FELIZZ NAVIDAD PARTY | DECEMBER 9, 2023
The Christmas party is approaching fast. Join other SFARC club members for a night of good conversation, great food, and lots of laughs. If you plan to attend we want to hear from you ASAP.  Head over to www.w6ek.org and RSVP today.
** Please note: This event is limited to members and their guests. RSVPs close on December 1st.

CHRISTMAS PARTY PLANNING MEETING | November 15, 2023 (6:30 PM)

Can you help with the planning and/or setup for the Christmas party?
Join us THIS Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM in the club Zoom room.

ELECTION RECAP
Please join me in welcoming our newly elected SFARC officers for 2024.

 
President, Aaron (W1ATB)
Vice President, Jim (W6JCZ)
Treasurer, Brian (KM6MDM)
Secretary, David (N6OJJ)
Director, Greydon (KC6SLE)
Director, Mark (W2MWK)
Director, Jim (WA8MPA)

A big thank you to Gary Willett (KB7QWC) for all his help recruiting and organizing this years election, we couldn’t have done it without you!

That’s all for now, have a great week.

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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

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Feliz Navidad Fiesta (Front Page Promo)

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE…

THE CHRISTMAS PARTY IS ALMOST HERE!

We’ve got a boatload of prizes to give away including a ClearNode (donated by NodeVentures), MFJ DL-650 1500w Dummy Load, Antennas, Gift Cards, HTs, Nano VNAs, and MUCH MUCH more… CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST

Please remember to bring non-perishable food items for the local Auburn community.

We have over 70 GIFTS that you have a chance to win BUT you have to be present to win.  One ticket will be given to each club member and one ticket to one adult guest of that member.

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Next VE Exam Date (Front Page Promo / December 2023)

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: 12/04/2023 @ 7 PM

Need more information before signing up? CLICK HERE

Watts Up This Week

Watts Up This Week

SFARC Members and Friends,

It’s a busy week at SFARC.

BOARD MEETING, THIS THURSDAY (11/09/2023 @ 6PM)

The SFARC Board will be meeting this Thursday in the club Zoom room to discuss the end of the year activities’ and other projects in motion. All our welcome.

GENERAL MEETING, THIS FRIDAY (11/10/2023 @ 7:30)

Join us this Friday night for the last general meeting of 2023 in the gymnasium on the Crossroads Church South Campus. We’ll be voting in the next club leaders so please attend in person or on Zoom so we can have a quorum.  The following officers are being considered:
 
President, Aaron (W1ATB)
Vice President, Jim (W6JCZ)
Treasurer, Brian (KM6MDM)
Secretary, David (N6OJJ)
Director, Greydon (KC6SLE)
Director, Mark (W2MWK)
Director, Jim (WA8MPA)
 
If joining in person, please bring a non perishable food items for the greater Auburn region.
 
SFARC MEMBERS IN ACTION
If you missed it, our very own ARES liaison Scott Read (KM6RFB) was featured as a guest on WaveTalkers to discuss the role of the Communications Technician, commonly referred to as the ComT. Scott is a certified ComT, and will walk us through the role and his Go Kit. We will explore how the role of a ComT was leveraged during a recent large scale incident training exercise. From communications challenges to resolution and what is needed to support an expanding incident. Check out the full episode on the club website @ www.w6ek.org on the main page. Check out their awesome content on YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@WaveTalkers.
 
NOVEMBER 2023 VE SESSION UPDATE
A B1G Congratulations to Scott Read (KM6RFM /AG). Kevin Osborne (KO6BMC /AG), and Brad Rice (a new tech) from this month’s SFARC VE session.

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73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

Website: www.w6ek.org
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Happy Halloween from SFARC.
73 to you and yours today!
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP
It takes a village to run an amateur radio club and the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club is recruiting for event chairpersons and volunteers for 2024. We have an immediate need for a chair for Hamfest 2024. Maybe you can’t chair an event but if you can help we still want to hear from you. Go to https://www.w6ek.org/ today and fill out the quick and easy form.
 
VE TESTING COMING UP
Do you know someone who wants to get their license or maybe you want to upgrade yours? We’ve got another in person VE session coming up on Monday, November 6th at 7PM. They’ll be plenty of Elmers on hand too to easy your transition into the hobby or your upgrade. Head over to https://www.w6ek.org/, scroll down and sign up today!

ELMER NET, THIS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ 7:30PM

ELECTIONS COMING IN NOVEMBER

The SFARC nomination committee has published the list of members up for vote for 2024 leadership roles.
President, Aaron (W1ATB)
Vice President, Jim (W6JCZ)
Treasurer, Brian (KM6MDM)
Secretary, David (N6OJJ) – Incumbent
Director, Greydon (KC6SLE)
Director, Mark (W2MWK)
Director, Jim (WA8MPA)
 
If you’re an SFARC member, please attend (in person or Zoom) the next club meeting on November 10th so we can establish quorum, vote in, and welcome our new leadership team.

 _ ___ _ ___ _ ___

73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org

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Watts Up This Week

SFARC Members and Friends,
 
We’ve got some fun lined up this week.
 
FOX HUNT THIS WEEKEND!
The hunt is on October 28th, 2023 with Fox Tender Doug (W2VX) and Jon (KI6RT). We’re going to meet after the SFARC Club Breakfast at the pre-hunt meeting (9 AM in the Mel’s parking lot). If you’ve never done a fox hunt before, rusty, or if you don’t have radio direction finder equipment, ask to ride along with an experienced Fox Hunter! Team hunting is a blast! The full event flyer is attached.  More information about Fox Hunts can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/activities/foxhunt 
 
LET’S BREAK BREAD… OR MAYBE PANCAKES AND WAFFLES – CLUB BREAKFAST
The SFARC monthly breakfast is this Saturday October 28th @ 7:30 AM at Mel’s Diner in Auburn.  Make sure to come early to get a seat at the big kids table.
 
WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR SHACK?
Join us for “In The Shack” this Wednesday (October 25th) @ 7:30 PM in the club Zoom room. We talk about what YOU have going on in the shack, projects, you name it.
 
ELECTIONS COMING IN NOVEMBER
The SFARC Nomination committee has published a list of members up for vote for leadership roles.
President, Aaron (W1ATB)
Vice President, Jim (W6JCZ)
Treasurer, Brian (KM6MDM)
Secretary, David (N6OJJ) – Incumbent
Director, Greydon (KC6SLE)
Director, Mark (W2MWK)
Director, Jim (WA8MPA)
 
If you’re an SFARC member, please attend (in person or Zoom) the next club meeting on November 10th so we can establish quorum, vote in, and welcome our new leadership team.
 
 _ ___ _ ___ _ ___

73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org

Social:
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pdf icon foxhunt_october2023.pdf
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Extra Helping – Watts Up This Week

SFARC Members and Friends,

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We have an immediate need for a chairperson for Hamfest 2024.  Hamfest is one of the biggest events for SFARC with the largest amount of volunteers, however, we’re looking for someone to lead the charge. You can read all about Hamfest 2023 @ https://hamfest.w6ek.org/

We also need chairpersons for:

  • Field Day 2024
  • Hot RF Nights 2024 (Chairperson Assigned / Volunteers Needed)
  • Fall Picnic 2024
Whether you can help as a chairperson or as a volunteer, we want to hear from you. Head over to https://www.w6ek.org/ now and tell us what interests you and how you can help,

 _ ___ _ ___ _ ___

73,

Smitty (WB1G)
Public Information Officer, Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920Website: www.w6ek.org
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SFARC Members and Friends

A BIG congratulations to Evan (AJ6OR) for being the winner of the Yaesu FT7D HT at last weeks meeting.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THE SFARC TECHNICIANS CLASS!
Do you know someone that wants to become an amateur radio operator? Send them to https://www.w6ek.org/product/enroll-becomeaham to sign up now for the SFARC Tech License Class. The fun STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT (October 17th) on Zoom. More information can be found @ https://www.w6ek.org/aboutsfarc/classesandtraining 
 
IT’S ELECTION SEASON!
Announced at last weeks meeting was the list of those nominated for positions at SFARC. The following members are up for vote at the November 10, 2023 meeting. Must be an SFARC member to vote.
President, Aaron (W1ATB)
Vice President, Jim (W6JCZ)
Treasurer, Brian (KM6MDM)
Secretary, David (N6OJJ)
Director, Greydon (KC6SLE)
Director, Mark (W2MWK)
Director, Jim (WA8MPA)

 _ ___ _ ___ _ ___

73,
The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920

Website: www.w6ek.org
Group.io: groupsio.w6ek.org

Social:
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twitter.w6ek.org
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