On the 5th Wednesday evening this month (5/29 @ 7:30 PM), Al (K7AR) will cover what DXpedition Mode is, why it was created, how to set up 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. #w6ek
Watts Up This Week
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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May We Have A POTA Party?
Have you ever thought, “I kinda want to get into Parks On The Air” or “Portable set-ups sound fun” or “How does Christina put up with going to the parks with Thomas and Chris all the time?”
Come join our Parks On The Air (POTA) party on May 26th and find out! The fun starts at 10 AM.
Since the repeater doesn’t come in well in the area, we’ll be using 146.535 for talk-in.
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MAY we have a POTA party?!?!?
Have you ever thought, “I kinda want to get into Parks On The Air” or “Portable set-ups sound fun” or “How does Christina put up with going to the parks with Thomas and Chris all the time?” Come join our POTA party and find out!
We are getting the summer fun started with a Sunday POTA party at Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley on May 26, 2024. We’ll kick things off @ 10AM and continue as long as we have willing operators (or we get kicked out).
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.
What we will have:
- 2 radios with full set up
- Shade
- Way more energy than we should have
- Computers for logging
What you will need to bring:
- A chair to sit in
- Some snacks
- Something to drink
- Your best CQ voice
If you are interested in joining us or have any questions please contact Thomas KN6MJB or Chris N6CTC. All are welcome, but we would like to get a head count.
If this is your first POTA please go to https://parksontheair.com/ and create an account (It’s free!)
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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
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Watts Up This Week
It’s Time To Vote!
The entries for the 2024 Field Day T-Shirt Contest are in and we wanna hear from you. Visit https://www.w6ek.org/contest and select your top 3 favorites and then scroll to the bottom and click to vote.
Deadline to vote is May 15th
The winner will be announced on May 16th with further instructions about ordering a shirt.
BOARD MEETING, THIS THURSDAY (5/9) @ 6PM PT
Want to learn more about what’s going on behind the scenes at SFARC or help encourage the direction of the club, join us this Thursday @ 6PM ion the club Zoom room.
CLUB MEETING, THIS FRIDAY (5/10) @ 7:30PM PT
Join us in person this Friday night or by Zoom for the SFARC monthly club meeting.
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(530) 492-0920
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Watts Up This Week
SFARC Members and Friends,
May is almost here and we’ve got some fun lined up.
FIELD DAY T-SHIRT CONTENT
Field Day isn’t until June but the SFARC Field Day T-Shirt Contest is underway. We’ve received some incredible designs. Show us your design skills, tap your creative juices, and channel your “inner radio geek”. It’s not to late to submit a design, just head over to w6ek.org
DEALINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, May 6th, 2024
A winner will be announce at the general club meeting on Friday, May 12th.
TRIVIA NIGHT – THIS FRIDAY NIGHT @ 7:30 PM
Every first and third Friday at 7:30 PM PT, Dawn (KG6FZZ) and Simon (K6DXN) host Friday Night Trivia Night. 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.
SFARC CAMPOUT UPDATE
There’s still plenty of space available at Stampede Reservoir. We’ve updated the camp map so you can determine how close (or not) you want to be to others. 🙂
Learn more @ campout.w6ek.org
Learn more @ campout.w6ek.org
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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
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Watts Up The Week
It’s hump day and we’re half way through another week.
Coming up this Saturday (4/27) is the club breakfast at Mel’s in Auburn. The fun “officially” starts at 0730 but we recommend arriving early or you may have to sit at “the kids table”. Following breakfast, those interested will be heading down to Roseville for our monthly Fox Hunt. This month’s tender is Chris (N6CTC). The Fox Hunt team will meet in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot at 0930 (Foothill Junction Shopping Center, 5010 Foothills Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747). More information can be found @ foxhunt.w6ek.org
REPEATER USE THIS WEEKEND (April 26-27): Starting Friday (4/26 @ 0900), the 2M and 70cm (440) repeaters will be linked in analog to support the Canyons 100 Mile Endurance Run. Contacts and OSOs on the system should be limited giving the Canyons 100 Mile Endurance Run communications team priority. The repeaters should be back to normal operation by Saturday (4/27 @ 2100). There will be no Coffee Break Net on both days.
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The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club (W6EK)
(530) 492-0920
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