We sent out the incorrect version of the Hamfest 2024 “Save The Date” Flyer. This is on of our biggest events of the year so please help us spread the word. Attached is the updated flyer.

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Next VE Exam Date (Front Page Promo / February 2024)

January 9, 2024 Smitty (WB1G)

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: 02/05/2024 @ 7 PM

Need more information before signing up? CLICK HERE

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January 8, 2024 W6EK

Hey SFARC Members and Friends,

We’re in the second week of the year and we’ve got some fun coming up later this week.

SFARC BOARD MEETING | THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH

We’ll be meeting this Thursday @ 6PM in the club’s Zoom room. It’s a great way to provide feedback and learn more about what’s coming up at SFARC.

SFARC GENERAL MEETING | THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH

Join us in person (or online on Zoom) for the SFARC General Club Meeting, this Friday, January 12th @ 7:30PM. Topics for the night include Earl’s (K6GPB) presentation on crystals, and Scott’s (KM6RFB) presentation on emergency preparedness training. If joining in person, please consider bringing a non perishable food items for the greater Auburn community.

SAVE THE DATE – THE FIRST HAM SWAP OF THE YEAR IS COMING!

Get your gear, grab your wallet, and get ready for a super swap on March 16th, 2024 at the Historic Looms Train Deport. We’ll have coffee and donuts, awesome prizes, Elmer tours, a test table, presentations, and so much more. A save the date flyer is attached. Please help SFARC by spreading the word.

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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

January 3, 2024 W6EK

Hey SFARC Members and Friends,

Welcome to 2024!! As we start the new year we’ve got a few updates. The newsletter should be out soon with a list of all the new members to vote in this month. The rest of this week is quiet but next week we kick things into gear starting Monday.

SFARC VE TESTING | MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH @ 7 PM

Ready to get your upgrade? Know someone that wants to get their Tech? Send them to w6ek.org now to sign up for Monday’s VE session. The team always meets for dinner so if you’d like to break bread with the VE team, you’re always welcome.

BOARD MEETING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH @ 6 PM

Online in the club Zoom room. All members are welcome to attend.

SFARC GENERAL MEETING | FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH @ 7:30 PM
Our general meetings are in person or in the club’s Zoom room. All our welcome, you do NOT need to be a club member to check out our club meetings and maybe make some new friends. It’s also a great opportunity to meet the 2024 officers who will be taking the reins.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for the monthly newsletter coming soon.

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

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

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Extra Helping of Watts Up This Week

December 29, 2023 W6EK

As we reflect back at another successful year at SFARC, may we be reminded of all the good times, laughs, and fun we’ve had as a club.

One recent highlight from 2023 was a conversation I pulled from the W6EK streaming archive between Ray (KK6AM) and a callsign he didn’t recognize AK6DU. If you know Ray, and his daughter Christina, this is worth a listen. You can practically here the light bulb go on over Ray’s head as he realized that his daughter not only got her license but went all the way from unlicensed to Extra in under 60 minutes. 🙂

The repeater audio is from December 6th, 2023 shortly after 4 PM PT and can be found on the main page of https://www.w6ek.org/ under SFARC TV.

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

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

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December 26, 2023 W6EK

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or Hanukkah. We’re less than a week from the new year and we have some fun planned to end the year on a high note. If you’ve never joined SFARC for a Fox Hunt, you’re missing out!!! This is a great event to bring family members, pets, neighbors, friends, and grandkids out for some fun. The next opportunity is right after the club breakfast, this Saturday. If you want more information or access to the event flyer, head over to www.w6ek.org. If you don’t have radio direction experience, gear, or even an amateur license, DON’T FRET, ALL ARE WELCOME, NO EQUIPMENT OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

We have another opportunity coming up in a few weeks upgrade or get your license with the second-to-none SFARC VE Team! The next testing date is January 8th at 7 PM. More information can be found on the front page of www.w6ek.org.

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

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

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