SACRAMENTO VALLEY SECTION WEB RESOURCES
Section News: www.arrlsacvalley.org
Section Nets: http://sites.google.com/site/arrlsacvalley/nets
Sacramento Valley ARES: www.sacvalleyares.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ARRLSacramentoValley
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ARRL_SV
Thanks to Greg Kruckewitt KG6SJT for maintaining our Section ARES web page and assisting with our Facebook page and Twitter feed.
Thanks to Les Cobb W6TEE for maintaining the Section Net list.
ARRL Affiliated Club web resources are now listed on this web page
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Club and Member News - July 2019
Dennis, W6UHQ was Field Day Team Leader for affiliated club Friends & Amateur Radio and Communications Enthusiasts KF6NNM Field Day site in Herald, CA.
Field Day Photos
Update from Yolo ARS
Posted July 7, 2019
Yolo Amateur Radio Society, Yolo County ARES, Sacramento ARC, and UC Davis Amateur Radio Club. The members of these clubs combined to conduct their Field Day at the UC Davis Campus on June 22 and 23rd.
Gary Matteson WA6TQJ, President YARS
Congratulations also on your media hit on KCRA-TV! - Carol, KP4MD
Field Day Photos
Our Club meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 7PM at the Volcano Telephone Tech Center in Pine Grove. We also have a club breakfast on the third Sunday of every month, at 8:30AM at the Waffle House in Jackson. Thanks for stopping by and we hope to meet you sometime.
Club Repeaters
On VHF, you can find us at 146.835 MHz, minus offset, 100 Hz PL. On UHF, you can find us at 441.525 MHz, plus offset, 100 Hz PL. Both repeaters transmit 100 Hz PL, so you may use PL decode on your receiver, if you like. Our weekly net is on Tuesday evenings, 7:30PM on both repeaters. We also have a simplex net on 146.55 MHz simplex on the second Tuesday of each month immediately after our net on the repeater. In either case, visitors are always welcome.
WEEKLY NET: The Mount Shasta Amateur Radio Club conducts a weekly net on Wednesday evenings on the Grey Butte repeater. Early check-ins start at 6:35 PM Pacific Time and the Net starts at 7:00 PM. The Grey Butte (W6YOP) repeater operates on a frequency of 440.275 MHz with a +5.0 MHz offset and a tone of 118.8.
MONTHLY SOCIAL MEETINGS: The members of the club gather for social and radio operating time at the clubhouse on the second Saturday of each month at 10 AM.
License Testing – Second Saturday of Odd numbered months. Please see the licensing/testing page for details.
Science Festival: May 18, 2019 Sign-up here to help the club introduce the art and science of radio to the young and the old at the Mt. Shasta Science Festival.
Update from Paradise ARS
Posted May 2019
June 3 Meeting 7:00 pm at the POA Library 14211 Wycliff Way in Magalia. Presentations: Introduction to Contesting – Grant Hunsicker – KK6FKW, Field Day Presentation – Stephen McDermott – W6AKF, Repeater Etiquette – Grant Hunsicker KK6FKW (Time Permitting)
PARS Net - The Paradise Amateur Radio Society net meets weekly on Thursday nights at 1900 on the Butte County Search and Rescue Repeater. Radio Settings: 145.290, Minus Offset and PL of 110.9.
PARS Breakfast - The Paradise Amateur Radio Society is holding monthly breakfasts at 9:00 am on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Location to be determined.
Our club is made up of a great group of new and experienced anateur radio operators who live in and around Shingletown, California. Shingletown is located approximately 27 miles east of Redding, CA. in Shasta County, just a few short miles from beautiful Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park. Our club callsign, WO6P, is in memory of Richard Cloyd (SK). Richard was very active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and was the Emergency Coordinator for Shasta-Tehama ARES for many years.
The club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at Open Door Community Church, at 33883 State Highway 44, Shingletown, CA. Meeting time is 7:00 PM local time. The club holds a weekly 2M net on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM local time on the WO6P repeater (147.165, +600 offset, PL 88.5.) There are no nets on meeting nights. (The WO6P repeater is owned and maintained by STARC.) The club also has a 2nd repeater to increase the communications coverage in the Shingletown area.
We also offer amateur radio licensing exams every other month which are sponsored by the Shingletown ARRL Volunteer Examiner Team. Licensing exams are held at the same location as the monthly meetings. We request that candidates pre-register.
Update from River City ARCS
Posted July 7, 2019
Editor’s Message
Well another Field Day is over, we should have results at the meeting. The weather while warm was not unbearably hot and there was some wind which helped. The potluck went well and I don’t think any one went hungry.
This year we used a new location, the VFW in Fair Oaks where we had a picnic shelter which gave us a nice shady area then at night the shelter lights were turned on so there was plenty of light, no struggling with desk lights, folding led lights and the like.
At our July 2 meeting program, Mike Meighan KD6ILC will present an introduction to the Sacramento County Sheriff 's Amateur Radio Program (SacSHARP). SHARP members have volunteered for over 125,000 hours of dedicated service helping county citizens and neighboring communities.
The Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program is comprised of volunteer amateur radio operators licensed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The members of the Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program have the responsibility of assisting the Sacramento County Emergency Operations Center with any emergency requiring auxiliary communications.
The Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program also provides communication in assisting Search and Rescue, locating "at risk" missing persons, and crime prevention. SHARP may also be used to help deter juvenile truancy, prevention of graffiti, and public nuisance issues such as illegal dumping. Volunteering as the "eyes and ears" for the county, SHARP has helped in the apprehension of criminals.
Ken Martin KE6RMN Editor
DIY Radio Builders
The DIY Radio Builders group will start meeting in July. See our DIY Radio Page for details.
Our club meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the Sacramento Co. Corp Yard (SMUD) building 5026 Don Julio Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95842 (corner of Elkhorn and Don Julio Blvds). Meetings are open to the general public and visitors are always welcome.
Our on-the-air nets are conducted every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm on the 145.25 MHz N6NA FM repeater, followed by an 8:30 pm 10 meter net on 28.420 MHz USB and a slow scan television net at 9 pm on the 441.300 MHz N6NA FM repeater. All club members and visitors are welcome to check in to our nets. See more information at www.n6na.org/nets
Club member Ioan Negru, AI6UO, invites all interested to check into his Slow Speed (5 wpm) CW Net on 28.055 MHz. Net times are Tues. & Thurs. at 10:00 AM and Wed. at 7:00 PM Pacific Time.
Newsletters Field Day Photos
President’s Message - Field Day 2019 – Another Resounding SUCCESS!
By all accounts this year’s Field Day (FD) was one of the best! It was all due to the leadership and efforts of our members. This year’s event was co-led by, in no particular order, Gary, KC3PO, Al, NI2U, Bob, K6UDA, and Herb, KM6JBI. Thank you gentlemen for doing all the legwork and organizing an amazing weekend!
Of course, they couldn’t have pulled this off without the hard work of many dedicated SFARC members. Top of my list was the food. Thank you Jim, KQ6VP, for always having a hot pot of coffee brewing, BBQ’ing Tri-Tip and chicken, organizing and serving our Pot Luck dinner on Saturday. I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying Jim’s BBQ for over 3 years, and this years is perhaps the best!!
The weekend got off to a great start with a delicious hardy pancake, eggs, and sausage breakfast hosted by Lin and Brian, AI6US, for 30 or so early risers Saturday morning. Thank you Lin & Brian for kicking off this year’s FD by sharing breakfast with us.
Setup started on Friday afternoon at noon and by 7 pm, all the antennas, pop-ups, power cords, tables, and chairs were ready for the weekend. I didn’t take an actual head count but there were at least 20 members there to help out. We erected (2) 80m Doublets, (2) Beams, (1) Hex Beam, and a VHF/UHF antenna. One of my pleasures of working with you all is the phenomenal support you provide. Thank you all for coming out to help!
Now for some stats for those who like numbers. On Sunday morning, I noticed we already had 77 people sign-in. With the visitors on Sunday, I wouldn’t be surprised if we had over 90 people show-up. Dennis, WU6X, noted we had 22 operators log 1,126 contacts in the 24 hours of operation. That is an average of 46 QSO/hour or 1 every minute and a half. Not bad at all. Our two youngest members among other, Talia, KM6UMY, and William, KN6BXV, made their first HF and Digital HF contacts on Saturday. Congratulations to you both.
One of my favorite parts of FD is relaxing Friday evening after a satisfying afternoon’s work setting up. While Brian, Chip, KM6MDF, Herb, KM6JBI, and I were sipping on some Woodford & Hennessy and listening to 20m, we heard a strong CQ. Nathan, K6NDC answered and worked his first HF contact … in Rarotonga, Cook Islands! For those who like numbers, that’s 4,880 miles!! Not bad for your first time.
Every group has someone who likes to grab attention. If there were an award, it should go to Dustin, W6YUE. He started it off with the biggest pneumatic CANNON I’ve ever seen. It was so heavy he built its own stand. It shoots tennis balls out of sight. Now you might ask where did he get the compressed air? A Toyota Celica isn’t known for its vast storage and hauling capacity. Simple, he hooked it up to his car’s AC compressor. He didn’t stop there; he also used his AC compressor and a cordless drill to blend some mighty fine Margaritas. Check-out the Groups.io photo album if you don’t believe me. Thanks Dustin for providing awesome Margaritas and memories!
Scott, KK7AIR, one of our newer members and a pilot, provided our Educational Presentation Saturday evening. He hypnotized us with a fascinating talk on the history of aviation navigation and radios. He also was aviation’s de facto ambassador by flying in every day of the event (or at least attempting to). Unfortunately, his piloting skills weren’t up to the challenge of landing in 30-40 mile per hour winds Saturday morning. Scott, I think I can speak for everyone when I say, we are glad you didn’t try to unseat Dustin for the Grab Attention award by auguring in on Saturday morning’s attempt to land.
I am certain with so many great things going on last weekend, by so many fine dedicated folks that I probably neglected to give credit where credit is due. To all of you, thank you for coming out and making FD 2019 so memorable.
If you took pictures, please share your memories with everyone by posting to the Field Day 2019 Photo Album on Groups.io.
73 Orion Endres, AI6JB President AI6JB@arrl.net
Meetings - July 12 at 7:30 pm. See w6ek.org for details!. Nets - Every Thursday night at 7:30 pm is our general net. Everyone is welcome, no membership needed. Also every 1st and 3rd Wednesday is the Elmer Net. Get answers or help on your projects, radios, antennas or anything else ham radio related. 7:30 pm. Held on the W6EK Repeaters: 145.430 pl 162.2; 223.860 pl 110.9; and 440.575 pl 162.2. Come join the fun!
Newsletter at: http://w6ek.org/newsletters/SFARC%20July%202019%20newsletter.pdf
VE Exams - Every 1st Saturday each month at Raley's Granite Bay. Starts at 8 am. Walk ins welcome. See http://w6ek.org/veexams.html or contact is Al, NI2U at vechair2015@w6ek.org.
VE Report June 2019
Thanks again for all the VE's that were able to come to the session. We had seven VE's. We had a very successful session again. We administered 17 elements to 13 candidates. 12 earned a new or upgraded license. We have 6 new Technicians, 3 new Generals and 3 new Extras.
Thanks, Al NI2U
Update from North Hills RC
Posted July 7, 2019
The next meeting of The North Hills Radio Club will take place on Tuesday evening, July 16. The evening will kick off with the monthly board meeting at just after 6:00 P.M.
All NHRC members are invited to attend. The board meeting will be followed by the general membership meeting at 7:30 pm.
Remember NHRC meetings are open to the general public. We meet at the former SMUD building which is located at 5026 Don Julio Blvd, at the corner of Elkhorn and Don Julio in Sacramento.
See you all on Tuesday evening June 18. Sincerely, Doug Emerson, Vice President, North Hills Radio Club. Amateur radio call sign N6NFF
Field Day Photos
Because of the July 4th holiday, our next SFM ARC inperson meeting will be held at its normal time and location July 11th (followed by our Aug 1st meeting). The SFM ARC in-person meeting will be held in the Howard Crowley room upstairs at the Carmichael Presbyterian Church. Directions, including a Google Map, are available at the bottom of the W6SFM homepage.
At our July meeting, we will be discussing ARRL news and events. We will also have our annual re-cap meeting on the club’s Field Day 2019 activities including scores. As always, we will have our “show and tell” portion where Members and visitors are welcomed to share their Ham Radio related items they find of interest.
On-Air Net Meeting
Each Tuesday of the week 8:00 PM on 3.545 MHz the SFM ARC enjoys getting on the air with CW for our weekly Nets. You do NOT need to be a member of the SFM ARC to check into our nets and we encourage you to invite a friend to join us as well. Although our nets usually run around 15 wpm code, we are all happy to accommodate those that are slower and need us to oblige. If you are unable to copy Morse Code or need some code practice, please feel free to visit our on-line LIVE streaming broadcast of both the Audio and a CW to Text decoding of the meeting. The “LIVE FEED” link can be found on our home page of our website. With our YouTube Live streaming system, you can watch the Live Feed on your Apple IOS or Android devices. You do not need to have a YouTube account to access the feed. However, you will need one to subscribe to our channel. Those viewing through YouTube can chat with others watching on-line as well. This of course is not mandatory, but rather just a way of making everyone feel more involved in our on-air nets. If you like, you can “check-in” using the chat window and you will be included with our On-Air Net log. Simply announce your call letters in the chat window.
Tell A Friend
Do you know someone in need of a Ham Club to call home? Perhaps someone that wants to learn Morse Code, are interested in CW or already knows and uses it? The SFM ARC would love to be their new Club home. Our in-person meetings are held each 1st Thursday of the month at 7PM. Please use the rear parking lot and entry for best access to the meeting. A map and directions can also be found on our website. We hope to see you at our next meeting!
Thank You, Chris AI6U Secretary 2019
Field Day Photos
Newsletter
Annual Ham Fest Scheduled for Saturday, Sep 21
The date for the annual WPARC Ham Fest will be on Saturday Sep 21, 2019. Plan to join us at McBean Park in Lincoln, CA. Make your list to buy or sell. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Ham License Testing - Wednesday, July 3, 6 PM
WPARC offers Ham radio license testing on the first Wednesday of each month at Round Table Pizza at 6 PM (see below for map and directions.) For more information please email Chuck KK6DOA
WPARC Board Meeting - Wednesday, July 3, 7:30 PM
WPARC conducts Board Member meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at Round Table Pizza at 7:30 PM (see below for map and directions.) The board welcomes members and guests who wish to observe or bring business before the board.
WPARC Meeting and Testing Location - Tuesday July 16, 7:00 PM
WPARC holds Member Meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at Round Table Pizza at 7 PM, 1020 Pleasant Grove Blvd #170, Roseville. This location faces Roseville Parkway at the northeast corner of the complex, just around the corner from the CVS store. Come out to enjoy some camaraderie, food, beverage, and tales of the radios! Round Table Pizza offers a pizza and salad bar buffet dinner on Tuesday evenings for about $12/person.
The club website, http://wparc.us/index.html, has a new look and new information. Jey KQ6DK is now club web master and is updating the the site on a regular basis. Thanks to Jey for all his work on the website.
Don’t forget about our WPARC Facebook page. It is at: https://www.facebook.com/WPARC
Want more? We now have a Twitter account! Just search for @k6pac (the club repeater call sign with the “@” symbol). We are following the ARRL, the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section, Kenwood, and Yaesu and a few others. If you think of someone we should follow, please email me. I know there are a few local clubs with Twitter accounts and I will add them.
73, Michael Buck. K6BUK
WPARC on Facebook and Twitter
Check us out on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter (@k6pac)
WPARC Nets
WPARC Weekly Nets
Members and guests are always welcome to check in. Share a few minutes with us and keep your net skills sharp!Day and Time
Net
Notes
Wed 10:00 AM
WPARC Day Net
Members and guests welcome
Thu 7:30 PM
WPARC Evening Net
2M then HF net follows, see below
WPARC Thursday Evening HF Net Schedule
Following the Thursday evening 2M Net we have an HF Net to keep our HF radio skills sharp. Confirm the scheduled band and frequency during the 2M net.
Day
Band and Frequency
1st Thu
10 meters (28.410 MHz)
2nd Thu
15 meters (21.355 MHz)
3rd Thu
40 meters (7.225 MHz)
4th Thu
75 Meters (3.855 MHz)
5th Thu
10 meters (28.410 MHz)
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hello El Dorado County ARC,
Well its June and that means it’s time for Field Day. So, find your sun screen, bug repellent and canteen and come join us up on the hill on Saturday the 22nd or Sunday the 23rd. The weather should be nice and hopefully the band conditions will be good too. We won’t be having a club meeting at the FD site, but we will have a pot-luck dinner around 5pm on Saturday. Everyone is welcome to come up and operate or walk around and see the station setups. If you want to see how we hang antennas in the trees you need to come up on Friday evening or early Saturday. We can also use help with tear down on Sunday afternoon. If you don’t want to spend the entire time looking at and listening to radios you can always go for a hike or find some shade for a nap.
The Solar conditions are still poor but there is some DX to work. I have found that you must watch for band openings and then be quick to go and work the needed station. The opening may not last long and you may have to wait for the next chance. This time of year, Six Meters has Sporadic E propagation which allows you to work 600-800 miles on a single hop or further with multiple hops.
The Midwest got a multiple hop Sporadic E opening earlier this month into Japan. Sporadic E isn’t limited to six meters, it also creates propagation paths on ten meters and if we are lucky, on two meters as well. Most of the action is on FT8 now but SSB is still used and even FM will work with a strong Sporadic E opening. That’s it for now, I must get back to packing for Field Day. If you make it to the Field Day location stop by the 40M phone tent and say hello or even better, sit down and operate for a while.
73, Jay, KE6GLA
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Update from Oroville ARS
Updated July 7, 2019
Special NHW Meeting Monday July 8, 2019 7 PM Wyandotte Grange 4910 Foothill Blvd, Oroville
“HOW WILL WE COMMUNICATE WITH 9-1-1 Medical or Fire Emergency, SHERIFF’S OFFICE/CALFIRE/EACH OTHER DURING A PGE SAFETY POWER OUTAGE with LIMITED WAYS OF COMMUNICATION?”
Please plan on attending this meeting and invite anyone you know in the greater south county area who has Ham Radio experience or CB radio experience and is willing to help. Flyer
OARS Monthly Meeting
The OARS regular monthly meeting will take place Friday, 12 July 2019, 7 pm, at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, 1430 Pine Street in Oroville. The doors will open at 6 pm for a social hour prior to the meeting. Hope everyone can attend. 73, Jim W7XZ
OARS Sunday Night Net meets at 2000 (8 pm) local time Sunday evenings through W6AF/R 146.655 MHz, –, 136.5 Hz CTCSS, or EchoLink Node W6AF-R. After the net session on 2M closes, a short 10M net meets on 28.450 MHz USB.
OARS Monthly Breakfast
This month’s OARS Breakfast will take place Saturday, 27 July 2019, 9 am, at Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville, in Acorn Cafe, located on the level above the gaming floor (go to the left at the top of the escalator or to the right leaving the elevator). Hope all can attend. 73, Jim, W7XZ
The SOTARS/QCWA meeting is Wednesday, July 10. You may choose lunch or breakfast. Lunch is at eleven and Denny's serves breakfast all day.
The meeting will be called to order at noon in the restaurant's back room.
The program this month is the first half of TX Factor Episode 23 which includes Mike Marsh, G1AR who is a recording master engineer demonstrating his craft. The next segment is about using the Qatar OSCAR-100 satellite. Qatar OSCAR-100 is the first geostationary amateur radio transponder, a joint project between the Qatar Satellite Company (Es'hailSat), the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS), and AMSAT Deutschland (AMSAT-DL) which provided the technical lead.
The meeting as usual is at: Denny's Restaurant on the southwest corner of Howe Ave. and College Town Drive, one block North of Highway 50. 7900 College Town Drive, Sacramento Phone (916) 383-7071
Please plan to attend. 73, Dan WA6VPJ
Next Meeting: Monday July 8, 2019 7 pm-9 pm.
General Meetings 2nd Monday of Each Month 7:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army Meeting Room, 10725 Alta Street - Grass Valley. Guests are Welcome. Presentation, Coffee, Monthly Raffle. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Nevada County Amateur Radio Club members hold impromptu meetings at the Omega Rest Area on highway 20. Elevation is around 5000 ft and the views are tremendous. Our activity always draws the interest of motorists coming through the rest stop.
73, Cal McKitrick AI6MC, NCARC President 2019 Newsletter Facebook Group
COFFEE CHAT (Ham n' Coffee)
Thursdays, 8 am at Valentina's Bistro, 841 Sutton Way, Grass Valley
Update from Yuba-Sutter ARC
Posted July 7, 2019
YSARC AND SHARC FIELD DAY 2019
This year, as we did last year, we operated at Sutter High School along with the Sutter High School Amateur Radio Club (SHARC). Operations were on 6 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m and 40 m using phone and digital mode FT8. Between the two clubs we operated 5 stations. The club call sign of W6KJ) was used. Dave (KC9EI) set up a wireless internet for logging the contacts. Saturday evening we all chowed down on smoked Tri-Tips and brisket burgers, with side dishes.
FIELD DAY RESULTS
Total 393 QSO's, 160M 8, 80M 96, 40M 134, 20M 93, 15M 28, 10M 8, 6M 25, CW 89, Phone 84, Digital 219, Satellite 1, 38 States, and 10 countries, the furthest being Indonesia at 8679 miles. The satellite contact was via AO-91. transmitting on 440, receiving on 2M.
Joe Vilsalli (N9BD)
NEXT GENERAL MEETING
The next general meeting will be held Tues., June 4th at Marysville First United Methodist Church, 730 D Street, Marysville. Help prepare for Field Day.
The YSARC Weekly Breakfast is held Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am at the Dancing Tomato in Yuba City.
EDITORS COMMENTS
✓YSARC’s new web page is: www.ysarc.net - click on the upper right-hand icon on the homepage to join the club’s Facebook page. Past issue’s of the VHN are available on our new website.
✓Send your ham related articles and pictures to share in your VHN. Pictures of ham shacks, antenna projects, antenna parties, etc. are appreciated KI6CSN@arrl.net or KF6FVP@arrl.net
Newsletters
Elk Grove-Florin ARC Update
The club's new website www.W6EGF.org is now up and operating.
Members joined with River City ARCS for Field Day operations at VFW Post #6158 in Fair Oaks. The weekly net is held every Wednesday on the N6NA Repeater, starting at 7:00 PM (1900) Frequency: 145.250 (-) pl 162.2 Hz
Monthly meetings are the second Saturday of every month except for December, beginning at 7:00 p.m. (1900). Everyone is invited to attend meetings, which are held at the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Florin Station, 7000 65th Street, Florin, CA 95823
The Saturday July 13 meeting will feature a presentation by Jim Piper, RN, N6MED, Volunteer Disaster Health Services Liaison to Amateur Radio, American Red Cross, Gold Country Region. It’s Fire Season and time to prepare for major wildfires so Jim will be talking about the role of amateur radio operations in support of disaster communications for the American Red Cross, Gold Country Region. Flyer
The August 10 meeting will be the
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