SFM ARC On-Air Net Meetings
Please join us for our club’s 8:00 PM Tuesday Night on-air Net Meetings held at 3.545 MHz
Or you can listen and watch the CW to text translation HERE using our Live Feed!
The SFM ARC is proud to announce our next W6SFM CW Beginners Course. In an effort to preserve Morse Code on-the-air, and enhance the skills of the Amateur Radio Operator, the SFM ARC offers an instructional course in the art of sending and receiving Morse Code. We also offer this course to the general public, and those who would like the benefits of cognitive memory skills. You do not need to be a licensed Amateur Radio Operator to take this course. Returning Students who sign up at our discount rate must bring their equipment with them from their previous class. All Students are encouraged to bring any Straight keys that they currently own in an effort to practice good sending methods on them. Please note that Our CW Beginners classes tend to fill up quickly and seating is limited. We recommend enrolling as soon as possible to be guarantied a seat in the class. We hope to see anyone who is interested in learning the Morse Code, or brushing up their skills at our next class! Please use the contact us link at the top of this page with any questions that you may have.
New Slow Code Net Hits The Airwaves!
Former W6SFM CW Beginners course student has put his skills to work creating an all new Sacramento area Slow Code CW Net. The group will be working speeds as slow as 5 WPM for all those interested in getting in some practice and on-air experience!
The net will be held on an easy to get to 28.055 MHz every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10 AM Pacific time. Be sure to join them and work some slow code!
W6SFM Bug Roundup Event
Please be sure to join us for the W6SFM’s twice yearly Bug Roundup event. This on-air event is held each May and November on the third weekend of the month. Please be sure to click HERE to visit our “CQ BR” webpage. Participants can register their station for the event, and to also receive a reminder email twice per year just before the event begins. Find more information, including times, frequencies and Bug Roundup Event rules by using the “Club Activities” link at the top of this website. We hope to hear you on the air!
N6MQL Presents the RigExpert Antenna Analyzer
This month Mike, N6MQL presented the new features of the RigExpert Antenna analyzers to members of both N6NA (River City ARC) and our own group at W6SFM. Below is the entire presentation.
Next Month’s In-Person Meeting
Our next SFM ARC in-person meeting will be held at its normal time and location June 6th (followed by our July 11th meeting. Remember, the 1st Thursday of July is on the 4th, so we have delayed the meeting for 1 week). 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 this homepage.
At our May meeting, we will be discussing ARRL news and events. We will also have a recap of our bi-annual Bug Roundup Event. Please be sure to join us to discuss the preparations of our 2019 Field Day to be held behind the Carmichael Presbyterian Church parking lot on the 22nd of June. 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.
Be sure to bring a guest with you. Or, if you’re not a member of the W6SFM, feel free to join us for our meeting. Who knows, maybe you’ll love the SFM ARC enough to join too!
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