River City ARCS - N6NA
River City Amateur Radio Communications Society
Sacramento, California since 1976!
Sacramento, California since 1976!
Tuesday October 3 Meeting
is White Elephant Night
is White Elephant Night
Our October 3, 7 pm club meeting is our annual RCARCS White Elephant Night. Bring your unwanted amateur radio related items for auction. This is a club fundraiser. All proceeds go to support club activities. This is a fun event and you may find something you've been looking for at a bargain price!
Where: Carmichael Public Library, 4343 Marconi Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
Owners must remove their unsold items.
Our monthly in-person club meetings are held at 7 pm PT on the first Tuesday of each month at the Carmichael Public Library Meeting Room, 5605 Marconi Ave, Carmichael CA 95608 and are open to members and all visitors.
Members and visitors may request log on access to our meetings via Zoom. Send an email to contact@n6na.org
Click to view our archived meeting presentations
Playlist of archived meeting videos
Would you like a personal mentor to help get you started? Come to a meeting and ask about our "Elmer" Program!
Send your newsletter items to Ken, KE6RMN, kmartin537@surewest.net
Check into our friendly, casual and informal
Saturday Roundtable Net at 1500 (3 pm) Pacific Time
on 7181 kHz LSB ±3 kHz. See our Check-In List
All River City ARCS members and visitors are welcome!
Can't join us on the air?
Click to Listen via the KFS WebSDR in Half Moon Bay!
Members and Visitors always Welcome!
Wednesday Nights
8:00 pm - N6NA 145.250 MHz FM Repeater (- offset) PL 162.2
& AllStarLink Node: 53410 & EchoLink Node: N6NA-R
8:30 pm - 10 meter net 28.420 MHz USB
9:00 pm - Slow Scan TV Net N6NA 441.300 MHz FM Repeater
and YouTube Live Stream
Saturdays
3:00 pm - 40 meter Roundtable Net on 7181 kHz LSB
10 meter Slow Speed (5 wpm) Morse CW Net: 28.055 MHz. Tues. & Thurs. at 10:00 AM and Wed. at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (Hosted by Ioan Negru, AI6UO)
Upcoming Meeting Programs/Area Events
October 3 - 7:00 pm - Club Meeting at Carmichael Public Library - White Elephant Night
October 7 - 10 am-2 pm - ARRL Exhibit and Special Event Station N6M at Rocklin Maker Faire, Sierra College, Rocklin
October 7-8 - California QSO Party https://www.cqp.org/
October 11-14 - W1AW/6 VOTA Special Event Activation
October 20-22 - ARRL Pacificon Convention, San Ramon CA. Register online now through Oct. 1 at www.pacificon.org
October 21 - Club Breakfast at Brookfield's Restaurant, 4343 Madison Ave, Sacramento
November 7 - River City ARCS General Meeting & Elections
December 5 - River City ARCS Holiday Dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory, 731 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA
Join or Renew Membership
Annual Dues for Full Time Students are $5
Click here to Join, Renew or Update
your River City ARCS Membership Now!
Dues extend your membership for 365 days after the end of your membership period. We appreciate your support.
Life & Complimentary Members (n=12) : KD6RM KF6IZU KP4MD N6DRY+ N6ICW N6SNO W6AWS W6DFG WB2ZEI WB6YLK WO6J+ Marie Martin (XYL of WB6YLK) Nancy Reid (XYL of K6DRY) KN6GAA : Legend: Silent Key+
Paid members for 2023 (n=139).
AE6JG AI6UO AI6W AJ6GE DW7XCP K6CIM K6DRY K6GCN K6GEO K6HUH K6JGV K6MJ K6MCS K6VDU K6VSS K6WSM K6ZK K6ZLY K7GFM K9MEG KA4RXE KA6YLA KC6TRH KD6GBY KD6ILC KD6MDV KD6QZH KE6RMN KE7EL KE8FT KF6ABC KF6RNZ KF6VOZ KF6YXK KG6BPO KG6ILB KG6NEN KG6SMX KI1TTY KI6JTF KI6LXY KI6MOL KI6RT KJ6CFD KJ6PRY KJ6QMD KJ6VVV KK6DCT KK6FON KK6LOL KK6PAS KK6TBO KK6WIP KK6WSP KK6YHM KK6ZGA KK6ZGB KL7HQR KM6DNV KM6DWD KM6FKB KM6GYM KM6JEQ KM6JNS KM6KFW KM6MPV KM6MZY KM6NFO KM6ONO KM6SBB KM6TVV KN6BVX KN6CAT KN6CTP KN6HTD KN6JGY KN6KDT KN6LC KN6LPW KN6LPX KN6LRN KN6LRO KN6PRD KN6QFQ KN6QQT KN6RWN KN6RXK KN6SD KN6WQP KN6WXR KN6YCN KN6ZGY KN6ZJJ KO6KD KO6AGW KR4TH KS6WTF KV3LMR N3ARP N5JEF N6ACU N6CKV N6CUQ N6DTR N6DXX N6EF N6EMF N6MAJ N6PGQ N6RF N6SRB N6TWW N6UMI N6WLM N6VN NR6H N7DY W6AE W6BS W6KDJ W6PJJ W6TEE W6TGS W6VDP W6VFW W6WMD W6WWR WA6L WA6LXD WA6NEA WA6WST WB6BIT WB6FC WB6UBK WD6AMA WG6CFS WO0KI W9SLH David Damit (N0 call)
Updated Sept 17, 2023: TOTAL of 151 members [91 are ARRL members =60%]
Member dues & donations defray our meeting, event and operating expenses.
We offer Complimentary Membership to new hams
licensed at the Auburn, Carmichael Elks,
and Folsom VE team testing locations.
Membership Inquiries: send email to contact@n6na.org;
Call or text 916-800-2416 (Google Voice and SMS)
THANK YOU TO OUR EVERGREEN* CLUB DONORS!
David KM6GYM, Laurence KC6TRH, Sylvia KS6WTF, Phillip KM6DWD
*Evergreen Donor program is at least $10/mo x 1 year pledge ($120).
You'll get the I LOVE N6NA Repeater Acrylic LED lit plaque and other cool stuff every December while on the pledge.
All River City ARCS are enrolled into Ham Club Online. This is our improved members' management platform. Most club members' renewal anniversary date now falls on August or September of every year. Otherwise, it is always 365 days from the date of your last payment. Advance payments are stored and will only be spent at the end of your current membership. PayPal is now active on HCOL for renewals. Log in now and check out your fellow ham members in the club!
Our September Breakfast has been rescheduled to September 23 so you can attend the September 16 Lincoln Hamfest!
Monthly River City ARCS Club Breakfasts at Brookfield's Restaurant
Join us this September 23 in the General Restaurant Area and the third Saturday of every month at 8:30 am for our friendly River City ARCS club breakfast at Brookfield's Restaurant, 4343 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA. All our club members and visitors are welcome at this casual monthly social event. (We will meet in the general restaurant area while the North Hills RC breakfast is in the meeting room).
Our sincere thanks to River City ARCS member Al, K6AAI, and RadioQSL.com for his generous donation of custom QSL cards for N6NA!
River City ARCS Logo Apparel
Order River City ARCS Logo caps, shirts and jackets directly from our logo apparel supplier.
Call Gina Land at (916) 455-2876 or visit Danoc Manufacturing,
6015 Power Inn Rd Ste A, Sacramento CA 95824.
Port Authority Cap $5.00 plus tax
River City ARCS Logo - add $5.50 plus tax
Name and call sign on each side of Logo - add $10.00 plus tax
Deep Red color Hanes #0504 EcoSmart Jersey Knit Polo Shirt with Pocket $14.00 plus tax
River City ARCS logo on left chest - add $5.50 plus tax
Name and call sign embroidered on right chest - add $8.50 plus tax
True Royal color Sport-Tek by Port Authority Style JST71 Sideline Jacket (call for latest price)
Large Logo embroidered on back - add $18.00 plus tax.
Small Logo on left chest - add $6.50 plus tax.
Name and call sign on left chest - add $8.50 plus tax.
River City ARCS Car Magnet and Sticker
Arrives to you after 1 year of membership with the club. We hope you stay current with your membership!
Jeep SUV with car magnet photo credit: Alf Gonzalez KN6PRD
Jojo KN6HTD lives 5 minutes away from Danoc Manufacturing Co. Please email contact@n6na.org, or call/ text our Google Voice # 916-800-2416 for assistance with orders!
Amateur Radio Video/Podcast Channels
Audio Podcasts: SolderSmoke • QSO Today Podcast • ARRL: The Doctor Is In • ARRL: So Now What? • ARRL: On the Air
Videos: ARRL • Amateur Radio Roundtable • Amateur Logic TV • Ham College TV • Ham Nation Live Wed. at 6 pm PT - Episodes 80-485
• Ham Radio 2.0 • Ham Radio Crash Course • Other YouTube channels: N6NA • K7AGE • W6LG • K6UDA • W2AEW • KEØOG • VK3YE
We appreciate your support of the River City ARCS! This is your Club! Support it!
We forward inquiries and comments addressed to contact@n6na.org to the appropriate party.
Antelope Carmichael Citrus Heights North Highlands Foothill Farms Roseville California Sacramento Valley Hamfest Ham Radio American Radio Relay League ARRL Special Service Amateur Radio Club net N6NA 2 meter FM repeater 145.25 MHz 10 meter 28.420 MHz USB slow scan television SSTV 145.51 MHz APRS Packet DX CW AM RTTY PSK WSPR SSB HF VHF UHF YL Field Day FD