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Save the Date! May 31 - River City ARCS & Carmichael Elks Hamfest!
River City ARCS
Bring your handheld to our May 5,
7 pm River City ARCS meeting for
Our "Handheld Shootout".
Phil Sittner KD6RM will demonstrate how to test for signal purity with the amazingly affordable
TinySA Spectrum Analyzer!
Handheld Radio Evaluation with the Tiny SA Spectrum Analyzer
Handheld Radio Evaluation with the Tiny SA Spectrum Analyzer
Our program will start with a talk about the TinySA spectrum analyzer and some of its additional features & uses.
We will test radios in the order on a sign-up list at the meeting.
At first we will test one radio per each participant. Afterwards, participants may test additional radios.
We will test radios transmitting into a 50 ohm dummy load on the input frequency of our 145.25 MHz FM repeater.
We will only test radios with 10 watts or less transmitter power.
At Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave, Carmichael, CA
Optional: Please bring a a non-perishable (packaged or canned) food donation to our meeting for the Sierra Arden Neighborhood and Trellis Gardens Food Closets.
Our April Meeting Speakers
Our April Meeting Speakers
SolderSmoke Podcast Hosts
Dean Souleles, KK4DAS, & Pete Juliano, N6QW,
share the joy of Homebrew Ham Radio &
Invite you to join the ARRL Award Winning "SolderSmoke Homebrew Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge"
Bill Meara, N2CQR, Pete Juliano, N6QW, & Dean Souleles, KK4DAS, host SolderSmoke… a blog & podcast that since 2005 cover the joys of homebrew radio in the lively and light-hearted spirit of NPR’s “Car Talk” hosts, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.
Visit the SolderSmoke Podcast on YouTube • Visit the SolderSmoke Blog
Watch our April 7 Meeting Video • Join the DCR Challenge
Our in-person club meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of each month (except December) at 7 pm PT at Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 and are open to members and all visitors. We especially appreciate attendees who bring non-perishable donations for the food bank.
Those unable to attend 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 in Radio? Come to a meeting and ask about our "Elmer" Mentoring Program!
Door prize drawing exclusively for members present in-person at our monthly meeting.
Our monthly winner has choice of a NanoVNA, a TinySA, a 50 ft length of RG-8X coax or an ICOM IC-V80 Sport 144 MHz Handheld Transceiver.
Please send your newsletter items to Ken, KE6RMN, kmartin537@surewest.net
Members and Visitors always Welcome!
Wednesday Nets
8:00 pm - N6NA 145.250 MHz FM Repeater (- offset) PL 162.2
& AllStarLink Node: 53410 & EchoLink ALARA Conference Node 286905
(no AllStar/EchoLink on our PL 123.0 Backup Repeater on 3rd Wednesdays).
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
Saturday Net
3:00 pm - 40 meter Roundtable Net on 7181 kHz LSB
Slow Speed Morse Code Nets:
Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM Pacific Time 144.090 MHz CW
(Hosted by Ioan Negru, AI6UO)
Fridays at 8 pm Pacific Time 440.450 MHz W6KAP FM repeater
(Hosted by George, AJ6QL)
Upcoming Meetings/Events
Upcoming Meetings/Events
May 2 - 10 am - 2 pm - What is Amateur Radio? Public exhibition at Ham Radio Outlet, 4813 Auburn Blvd, Sacto
May 5 - 7 pm - RCARCS General Meeting - Phil Sittner, KD6RM, shows how to Test Your Transmitter with a TinySA Spectrum Analyzer
May 15-16 - 10 am-4 pm - RCARCS at Rio Linda Farm & Tractor Days, 6852 Dry Creek Rd, Rio Linda
May 16 - 8:30 am - Club Breakfast at Brookfields, 4343 Madison Ave
May 23 - 8:30 am - Club "Second Breakfast" at Brookfields, 11135 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova
May 26 - 7:00 pm - RCARCS Board Meeting
May 31 - 7 am - RCARCS Hamfest at Carmichael Elks Lodge, 5631 Cypress Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
June 2 - 7 pm - RCARCS General Meeting - FIeld Day Prep and Phil KD6RM to speak on Bandpass Filters for Field Day Operation
June 27-28 - ARRL Field Day at Dry Creek Ranch
Join, Renew or Verify Membership
Join, Renew or Verify Membership
Click here to Join New or Update River City ARCS Membership.
Annual Dues are $20 per calendar year
Annual Dues are $20 per calendar year
Additional Family Members $10 each
Additional Family Members $10 each
Full Time Students are $5
Full Time Students are $5
Click here to renew membership or verify membership status at HamClubOnline.com
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Life & Complimentary Members: KD6RM, KF6IZU, KP4MD, N6ICW, N6SNO, W6AWS, W6DFG, WB2ZEI, Marie Martin (XYL of WB6YLK), Nancy Reid (XYL of N6DRY)
Silent Keys+: KK6FON+, N6DRY+, WO6J+, WB6YLK+ See Complete List
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Dues payments cover your membership for the current calendar year. Dues renewals are payable annually on January 1. We appreciate your support.
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Member dues & donations defray our meeting, event and operating expenses.
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We offer Complimentary Membership to new hams licensed at the Auburn, Carmichael Elks, and Folsom VE team testing locations.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 & 2026 REPEATER FUND DONORS!
David Minke, KM6GYM
Larry Upjohn, KC6TRH
Sylvia Stork, KS6WTF
Frank Herrera, KI6BWN
Elk Grove Florin ARC
Stuart Turner, N6DVM
Russ Brill, KN6SD
Steven Smith, K6BZ
Michael Carney, KO6CIL
All River City ARCS are enrolled into Ham Club Online. This is our improved members' management platform. Membership dues cover the current calendar year. Membership renewal dues are payable annually on January 1. 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!
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!
If not hearing on Half Moon Bay, try Northern Utah SDR
MEMBERSHIP NEWS AREA:
Welcome to our new members! Frank KI6BWN Brandon KE6BZZ, John KO6COW, Kishore KR6RAO, Glenn KM6RGQ, Larry KN6BSB, Chad KK6BAX Stuart N6DVM & also congratulations to Tony KM6GMS - on upgrading to General Class!
You can claim your QRZ.com page and enter your email address so other hams can reach out to you better. If you have a photo there, we will post it here.
Come to our casual breakfast gathering!
Monthly River City ARCS Club Breakfasts at Brookfields' Restaurant
Monthly River City ARCS Club Breakfasts at Brookfields' Restaurant
Join our friendly River City ARCS club breakfasts
3rd Saturdays at Brookfields on 4343 Madison Ave.
& 4th Saturdays at Brookfields at 11135 Folsom Blvd.
All our club members, family and visitors are welcome at this casual monthly social event.
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
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.
River City ARCS Bottle Cap Opener (plus personalized QSL card) - NEW
Get this via $5 donation to the club, or receive as a gift for doing Birthday Net Control Sweepstakes. This is a program for new net control operators to celebrate birthday with the group, on-the-air! Apply when you are ready as net control - you will receive training by shadowing, and be assisted on your debut. The club can also lend you a mobile radio, with power supply, and vertical antenna.
River City ARCS Car Magnet and Sticker
You earn this 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
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.
Coming Soon: Engraved, magnetic club name plates!
Amateur Radio Video/Podcast Channels
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 Nation Live Wed. at 6 pm PT - Episodes 80-485
• Ham Radio 2.0 • Ham Radio Crash Course • SolderSmoke • 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.
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