Tuesday September 4 Meeting

Homebrew Contest Night

Our September 4 membership meeting will be Homebrew Night. Members are encouraged to present details of their homebrew projects. Each presentation should last about five minutes and should include pictures, a brief description of the project and if small enough, the item can be displayed at our meeting.
We will award three prizes, totaling $100 value, to the winners. One of these prizes is reserved for an entry-level member.
Homebrew projects can include, but are not limited to: antennas, Go-kits, mobile rig installations, station accessories, Arduino and Raspberry Pi devices, QRP rigs and custom ham radio software. All are welcome, but only current River City ARCS members are eligible to win prizes!

Meetings are usually the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm and are open to the Public.  Guests and visitors are welcome!

Click to view our archived meeting presentations

Meetings are at Sacramento County Corp. Yard, 5026 Don Julio Blvd
(corner of Elkhorn Blvd) Sacramento, California 95842
Click for directions to River City ARCS Meetings

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River City ARCS Wednesday Night Nets 8 pm Pacific Time - N6NA repeater on 145.250 MHz (-) 162.2 PL
~8:30 pm - 10 meter net on 28.420 MHz USB after 2 meter net 
~9:00 pm - Slow Scan Television Net on 441.300 MHz N6NA Repeater Members and Visitors always Welcome!

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• This Month's River City ARCS Newsletter
• Past Newsletter Archive
• ARRL Sac Valley Section News

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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 (price pending)
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.

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Amateur Radio Videos/Webcasts
Ham Nation Live Wed. at 6 pm PT on TWiT.TV
K7AGE YouTube Channel • SolderSmoke
Amateur Radio Roundtable • Ham College TV
Amateur Logic TV • QSO Today Podcast

River City ARCS Meetings, Nets and Events

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ARRL Pacificon Convention - October 19-21

Register online at www.pacificon.org by October 7 for the discounted rate to attend the October 19-21, 2018 ‪‎‪‎ARRL‬ Pacificon Division Convention at the San Ramon Marriott. Youths 17 years or under are admitted free!

Pacificon gives you three great days of activities for one low cost: 
 * A full slate of outstanding Forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio topics
 * A large Vendor Expo filled with exciting products and exhibits
 * An outdoor Swap Meet
 * QRP activities
 * Youth Activities
 * Electronics kit building and soldering instruction
 * A One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license
 * Two days of License Testing
 * A Special Events Station where you can operate and contact other hams worldwide, even if you don't have a General or Extra Class license
 * A wonderful Banquet with Keynote Speaker Jeri Ellsworth, AI6TK
 * Our annual Wouff Hong Initiation ceremony
 * A chance to hear about and discuss important national amateur radio issues with top ARRL leaders
 * A chance to win radios and other great prizes throughout the convention

And perhaps the best part - a chance to interact and share information with lots of other amateur radio enthusiasts to further (or begin) your own knowledge and to advance the hobby. PACIFICON is the annual ARRL Pacific Division convention, held each year in October.
It is THE premier amateur radio conference in the western U.S.

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Upcoming Meeting Programs and Events

• September 4 - Homebrew Night
• September 15 - Western Placer ARC Hamfest in Lincoln
• October 2 - White Elephant Sale
• October 13 - Amateur Radio Booth at Rocklin Maker Faire
• October 19-21 - ARRL Pacificon Division Convention at San Ramon Marriott
• November 6 - Club Officer and Board Elections
• November 11 - Clarksburg Country Run - Contact Vince KI6NHP to volunteer communication support
• December 13, Thursday - Membership Family Holiday Dinner at Sam's Hof Brau

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Join or Renew your Membership Now

Annual Dues for Full Time Students are $5
Click here to Join, Renew or Update
your River City ARCS Membership Now!
2019 calendar year dues are payable on January 1, 2019
Dues received after August 31 are credited to the subsequent calendar year.
Dues paid after August 31 count towards the 2019 calendar year.

Current members as of 7/22/2018: AC6IL AE6SK AG6YG AI6UO DW7XCP K1PAC* K6AAI K6AKL K6CBB K6DRY K6HUH K6MCS K6VDU K6VSS KA6BID KA6YLA KA9MDP KC5JAX KC6NAT KC6RUO KC6TEY KD6ILC KD6NST KD6RM KD6WTY+ KE6RMN KE7HTW KF6IZU+ KG6ILB KG6XX KI6BWN KI6FYF KI6MOL KI6NHP KI6PHB KJ6CFD KJ6EPM KJ6IST KJ6PEH KJ6PIK KJ6PRY KJ6YYY KK6AAR KK6DCT KK6FON KK6NZW KK6WSP KK6YYF KK6ZGA KM6DNV KM6FJZ KM6FKA KM6FKB KM6FLQ KM6GYM KM6HJM KM6IOZ KM6LIR* KM6LSO KM6LYW KM6MFI KM6MPU KM6MPV KM6NEZ KM6NFO* KM6NQC KM6ONO KM6PDP KM6PTU KM6QDU KM6SBB KN6CAT KN6SD KO6KD KO6KL KP4MD KS6P KS6WTF N6BQY* N6DAP N6DRY N6DTR N6DXX N6ICW+ N6PGQ N6RS N6SDF N6SNO+ N6TWW N6UMI W6AE(ex-KF6IDO) W6BS W6DFG+ W6GU W6KDJ W6PMR W6TEE W6VFW W6WMD W6XBC W6ZTY WA6QYO WB2ZEI+ WB6FC WB6OWT WB6UBK WB6VYH WB6YLK+ WG6CFS WO6J+ WP2N (NØCALL): Chris Calhoun, Marie Martin+
*current through 2019

Member dues & donations defray our meeting, event and operating expenses.

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Links to other Sacramento Area Amateur Radio Resources