Our August 4 Online Meeting via Zoom

Click here to watch our July 7 Membership Meeting

Tuesday August 4 at 7:30 pm

Meeting Program: "KiwiSDR Software Defined Radio"

Our General meetings are currently held online & open to members and guests.
Visitors may request meeting access via advance e-mail to contact@n6na.org
Time: 7:30 pm 1st Tuesday of each month
Place: Sacramento County Corp. Yard, 5026 Don Julio Blvd (corner Elkhorn Blvd), Sacramento, CA 95842
Click to view our archived meeting presentations Playlist of archived meeting videos

Would you like a personal mentor to help get you on the air?
Come to our meeting and ask about our "Elmer" Program!

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Daily 7:30 pm Informal "Health and Welfare" & Roundtable Net 145.25 MHz

As we are asked to “shelter in place,” many Amateurs may be isolated in their home. Occasionally some may have no outside contact checking on needs. Therefore, the River City ARCS' informal "Health and Welfare Net" is held every evening at 7:30 pm on our N6NA repeater on 145.25 MHz.

Instead of calling for “check-ins,” the net control operator calls for those who have indicated they need a contact.

If the person doesn’t respond, at the end of the net they are called to see if all is well.  After the contact period of the net, we have an informal roundtable giving everyone an opportunity to chat.

Amateurs desiring to be contacted need to e-mail contact@n6na.org with their name, call, complete phone number and address.  Persons desiring to be a net control operator or backup, also e-mail contact@n6na.org

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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!

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)

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August 8-9 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo - ARRL Sanctioned Hamfest

Participate in this ground breaking, virtual international amateur radio expo.
Packed with world renowned speakers, exhibitors, and special conference rooms built on a virtual reality platform.
Attend from the convenience of your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

• Dates:​ August 8 and 9, 2020
• Schedule: August 7th, 6:00 PM PDT - Keynote by Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD
• August 8th and 9th, 8:00 AM PDT USA Speaker Tracks Start
• Check individual Exhibitor Booths for their hours - most will open at 8:00 AM PDT on Saturday and Sunday.

Register by July 24, 2020 to receive early bird prize incentives!

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Upcoming Meeting Programs and Area Events

• August 4 - Meeting Program - Carol KP4MD "KiwiSDR Web Software Defined Radio & OpenWebRx"
• August 8-9 - QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo - ARRL Sanctioned Online Convention
• September 1 - Meeting Program - Homebrew Contest Night
• October 6 - Meeting Program - White Elephant Sale
• November 3 - Club Elections & Larry AJ6G "Adventure in Antenna Launching"
• December 1 - Annual Holiday Party Meeting

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River City ARCS Member Phil Sittner, KD6RM, on QSO Today Podcast

Phil Sittner, KD6RM, has a ham radio story that goes back over 50 years, from childhood. Still living in Northern California, Phil builds his own radios and test equipment, operates CW on 80 and 40 meters, using his fence mounted 80 meter end-fed Zepp and a pair of phased 40 meter verticals in an HOA neighborhood where antennas are forbidden. We harness Phil’s extensive technical expertise and hear his ham radio story in this QSO Today.

Listen to Phil's podcast interview on https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/kd6rm

Technician Video Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aFXH_SQUo&list=PL07A7D1C9D7BF7F48