Next River City ARCS Meeting will be held via Zoom online videoconference.
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Tuesday April 7 at 7:30 pm

Meeting Program: Phil Sittner KD6RM
The End Fed Sloper Antenna
5026 Don Julio Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95842

Our General meetings (except December) are open to the public. Time: 7:30 pm 1st Tuesday of each month
Place: Sacramento County Corp. Yard, 5026 Don Julio Blvd (corner Elkhorn Blvd), Sacramento, CA 95842
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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 is starting a new informal "Health and Welfare Net" to be 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 will be calling those who have indicated they need a contact.

If the person doesn’t respond, at the end of the net they will be called to see if all is well.  After the contact period of the net, we plan to 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 Club member Ioan Negru, AI6UO)

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Paul McIntyre at the 2014 ARRL Pacific Division Leadership Summit

Paul McIntyre
Celebration of Life - Postponed
Paul McIntyre, KC5JAX, president of the River City ARCS, became a Silent Key at the age of 57 on February 28, 2020. He was one of four victims of a knife attack by a client at the Wellness and Recovery Center in Carmichael where Paul was interning in his training to become a social worker.

The Celebration of Life for Paul McIntyre is postponed due to the Coronavirus Health Advisory.  The future date is to be determined.

Paul was a long time mentor and volunteer, passionate to help others learn and enjoy amateur radio. He served years as a club officer, on the Board of Directors and as our net coordinator. He and his wife Barbara and son Hunter regularly participated in our picnics, Field Days and other club activities.

“He's a wonderful brave blind man who had no defense against what happened here,” said his wife Barbara McIntyre. Barbara said Paul interned at the wellness and recovery center two days a week. But his life was cut short Friday. "He was murdered on our son’s 17th birthday, so now, my son is going to have to remember his father's brutal death on every birthday that he has for the rest of his life.” McIntyre's family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral costs. “He was the most beautiful man I ever met and I waited and waited for him. And when I found him, I knew I had something good,” said Barbara.  Link to Fox40 news story.  Photos of Paul.

Link to GoFundMe Donation Page 
Thanks to all who have donated!

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Upcoming Meeting Programs and Area Events

• The March 21 Loomis Hamfest 2020 is postponed until a date to be announced due to the current Coronavirus Health Advisory
• April 7 - General Membership Meeting Program - Phil Sittner, KD6RM, The End Fed Sloper Antenna
• May 5 - General Membership Meeting Program - Abe Lewkowicz, N7SCQ, "Marine Communications Before Satellites"
• June 2 - General Membership Meeting Program - Art Clark, KD6GBY, "Solid State Transformers"

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Amateur Radio Videos/Podcasts
Ham Nation Live Wed. at 6 pm PT on TWiT.TV
Amateur Radio Roundtable • Amateur Logic TV • Ham College TV
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Audio Podcasts: SolderSmoke • QSO Today Podcast
ARRL: The Doctor Is In • ARRL: So Now What? • ARRL: On the Air

River City ARCS Meetings, Nets & Events

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

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2020 calendar year dues are payable on January 1, 2020.  
Dues received now are credited through the 2020 calendar year.

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