Ham License Testing - First Tuesdays, 6:00 PM, Round Table Pizza, Roseville CA

WPARC offers ham radio license testing on the first Tuesday of each month. Arrive at Round Table Pizza Clubhouse in Roseville ready to test between 6:00 and 6:30 PM. Our friendly volunteer examiners will greet you and proctor your exam.

Location: 4010 Foothills Blvd at Baseline Road Suite 108, Roseville, in the Brickyard Center (Bel Air supermarket) shopping center. Round Table Pizza is tucked into the northwest corner of this center. Click for Google Maps location and directions

If you have any questions about the exam session then you may contact Lou by email.

WPARC Board Meeting - First Tuesdays, 7:00 PM on Zoom Meetings

NO BOARD MEETING Nov 5 — It's Election Night! Cast your Ballot. Sweat the Returns.
The WPARC Board of Directors conducts Board meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. The Board welcomes members and guests who wish to observe or bring business before the board. Click for Zoom Meeting information.

Second Saturday Breakfast - Second Saturdays, 8:00 AM, Waffle Farm, Lincoln, CA

WPARC meets at the Lincoln Waffle Farm for breakfast. This is an informal meeting to meet fellow or future members, share a project, share a question, and enjoy some waffles! Come dine with us.

Location: Waffle Farm, 815 Twelve Bridges Dr at Fieldstone Drive in Lincoln. Click for Google Maps location and directions

WPARC Members Meeting - Third Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, NEW LOCATION Round Table Pizza, Rocklin, CA

WPARC Member Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Round Table Pizza Clubhouse in Rocklin. Enjoy some pizza, salad, and a beer or soda while you enjoy meeting new and old friends. Meetings are also held on Zoom Meetings so you can participate from almost anywhere.

Location: 2345 Sunset Blvd at Stanford Ranch Road, Rocklin, in the Bel Air Stanford Ranch Village shopping center. Round Table Pizza is just behind the sidewalk on Sunset Blvd. Click for Google Maps location and directions.

Planned Topics on Oct 15: Tour de Lincoln and TBD

Zoom Thursday Night Net Ragchews 6:00 PM

WPARC hosts a weekly Zoom Ragchew meeting before the Thursday evening nets at 6:00 PM. Click for Zoom Meeting information. We'll look for you online!

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Ham License Testing Location - Round Table Pizza, Roseville

See Ham License Testing above

WPARC Member Meeting Location - New Location Round Table Pizza, Rocklin

See WPARC Members Meeting above.

WPARC Zoom Meetings

If you can't make the eyeball QSO then join the meeting virtually on Zoom.
Join Zoom Member Meeting

Meeting ID and Passcode shouldn't be requested, but if they are then see below,
Meeting ID: 841 8486 4741
Passcode: 352 729

Join by phone (audio only)
Method 1: Try our One Click Mobile
Method 2: Join by phone, select the entire string from + to second # and paste it into your phone dialer. Each comma instructs your phone to pause briefly. You may need to drop the "+1" for some cellular carriers, otherwise the network thinks you're trying to dial an international call.
+16699009128,,84184864741#,,,,*352729# US (San Jose)
Method 3: If your smartphone supports it you may be able to install the Zoom meeting app, and then click on the web page link above for audio and video connectivity. Find alternate regional Zoom dial-in telephone numbers

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Tour de Lincoln, Sat, Oct 19, McBean Park - Ham Volunteers Wanted

The date is set for the Tour de Lincoln 2024 on Saturday, Oct 19. WPARC provides ham radio communications for the expected 300 bicyclists from SAG (Support and Gear) vehicles and rest stops. Ham radio operators provide eyes and ears spanning 10K, 25K, 50K, and 100K courses and rest stops as an extra measure of rider safety. Hams relay information and incidents from the course to net control, and that is relayed to event organizers for up to the moment status. We are seeking ham operator volunteers to assist with the Tour this year. Email Jey KQ6DK if you would like to participate as a ham radio volunteer!

Thank YOU WPARC Ham Fest Attendees

It was a pleasure to host ham fest attendees at this year's WPARC Ham Fest on Sat, Sep 21! We had sellers and buyers! And we had a raffle with some awesome prizes; congratulations to our prize winners. There was coffee, donuts, and free hot dogs. Our special thanks to the Lincoln Lions Club for the hot dogs! Thank you attendees for your support of this event! If you missed the Ham Fest this year then perhaps we'll see you next year!

Placer County ARES Nets and Meetings

Scott Read is the Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Placer County ARES. Scott shares the following reoccurring ARES meetings,

 • 1st Sunday of Every Month Zoom Meeting at http://meeting.w6ek.org all are invited. Time 1930 hrs.
 • 2nd Sunday Radio Nets on the K6IOK Repeater at 1930 hrs. 145.130(-) pl 114.8
 • 3rd Sunday Radio Net on the W6EK repeater at 1930 hrs. 145.430(-) pl 162.2
 • 4th Sunday is either a Winlink Check in or Winlink Exercise. Email the Placer ARES EC at placercountyares@gmail.com to get on the distribution list, or join the Placer County ARES Facebook group.

The Placer County ARES Facebook Group has situational updates and training classes and general Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) related information.

Return of our WPARC C4FM Repeater

WPARC is rebuilding our C4FM repeater station in preparation to putting it back on the air. The cavities are being serviced and tuned and an antenna is being selected. The repeater will be found on 147.330 + PL 67.0. The refurbished repeater will operate from the valley floor atop a modest mast. The projected RF footprint suggests wide coverage across the greater Sacramento Valley region. Listen for it on-air coming soon.

LHARG Ham Radio Book Lending Library

Secretary/Treasurer Michael K6BUK writes: I am pleased to announce that WPARC has joined with our affiliated club, the Lincoln Hills Amateur Radio Group (LHARG) to develop a library of ham-related books. Many thanks to LHARG/WPARC member Dan KN6DRN for his time and effort to create the new library. It will be housed at the LHARG club building, the south entry building, in Sun City Lincoln Hills, on the corner of Joiner and Del Webb Blvd. Access is limited to LHARG club meeting hours on Monday nights from about 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. You may also request a book from Dan or Michael Buck, K6BUK, and we will send them to the monthly WPARC meeting. The new library is quite extensive but if you have any books we don’t have and would like to donate them, we would greatly appreciate it.

A list of available books is on the LHARG Lending Library page.

K6PAC/R

WPARC's K6PAC/R is pictured in the photo here. On the cart it is almost mobile! It has been at its new home since Apr'22.
(Tip: open image in a new browser tab to see it bigger.)

WPARC on Facebook and X

Check us out on Facebook and Follow us on X (@k6pac)

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WPARC Weekly Nets

Members and guests are always welcome to check in. Share a few minutes with us and keep your net skills sharp!

Day and Time	Net	Notes
Thu 6:00 PM	Zoom Meeting Rag Chew	See and be seen, share your thoughts. Zoom Meeting info
Thu 7:30 PM	WPARC Weekly Nets	Weekly 2m Net (K6PAC FM)
Thu, after Weekly Nets	Propagation Testing	See schedule below. Get details at 2m net.

WPARC Thursday Evening Propagation Net Schedule

Starting in April 2024 WPARC is trying out a new net, testing various bands, modes, and vertical vs. horizontal antenna orientation. You may find that in some cases the antenna orientation may not matter to complete a contact, but in other cases two stations may not be able to contact one another because one station is horizontally polarized and the other station is vertically polarized. The schedule below will assist you to prepare your station for the various propagation tests planned. Check in to the Weekly 2m Net (see above) to obtain frequencies and other details for the planned propagation net activities.

Thursday Evening Propagation Test Net 2024 Schedule All dates are subject to change at discretion of the Board.
October 3-2m SSB horizontal 10-2m FM simplex vertical 17-2m C4FM vertical 24-10m SSB horizontal 29-2m AM vertical	November 7-2m FM simplex vertical 14-10m FM vertical 21-2m C4FM vertical 28-2m SSB horizontal	December 5-10m FM vertical 12-2m FM simplex vertical 19-2m C4FM vertical 26-2m SSB horizontal

Bozo 2M SSB Net - Wednesday and Sunday Eves - 7:30-10:00 PM

This net started in Southern California when local hams started a 2M SSB simplex net on the SSB calling frequency, and some old timer got on to inquire 'What are you Bozos doing?' Link to a legacy Bozo Net Roster from 2019. Please contact the Webmaster if you have roster updates.

Net Script

Running a net is a great way to gain radio experience. Try your hand at running a net! The net script can be found here [pdf]. The frequent weekly checkins list [mid-2023] can be found here [pdf].

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