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. 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

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 for breakfast at the Waffle Farm, 815 Twelve Bridges Dr, Lincoln at cross-street Fieldstone Dr. Click for Google Maps location and directions. 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.

WPARC Members Meeting - Third Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, Round Table Pizza, Roseville, CA

WPARC holds Member Meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at the Round Table Pizza Clubhouse in Roseville. 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.

Scheduled Topic: May 21: 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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Meeting and Testing Location - Round Table Pizza, Roseville

WPARC offers ham radio license testing and member meetings at the Round Table Pizza Clubhouse at Foothills Blvd and Baseline Road in the Brickyard Center (Bel Air supermarket) shopping center. Street address is 4010 Foothills Blvd, Suite 108, Roseville. Round Table Pizza is tucked into the northwest corner of this center. Click for Google Maps location and directions.

Club 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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NEW! Propagation Testing Nets

WPARC VP Erik W6ETJ is heading up new net for propagation testing as a weekly net activity on various bands, antenna orientations, and modes. Attend the weekly net to obtain band, frequency, the other details for the weekly test nets. See the planned schedule in the WPARC Nets section below.

Save the Date: Field Day, June 22-23, Location: TBD

Attendees at the April member meeting discussed planning for Field Day. There seemed to be interest for an in-town location while others promoted a location a little farther afield, like near Foresthill. What would be interesting for you? Share your thoughts.

WPARC Resurrecting our C4FM Repeater

WPARC is rebuilding our C4FM repeater station and preparing to put it back on the air. The cavities were recently serviced and tuned. An antenna is being selected. The repeater will be found on 147.330 + PL 67.0. It is planned to restart operations in digital-only C4FM mode. It will operate from the valley floor with a modest mast above terrain. The projected RF footprint suggests great coverage for the greater Sacramento Valley region. Listen for it on-air coming soon.

Save the Date: WPARC Ham Fest, Sep 21, McBean Park, Lincoln, CA

This annual event is a regional favorite! Plan to attend with your ham goods to sell or bring your empty shopping cart and a full wallet to take your new treasures home. We will look to see you on Saturday, Sep 21 at McBean Park!

Save the Date: Tour de Lincoln, Oct 19, McBean Park, Lincoln, CA

The date is set for the Tour de Lincoln 2024 on Saturday, Oct 19. WPARC provides communications on the event course from SAG (Support and Gear) vehicles and at rest stops. This provides eyes and ears on the prescribed courses and an extra measure of rider safety. Incidents on the course or event information is relayed back to event organizers for up to the minute status. We will be looking for volunteers to assist with the Tour. Let us know if you would like to participate as a ham radio volunteer!

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 "Mobile"?

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 Twitter

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, but in other cases the two stations may not be able to connect with one another because one station is horizontal and the other station is vertical. 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.
April 19-2m C4FM vertical 26-10m SSB horizontal	May 2-2m FM simplex vertical 9-10m FM vertical 16-2m C4FM vertical 23-2m SSB horizontal 30-10m AM vertical	June 6-2m C4FM vertical 13-2m AM vertical 20-10m SSB vertical 28-2m FM Cross banding vertical
July 4-10m FM vertical 11-2m C4FM vertical 18-2m SSB horizontal 25-2m FM simplex vertical	August 1-2m C4FM vertical 8-2m FM simplex vertical 15-10m FM vertical 22-2m SSB horizontal 29-2m AM vertical	September 5-2m FM simplex vertical 12-2m C4FM vertical 19-10m AM vertical 26-10m FM vertical
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 Page from 2019. Contact the webmaster if you have 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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