Lodi ARC Wednesday Night Net to be hosted on W6SF due to the Gann Fire in Calaveras County – 8/5 starting at 1900 Hours
The Lodi ARC repeaters on Bear Mountain are off the air until further notice due to the Gann Fire in Calaveras County. Both club nets will proceed tonight as follows:
Simplex net will be held at 1830 hrs. as previously scheduled. Net control will be Erich KK6ES.
The two meter repeater net will be held at 1900 hrs. on the W6SF VHF repeater, 147.165, positive offset, pl. 107.2. Net control will be KD6SSN Brian.
Until the repeaters are restored, please use the club simplex frequency 147.090, no offset, no tone, for routine communications traffic. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated and all members (from both clubs) are encouraged to attend tonight’s nets for the latest information.
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August is our annual club potluck, picnic and Bar-B-Que. Be sure to let us know what you’re bringing to the party. If you’re new, or you just don’t know – just bring yourself and your HT.
Our potluck will start at 6PM with serving dinner about 6:30PM. There should be plenty of food.
Mike K6MDS will be our speaker and our topic is FOX HUNTING! Bring your HT, bring your tape measure yagi antenna, bring a Pringles potato chip can and join the fun.
We also have shirts from the 2025 Run Against Hunger available for those that participated in that event, but did not get a shirt because of the short supply.
Members in attendance in person can participate in a 50/50 raffle to win half of the donated “kitty” with the club.
Grab your spouse, or significant other and come join the meeting. Relax by the water and enjoy a great program!
Year of the Club 2026 is your opportunity to get on the air as W6SF.
The W6SF call is available for club members in good standing to operate on-the-air for the ARRL Year of the Club. You can sign up for a two hour shift in the Google Calendar below and choose your mode / band you wish to operate. Then, make it even more fun by inviting ham friends or additional club members over to get on the air with you!
Operating W6SF from your home station DOES NOT invoke any special privileges. If you’re a Technician, you must operate in the Technician sub bands and modes – same for General Class licenses. You MUST be a club member in good standing (i.e. dues paid for 2026). You must identify on-the-air with your callsign when you start. Check out the Be W6SF page on the website for sign up details.
GET YOUR HAM RADIO LICENSE (OR UPGRADE) IN JUST ONE SATURDAY!
What is a HamCram?
“Get Your License in a Saturday” is the perfect solution. No long once-a-week classes. You attend for just one day, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and you’re done.
Thousands of men and women, aged 16 to 90, have succeeded in getting their Amateur Radio license this way.
How does this work?
One of the best ways to bring new people into the hobby is by conducting one-day Technician classes. There are two types of these classes, sometimes called “ham cram” classes,
The first is the one-day Technician License Course using the KB6NU No-Nonsense Study Guide. You can download your copy here. This is a one-day Tech license course and not a “traditional” HamCram Sudy Session of studying just the questions all day long. In the One-Day course, you will go through the study material in a classroom session, interacting with instructors throughout the day, then taking the test at the end of the day.
HamCram Study Session: This is not a class. It is guided study — six 50-minute reading sessions with 10-minute breaks and a 60-minute break for lunch. The FCC exam is given at the end of the day. We divide the question pool into six segments, each containing about 60 questions. This is the most efficient way to maximize attention span and fight study fatigue.
In other words, we tell you how to study, keep you doing it in an organized way, and then give you the test as soon as you are finished. It has proven very successful.
Testing-Only Also Available
The FCC exam session at 2:30 PM is open. We administer all levels of amateur radio exams: Technician, General, and Extra class. You do not need to attend the HamCram just to take an exam. There is no charge for test only. Donations to the Elmer University are welcome. If you’ve paid to attend the HamCram, the exam is included in your fee.
The next Stockton HamCram is scheduled for Saturday, August 8th. This is scheduled to be the One-Day No Nonsense Technician License Instructor Led Class. Seating may be limited. Sign up early! VE Testing session will be offered at 2:30 PM. Please pre-register with your FRN number to make the test session run smoother.
SATURDAY AUGUST 8TH STARTING AT 8AM STOCKTON FIRE STATION #13 – OES CLASSROOM 3606 HENDRIX DR STOCKTON, CA 95212
The next San Pablo HamCram is scheduled for Saturday, August 15th. This is scheduled to be the One-Day self-study course. Seating may be limited. Sign up early! VE Testing-Only session will be offered at 2:30 PM. Please pre-register with your FRN number to make the test session run smoother.
SAN PABLO POLICE TRAINING CENTER 2300 EL PORTAL, STE C SAN PABLO, CA 94806
Doors open at 7:45 AM – HamCram starts at 8:05 AM *** TESTING BEGINS AT 2:30 PM
Visit our web page here for more information and to register.
