Amateur Radio Club Call W6SFM
About Us
The Samuel F Morse Amateur Radio Club (SFMARC) was originally formed in Sacramento, CA by a group of radio amateurs that mainly enjoy operating CW. We wanted a way to bring others together who also have an interest in operating CW on-air, and share the love of Field Day, Bug Roundup, and both the NAQP and CQP.
Monthly Club Meeting Announcement
may 2025 Monthly Club Meeting
We will hold our April in-person monthly club meeting on Thursday, May 1st, at 7:00pm PT at John WB6UBK QTH (good on QRZ). The meeting will also be accessible via Zoom for all online participants.
Meeting schedule:
- Minutes of last month's meeting.
- Treasure's report
- 100, 50, and 25 years ago (from this month's QST magazine).
- Discussion of Field day.
- Kid's Day in the Park Report
- KPH Report
- Show and Tell/ discussion time with refreshments ( for those of us that are in person)
- Bug Roundup Reminder
- Discuss plans for our next club POTA.
*Zoom invitation to be emailed to all club members in advance of the meeting.
This fine electronic art could be yours if you win the April 2025 W6SFM Bogus Story Contest!
special w6sfm POTA Event
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Willow Creek Recreation Area, Folsom, CA US-3432
W6SFM will be activating Parks On the Air – reference US-
3432, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.
Club members Ron Lingren WB6DMX and Mike Kashuba K6LQ will begin setting up the station around 8:00 AM, and hope to be fully operational by 10:00 AM and run till around 1:00 or so….
We will be running 20 Meters CW exclusively, (the most popular POTA Band) with a vertical dipole and a Icom IC-7300 – battery powered.
We are planning on grilling Brats (Oktoberfest style) with sauerkraut, mustard and chips. Bottled water will be supplied.
Willow Creek Recreation Area is just off Folsom Boulevard almost directly opposite The Folsom Outlets.
https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/BoatingFacilities/f/1447
There is a $10 fee for parking. There are restrooms, paved and gravel parking. We plan to be set up under one of the two permanent shade shelters – look for the W6SFM POTA Banner. All are welcome, guests too…It should be a good time, hope the bands cooperate…
Also, please let us know (via website or email to w6sfmclub@gmail.com) if you are attending so we can get an idea of how much food to purchase.
W6SFM Club members Ron WB6DMX & Mike K6LQ scoping out future POTA locations
Contact Us
Are you interested in operating CW with other W6SFM club members. Do you have questions about how you can get involved in the SFMARC? Send us a message and let us know. We'll will get back to you soon!
73 de W6SFM
Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club - W6SFM
