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
december 2024 Monthly Club Meeting
We will hold our December monthly club in-person/Zoom meeting on Thursday, December 5th, at 7:00pm Pacific Time. The meeting will be held at the QTH of John WB6UBK (good on QRZ) and will also be accessible via Zoom for all online participants.
Meeting schedule:
- Minutes of last month's meeting.
- Treasurer report.
- 100, 50, and 25 years ago (from this month's QST magazine).
- Highlights of the November 2024 Bug Roundup.
- Show and Tell/ discussion time with refreshments.
- Election of 2025 W6SFM club officers.
- Operator Signup Announcement-ARRL 2025 Straight Key Night.
Please email your 2025 club officer nominations to w6sfmclub@gmail.com by not later than December 4th 2300 UTC. Nominations may also be submitted during the December 5th club meeting.
*Zoom invitation to be emailed to all club members in advance of the meeting.
W6SFM BR operator Mike K6LQ during the November 2024 Bug Roundup, Fair Oaks, CA
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
