We attended the Annual Club information meeting and brushed up on Compass guidelines, room reservations procedures and other pertinent information. The meeting also served to make face to face contacts with staff we often interact only thru email.

 Field Day 2025 will be held near the Sports Complex Saturday, June 28^th 11:00 AM thru Sunday the 29^th, ending 2:00 PM. Several operators will be on hand to demonstrate their radios and techniques. On Field Day, Ham operators attempt to contact as many other stations throughout the US and Canada as possible. Using various methods of sending messages such as voice, digital and Morse code hones our skills. The event helps us practice for emergencies, serves as an informal contest and most of all is fun!  We will have a “Get on the Air” station where you can also try sending a message. So, stop on by and have a chat with us or someone across the country.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

Our Group participated in the CQ World Wide Single Side band contest. Successful contacts were made to 21 foreign countries as far away as Croatia, Ireland, Czech Republic and Japan. We also contacted 20 American stations including Alaska and Hawaii. The 15 meter band was the most active band with favorable propagation conditions. John, NQ6Q conducted a cross training session to familiarize members on our Winlink and Echolink equipment and software. Maintaining and understanding these modes gives us confidence to help our community, especially in the event of an emergency. Julian, KO6EPL, conducted his first Monday Net with great success, well done Julian.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

We participated in the ARRL International DX Contest and made close to 40 contacts. This Single Side Band contest yielded 20 different countries including Italy, Sweden, France, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Caribbean Islands and several South America nations. Single Side Band is a mode where the operator speaks into a microphone directly with another station. Our Hams & Coffee get together generated stimulating conversations and laughs covering diverse topics.

We continue to brainstorm the items to include on our renovated poster board. There are so many wonderful aspects of ham radio to convey it is hard to put them all on one board! Stand by for future developments. Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email

For Winter Field Day we contacted 140 stations using phone, PSK31 and JS8Call. Over a dozen States were recorded and several Canadian Provinces as well. Our participation in the 2025 World Wide RTTY Contest yielded over 40 contacts, including 17 States and 5 International contacts. Art, KI6GYY has undertaken a redesign of our Club Information Portable Display Board. The Group has discussed possible exhibits for the display. This display is brought to the Lincoln Hills Annual Club Expo, New Resident Orientations, Field Days and other outings. It highlights activities, goals, emergency communication capabilities and of course the pure fun of Ham radio.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

We participated in Winter Field Day which is held annually during the third weekend in January. The goals of Winter Field Day include practicing our emergency communication skills in difficult outdoor conditions and making as many contacts as possible. Although we have no snow to contend with, our fingers did get cold. Collectively we contacted 140 stations using phone, PSK31 and JS8Call. Over a dozen States were recorded and several Canadian Provinces as well.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

Doug, N0PGQ gave an informative demo on FT8 hunting tips and propagation maps. Various website addresses were shared by Doug to enable us a better sense of active FT8 international stations. We participated in the ARRL Sweepstakes SSB contest amassing 55 QSO’s, including 25 States for 3,850 points. Although the exchange was very complicated, we gained more confidence in communicating vital information which can help in emergency situations. Our Hams & Coffee/Holiday get together was fun as we adapted to the Café being closed. Mark, KM6HDI and John NQ6Q made a coffee run and really made our Morning. Conversations were wide ranging and time flew by. Dan, KN6DRN traveled to NY and braved the cold to activate a State Park for POTA credit, a first out of State activation for him.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

The Ham bands were packed with operators for the CQ World Wide DX Contest back in October. We had dozens of QSO’s (contacts) with 9 countries, 12 zones and accumulated 1,071 points. Our farthest country was Morocco, 5,979 miles away! Sal, WC6SAL, shared some of his secrets to success on FT8. By varying odd versus even frequencies one could improve chances of successful contacts. Dan, KN6DRN demonstrated how to convert log entries into Cabrillo format for contests. LHARG crewed a table at November’s New Resident Orientation. Hams & Coffee was festive and fun. We look forward to a Happy New Year.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

Several members helped out and others attended the annual Hamfest sponsored by the Western Placer Amateur Radio Group. Our group participated in a New Resident Orientation event at the OC. We had a wonderful chat with a fellow Ham who just moved here and we hope to see him at our meetings. The California QSO Party enabled us to make many contacts across the Country and Canada. Stations from out of State all call into California to try and make contact. Over 15 States, two Canadian Provinces were heard. We are looking forward to a Hams & Coffee gathering in December, details to follow.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

We gathered together at KS Café for our “Hams & Coffee” chat. We had a great turnout featuring varied conversations and a brief demo from Sal, WC6SAL. Thank you Mark, KM6HDI for the sweet treats .Our Monday meetings are well attended and surprise demos make for an informative and fun environment. Dan, KN6DRN showed a YouTube video on antenna and propagation topics. We all learned new concepts. Sal, WC6SAL gave a more detailed FT8 demonstration revealing some tips and tricks to increase the possibility of making international contacts. He alerted us to the latest version of WSJT-X software program available for downloading.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com

Several members drove to Roseville to view the world’s largest steam engine known as “Big Boy.” Big Boy weighs 1.5 million pounds and 24 wheels! John, NQ6Q brought his VHF/UHF portable antenna which impressed all with its small size yet great performance. Dan, KN6DRN shared propagation information. Research shows that the “summer doldrums” degrade HF signals as the ionosphere is heated and expands, making it less reflective. In addition, during the summer the ionosphere is less dense as it expands. This reduced density also weakens its ability to reflect radio waves. However, of late, the SFI index has been very high. This measures the amount of charged particles in the ionosphere. More charged particles creates an environment of farther radio wave coverage and QSO’s reaching greater distances.

Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com