Welcome to the new Western Placer Amateur Radio Club site, wparc.org. We're glad that you're here!

Our former website domain wparc.us was personally owned by one of our members. When he became a Silent Key some years ago the club had to scramble to reinstate the website as it was being taken down by our Internet Service Provider (ISP). Once we surmounted that hosting hurdle the club attempted to claim the wparc.us website domain. To shorten a long story, the domain was not bequeathed to the club and there was no path for the club to take ownership of the wparc.us domain.

We will release the wparc.us domain in January 2027. This allows our members and visitors to update their bookmarks over the next few months, then the old website wparc.us will be a memory.

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

WPARC Member Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Round Table Pizza Clubhouse in Rocklin. 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.

Location: 2345 Sunset Blvd at Stanford Ranch Road, Rocklin, in the Bel Air Stanford Ranch Village shopping center. Round Table Pizza is adjacent to Sunset Blvd. Click for Google Maps location and directions.

Planned Topics on Jul 21: Scott Read is scheduled to speak on Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Ham License Testing - First Tuesdays, 6:00 PM, Round Table Pizza, Rocklin, CA

WPARC offers ham radio license testing on the first Tuesday of each month. Arrive at Round Table Pizza Clubhouse in Rocklin 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.

Location: 2345 Sunset Blvd at Stanford Ranch Road, Rocklin, in the Bel Air Stanford Ranch Village shopping center. Round Table Pizza is adjacent to Sunset Blvd. Click for Google Maps location and directions.

WPARC Board Meeting - Second Tuesdays, 7:00 PM on Zoom Meetings

The WPARC Board of Directors conducts Board meetings on the second 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 at the Lincoln Waffle Farm for breakfast. 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.

Location: Waffle Farm, 815 Twelve Bridges Dr at Fieldstone Drive in Lincoln. Click for Google Maps location and directions

Weekly Thursday Night Net Ragchews on Zoom Meeting 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!

Weekly Thursday Night Net on K6PAC Repeater 7:30 PM

WPARC hosts a weekly on the air net at 7:30 PM. Click to our Nets Section for additional information. We'll look for you on air!

Monthly Second Thursday Night Message Traffic Net on K6PAC Repeater 8:00 PM

WPARC hosts a monthly message passing or "traffic" net on the air net at 8:00 PM. Click to our Nets Section for additional information. Try sending or receiving a traffic message!

WPARC 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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WPARC Ham Fest - Saturday Sep 19, 7 AM - noon

Save the Date for the Western Placer annual Ham Fest on the morning of Saturday, September 19 at McBean Park in Lincoln, CA. If you're selling or buying something radio related then this is your invitation to attend! Each parking lot stall for sellers is at deal at only $10 apiece. If you're coming to shop then that's absolutely free! But bring plenty of cash for when you want to snag that special treasure someone else is selling. There will be a drawing for prizes. More information will follow. We hope to see you there!

WPARC Field Day was a Success!

WPARC hosted a Saturday-only Field Day event at Foskett Regional Park in Lincoln, CA. Members arrived early to set up in preparation for the 11 AM PT start time. Our Field Day Leader James KK6EGJ did a masterful job in marshaling the members, setting up the site, providing appropriate signage, and safety considertions. A few minor radio glitches were resolved and we had a 4-Alpha station on the air. One of our member's XYL cooked some yummy cheeseburgers for lunch. We ate well! ARRL Sacramento Valley Section Manager Jay Ballinger N6SAC visited the site in the early afternoon. We hosted a tape measure direction finding antenna build activity, followed by a fox hunt afterwards. We made a run to Brick and Barrel pizza for dinner and almost polished off two large pizzas at our Field Day site. The day wrapped up before the park curfew at 9 PM. It was some fun! We have pictures to share.

WPARC Officer Changes

As voted and approved during the April 21 member meeting, the club is pursuing a 501(c)(3) designation. The club needs to prepare for this transition by juggling some of the current officer and board positions to align with a new structure suitable for the new designation. At the May 19 member meeting some necessary officer and board member changes were announced and approved by the members present. The following changes to the board were approved by voice vote,
 •  Michael B K6BUK transitions into a Treasurer-only role, removing his Secretary hat,
 •  Jey Y KQ6DK transitions from Board Member into the Secretary role,
 •  Phillip T KO6CYU transitions from Alternate Board member to full Board member,
 •  Art F KI6GYY joins (was drafted?) the board as Alternate Board Member. Thank you Art!
The new officer and board changes are effective immediately. The list of officers and board members is updated at the bottom of this web page.

In Search Of: Event Coordinators

Your help is needed to plan fun member activities this year. September Ham Fest (Sep 19), Family Picnic or Pot Luck social gatherings, one or more fox hunts, Parks On The Air (POTA) activation(s), and similar activities. There are probably other events I didn't even think to include! Are you a good event organizer? Please select an event and talk to any club leader to make ham radio fun again for us all.

Placer County ARES Nets and Meetings

Scott Read is the Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Placer County ARES. Scott shares the following recurring ARES meetings,

 • 1st Sunday of Every Month Zoom Meeting at http://meeting.w6ek.org all are invited. Time 1930 hrs.
 • 2nd Sunday Radio Nets on the K6IOK Repeater at 1930 hrs. 145.130(-) pl 114.8
 • 3rd Sunday Radio Net on the W6EK repeater at 1930 hrs. 145.430(-) pl 162.2
 • 4th Sunday is either a Winlink Check-in or Winlink Exercise. Email the Placer ARES EC at placercountyares@gmail.com to get on the distribution list, or join the Placer County ARES Facebook group.

The Placer County ARES Facebook Group has situational updates and training classes and general Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) related information.

WPARC C4FM Repeater KK6NFM/R is On the Air!

WPARC C4FM repeater is back on the air. C4FM, also known as Yaesu System Fusion, is a digital mode communication service. The repeater is on 147.330 + PL 67.0. It is operating from the valley floor atop a modest mast. The projected RF footprint grants wide coverage across the greater Sacramento Valley region. The repeater is temporarily in dual mode (FM and C4FM) but that may change in the future. This is an open repeater. Key it up!

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 library is quite extensive. If you have any books not presently in this library and you would like to donate them, we would greatly appreciate it.

A list of available books is on the LHARG Lending Library page.

K6PAC/R

WPARC's K6PAC/R 2M FM repeater is pictured in this photo. On the cart it is almost mobile! It has been at its new home since April '22.

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WPARC welcomes you to join us for our club events. A few regional and national events are also listed. See location information in the Meetings section at top of this page. All club events and dates are subject to change at discretion of the board.

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WPARC 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 Net	Weekly 2m Net on K6PAC
Second Thu 8:00 PM	WPARC Traffic Net	Second Thursdays each month on K6PAC

WPARC Weekly Net

Running a net is a great way to gain radio experience. Try your hand at running a net! Click to download the Net Control Host script [pdf]. You can also retrieve the Net Control Operators Schedule [pdf].

WPARC Monthly Traffic Net

For the 2026 year, our Club initiated a Traffic Net. The Net will convene the second Thursday of each month, following the regular WPARC Net at 8 pm. Click to download the Traffic Net script [pdf]. The purpose of the Traffic Net is to familiarize members with message handling procedures and techniques using NTS Guidelines, and to practice transmitting or receiving an exercise or drill message via the airwaves using the FEMA ICS-213 form. You can find a fill-able ICS-213 form [pdf] for either download, print, or to be filled online. In essence, this is a 30-minute-long training session.

The Traffic Net utilizes "Pro Words" to help speed concise communication. You can familiarize yourself with "Pro Words" downloading and reviewing our ProWords Guide [pdf]

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