North Hills Radio Club

04/11/2026

04/11/2026

MISSION 50

Parachute Mobile Mission 50 is scheduled for April 25, 2026. Wow! Our 50th mission. Our first mission was November 19, 2009. It’s been a blast and we hope that we have inspired you to try new things in whatever hobbies you might be involved in.

Mark, AF6IM; Dmitrii, KN6MMW; and Rob, KC6TYD, are back to make QSO’s with you. If everything goes as planned, Mark and Dmitrii will start the day off with 2 meter jumps on 147.570 MHz, and then Rob will make an HF jump on 14.250 MHz.

We hope to get the first skydiver up in the air by 10:30 a.m. Monitor 147.570 for Parachute Control, who will be situated near the summit of Mount Diablo keeping everyone up to date with the mission progress and answering questions. We will also post updates on the website and on our page.

Each skydiver will be APRS equipped and can be tracked by searching their callsigns respectfully, or position your favorite APRS map over Byron Airport in Byron, CA.

We will also provide live streaming video during each jump as well as some ground preparation feeds. Check back for a Zoom link to join in.

If you make a contact with a skydiver please be sure to email us at [email protected] and let us know which skydiver it was and the time of the contact. This will ensure that you will receive your one of a kind QSL card.

Please feel free to post and share the attached flyer.

03/27/2026

GMRS Rumors in that air, There is a proposed “Low Band” frequency addition to GMRS. It operates in the 462 MHz range. The NEW frequencies proposed to the FCC are in the 46 MHz range. The old wireless phone frequencies and other devices that worked in the 46-49 MHz range. No decision has been made about it.

03/27/2026

REMINDER: Due to remodeling that will be going on at the Antelope Library where we normally meet , we will be at the Arden Arcade Library for the April meeting on April 21st at 7 PM. The Library is located at 2443 Marconi Ave at Fulton Ave. There is a Taco Bell next to it. We’ll be there for April and back at Antelope in May if everything goes well.

UPDATE: We just found we will be meeting there in May also. Remodeling time has been extended at the Antelope Library

03/27/2026

Upcoming on May 2nd is What Is Amateur Radio. Check out different Radio setups and see how they work. From CW to HF to POTA and other operations. Take a walk into HRO and see what you like. You might even pick something up! Bring a friend and or family members to see what you are doing with that strange thing that voices come out of. It might be your first exposure to radio’s after getting a license or you’re studying for one. Either way come on by!

02/18/2026

We had a great turn out last night for our monthly club meeting . Allen, K6AGW talked about upcoming events.

Sierra Foothills Hamfest next month

What is Amatuer Radio in May at HRO

Summer Field Day at Brannan Island where we have 2 large group locations reserved for the end of June.

Kim , KE6RKX put on a very informative presentation of “Go Packs” and what should be in them for 72hrs.

16 members in attendance and 3 by Zoom.

We were also alerted that our meeting location will be CLOSED for remodeling in April. We’ll be meeting at the Arcade Library @ 2443 Marconi at Fulton Ave. We should be back in Antelope by May depending on the remodeling

02/17/2026

The first Hamfest of the year and the 10th anniversary is coming! SAVE THE DATE: March 28th @ 0700! 🙂 Tons of prizes, sellers. Elmer tours, presentations... you name it. More details will be available soon @ https://hamfest.w6ek.org or scan the QR Code.

01/31/2026

We placed 10th overall in the Winter Field Day exercise with the WRL.

01/21/2026

Great turn out at last nights 1st meeting of 2026. We talked about Winter Field Day and had a great program about SOTA , Summits On The Air. The program made you wanna go climb or drive to a mountain top to activate it.

01/20/2026

We’ll be at Beale’s Point State Park at Folsom Lake for Winter Field Day this weekend. Some will be camping the entire time. The event starts ar 0800 Saturday till 1400 on Sunday. If you’d like to come by your more than welcome. In fact we encourage you to. Bring a friend , family member or significant other . There is a $12.00 fee to enter unless you have a park pass. So, load up the car! Talk in is on K6IS 145.190 - 162.2 then when you’re in close will switch to a simplex freq. Hope to see you there.

01/11/2026

While Allen, K6AGW was at the Marshal Gold Discovery Site in Coloma performing a POTA Activation he had a visitor. KE6GLE came by to check out his set up. You never know who will show up!