Siskiyou County MapIMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The West County (Happy Camp) and Sawyer’s Bar (Eddy Gulch) repeaters are currently out of service.

SCARA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

Hello Club members and visitors!

We are in our third month of 2023, and I like to update you on some items.

New Lifetime Members: First and foremost a big congratulations to Al Kiep (WA6IHK) and Gordon Loomis (WA6MSC). The club has voted you both in as Honorary Lifetime SCARA club members. We all want to Thank you for your time and devotion to the SCARA club for so many years.

Vice President Needed:  SCARA is in need of a Vice President. If you’re interested or would like to nominate someone, please contact me (n6knevarnell@gmail.com) ASAP or let us know at our next club breakfast meeting.

Net Control Operators Needed:  We are still looking for Net controllers for our weekly Thursday night net at 7 p.m. Please know if something comes up and you are not able to cover one of the Nets, someone will be available to step in and cover for you. Give it a try it a lot of fun.

GMRS Repeater:  Between late March and early May, Yreka will have a new GMRS repeater using frequency 462.675 MHz (emergency and travel frequency). This repeater will be a standalone repeater on Mahogany Point covering all the same areas as our SCARA Gunsight 146.79 MHz repeater does. Please know as soon as we have enough dedicated users for this repeater it will be turned over/donated to SCARA as a GMRS Club repeater. We are hoping to have some current club members and many new non-ham GMRS club members onboard by Aug 2023. If you are interested in GMRS for you and your family (no testing required), please let me or the club know. For additional info contact me at n6knevarnell@gmail.com. This repeater will be an important addition to casual and emergency communications in the Yreka area and will give us addition resources/volunteers for any upcoming events.

Thank You
Ken Varnell
N6KNE
SCARA President 2023

 

About: The Siskiyou County Amateur Radio Association, also known as SCARA, is a group of amateur radio operators located in Siskiyou County, California, and the surrounding areas.

Location: Siskiyou County is located in the middle of far northern California, just next to the Oregon border. The Interstate 5 freeway runs through the center of our area, and Mount Shasta, the second highest volcano on the west coast, is our best-known attraction. Siskiyou County includes the cities and towns of Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Weed, Dunsmuir, McCloud, & Tulelake as well as Butte Valley, Scott Valley, Shasta Valley, & the Klamath River Corridor.

Meetings:  A monthly meeting is held the first Saturday of each month. Be sure to check our Events Calendar each month to verify location. Our meetings are informal, and visitors (both hams and non-hams) are always welcome.

Net: A weekly net is conducted every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. on the SCARA repeater system. A roll call is conducted of “active” members and then visitors are invited to check in.

Amateur Radio Newsline:  The Amateur Radio Newsline bulletin is broadcast on the SCARA repeater system on Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

More info: Check out the different links listed at the top of this page for more information. Our Reference Files page contains items such as 2-meter simplex frequencies, phonetic alphabet, common Q-signals, band plan charts, and more.  If you are interested in obtaining or upgrading an amateur radio operator’s license, be sure to check out our License Testing page.

Events: And finally, be sure to regularly check out our Events Calendar for latest updates.