SPARC is the
San Gorgonio Pass Amateur Radio Club
The San Gorgonio Pass Amateur Radio Club is dedicated to the interests of radio communications and emergency preparedness, and provides a wide variety of volunteer services to its members and the community. Our Club call sign is W6PRC (“Pass Radio Club”). We are located in Banning CA, and our members represent a wide area ranging from Perris, Moreno Valley, Yucaipa, Calimesa, Beaumont, Banning, Cabazon, and the Low Desert.
Monthly Club Meetings:
Visitors and new members are always welcome at our meetings.
Meetings are held at at the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, Classroom 4, in Beaumont at 7:00 PM. Here
We meet on the 4th Thursday of each month, January through October.
The November meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday to avoid a holiday.
The December meeting is the annual Christmas Party.
The SPARC Board meets 4 times a year at dates and times to be announced.
Monthly Breakfast Meetings:
2nd Saturday of each month, 8:00 a.m.
The Kafe Royale Restaurant
1007 Calimesa Blvd. Unit K, Calimesa
Additional Information:
Our mailing address is:
San Gorgonio Pass Amateur Radio Club
c/o Mike Mendoza
308 Pipe Springs
Beaumont CA 92223-7313
Click here to download our SPARC Membership application form:
SPARC Member Application
Club Logo Shir
ts and Hats
Club shirts and hats are available to Members. The Hats are about $11. The shirts are $30 and include your first name, and call sign. Both the hats and the shirts have the club logo.
Please contact the Pete Hersey, KJ6NRR for more info.
Field Day
ARRL Field Day is held during the fourth full weekend in June each year. Saturday afternoon of that weekend is open to visitors from 11:00 until 16:00 (11AM until 4 PM) local time. We will be monitoring the Banning 2 meter Repeater:
147.915Mhz down 600, pl 123. AKA Mt. Edna
The Club also holds an informal “Mini-Field Day” event each spring, usually in March. Members set up their stations to test equipment and experiment prior to the June Field Day event. See the Event Calendar for dates.
2022/2023 SPARC Club Officers:
President: DJ Bradshaw, KJ6UUS
Vice President: Sam Shoemaker, KI6NME
Treasurer: Mike Mendoza, KK6BUW
Secretary: Jeff Burris, KB6CA
Director-at-large: Steve Higbee, NJ6LN
Club Resources:
Club Trustee: Steve Higbee, NJ6LN
VE Coordinator: Pete Hersey, KJ6NRR
Webmaster: Dave Klaus, KD6ZJZ
Officers are elected for the next bi-annual term by the membership at the November meeting.