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:
Meetings are held at the Beaumont Senior Citizens Center
1310 Oak Valley Pkwy, Beaumont, CA 92223
Room 3 (entry level, click above for map)
Meetings are held at 19:00, on the 3rd Thursday of
each month, January through October.
The November meeting is held on the 2nd Thursday.
The December meeting is the annual Christmas Party.
Monthly Breakfast Meetings:
2nd Saturday of each month, 8:00 a.m.
Farmer Boys
1538 E 2nd St.
Beaumont, CA. 92223
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
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.
2026 SPARC Club Officers (revised 10/26):
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.