Date: May 2026
Amount: $1,656

The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club of Auburn, California W6EK is working to expand the Sacramento Valley Meshtastic network and improve access to decentralized digital communications in the region.

With the awarded funding, W6EK will install a new Meshtastic node at a high elevation site in central Sacramento, improving coverage across the city and surrounding neighborhoods. The project will also explore uses for community messaging, telemetry, and remote monitoring. W6EK will work with local makerspaces, schools, and mesh networking groups to introduce more people to the technology and encourage hands-on experimentation.