About

The City of Hayward Auxiliary Communications Team provides communications support as a volunteer organization including providing radio operators, training, equipment, and public awareness for disaster emergency and public service. Our served agencies include the emergency response organizations of the City of Hayward, CA. We are a registered RACES unit and 501(c)(3)-recognized. Our club callsign is N6HWD.

Weekly Net & In-person Meeting Schedule

Hayward ACT holds a weekly directed net on Mondays at 7:30pm local time on the K6EAG 2m repeater, located at Hayward Executive Airport. This net is not held on the second Monday of each month, which is our in-person meeting time at the EOC in Hayward Fire Station #6. All amateur radio operators are invited to check in on the net, especially members of ARES/RACES/AuxComm groups.

K6EAG Repeater:
145.130 MHz (-) PL 127.3

Alt: N6HWD Coordinated Simplex:
145.565 MHz Simplex

In-person Meeting Location:
Fire Station #6 (Hayward EOC)
1401 W Winton Ave,
Hayward, CA 94545
Parking available either directly in front of the station (few spots) or about a block before the station on the same side of the road in the fire training facility parking lot. To get into the building, either wave at the meeting room on the second floor from outside or say hello on the repeater.

Membership & Officers

Membership is open to amateur radio operators and those interested in emergency communication. Please reach out to an officer for details.

The current officers of Hayward ACT (updated Oct 2025) are:

• President: Larry Taylor (KK6LSK)

• Vice President: Russell Altig (KQ6BN) 

• Secretary & Treasurer: Paul W. Quimby (WQ9N) [pquimby at n6hwd dot org]

Contact

To contact the group, please reach out to [pquimby at n6hwd dot org] or through our public Facebook page.

We use a groups.io group for internal discussions and events.

Amateur Radio

Most of our team's communication capabilities use the amateur radio frequency allocations, though we will use other radio services if the situation requires it. If you are not an amateur radio (ham radio) operator currently, and are interested in getting your license, there are many local clubs in the bay area that can assist you in learning and getting your first amateur radio license. The Hayward Radio Club (K6EAG) is the nearest, and most of our members are also members of the club.