Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
ATV (Amateur Television) SIG

ATV SIG General Information

The SBARC Amateur Television Special Interest Group (ATV SIG) is a group of radio amateurs whose purpose is to promote amateur television operation. The group encourages other radio amateurs to learn about and participate in amateur television and related technologies including fast-scan TV, slow-scan TV, digital communications and computers for use in emergencies, public service, education, and having fun. The ATV SIG meets on the second saturday of the month.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the ATV SIG or the ATV NET, send an email to Rod Fritz at wb9kmo@sbarc.org.

ATV Meetings

The SBARC Amateur Television SIG (ATV SIG) holds regular meetings on the third saturday of each month.

ATV Net

The SBARC Amateur Television Net (ATV NET) is held each Tuesday night at 7:30pm with audio on the K6TZ 2-Meter Repeater (146.19/79, PL 131.8) and video on the WB9KMO ATV Repeater (1277.25 MHz).

The ATV Net is an informal net to promote amateur television operation and related technologies, and to have fun doing it. Everyone is invited to watch and listen, but if you check-in you get a gold star.

Check-ins are requested in the following order:

• Fast-scan video on 2441.5 MHz, 1253.25 MHz and 434 MHz
• Slow-scan video on 145.18, 145.75, 224.86 or 14.230 MHz
• Audio on 146.79, 223.92 or 224.08 MHz

When you check-in, tell us if you have a video presentation, announcement or topic for discussion. After the check-ins are completed, the other material will be presented. We encourage lots of video and lively discussions about projects and other interesting subjects.

Video and audio from Nevada, Arizona and Southern California may also be available through the Amateur Television Network (ATN) on the WB9KMO ATV Repeater (1277.25 MHz) beginning at 8:00pm.

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