Assorted Radio Gear For Sale

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Various items are all $30 or less!

Visit the Club Station on Saturday mornings or pay online here.

  1. NanoVNA: Cheap way into the world of VNAs! Bright 2.8″ display and internal battery. Covers 50KHz to 900MHz. Comes with two launch cables and O/S/L calibration fittings for $20. Picture (Listed 4-04-2022)
  2. Autek RF1 Antenna Analyzer: Compact, very accurate, covers HF.  Will demo upon sale if desired. Comes with an accessory kit for $25.  Picture 1 – Picture 2  (Listed 4-04-2022)
  3. Calrad Selectable 45744 Power Supply: 6,9,12 volts at a maximum of 1 Amp $10. Picture (Listed 4-04-2022)
  4. MFJ Antenna Bridge: Model 204B works for $10. (Listed 3-23-2022) Picture
  5. Drake Dummy Load: DL300 Model 1550. Good condition 0-160MHz tests out at 51 Ohms w/a calibrated DVM. Will provide de-rating curve upon sale for $20. (Listed 3-15-2022) Picture 1 / Picture 2
  6. HYS Two Meter Mobile Antenna: Lip mounted NMO base w/6′ of RG-58A/UHF terminated into a PL-259 connector $10. (Listed 3-01-2022) Picture
  7. Telecom Test Set: – Mint condition Telco Test Set. If you know what you’re looking for you know what this is! $25. (Listed 2-21-2022) Picture
  8. Henry Amplifier Model C30AB02: A little rough around the edges but works! 4/5 Watts In 30 Watts out. Range 136MHz-174MHz. Can be tuned anywhere in this band. Currently tuned to 150MHz area, puts out 25 Watts at 2 meters. Draws about 8 amps. $30. (Listed 2-07-2022) Picture
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General Club Meeting – February 15, 2019

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Last August our topic was DMR radio. Since then I have had a lot of requests for another DMR presentation, and since some new capabilities have become available, I thought this would be a good time. A lot of members have purchased DMR radios and would like to know more about their use and capabilities. A lot of our members have also purchased and Yaesu System Fusion radios as well. In fact, the Yaesu FTM400 mobile radio is probably the most popular general mobile radio in the Santa Barbara Area. There are probably 20 or more SBARC members with these radios but only use them for regular FM. Yaesu YSF radios are digital capable, but use a different digital protocol. Now it is easy to use your Yaesu YSF capable radios to communicate on DMR on the SBARC or other favorite talkgroup. At this meeting, we’ll show you how and do some demonstrations.

So bring your DMR radios and Yaesu YSF HT’s if you have one. And, bring your questions about this or DMR in general. SBARC is lucky enough to have their own dedicated talkgroup, and we need to utilize it more. With this new capability, hopefully we can get more members to come over and give digital a try.

 

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

We hope to see you all at the meeting!

Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday February 15th, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

Diablo Peak Island Camera is back and better than before!

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Thanks to many generous donations via our GoFundMe campaign, the SBARC Telecommunications Services Committee is happy to announce that we have an operational  live webcam on Diablo Peak on Santa Cruz Island! Diablo is the tallest mountain on an ocean island in the lower 48 and a strategic location for gathering all types of scientific data including ship and aircraft traffic, weather and cloud patterns and amateur radio linking.

Live video feed from Diablo Peak on Santa Cruz Island

In September 2018, the legacy standard-definition camera stopped functioning. While we have raised enough funds to install this new HD camera, there continue to be ongoing expenses necessary in order to keep it operational. We continue to raise funds to support this impressive high-definition replacement unit.

The camera allows aviators, mariners, researchers and public safety teams to ensure the safety of their island missions by providing a glimpse of the conditions in all directions around the island, in the channel and out to sea. It is an especially important asset for fire watch both on the island and looking back toward the Santa Barbara South Coast.  Unlike many strategic webcams, this live camera is available to anyone interested in taking a virtual trip to this remote, secluded promontory and peering off into the deep blue yonder!

Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM
Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation

Remember to Renew Your Club Membership!

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This is a good time to renew your club membership. If you have not joined the club yet, or let your membership lapse, this is a good time to do that too! Your club dues help support the substantial infrastructure the club offers including the repeaters as well as the club station. Membership is ONLY $24 a year. That is only $2 per month and your dues are very much needed and appreciated and helps the club keep everything up and running. You can now also pay your dues online and even set up automatic annual payments!

Remember… the board changed the policy on when dues can be paid. You can now pay your dues any time of the year and your “anniversary” date will be on the same date each year. So joining any time during the year will cover a full 12 months.

January 2015 SBARC Club Meeting

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3D printer in action

The January Club Meeting featured an interesting presentation by Julianne Walsh on 3D printing. She brought along a working 3D printer to demonstrate and a couple of “home brew” printers to show. 3D printing is going to be the revolution of the decade and will soon be able to print almost everything from tools to human organs. Thanks Julianne for the great presentation!

Post expires at 11:00pm on Monday February 2nd, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

General Club Meeting – May 15, 2026

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We are going to bring everyone up on the various projects we have going on including a possible update on the old Mesa location. Summer is almost here and I want to get some idea of when members would like to have our annual BBQ. We’ve been having them in the fall for the past couple of years, but if we want to have it earlier this year, we need to get our reservation in as soon as we can.

I have also heard that there is some interest having some kind of field day, but this is going to depend on our members. We’ll need people to get things organized and commit to helping make it happen.

We’re also going to talk a little bit about the future of ham radio. SBARC has been experiencing a slow lack of participation in some areas. Meeting turnout is low and participation in weekly NETs have slowed down too. This is not unique to SBARC and is happening all over the country.  Maybe there is a way to reverse these things and make SBARC normal events a little more fun. I may play a couple of short You Tube videos about other clubs that have begun to turn things around. We’ll be interested in your comments!

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Zoom Details:

Topic: January Club Meeting
Time: May 15, 2026 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 874 4124 6547
Passcode: 820648

Post expires at 1:00am on Saturday May 16th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 5/7/2026

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • General conversation topics, nothing technical.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/30/2026

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Field Day ’26.
  • Horses & horsemanship.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/23/2026

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 5 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Rattlesnakes.
  • Ken conducts net control while hiking from Santa Ynez Peak to Broadcast Peak and back.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

SBARC Club Meeting – April 17, 2026

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Last meeting we talked about the world of MeshCore and the new radio-only form of messaging it offers. SBARC is going to help this along by installing 4 MeshCore repeaters in the area to make it easier for our members (and others) to participate. Last month we showed the small circuit boards we use, and this month we show you some completed systems, ready to deploy.

We are also going to show a new episode of Levi’s Digital Voyage and Levi K6LCM will answer questions afterwards. In this episode, Levi and a friend flew a helicopter from Wyoming to Rhode Island. We’ll see the condensed version of this truly interesting trip.

 

We will be providing Zoom access this month, but we won’t be streaming the video. We’ll provide a link, and you will be able to follow along on your own computer.

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Zoom Details:
Topic: April Club Meeting

Time: April 17, 2026 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Link To Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BumrXBt62pk

Post expires at 11:49pm on Friday April 17th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/9/2026

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Warren, KN6ZZI. Tonight’s topics included:

  • FT8.
  • WSJT-X.
  • Logging software.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/2/2026

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.