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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Updated 4/06/2022 W0JFB

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.

2027 Board of Directors Nominees

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As most of you know, November is election time for SBARC and The whole country. If you haven’t had enough election stuff already, here are the details about our SBWF/SBARC annual Board of Directors election.

The election will be held in person at the November 20th General Club Meeting.

Our proposed slate of directors and officers is shown below. Our current board of directors all agreed to serve again in 2027. So our slate looks just like last years slate.

The period of accepting nominations from the floor is now officially open. If you would like to run for a position on The Board of Directors, all you need to do is have someone nominate you and let us know. The nomination period will close at midnight on November 12, 2026 to give us time to prepare the ballots.

As we have done in past years, you will be able to vote on-line. On-line voting will be available beginning Sunday November 16th and will close at midnight on Thursday November 19th. Of course, you will still be able to vote in person at the November 20th meeting.

SBWF/SBARC 2026 Slate of Board of Directors Nominees

Position Officer
President and CEO Brian Milburn, K6BPM
Treasurer and CFO Dorothy Oksner K6DSO
Secretary Larry Martinez, WA6MVJ
Director At Large Levi Maaia, K6LCM
Director At Large Wayne Beckman, AF6GX
Director At Large Michael Taylor, K6RQV
Director At Large Mike Wapner, K6QD

 

Post expires at 1:16am on Saturday November 21st, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 10/1/2026

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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 9 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Santa Barbara Electronics making progress.
  • MARS Mod on Yaesu FTM-100.
  • Using AI Agents for MARS mods for Ham radios.

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 – 9/24/2026

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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 6 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • AllStar node.
  • Diodes, capacitors and bears, oh my!

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 – 9/17/2026

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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 7 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • AI Engines.
  • Welders.
  • Dave’s (AI6VX’) AI projects.
  • Mestastic.

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.

Annual SBARC Pot Luck BBQ

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We’re getting geared up for our annual pot luck BBQ coming up on October 4, 2026. We are changing locations this year. We will be having the event at Tuckers Grove Area 4. It is a really nice spot with lots of shade. Dave, AI6VX has once again volunteered to to the cooking!

As we have done for the last few years, SBARC will provide the hamburgers and hotdogs with all the trimmings. Members can bring a side dish, salad, desert, chips, drinks or anything they like. If you can’t bring anything, that’s OK too. Spouses and families are welcome or bring a friend to meet the nice people in amateur radio.

When: Sunday October 4th, 2026
Time: 10:30am until 3:00pm
Where: Tuckers Grove Park Space 4
Tuckers Grove is at the mountain end of Turnpike Road

We hope to see you there!

Post expires at 3:49pm on Monday October 5th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

SBARC General Club Meeting September 18, 2026

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This month’s meeting we will have an in-person presentation by Kent Olsen N6WT. He will be introducing the DX Marathon. 

This is a DXCC and Worked All Zone chase that runs all year, every year. Scores are calculated and awards presented after the year ends on December 31. Then a new year begins.

Participation is easy and since it runs all year, you can work DX when it is convenient. You can participate even if you are a casual DX’er. 

Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81329247684?pwd=UEWLEpXKnKIl751zP4qhCWzYboAr9U.1

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Post expires at 4:24pm on Saturday September 19th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.