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 – March 20, 2026

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This month we are going to introduce a popular new way to communicate called MeshCore (similar to Mestastic). MeshCore is an off-the-grid text messaging system that enables you to send and receive text messages with other MeshCore users. It uses a small, inexpensive transceiver and your regular iPhone or Android. It operates in the 900 MHz band and does NOT require internet, WiFi, or cellular. MeshCore shows great promise as an additional tool for emergency communications and the Santa Barbara/Ventura area already has a growing network of users.

This meeting, we will be playing a video that explains what MeshCore is all about and how to get started. It is surprisingly simple, and you can started for less than $50 with no ongoing fees. We will also be demonstrating a working system, and answering questions.

There WILL NOT be a Zoom simulcast of this meeting. It is too difficult to stream a video, project it to the main screen and share it on Zoom all at the same time, and it is not a good experience for anyone. We will return to Zoom simulcasts next month.

 

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Post expires at 1:59am on Friday March 20th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

General Club Meeting – February 20, 2026

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Following up on the last meeting, we are going to go deeper into how Artificial Intelligence is being used to take advantage of regular people. AI is moving so fast, that things change almost every day. Did you know that your voice can be cloned by simply saying “Hello – sorry you have the wrong number”.  We’ll explain how this works and how it can affect you, as well as a lot of new things that everyone should know.

On the fun side of things, we are going to show you how you can use AI to do all kinds of fun and productive things. And, do it all for free – and HAMs like FREE.. So be sure to bring something to take notes with!

Download AI Safety Hand-out from Meeting

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Zoom Details:

Topic: February Club Meeting
Time: February 20, 2026 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Post expires at 1:01am on Saturday February 21st, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 2/5/2026

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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 Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Commodore 64 retro conversation.
  • 5 1/4″ floppy disks retro conversation.
  • MeshCore discussion.

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 – 1/29/2026

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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 Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Meshtastic vs. MeshCore.
  • AREDN.
  • Corrosion proofing antenna system (CorrosionX Spray).

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 – 1/22/2026

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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:

  • How does linking of repeaters work, and how does AllStar work with people joining our nets from Oregon, etc.
  • Yaesu FT-991 programming?
  • SCE voltage variances at QTH.

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 – 1/15/2026

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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 Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • ICOM IC-7300 and “Super Antenna” (newsuperantenna.com).
  • ARRL VHF contest this weekend.
  • 3D printing.

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.

General Club Meeting – January 16 2026

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Scammers are looking for you! As artificial intelligence becomes more and more intelligent, scammers and crooks are using it to perfectly imitate legitimate services to trick you into divulging private financial or other information that will allow them to steel your identity and your money.

There are a lot of things you can do to identify and significantly reduce your vulnerability. We’ll be showing examples of some well crafted scam emails and how to determine whether they are legitimate or not.

This is a rapidly changing area and it is difficult to keep up. It is easy to fall victim to these scams and we’ll do our best to explain the things you need to know to protect yourself.

Please join us this Friday!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, January 16, 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: January 16, 2026 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 860 9019 4088
Passcode: 308220

Post expires at 1:01am on Saturday January 17th, 2026 but will still be available in the archives.