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November meetings are always election night meetings. Members who do not vote online will be able to vote in person. Of course we’ll all be tallying up the votes and announcing the winners, so plan on being there, even if you already voted. We are also going to be talking about getting set up with Winlink. Winlink is a very useful system you can use to send email over RF without the internet. Winlink has been around for awhile, but it is getting easier to use and SBARC is now fully equipped to handle members emergency email traffic. It’s Home Brew Night Too! November meetings have traditionally also been Home-brew Night!  We invite everyone to bring a something you have built, or a project in progress, to show, demonstrate, and tell your ham friends about. Home-brew is what being a ham is all about! Anyone can go buy a radio, antenna or other accessory, but to many hams, building their own gear is much more fun and rewarding. So bring something (or a lot of things) because we’re all interested in seeing what you’re up to! The meeting will also be available on Zoom, if you can’t attend in person, but please try to be there if you can to congratulate the new board members, whoever they are! SBARC General Club Meeting Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm) Goleta Union School District Board Room 401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta Zoom Details: Topic: General Club Meeting – November 2024 Time: Nov 15, 2024 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85645742809?pwd=l46QUn9PaPQ1M2z2DY3gPLFVGC2wqC.1 Meeting ID: 856 4574 2809 Passcode: 036337   Post expires at 1:42am on Saturday November 16th, 2024 but will still be available in the archives.

Voting is now open for our 2025 election for the 2025 year.  Online voting is available and you can also download and deliver your ballot. Ballots will also be available at the meeting for in-person voting. You may vote online until midnight November 13, 2024. Click Here to Visit the Official SBARC Election Page Online ballot is at the bottom of the page. Thank you for participating! Post expires at 11:58pm on Wednesday November 13th, 2024 but will still be available in the archives.

Bob Tangel WD6ESU became a silent key on October 23, 2024 in Medford Oregon. Bob was a past president of SBARC and was very active in ARES, Search & Rescue support,  and many other SBARC activities. Bob worked at Delco and retired in 2008 to Medford. His obituary is available on Noozhawk. Post expires at 10:12am on Thursday December 5th, 2024 but will still be available in the archives.

We’ll have a lot to talk about this meeting! First, we have news about the status of the Vic Trace / TCF site you will want to hear. As most of us know, we have been under a deadline of October 31 to remove our equipment and relocate the building. We’ve been busy and we’ll bring you all up-to-date. Every November SBARC holds its annual elections. The election will be held at the November Club Meeting. One of my jobs as president is to appoint a nominating committee to provide candidates for the club officers and directors at large. This year Dorothy K6DSO and Larry (WA6MVJ) comprised the nominating committee and we’ll present the slate of candidates at this meeting. This year we’ll also be proposing some organizational changes that will require a vote by the membership. We’ll be discussing these thoroughly, explaining everything and answering any questions. Some of the changes are ones we have worked on for several years. Bill W1UUQ will also provide us some background that will help to define the issues we hope to address and how SBARC can position itself to reestablish our community relevance moving forward. Additional election information and schedule will go live on the website immediately after this months meeting. As we have done for the past few years, you will be able to vote in person, by mail, or using online voting. You will definitely want to attend this meeting or listen in on ZOOM. SBARC General Club Meeting Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm) Goleta Union School District Board Room 401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta Doors open at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87896497627?pwd=noXxHmQeFAWaaVIclEw31nRYweaEDF.1 Post expires at 11:59pm on Friday October 18th, 2024 but will still be available in the archives.

We had a great turnout for the annual SBARC picnic this year. Dave AI6VX handled the cooking again this year and many others brought food to share. No one went away hungry. Of course Darryl held a transmitter hunt as is his custom. Many people helped to put this together. Dorothy K6DSO picked up the burgers, hotdogs, and all the fixings. Mike K6QD brought the new popup tents (they we didn’t use). Larry, WA6MVJ brought water and ice. Big thanks to everyone who helped out and helped clean up afterwards.   Post expires at 7:02pm on Thursday October 10th, 2024 but will still be available in the archives.