What’s happening at SBARC? Here you will find the latest club news, events, projects, net activities, and news from our special interest groups (SIGS).
Be sure to check in frequently so you don’t miss out on any of the interesting things going on with the club and its members!
We have moved content for the Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net here, and content for the Digital Modes Net here.
We had a presenter lined up for this month but we had to reschedule until next month because of a conflict with other plans. So, we needed to come up with something else this month. Last year I tried to do a presentation over zoom about using a software defined radio (SDR) to operate the popular digital mode FT8. Unfortunately it was a failure because I needed to run Windows on a Mac to run the SDR software. Running 2 operating systems, the SDR software and Zoom was too much for my laptop so I was unable to get things working. This year, things have changed. The software I use is now available in a native Mac version so I’m going to try again. Levi K6LCM helped me do a test last night and everything worked great. So we’re on!
We are going to be using Zoom again this month but it looks like we may be able to return to the old location for future meetings. That’s good news. we have a few things we need to do, but hopefully we’ll be able to get back to regular in-person meetings next month.
SBARC K6TZ is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SBARC General Meeting – Feb 17, 2123
Time: “Doors” open at 7:00pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84625496314?pwd=TFlndlR3UU5rNnBDdVA1V1h3cnkyZz09
Meeting ID: 846 2549 6314
Passcode: 172026
Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday February 17th, 2023 but will still be available in the archives.
On Monday, December 19, we did a little tower work. We removed some old antennas and did quite a bit of cable removal as well. Part of the work also involved installing a new microwave dish to provide a network link to La Cumbre Peak. As soon as the La Cumbre Peak dish is installed, we’ll have a full time link between the two locations.
Our first installed device will be an ADS-B receiver that will add to our constellation of receivers and provide coverage of the back country below the coastal mountain range. This will help Santa Barbara Search and Rescue obtain real time aircraft location information that is currently unavailable when an aircraft drops below the mountain tops.
Wayne – AF6GX (picture shown) did the tower climbing, Michael – K6RQV provided ground assistance, and Brian – K6BPM programmed and tested the microwave radios.
The winners of the SBARC Annual Election that took place on November 18, 2022 will all assume one-year terms as members of the board of directors on January 1, 2023.
| Brian Milburn | K6BPM | President / CEO |
| Larry Martinez | WA6MVJ | Secretary |
| Tom Saunders | N6YX | Treasurer / CFO |
| Levi Maaia | K6LCM | Director at Large |
| Dave Schmidt | AI6VX | Director at Large |
| Wayne Beckman | AF6GX | Director at Large |
| Mike Wapner | K6QD | Director at Large |
Additionally, the bylaws changes were approved by the membership on November 18.
November meetings are always election night meetings, so members who did 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.
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!
We will also be hosting this meeting 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 18 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta
Zoom Details
Topic: SBARC November Club Meeting
Time: Nov 18, 2022 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 857 2208 3912
Passcode: 997581
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722083912?pwd=NFhIMXBvYnRZWEhoYmZld1RjaW5BQT09
We hope to see you all at the meeting!
Post expires at 8:01pm on Friday November 18th, 2022 but will still be available in the archives.
Nominations for the November 18 election have closed. Here is the final slate of candidates:
| Brian Milburn | K6BPM | President / CEO |
| Larry Martinez | WA6MVJ | Secretary |
| Tom Saunders | N6YX | Treasurer / CFO |
| Levi Maaia | K6LCM | Director at Large |
| Dave Schmidt | AI6VX | Director at Large |
| Wayne Beckman | AF6GX | Director at Large |
| Mike Wapner | K6QD | Director at Large |
| Matt Lechliter | W6XC | Director at Large |
Upcoming election related dates:
Be sure to check back on or after Thursday November 10 if you want to vote remotely.
– Brian K6BPM
Post expires at 9:21am on Wednesday January 18th, 2023 but will still be available in the archives.
photo by Joe Partlow – W6JWP
The SBARC open house last Sunday on October 30 held at the Chrisman Channel Islands Center (CCIC) was a 
howling success!
Thank you all for coming and participating in the tour of the facility, the raffle, and eating the pizza.
The CCIC is the location of our new K6TZ Club Station (K6TZ @ CCIC). We were invited to develop a radio station there in Carpinteria over a year ago by Marla Daily, president of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation and we received a $35,500 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) to fund the station With the radios on the air and major construction complete, we are ready to activate the station!
On December 10 & 11, the CCIC will be open for a major fundraising event for the Santa Cruz Island Foundation. Marla has requested that SBARC members be on hand to demonstrate the radio station that is equipped with 2-meter and HF radios and monitors showing the Santa Barbara Channel marine and air traffic.
So, I’m recruiting members for our new K6TZ @ CCIC Committee to operate the station. Instruction and training will be provided by appointment. This is a great opportunity for everyone, including Montecito, Ventura and Carpinteria operators to use the state-of-the-art radio equipment and to put this station to good use.
Please contact me, Dorothy Oksner, K6DSO, at oksner66@gmail.com with your suggestions and willingness to help in any way that you can, especially for the December 10 & December 11 event.
Dorothy Oksner, K6DSO
K6TZ @ CCIC Committee Chair
Post expires at 8:32am on Sunday December 11th, 2022 but will still be available in the archives.
The October meeting will feature a presentation by Steve Noll, WA6EJO, on antennas and propagation. This is a MUST-SEE meeting for everyone. Steve does great presentations with lots of actual hands-on examples using his collection of 10 GHz gear and visual aids.
This will be a live demonstration exploring radiation patterns and polarization of a variety of antennas from ground planes to loop Yagis to helices, plus actual demonstrations of a variety of propagation phenomena including ducting, refraction, diffraction, knife edging, Fresnel zone, velocity of propagation, and more.
If you would like to know more about the black magic of radio waves and how to use them, you don’t want to miss Steve’s presentation. He is an expert in the field.
Steve Noll, WA6EJO, has been active in Ham Radio for the past 40 years. He pioneered 2-way Amateur Radio Laser communications in the late 1970s and operated an experimental 23 centimeter repeater and an X-Band beacon in Ventura for many years. Steve chaired several of the West Coast VHF/UHF Conferences in the 1990s where he also built and ran the antenna gain and pattern plotting range. He is a member of the Amateur Television Network and is a founding member of the MAKE Ventura makerspace. Steve retired from Advanced Photonix after 22 years as their Senior Test Engineer.
We will also be hosting this meeting on Zoom, but you won’t get as much out of the presentation as you will if you attend in person! Please try to get there, you won’t regret it!
SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, October 21 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta
Zoom Details
Topic: SBARC General Club Meeting
Time: Oct 21, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83600275793?pwd=QnBEMXVrOVozcS9BRUF0OFZFc3Bldz09
Meeting ID: 836 0027 5793
Passcode: 326930
We hope to see you all at the meeting!
Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday October 21st, 2022 but will still be available in the archives.
