SBARC General Meeting: August 18th 2017

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If you haven’t yet tried a DMR radio, this month you will get your chance. Last month we had a great introduction to DMR presentation by Michael Rickey, AF6FB of the PAPA Radio System. This month we are going to follow up on that meeting with some DMR radio demonstrations, and a discussion on installing firmware, contact databases and programming codeplugs. For many of our members this may all sound complicated so we are going to try to take some of the mystery out of this for you and show you on the big screen how simple it is once you understand the DMR concept. We’ll also show you how we programmed a DMR HT for Dave, K9KBX to take on his upcoming European vacation. He has repeaters programmed in for 16 different cities he is going to visit, and he will be able to call back to Santa Barbara with a single PTT press.

Getting into DMR is inexpensive and fun. If you are at all interested in learning more about it, please join us!

SBARC General Club Meetings are held at the Goleta Union School District, 401 N. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, right across the street from the Goleta Library. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Put the date on your calendar and bring a guest!

Post expires at 11:30pm on Friday August 18th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 8/3/2017

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The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another good net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control, Brian, K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Home electrical switch wiring, RF house switches, Echo DOT, etc.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), the progress we’ve made and the future of AI.
  • Market share of the most popular smart devices throughout the entire ecosystem.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara Open Meeting

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bpmss_047Here is something interesting that may interest some of our engineering oriented members.

The Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara has regular monthly luncheons that are open to the public. The luncheons are held at the High Sierra Restaurant (old Elephant Bar). The SEC is a group of engineers and scientists that are active in the local area. Activities include:

  1. Monthly Luncheon Programs which provide a forum for presentation of topics of interest, and a opportunity for meeting fellow engineers, scientists, and business professionals.
  2. Compilation of a Technical Services Directory of SEC members.
  3. Monetary awards, certificates and trophies to Science Fair winners in all divisions with presentation by winners at the April SEC Luncheon.
  4. Sponsorship of Scholarships for local college students in the sciences. The scholarships are funded through the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.
  5. Join SEC on Facebook or LinkedIn (SEC membership not required).

 

URGENT: Fiesta Parade Volunteers Needed

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For many years SBARC has supported communications at the Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade.  This year, the parade falls on Friday, August 4.

For many years SBARC has supported communications at the Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade.  This year, the parade falls on Friday, August 4.

Lorraine Saunders – KG6HGE is chairing SBARC operations for the parade. This will be her first year in this role and we need your help as volunteer amateur radio communicators for the parade this Friday!

Email lorrainewoodwark@gmail.com if you are willing to help provide communications along the route. All volunteers will get a free lunch after the parade!

Please let Lorraine know ASAP and help SBARC continue this important tradition of service to our community.

 

Post expires at 1:23pm on Friday August 4th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.