For Free – QST Magazine Collection

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The family of a silent key donated a full set of QST magazines dating back to the 1960’s. We have them down at the club station and they are free to a good home. This collection was lovingly maintained by another ham for over 50 years. This is a one of a kind find for anyone wanting to start a collection or supplement their own.

There are six boxes of magazines and we don’t have the room to store them. We will keep them until May 15th and if no one wants them we will have to git rid of them. Don’t let them fade into oblivion!

Post expires at 8:38am on Tuesday May 16th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

General Club Meeting – April 21, 2017

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Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Arduino and Raspberry Pi

If you are a regular participant or lurker to the Digital Communications Net on Tuesday evenings, you have probably heard us talk regularly about using micro-computers and micro-controllers like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino and other similar development boards. These capable little devices can do all kinds of interesting things that you can use in amateur radio, home automation, environmental monitoring, or just for general learning. An official Raspberry Pi or Arduino typically sells for about $35, but other options are available for as little as $5!

This month we’re going to try to take some of the mystery out of using these devices and Brian K6BPM is going to explain how these devices work, what you can do with them, and how easy it is to get started. We’ll show you many of the boards currently available and even some that are not yet available to the general public. We’ll also show you how we use these with our mesh network and infrastructure. You’ll find out how to take your home brew projects to an entirely new level. We hope you can make it!

We hold SBARC Club Meetings 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. Bring a guest and put the date on your calendar.

Post expires at 1:00am on Saturday April 22nd, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 3/23/2017

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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 9 check-ins plus net control, Garrett, AG6RQ and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Why do we have transmit power limits in ham radio and why does it vary by band?
  • RTL/SDR dongles, can you create a true SDR radio using one or would there be limitations? Other uses or RTL/SDR dongles.
  • SDR Play RSP2

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.

General Club Meeting March 17, 2017

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We’re going to try a little something different this meeting. Rather than have a speaker, we are going to to have a Town Hall style meeting. Members of the Board of Directors will be there and we’ll answer your questions about what goes on under the hood.

The club is doing a lot of interesting things, especially in the telecommunications area. We’ll do a couple of real-time demos and show you what we’re up to and how this work benefits the club.

So bring your questions, ideas and concerns, and we’ll have an old fashioned meeting.

We hold SBARC Club Meetings 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. Bring a guest and put the date on your calendar.

Post expires at 11:59pm on Friday March 17th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – March 9, 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 11 check-ins plus net control, Frank, K6FLD and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • EchoLink, how does it work?
  • Using our radio repeater sites for aircraft communications, tracking and marine traffic.
  • Current and near future additions to our Mesh networking infrastructure.

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.