Help Support our New Emergency Mesh Network

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IMG_NSM2_0267CSBARC members are launching a new club project to install a multiple node mesh network system in Santa Barbara. In simple terms, a mesh network is a lot like a wide area, long range WiFi network for amateur radio operators. Any licensed ham can participate and all the hardware needed costs less than $100. To get the project off the ground, SBARC needs to install some initial nodes at strategic locations. Participating users will be able to connect from their stations to these nodes.

This will be a tremendous asset to the club and to the community in general in the event of an emergency. To read more about it, and learn how you can help, please click here.

For Sale – HF Gear

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  1. Kenwood TS-870 Tranceiver with built-in recorder.  Original owner.  Pick up in Ojai.  Asking $1,100.
  2. Ameritron ATR-30 Tuner, up to 3 kW.  Original owner. Pick up in Ojai.  Asking $375.
  3. Astronics 35M Power Supply.  Pick up in Ojai.   Asking $125.
  4. Hygain TailTwister Rotor.  Pick up in Studio City.  Asking $350.
  5. Cushcraft A3S Tri-band Antenna w/40 meter add-on kit.  Pick up in Studio City.  Asking $250.

Contact –  Mike KF6ZOL  –  818-388-3806

Post expires at 4:34pm on Tuesday February 28th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

February 2016 General Club Meeting: Amateur Radio Mesh Networking

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Orville K Beach W6BIOrville Beach, W6BI spoke at SBARC’s February General Club Meeting. Orville is a member of the Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club of Simi Valley, Calif. who says he is now All Digital, All the Time! Orville spoke to the group about the success of digital mesh networking in Ventura County and encouraged Santa Barbara-area hams to join in the the fun of using 0ff-the-shelf wireless networking gear to create private IP networks using the exclusive ham allocation in the 2.4 GHz band.

Listen to audio from his presentation below and learn more about the software his is using that is coming out of the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) Project.

 

For Sale Yaesu FT-847 & FT-1000MP Mark-V Transcievers

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  1. Yaesu FT-847 Transceiver with the FC-20 Automatic Antenna Tuner and the SP-8 External Speaker with filter.  This a 100 watt HF base station with 6 meter, 2 meter and 70 cm included at 50 watts.
  2. Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V Transceiver with filters installed. This is a high-end 200 watt HF base Station with advanced digital signal processing built in.  It includes a built in automatic antenna tuner.

Both radios are in excellent condition and the seller has all the original shipping boxes.

Contact Ed K6SHU via email: ERS@Me.Com for pricing.

Post expires at 9:32am on Wednesday February 22nd, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.

Program for General Club Meeting – February 19, 2016

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Orville K Beach W6BIOur speaker this month will be Orville Beach, W6BI. Orville was scheduled to speak last fall, but the closure if I-5 that evening created a colossal traffic jam, and he was forced to turn back. This time, hopefully, things will be back to normal and Orville will be able to make it to our meeting in good time.

Orville K. Beach, W6BI, is a member of the Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club of Simi Valley, California. Orville claims he is now All Digital, All the Time! He earned his Novice license in 1967 with the call of WN6WEY and has held an Amateur Extra class license for the past 17 years and has acquired the vanity call of W6BI.

As an example of All Digital, All the Time, look at his operating style:

  • CW for four years
  • RTTY for 11 years (teletypes, homebrewed terminal units, then homebrewed computer interfaces and programs)
  • VHF Packet radio for about 10 years – helped build up a packet network down the California coast and east to Tucson
  • QRT off and on for a couple of years
  • Pactor for 2 years
  • PSK31 off and on for a couple of years
  • 2014..  Digital Mesh radio on the microwave bands

Although he enjoys digital more than analog radio, he says that his principal interests are technical as well as ragchewing. Orville’s  topic will be, “Digital Mesh Networking for Amateur Radio.” This should prove to be one of the more interesting topics we have had recently, so everyone should try to male the meeting. We will be hosting Orville for dinner before the meeting at Cody’s in the Turnpike Shopping Center at 5:30 PM. Everyone is welcome to join is.

We hold our 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.

Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday February 19th, 2016 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – February 4, 2016

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The audio archive can best 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 12 check-ins including net control, Brian K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • James, KK6ZTP and his new Heil HTH microphone ($30.00) with his Yaesu FT-60R.
  • Using stubbed ground radials for a vertical antenna.
  • Congress’ vote/sponsors of home owners associations and ham radio antennas.
  • Yaesu FT-897 & tuning increments (fast mode?).
  • Echolink Repeaters in our area and talks about AllStar, IRLP, and Winsystem.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.