Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – January 28, 2016

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We had another good net tonight with 12 check-ins including net control (Ken – KA6KEN), and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Amateur Radio Mesh Networks – What are they and how do they work?
  • HF Antenna building using a rain gutter.
  • Dipole Antennas.
  • Baluns.
  • Why is 455 the most used IF?
  • Monitoring of cargo ships and tracking vessels in the Santa Barbara harbor.

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.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – January 21, 2016

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We had yet another good net tonight with 14 check-ins including 2 new hams, net control (Levi, K6LCM), and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • What does resonant circuit mean when related to LC circuits and what has to happen to make them resonate.
  • Which HTs are available that are not too expensive and easy to use.
  • Stealth antennas for apartment, condo, townhouse and HOA considerations.
  • Alpha military antennas.

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.

General Club Meeting – January 15th 2016

Theo Howe at workOur January meeting featured a presentation from Theo, KK6YYZ. Theo’s presentation included a slideshow that illustrated the installation of a home emergency power generator and he went over all the various considerations necessary for proper installation. His presentation was also punctuated by some lively discussion on electrical equipment grounding, electrical codes, and other good questions.

You can listen to the audio part of the presentation below:

Post expires at 11:12am on Friday February 12th, 2016 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – January 14, 2016

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 yet another good net tonight with 9 check-ins, net control (Frank, K6FLD), and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Repeaters in our area, any lists of them available for programming your radio.
  • Emergency communications practiced in the area by SBARC and ARES.
  • SBARC Rover communications and mobile repeater.
  • Digital modes.

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.

General Club Meeting Coming Up January 15th

Theo Howe at workFor the first Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club meeting of the year, the January 15, 2016 meeting will be a good one! One of our own members, in fact one of our Board members, Theo Howe, KK6YYZ, a local electrician by trade, will be giving us a wonderful presentation on “Installing a Home Generator system.”

 

 

Theo will be explaining:

How to choose a system with features that are right for you
Correctly sizing your Generator
Permitting and Covenants
Can I install this myself or do I need an electrician mckinney texas to sort this out?
Choosing fuel type
Interconnecting with your home electrical system

There will be a Question and Answer period with Theo and Al Soenke, WA6VNN, a Past President of SBARC and one of Theo’s customers, who can speak from experience and will give valuable insight from the owner’s perspective.

Our 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. Bring a guest. Join SBARC or re-join SBARC. If your membership expired at the end of the year, this is the time to renew it for another full year of Amateur Radio fun! You may join or re-join SBARC by downloading the Membership Application or by filling one out at the meeting. Our annual dues are still only $24 per year.

Post expires at 11:51pm on Friday January 15th, 2016 but will still be available in the archives.

For Sale – Icom IC-7200 HF/6m Transceiver

The transceiver is in excellent condition.  Puts out 100 watts on 160 through six meters all modes.  The transceiver requires an external 12 VDC 22 Ampere power supply.  If desired, I will help install and show how to operate the radio.
Asking $500,  or best offer.  
Contact Skip Aubry at 805-456-5107.

Post expires at 7:11pm on Friday January 13th, 2017 but will still be available in the archives.