General Club Meeting Coming Up November 20th

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There is a LOT going on this month, and it there was ever a meeting you don’t want to miss, it’s this one.

First off, there will be a lot good of HF, VHF, UHF, and Microwave gear, as well as a few amplifiers on sale. This is from a donation to the club and 100% of the proceeds will be used to benefit the club!

It is also election night. We will elect our Board of Directors for 2016, so be sure you come and make your vote heard! A slate was proposed by the nominating committee in October and additional nominations will be accepted from the floor.

In addition, this will be our Fifth Annual Home Brew night. Bring whatever you have that you had a hand in — Designing, Building, Modifying, Ruining — all will count. Put something in writing next to your entry to let us know about what you did. Don’t be embarassed — be proud. Bring it!

Now on to our speaker! Our guest speaker for the evening will be Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, the inventor of the world-famous ‘Quagi’ antenna and now the holder of the DX Microwave record of all time, which will be his subject for the evening. Wayne is a sought-after speaker in the Amateur Radio community. Retired Professor of Communications, emeritus, from California State University in Fullerton with Ph.D and J.D. degrees, he has too many accomplishments to mention in a short introduction. This will be Wayne’s third presentation to SBARC. We are honored!

Wayne's vehicles

Wayne’s vehicles

The “Quagi” antenna, a combination of a quad and a yagi, was invented and developed in Wayne’s back yard in 1972 and is still a favorite of VHF / UHF Amateurs all over the world. In 1996, Wayne’s name appeared on the FCC’s OET-65 bulletin as one of the committee members who developed the U.S. radio frequency safety standards. He integrated and mass-produced a “tool-box transverter” system that covers the Amateur bands from 6 meters to 10 GHz. Wayne continues to inspire us in Amateur microwave and VHF/UHF as he leads Hams in local, interstate and international radio contest outings. An attorney and member of the California BAR since 1975, Dr. Overbeck brings broad knowledge and experience to the Amateur Radio Community.

This is probably the biggest meeting of the year, so try to make it. We’ll see you there!

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Reminder – Members are Allowed to Attend Board Meetings

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This is just a reminder that all members are invited to attend Board of Directors meetings. Meetings are not secret or private. All the board members are club members first, and we have just been elected to make sure all the club business gets done.

If you have something you would like to bring up with the board, and idea or even a complaint, you are free to contact a board member to have it put on the agenda and present it in person.

Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Red Cross (upstairs).

Again, everyone is welcome, any time.

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – November 5, 2015

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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.

Tonight’s net was an interesting one with 11 check-ins plus net control (Shackmaster Dave K6HWN) and 10 chat room visitors. Subjects tonight included:

  • G5RV antenna w/SWR “Talking” Watt Meter measuring for 20 to 80 meters (Dennis, WB6OBB having issues)
  • NVIS and ground wave concepts
  • Software Defined Radio

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.

Nominations for November Election

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UPDATED The nominating committee has announced the slate of nominations for the Board of Directors for 2016. The election will take place at the November General Meeting on November 20th. Other nominations will be accepted up to the actual vote.

The nominations are as follows:

President and CEO -­‐ Brian Milburn K6BPM (Current board member)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) -­‐ Tom Saunders N6YX (Incumbent)
Secretary -­‐ Dorothy Oksner K6DSO (Incumbent)
Director at Large -­‐ Theo Howe KK6YYZ (Incumbent)
Director at Large -­‐ Levi Maaia K6LCM
Director at Large -­‐ Frank Dambach K6FLD
* Director at Large -­‐ Jay Hennigan WB6RDV (Current President)

* This seat is uncontested and provided for in Bylaws Article 4, Section 3 for past president.

Voting by proxy is allowed. Please download the proxy ballot form below. More instructions are included in the document.

http://www.sbarc.org/documents/SBARCProxyBallot.pdf

If you direct the Club Secretary to cast your vote on your behalf, you can deliver it in two ways:

1. You may return a properly completed ballot by mail to the following address. Please make sure you allow plenty of time as we cannot guarantee how quickly it will be delivered by the USPS.

Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
Post Office Box 3907
Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3907

2. You can also send a scanned copy of your completed ballot to k6dso@sbarc.org.  Emailed proxy votes must be received no later than 3:00pm on election day, November 20th, 2015.

Nominating Committee Members: Levi Maaia -­‐ K6LCM, Theo Howe -­‐ KK6YYZ, Brian Milburn -­‐ K6BPM

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