Yaesu FUF-232 Cat System for controlling your radio by computer. Works with many Yaesu models including FT-650, FT-736, FT-747GX, FT-757GXII, FT-767GX, FT-840, FT-890, FT-990, FT-1000D, FRG-100, FRG-8800 and FRG-9600.
Priced at $100 and all proceeds go to SBARC.
Contact Dave – K9KBX at 805-896-8823.
Sold 9/2/2015 per K9KBX
Icom ICR-71A general coverage HF receiver. Covers 100 kHz to 30 mHz. It has been tested and works well.
Value priced at $300 and all proceeds go to SBARC.
Contact Dave – K9KBX at 805-896-8823.
The WB6OBB repeater on 147.000 recently underwent an upgrade and got all new hardware. The antenna still needs replacing as it is approaching 50 years old and is deteriorating badly. A new commercial grade 2m repeater antenna costs around $1400. Update – About $400 Over $1000 has been raised so far, and donations are needed to help raise the rest.
This is an incredibly valuable resource for those of us in the South Coast area. It has tremendous coverage and has always been reliable. Dennis – WB6OBB, provides and maintains this repeater free of charge for the betterment of local ham radio. Pitching in with the antenna cost is a noble cause for us to get behind.
If you can help in any way, please contact Dennis – WB6OBB at dennis@west.net or (805) 966-7060
The Santa Barbara Hackerspace is moving and needs help. Their new location will be at 5782 Thornwood in Old Town Goleta. They need some additional help moving on May 23rd-25th. The have also set up a fundraising effort on Indiegogo to help with expenses. If you can help with the moving, please contact them by phone or email. If you would like make a tax deductible donation to the moving expense fund click here.
Email: sbhackerspace@gmail.com
Phone: 805-242-2533
Post expires at 1:00am on Tuesday May 26th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.
The NTS net meets every Sunday at 21:00 on the 147.000 repeater. NTS stands for National Traffic System, and the purpose is to deliver ARRL Radiograms. Hams that participate ensure that their message handling skills remain current.
The NTS net is adding an additional net on Wednesday evenings at 21:00 on the 147.000 repeater. If you are interested in learning this skill, check into the net and they will teach you what you need to know. It you would like to learn more about the National Traffic System, click here.
We now have a special list server “discussion group” set up for members (and non-members) interested in emergency communications. The purpose for this is to discuss how SBARC can operate as a club, and how the average amateur radio operator in general can help in the event of an emergency. This is not affiliated with ARES or any other group, nor does it interfere with their mission. As a club, and as licensed amateur radio operators, one of our civic responsibilities is to be prepared to help our community in any way we can. We hope you will join and contribute to the discussion! To join the list simply send a blank email to JoinEmCommList@sbarc.org. Further instructions will be sent to you.
Post from Haydn -KK6OYV follows. He will be operating from the bay area this weekend on HF. Try and make contact with him if you can!
We’ve got QSL cards to mail out, too. We’ll be K6M at Maker Faire from
We’ll be on or around 14.250. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough volunteers to provide all day coverage on the radio, and we get tons of visitors that we provide information to, so we’ll operate as often as possible but not the whole time.
We have all the volunteers we’re allowed to have, so too late to sign up. We operate on battery power with a Kenwood TS-480 and either our truck-mounted screwdriver or a Buddipole. Generally we reach to east to the Mississippi but not much further. RFI is a serious contender at Maker Faire, and we don’t have a way to get an antenna way up in the air.
Please give a listen or give us a call on 14.250 — K6M Special Event Station.
Post expires at 1:00am on Monday May 18th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.
