Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 10/19/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 5 check-ins plus net control K6FLD, Frank. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Packet Radio.
  • Starlink.
  • Simplex test.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

Kenwood, and TenTec Transceivers

Kenwood TS-140S HF Transceiver: Good condition. 160 Meters through 10 Meters+WARC. AM/FM/SSB/CW. Comes w/power cable, mic, service and user manuals. A great starter rig. $250.

 

 

 

 

TenTec Omni VII HF/VHF Transceiver

This was the SBARC club station’s workhorse for many years. It’s in good condition and covers the HF WARC bands and 6 meters w/general coverage receive. Output is 100 Watts. Comes with mic and manual. $450.

 

 

 

 

Club Fundraiser

 

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 10/12/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control AI6VX, Dave. Tonight’s topics included:

  • QSL Cards.
  • Logging software.
  • RTL-SDR Software.

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 10/5/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control K6BPM, Brian. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Packet Radio TNC installed at La Cumbre Peak site.
  • WinLink.
  • Antenna ground/Daisy Chain.
  • Internet and power backup at the Mesa site.
  • Hi-Q antenna.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

LMR-400 Coax, AEA PK-232 TNC, SDRPlay RSP 2, VHF Airband Converter

VHF AIRBAND CONVERTER MODEL 10-502 – $30
The Midland 10-502 is a VHF converter which is to be used in conjunction with any standard broadcast AM receiver (covering frequencies 535 KC-1605 KC). The 10-502 is tunable from 110 MC to 135 MC and covers the entire aircraft communications band.

 

 

35 ft. Times Microwave LMR-400 Cable Assembly – $50

Brand new with N connectors. 50 Ohms. Perfect for VHF and UHF feed line.

 

 

 

AEA PAKRATT PK-232 Multimode Data Controller & TNC – $35
The AEA PK-232 is more than just a packet TNC. It supports six modes including weather fax, Morse code, Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR and Packet. Includes two data cables: a Mini DIN-6 for Kenwood/Yaesu and an 8-pin Icom data cable. Supply your own 12 VDC cable.

 

 

SDRPlay RSP 2 Pro Wideband SDR Receiver – $120
Very lightly used and in original packaging. 
  • Continuous coverage from 1kHz to 2GHz: all frequencies LF, MW, HF, VHF, UHF and L-band with no ‘gaps’
  • Supports up to 3 simultaneously connected antennas (2 x 50-Ohms and one High-Z port for lower frequencies)
  • 3 software-selectable antenna sockets
  • External clock input and output for synchronisation purposes, or connection to GPS reference clock
  • Up to 10MHz visible bandwidth
  • Powers over the USB cable with a simple type B socket
  • High Performance ADC silicon technology (not another 8-bit dongle!)
  • 10 high-selectivity, built in front-end preselection filters
  • Software selectable AM/FM broadcast band notch filters
  • Software selectable multi-level Low Noise Preamplifier

 

 

 

 

Contact: Levi, K6LCM   K6LCM@maaia.com

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 9/28/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control KA6KEN, Ken. Tonight’s topics included:

  • VHF DX (Ducting).
  • Commercial band radios.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.