Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 7/6/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • When is it time to make the decision to add a power amplifier to HF operations?
  • How high off the roof should a roof mast with a hex beam antenna be?
  • SWR meters/antenna analyzers.
  • Idle talk about DYI vacuum and refrigerator repairs.
  • YouTube a great tool for repairs around the home, vehicle, etc.

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.

Used 12V 100AH and 78AH AGM Batteries

Used 12V 100AH AGM Batteries – 4 remaining –  $70/ea

Used 12V 78AH AGM Batteries – 4 remaining – $50/ea

Used 12V 100AH and 78AH sealed AGM batteries, decommissioned from a large commercial network UPS and still test very good.  Design life from the manufacturer is 10 years and these are ~ 6.5 years old.  If you’re interested, contact Ken at ka6ken@alker.net

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 6/29/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Can I mount my Comet GP3 dual band vertical antenna on the same mast as my TV Yagi antenna or will I experience interference on the TV?
  • Is there any merit to placing a thin grounded copper sheet under my transceiver on my shack desk?
  • How can I achieve 12 volt DC power distribution / backup in my shack?

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.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 6/22/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Alpha Antenna HOA Buster gutter antenna.
  • If you haven’t been receiving e-mail from the SBARC List Server (SBARC.list@lists.netlojix.com) you may have dropped so you might want to re-subscribe.
  • Field Day 2023.

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.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 6/15/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 11 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • What dual band NMO mount antenna would be good to mount on a Nissan Sentra?
  • Larsen Super Gasket-helps keep water and dirt from entering around an NMO mount.
  • What’s the best way to run feed line through single story shack?
  • What’s the optimal voltage to charge an SLA battery?

After net topic:

  • Should I learn CW (Morse code)?

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.

General Club Meeting – June 16, 2023

This month we will have a presentation from Steve Waterman K4CJX. Steve is going to talk to us about the SHARES program.

The SHARES (DHS CISA) high frequency (HF) radio program provides an extremely resilient means for users with a national security and emergency preparedness mission to inter-operably communicate when landline/cellular communications and the internet are unavailable. SHARES member agencies use existing HF radio resources to coordinate and transmit messages needed to perform critical functions, including those areas related to leadership, safety, maintenance of law and order, finance, and public health. SHARES provides the “E” in PACE (primary, alternate, contingency, emergency) planning for communications.

About Steve Waterman:

“Officially” retired (from network design/consulting company)
Williamson County, TN – COMU Reserve
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency COMU/ESC
Active Member: FEMA RECCWG R, 4, 5, 10
FEMA R4 RECCWG AuxComm Subcommittee, Chair

Co-Founder of Winlink:

Immediate past president of ARSFI (non-profit that funds/runs Winlink operations)
Currently on ARSFI BOD & Winlink Development Team
Winlink Administrator for all services

HANDOUTS – Be sure to download BEFORE the meeting!

Meeting Handout: https://sbarc.org/Downloads/handout-6-23.pdf

SHARES program Article:  https://sbarc.org/Downloads/shares_program.pdf

For More Information, visit the SHARES Website: Click Here

 

This is an in person meeting and will also be available on Zoom and YouTube.

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7pm)
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Zoom Details: 

Topic: SBARC General Club Meeting – June 16, 2023
Time: June 16, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89047716328?pwd=QkNFR3hSRFdnLzFYMmMrcG8yN2NtZz09

Meeting ID: 890 4771 6328 – Passcode: 739530

 

Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday June 16th, 2023 but will still be available in the archives.