Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 1/12/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD (Subbing for Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • No technical or ham related questions tonight, general topics included the rain and reservoir levels and other general topics.

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 1/12/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Not being able to add weather station to CWOP (NWS) because Google can’t resolve the Lat/Lon address of my station (Mike, W0JFB).
  • Espresso 101.
  • Italy trip (Dave, AI6VX).

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 1/5/2023

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We had another interesting net tonight with 12 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Most of the discussion tonight was centered around the winter storm that blew into the South Coast during the late evening of January 4th that likely precipitated the catastrophic failure of Tower #1 at SBARC’s Talanian Communications Facility that evening. Fortunately, SBARC members were able to clear the debris, dismantle the fallen tower and restore many of the services that had been knocked out by the collapse. See more info at www.SBARC.org.

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.

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Radio Analog Panadapter: PTRX-7300 made specifically for the IC-7300. Add an SDR receiver of your choice and you have a real-time spectrum scope on an external monitor. With the addition of OmniRig, you can link the SDR software to the CAT Control of the 7300. $50.00  Photo

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 12/29/2022

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We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • How many turns does a balun for a 10 meter dipole antenna need to be?
  • How to test a dipole antenna balun to see that it’s doing its job?
  • 2M/70CM antenna for a boat and how to position to avoid radar interference?

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 12/22/2022

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

  • NanoVNA Antenna analyzer and tuning a 2M dipole for SWR.
  • Flourescent lamp retrofits/Diffuser panels.
  • LED Christmas light issues.
  • Merry Christmas!

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.

Work at the Club Station

On Monday, December 19, we did a little tower work. We removed some old antennas and did quite a bit of cable removal as well. Part of the work also involved installing a new microwave dish to provide a network link to La Cumbre Peak. As soon as the La Cumbre Peak dish is installed, we’ll have a full time link between the two locations.

Our first installed device will be an ADS-B receiver that will add to our constellation of receivers and provide coverage of the back country below the coastal mountain range. This will help Santa Barbara Search and Rescue obtain real time aircraft location information that is currently unavailable when an aircraft drops below the mountain tops.

Wayne – AF6GX (picture shown) did the tower climbing, Michael – K6RQV provided ground assistance, and Brian – K6BPM programmed and tested the microwave radios.