Home Brew Night Tonight!

November meetings have traditionally also been Home-brew Night! We invite everyone to bring a something you have built, or a project in progress, to show, demonstrate, and tell your ham friends about. Home-brew is what being a ham is all about! Anyone can go buy a radio, antenna or other accessory, but to many hams, building their own gear is much more fun and rewarding. So bring something (or a lot of things) because we’re all interested in seeing what you’re up to!

SBARC General Club Meeting Election Night
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM

In-person Meeting
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta
Doors open around 7:00pm

We will also be on Zoom!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86710614357?pwd=NHaQcophTzd7g8eiRToQyPaBMUc7kT.1

We hope to see you all at the meeting!

Post expires at 11:42pm on Friday November 21st, 2025 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/20/2025

The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Car racing.
  • Soft Start installation for home HVAC.
  • Electronic crimping methods, tools and connectors.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local 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 – 11/13/2025

The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Warren, KN6ZZI. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Diablo repeater seems to be down and Santa Ynez Peak super noisy.
  • KN6ZZI’s VHF antenna and rig setup.
  • CQ Worldwide Contest that Warren, KN6ZZI participated in from Maine.
  • Preferred audio headsets for ham radio/contesting.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local 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 – 11/6/2025

The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 5 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • New 3D printing filament Pro PTCG – Tougher than PETG, improved impact strength and has aesthetic and clarity versatility. It can be found at 3dfuel.com and other retailers as well.
  • Home automation.
  • PhotoPrism AI photo organizing software.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local 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 – 10/30/2025

The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • ICOM IC-7300 interference issue, SCE induced? Troubleshooting suggestions.
  • WebSDR.
  • KIWI SDR.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local 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 – 10/23/2025

The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.

We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • How high off the ground should my hf antenna be considering the slope in my backyard?
  • CQ Worldwide contest this weekend.
  • End-Fed antennas.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local 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.