SBARC Annual Potluck BBQ – October 19, 2025

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Please join us for a good old fashioned potluck barbecue. SBARC will host this years get-together at Stow Grove Park on La Patera Lane in Goleta just before it intersects Cathedral Oaks Rd. We will be in Area 3. This is the smaller site with shade over the tables. This once-a-year SBARC event will be held on October 19, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM.

We’re holding this event a little late this year as we hope most people will be done with their end of summer traveling and will be able to attend.

This year will work much the same way as last year. SBARC will supply delicious 1/3 lb. hamburgers and cheeseburgers with all the fixings for all SBARC members and their immediate families. For non-members, burgers will be $5 each. You are welcome to bring your own beverages and we will have cold sodas and water available for $1.

Since this is a potluck, we are encouraging everyone to bring something to share. You can bring a salad, potato chips, beans, hot dish, cookies or other desert, whatever you like and whatever you have time for.

We hope you will join us for a relaxing meal and take the time to catch up with old friends. Of course, we can always use a little help setting things up before the event and cleaning things up afterwards. If you have a little time we would surely appreciate your help.

Hope to see you there!

Post expires at 11:08pm on Sunday October 19th, 2025 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 9/25/2025

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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 Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Icom IC706 repair saga.
  • Precautions before powering up a Yaesu FT-101B that’s been out of service for many years?

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 – 9/18/2025

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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 Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Not too much technical, more casual discussions about computers, ham radios, car computers, etc.

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 – 9/4/2025

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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:

  • FX-4CR Mini, all mode 20-watt HF radio.
  • Different types of batteries to power the FX-4CR above especially for go bag type scenarios.
  •  Solar Power “Generators”.
  • Stripping the insulation jacket off an electrical cord.

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 – 8/28/2025

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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 3 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Mobile antenna ground plane.
  • DEFCON ’25.
  • Meshtastic.
  • 3D printing.

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.

General Club Meeting – August 15, 2025

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As amateur radio operators, we are well aware that we are bombarded by radio signals day and night. We can’t get away from them unless we move into a deep cave or build a house size Faraday box.

EMF is a broader category that includes RF as well as other environmental exposure categories that, like to or not, we can’t avoid, EMF includes:

RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION – Caused by nearby radio transmitters, 4G & 5G cellular phones and towers, WiFi routers and devices, Bluetooth devices, alarm systems, wireless cameras, baby monitors and other connected devices.

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION – Caused by ionizing and non-iodizing radiation that can cause serious damage to living tissue.

MAGNETIC FIELD RADIATION – Caused by the Earth’s magnetic field. sunlight, visible and infrared light, power lines. household appliances, hair dryers, electric shavers, microwaves, radios, computers, televisions, cell phones and wireless devices all. produce magnetic fields when in use.

Join us this Friday and we’ll learn more about this topic and how it might affect us.

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

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Doors Open at 7:00pm and the meeting will start at 7:30pm

Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86021640011?pwd=E6lDKtFuDDhHnmmpIIMc0E82Y83PWK.1

 

Post expires at 1:10am on Saturday August 16th, 2025 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 7/7/2025

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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 6 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Local fires.
  • AST SpaceMobile’s request to use the 430 to 440MHz band.
  • KG6WXC, Eric reports in from DEF CON ’25 in Las Vegas.
  • AllStar/AllScan.
  • Battery testing/troubleshooting.

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.