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.

Our Club Secretary, Larry Martinez – WA6MVJ is an expert on trash. Not just any trash though. Specifically the trash orbiting our planet also known as Space Junk.

Space junk started accumulating with the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. From that point on, every subsequent launch, including those of satellites and rocket stages, has added to the growing cloud of space debris orbiting Earth.

Space junk, also known as space debris, refers to any non-functional, human-made object orbiting Earth. This includes defunct satellites, discarded rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or explosions. It poses a significant risk to active satellites and spacecraft due to its high orbital velocities.

Space junk encompasses a wide range of objects, from large pieces like defunct satellites and rocket bodies to smaller items like screws, paint flecks, and even frozen water.

These objects are no longer serving a useful purpose in space and are instead orbiting the Earth, posing a potential hazard to active spacecraft and satellites.

Larry, who is a Professor Emeritus at California State University, Long Beach, travels the world talking about this and other cyber and outer space issues. This is sure to be an interesting evening.

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

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, July 18, 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/89799115190?pwd=50IzE1T6hN5T23EQ7q347cwGIrSQid.1

Post expires at 1:10am on Saturday July 19th, 2025 but will still be available in the archives.

John Palminteri, KEYT News reporter, recently interviewed SBARC board member Warren – KN6ZZI.  The interview focused on SBARC’s 2025 Field Day activity.  The interview also provided insight into SBARC’s mission and  capabilities.  Importantly, the piece inspired many visitors, including a dozen or so youth, to attend the SBARC Field Day.  Notably, two that attended last year’s event, having subsequently obtained their Technician level FCC license, worked many stations during Field Day this year.  Thank you to all that contributed to Field Day, 2025 for helping make it a big success!

Follow the YouTube link, below, to view the video recording of the interview.

Post expires at 8:35am on Thursday July 31st, 2025 but will still be available in the archives.