Merry Christmas from SBARC

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imagesOn behalf of myself and the SBARC Board of Directors, I would like to wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have excited grandkids coming to our house and will have a house full of family all weekend. Hopefully you will all enjoy your holidays as much as I hope to.

In a few days, we’ll be starting our 99th year as a club. And, in just one year, SBARC will be celebrating its’ 100th anniversary. There are not many organizations of any kind that can claim that.

We’ll be adding a new continuing agenda item for board and general meetings in 2019 for planning our 100th anniversary activities. We already have several ideas and will be soliciting ideas from our members. One of our ideas is to resurrect Key-Kilx for a special 100th Anniversary Edition. We’re hoping we can get a lot of our members to contribute stories or articles about notable members or events from the days of SBARC past. This will be a time for honoring and remembering all those that have contributed to SBARC’s success and longevity over its’ long history. So please think about some way you can contribute in the coming year!

Once again, you all have my best wishes for this holiday season and the coming year. We’ll see you all in January!

Brian Milburn – K6BPM
President – Santa Barbara Amateur Radio CLub

Post expires at 6:07am on Wednesday January 2nd, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 12/20/2018

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The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had a great net tonight with 6 check-ins, net control Chuck, K5CAW and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s topics included:

  • 3D Printing, including human organs!
  • Terry’s, K3RBT in Montecito J Pole signal check.
  • SBARC Christmas schedule announcements.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

For Sale – Yaesu FT-950 and Signalink USB Interface

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For sale is a Yaesu FT-950 in great condition. This radio outputs 100 watts and covers 6m-160m.
It has an internal antenna tuner, speech processor, filters, and many other features.
The radio also has a MyPanadapter installed ($80 value!), allowing you to display the band you are operating on your computer screen.
Comes with the hand mic, power cable, and manual.

Price – $700

Also selling a Tigertronics Signalink USB with cables and internal jumpers. It is currently wired for operation with a Yaesu FT-950, but the jumpers can be set up to work with almost any radio.

Price – $80

Contact – Haydn KK6OYV – 805.462.7902 or kk6oyv@yahoo.com

For Sale – Fractional Wave Loop HF Antenna

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For sale is my 10-20 meter fractional wave loop antenna.
It can be tuned at or below 1.5 to 1 SWR across all bands by using a Russian vacuum variable capacitor.
This antenna is approximately 32″ in diameter and was constructed to last for many years.
It is perfect for operators who do not have space for a larger HF antenna or those who have noise floor issues.
Magnetic loops generally receive a noise floor 1-2 S-units lower than a standard dipole antenna.

More information can be found at https://www.qrz.com/db/K8NDS

Feel free to contact me with any questions!

$850 OBO Local pickup only

Contact – Haydn KK6OYV – 805.462.7902 or kk6oyv@yahoo.com

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/6/2018

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The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had a great net tonight with 8 check-ins, net control Brian, K6BPM and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s topics included:

  • SharkRF, about, and how does it connect to the internet?
  • Will having a cell phone mounted to my satellite tracking antenna affect its performance? (See the QRZ page for K6DSB).
  • What is negative voltage and when and why is it used?
  • Why does a mobile HF radio I’m looking at advertise a digital mode?
  • What kind of licensing would one need if they were using it for business and making money with it?
  • 3D Printing.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/29/2018

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The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had a great net tonight with 13 check-ins, net control Eric, KG6WXC and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Can an oscilloscope be used to analyze an antenna in any way that an antenna analyzer can’t?
  • How to clean the bed mat/overlay of a Creality Ender 3 3D Printer after a print.
  • Audio recording of KG6WXC and K6LCM’s communications via satellite.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.