Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 2/14/2019

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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 another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins, and net control Frank, K6FLD. Tonight’s topics included:

  • DMR
  • Local preference for alternative antennas for handi-talki radios.
  • Reminder about tomorrow nights club net in Goleta, info here https://www.sbarc.org/2019/02/11/general-club-meeting-february-15-2019/

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.

General Club Meeting – February 15, 2019

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Last August our topic was DMR radio. Since then I have had a lot of requests for another DMR presentation, and since some new capabilities have become available, I thought this would be a good time. A lot of members have purchased DMR radios and would like to know more about their use and capabilities. A lot of our members have also purchased and Yaesu System Fusion radios as well. In fact, the Yaesu FTM400 mobile radio is probably the most popular general mobile radio in the Santa Barbara Area. There are probably 20 or more SBARC members with these radios but only use them for regular FM. Yaesu YSF radios are digital capable, but use a different digital protocol. Now it is easy to use your Yaesu YSF capable radios to communicate on DMR on the SBARC or other favorite talkgroup. At this meeting, we’ll show you how and do some demonstrations.

So bring your DMR radios and Yaesu YSF HT’s if you have one. And, bring your questions about this or DMR in general. SBARC is lucky enough to have their own dedicated talkgroup, and we need to utilize it more. With this new capability, hopefully we can get more members to come over and give digital a try.

 

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

We hope to see you all at the meeting!

Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday February 15th, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net 2/7/2019

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We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins, and net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Is the difference between transmitting at 600 watts versus 1000 watts really that significant?
  • Melting metal threaded fasteners into 3D printed plastic part and the tools available now days.
  • After-market parts for 3D printers.

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.

Snow on the Mountains

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We can’t see it from town, but the back mountain range is covered with snow! This is the view from the Diablo Peak live stream today. The camera is pointed at the City of Santa Barbara and you can see it in the foreground. Click on the picture to view it in a larger format.

Post expires at 1:00am on Wednesday February 13th, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

The Shack Floor Needed Cleaning Anyway!

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The rainstorm over the weekend brought us a nice little surprise when we opened up last Saturday. The outer doors to the club station are apparently not too waterproof! When the storm came through around dawn, it brought with it some high winds that hammered that side of the building with rain, and we had quite a bit of water come in covering most of the main room floor, and extending into the inner radio room a bit. Bill W1UUQ led the mop-up crew since he had the most experience swabbing decks! No damage done and the club station floor got a much needed mopping.

Post expires at 8:00am on Monday February 11th, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net 1/31/2019

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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 another interesting net tonight with 9 check-ins, and net control Chuck, K5CAW. Tonight’s topics included:

  • New DMR user has questions about getting started with his new AnyTone AT878UV.
  • What changed with SBARC.org that makes it so fast now? Note: It’s blazing fast!

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 – 36′ Hardline Coax

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36 feet of used but in good condition, Andrews LDF4-50A Heliax coax. The cable has LDF4-50A connectors on each end: one end has the original Andrews Type N male connector; the other end has a recently installed UHF male connector. The gender of either connector can easily be changed with an adapter.

Recent loss measurements of this cable with an MFJ-259B analyzer :

Frequency, Loss in dB

3.5 0.1
7.0 0.1
14.0 0.2
21.0 0.2
28.0 0.3
50.0 0.5
144.0 0.6

Price – $30

Contact – Skip K2LXC – 805.456.5107 – email- raubry@cox.net

Updated – 9/10/2019