Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/15/2018

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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 another informative net tonight with 6 check-ins, net control Chuck, K5CAW and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Can snow on the ground effect propagation or antenna characteristics? How about snow accumulation on antenna wires, coax, radials, etc.?
  • Chuck’s, K5CAW is sounding better on the 2 meters, did he get a new antenna or did something change?
  • Printing 3D relief maps with a 3D printer.

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.

Election Night – Home Brew Night – November 16, 2018

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unknownIt’s that time again! Time to elect your club officers and board of directors. If you cannot make it to the meeting, and want to vote by absentee ballot, please check out this post for more information.

In addition, this will be our Annual Home Brew night. Bring whatever you have that you had a hand in — Designing, Building, Modifying, Ruining — all will count. Put something in writing next to your entry to let us know about what you did. Don’t be embarassed — be proud. Bring it!

Our guest speaker this month will be our own Levi Maaia Ph.D – K6LCM. Levi will present an update from his attendance at the annual Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Summit held in October in Washington, DC. He will share updates about the repair status of the on-orbit radios aboard the station, new amateur radio technologies being developed for space and information on how you can make contact with the ISS using equipment you probably already have!

The ARISS program is the longest-running experiment aboard the ISS. In fact, astronauts have been using amateur radio to contact hams on Earth since the Shuttle program. ARISS provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League(ARRL), and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corp. (AMSAT) The partnership also includes other amateur radio organizations and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe.

ARISS educational outreach programs inspire students in the U.S. and worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Levi’s PhD research at UCSB focused on STEM education in high school settings including student participation in ARISS. He is founding member of the ARISS-US Education Committee.

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, November 16, 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!

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/1/2018

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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 another informative (and fun) net tonight with 8 check-ins, net control Brian, K6BPM and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s topics included:

  • EchoLink – Is there a mike gain adjustment in the iPhone app? There seems to be a mike gain adjustment on other phone apps and for the computer but it’s yet to be discovered for iPhone.
  • Ender 3D printer service bulletin regarding hot-end thermistor failures.

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.

SBARC Election: November 16, 2018

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round_logo_3x3-pubAt the General Club Meeting on November 16, 2018, the Club membership will have the opportunity to elect the 2019 SBARC Board of Directors.  Members must be in good standing for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to be eligible to vote. Expired memberships may be renewed online.

The SBARC Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of nominees for consideration by the membership. Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member in good standing prior to the vote being taken at the November 16th General Club Meeting.

 

Nominees for the Executive Committee
These candidates are presently running unopposed. (i) = incumbent candidate
President and Chief Executive Officer: Brian Milburn, K6BPM (i)
Chief Financial Officer: Tom Saunders, N6YX (i)
Secretary: Dorothy Oksner, K6DSO

Nominees for Director At Large
Members may vote for up to 4 directors.
(i) = incumbent candidate (i*) = currently serving on Executive Committee
Director At Large: Ken Alker, KA6KEN (i)
Director At Large: Wayne Beckman, AF6GX (i*)
Director At Large: Michael Taylor, K6RQV (i)
Director At Large: Rick Whitaker, KG6VLB
Director At Large: Darryl Widman, KF6DI

Absentee Voting:

The official SBARC ballot is available by clicking here. We hope you can make it to the meeting, but if you can’t for some reason, we still hope you will cast your vote by absentee ballot. Here is the procedure:

  • Download and print the ballot.
  • Make your selections, sign and date it at the bottom of the page.
  • If you have a scanner, please scan the document and save it to a PDF file.
  • if you don’t have a scanner, take a clear digital picture of the completed ballot.
  • Send either the scanned ballot or photo of the ballot by email to the Club Secretary, Wayne, AF6GX at secretary@sbarc.org.

Please note, if you are submitting your absentee ballot by email, it must be received by 11:59 PM on November 15, 2018. 

Of course, you can also send it by regular mail to the address below. Please make sure your ballot is received by November 15th.

Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Post Office Box 3907
Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3907

Submitted to the membership by this duly appointed
Nominating Committee in accordance with the SBARC Bylaws:
Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM
Michael Taylor, K6RQV

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 10/25/2018

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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 another informative (and fun) net tonight with 8 check-ins (one on 2 meters in San Diego!) and some chat room visitors. Tonight’s subjects included:

  • CQ Worldwide side band Contest this weekend starting Friday at 5 PM local 12 AM Zulu.
  • Local repeater stuff.
  • How to evaluate an antenna’s receive-only performance.
  • Remote station on Sulfur Mountain available for use.
  • SBARC annual Christmas party December 16th at Rusty’s Pizza Parlor on Calle Real in Goleta from 1-4 PM, be there or be square!

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 – October 19th 2018

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orville-k-beach-w6biOur speaker this month will be Orv Beach W6BI with assistance from Eric KG6WXC. They will bringing us up to date with everything that is going on in mesh networking. There have been a lot of changes in the past year, and while a lot of us have mesh nodes deployed, most of us have not kept up with the latest news. Orv has presented to us before, and he is a good speaker and has good presentations. This will be a very informative meeting.

We will also open the nomination period for next months election for club officers and directors. The nominating committee, Levi K6LCM and Michael K6RQV, have put together a slate to fill the seven positions, and we will accept nominations for any additional candidates until next months meeting and we start voting.

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!

 

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