Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/4/2019

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We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins, plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Local repeater issues.
  • USB Voltage/current analyzer.
  • Packet radio.
  • 3D Printing.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions might 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 3/28/2019

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We had another interesting net tonight with 9 check-ins, plus net control KEN, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • What would be a good antenna for a 2nd story townhouse for 80, 40 20 & 17 meter bands?
  • Is the 223.92 Island repeater on the air? Someone couldn’t kerchunk it.
  • Other local repeater discussions.

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 – 3/21/2019

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

  • Reciprocal licensing agreement with Mexico, if there is one. (American licensee operating in Mexico).
  • Cross-band repeater operations with HT to ICOM 2730 while maritime mobile.
  • ISS (International Space Station) communication operations and modes.
  • Yaesu System Fusion to DMR, how does it work?

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 – 3/14/2019

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We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins, and net control Frank, K6FLD. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Discussion about the Catalina repeater and local propagation as of late.
  • Maritime mobile operations.
  • Repurposing ham radios into scanners.

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.

Free – Radio Equipment

Free to good home —

Build your own VHF, UHF antenna, or use as support for HF, etc. – Tapered fiberglass antennas up to 18 feet long. There are old commercial mountain-top antennas, mostly useful for construction which may use equipment like the one on this informative post. Can build colinear antennas inside, run wire inside or wrap wire coils outside to make HF antennas, or use as support for other antennas. Bases are about 2″ diameter or so. Email me for details and pictures.

Disassembled DB Products 225-B Low Band 3-element Yagi. 7 db gain over a dipole. Currently around 38 MHZ, could be converted to 6 meters. Folded dipole driven element, end mounted boom, Google “WISCO db230” to see latest version.

Two Motorola MICOR Low-Band 100 Watt former CHP mobile radios with dual receivers, one currently on 52.92 and 52.525. These are big radios – 25X13X4 inches. If nothing else, makes a great 100 FM watt amplifier for low power exciter. Misc. control heads, speakers.

GE MLS mobile programmable UHF radio, currently programmed for a FRS frequency.

GE Mastr Executive II UHF mobile radio

Regency UHF repeater, Microcom V01RA. Listed as 453.475 TX 458.475 Rx, 0.5 watt Transmit, 0.5 microvolt Rx.

Connect Systems Private Patch IV (that’s “4”) telephone interconnect for a repeater (both send and receive calls)

Nems Clarke Telemetry Receiver model RX R1037F, 19″ rack mount, with 215 – 260 MHz and 2150 – 2350 MHz plug-in front ends and built in spectrum display unit.

Low Band 3-element side mount beam antennas, could be converted to 6-meters.

Two single feed element Direct TV dish antennas

Contact – Frank WB6UNH – thecrowes@hotmail.com or 805-705-5706

For Sale : Yaesu/Icom/Alinco/Wouxun/Kenwood/Diamond/Eimac/Coax

ALL FOR SALE.  CLEANING HOUSE! Collected back to 1956!  Call for prices.  Not interested in trades

+ = extras,    + + = lots of extras

FOR SALE:

Radios:
Many adapters, power supplies, antennas, etc. for the following items:
(1) 2M module for Kenwood TM-742A
(1) Alinco DJ-G29 + +
(1) Icom IC-T90 + 
(2) Wouxun KG-UV3D + +
(1) Wouxun KG-UV-6D + +
(1) Wouxun KG-UV-6X + +
(1) Yaesu FT-50RD + +
Power Supplies:
Astron RS-35A, 12V, Linear w/ meters
MFJ 4035, 12V (adj.), Linear w/ meters
Coax Antenna Switches/Relays:
(2) Alpha-Delta 4,  4-pos. w/ center off/ground.
(6) Diamond CS-201, 2-pos.
(3) Diamond CS-201. 2-pos., modified to be non-shorting.
(3) MFJ 1702, 2-pos. (clone for Alpha & Delta).
(3) MFJ-1704, 4-pos (very similar to Alpha & Delta).
(2) Telonic TS-100A  3PDT rotary w/ BNC conn.
(2) SPDT relay w/ ext. DPDT contacts, 115VAC.
(1) (Rare) Dow-Key DPDT relay, 115VAC .
(1) (Rare) C.P. CLAIRE HG-3A1006, 3PDT Mercury-wetted relay.
Microphones (many of each for most models):
Astatic D-104 desk mic. w. stand.
Icom: HM-151, HM-103, HM-118TN, HM-154T, HM-77A, HM54, HM-46.
Icom HS-10SB PTT switch box.
(5) various microphones for Kenwood.
Turner 33X, Xtal mic. w/ desk stand.
Yaesu:  MH-31, MH-59, MH-37, MH-48.
Misc:
(4) 6146 Transmitting tubes  Tested excellent.  All the same vintage.
(1) Ameritron AWM30 SWR/watt meter, 300W
(1) Battery America CBE-8 Battery Element.
(2) Battery America CBE-V57  Battery Element.
(4) Comet CX-4310 Tri-plexers; 1.3-150 MHz, 350-500 MHz, 840-1400 MHz.
(1)  Comet MX-72D Duplexer; 1.6-150 MHz, 400-460 MHz.
(4) Diamond SX – 20 C SWR/PWR meter.
(2) E.F. Johnson 250 50-ohm  KW Low-Pass filter
(1) Eimac 3CX – 3000 Transmitting tube (5KW rated  Tested good.
(1) MFJ 5024YV TNC.
(3) MFJ 909 & (1) 910 antenna matcher’s.
(2) SCS Pactor Modems.
(2) Signal-Link USB radio-to computer interface.
(1) U.S. Interface Navigator radio-to-computer interface.
Various Mobile Mounting Brackets (some unused).
Various Battery Chargers, Batteries, Battery holders.
Many HF, VHF & UHF antennas & antenna parts including rotors, masts & spare aluminum tube & square stock.
Lots (1000’s of feet) of coax of various types of impedance & power ratings, some new.
Lots of interface cables, power cables –  some unique to certain radios.
Contact:  Mike Wapner K6QD
Home Phone:  805-964-7420 (preferred)   Cell Phone: 805-680-2382
Email:    mpwapner@gmail.com (preferred)  K6QD@cox.net
Updated – 3/04/2020