Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net 2/7/2019

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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 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

We’ve Moved!

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Well, the website did! We have moved the club website to a new, much faster cloud server. Besides operating better, our website will no longer go down during extended power outages and will be much easier to maintain.

If you see anything missing, don’t worry. There are a couple of things that did not make the transition smoothly, but we are identifying them and will get them fixed within a few days.

Happy browsing!

Brian – K6BPM

Post expires at 1:00am on Sunday February 10th, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 1/24/2019

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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 Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Anytone 878 came with keyboard locked, anyone know how to unlock?
  • APRS.
  • Yaesu System Fusion.
  • Whistling RTTY, not Dixie .

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.