Election Results for 2019 Board of Directors

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We had a pretty good turnout for the November meeting and all voted on the Board of Directors for 2019.

2019 Board of Directors

President/CEO Brian Milburn K6BPM
Secretary Dorothy Oksner K6DSO
Treasurer / CFO Tom Sanders N6YX
Director at Large Ken Alker KA6KEN
Director at Large Michael Taylor K6RQV
Director at Large Wayne Beckman AF6GX
Director at Large Rick Whitaker KG6VLB

Thanks everybody for coming out and voting!

Remember, there will be no regular meeting in December. There will be a club Christmas party at Rusty’s Pizza, 5934 Calle Real in Goleta on December 16th at 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Please see the post regarding the party or check the calendar.

Post expires at 7:32am on Tuesday January 1st, 2019 but will still be available in the archives.

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!

Post expires at 11:00pm on Friday November 16th, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

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.