Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/19/2018

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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 7 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Chuck, K5CAW asked about the Tuesday night digital modes net and how it went, we split the net between our standard VHF repeater and DMR. Hint, it went very well.
  • Question about the new Baofeng DMR radio and how good is it? Hint, not so good so far.
  • Announcement – Brian, K6BPM announced a DMR class at the club station this Saturday from 10-11:30 AM for anyone interested. The class will be held upstairs in the Red Cross building.
  • Mark, KM6SBL is getting back into ham radio after about 10 years and is looking for suggestions for an HF rig, he’s considering a Kenwood TS-450S.
  • ESR – Equivalent Series Resistance in reference to electrolytic capacitors.

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 to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

Club Meeting April 20: Test Bench in a Backpack

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Wayne Beckman AF6GX will be the speaker this month, presenting a “Test Bench in a Backpack” program. He will give us a talk and demonstration of very portable and powerful test equipment that is much smaller and less expensive than earlier instruments because these new devices rely on being connected to a computer to utilize the processing and display capability of the computer. When used with a laptop computer this also makes the instruments battery powered very portable.

Wayne works along with Bill, W1UUQ keeping our infrastructure maintained and frequently works in remote places where it is difficult if not impossible to run back to the shop for a tool or piece of equipment. See how he makes the best use of sometimes limited space and weight so that they can get the job done.

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, April 20th, 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 1:00am on Saturday April 21st, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

General Club Meeting – April 20, 2016

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2018-04-18_07-26-40Wayne Beckman AF6GX will be the speaker this month, presenting a “Test Bench in a Backpack” program. He will give us a talk and demonstration of very portable and powerful test equipment that is much smaller and less expensive than earlier instruments because these new devices rely on being connected to a computer to utilize the processing and display capability of the computer. When used with a laptop computer this also makes the instruments battery powered very portable.

Wayne works along with Bill, W1UUQ keeping our infrastructure maintained and frequently works in remote places where it is difficult if not impossible to run back to the shop for a tool or piece of equipment. See how he makes the best use of sometimes limited space and weight so that they can get the job done.

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, April 20, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Post expires at 10:15pm on Wednesday April 18th, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

For Sale – Lots of Equipment

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1. MFJ 464 CW Keyer/Reader plus keyboard $100
3. Heliognosis EM2 EMR Meter $70
5. Logikit SCAF-1 Filter $50
9. Tigertronics Signal Link USB $50
10. Ameritron AWM-30B Wattmeter $75
11. Alpha-Delta 4 Coax Switch Protech (this one has the base) ALF-ASC-4B-N $85
12. Same as the above but with no base $50
13. Kenwood DC Switching Power Supply KPS-15 $70
14. Rig Expert Antenna Analyzer AA-54 $150
15. LDG AT-100 Proll 100W Automatic Antenna Tuner $150
16 Yaesu External Speaker SP-2000 $100
17 Bencher BY-1 Iambic Keyer Black Base 170-01 $75
18 Radio Wavz Double Bazooka 20m 5KW antenna (34’6″) Price pending but will be about half retail
19. Radio Wavz Double Bazooka 80m antenna (142′) Price per the above
20 Radio Wavz EFH (End Fed Half Wave) 10m (16’5″) $50
21 Radio Wavz EFH 30m (45′) $56
22 Radio Wavz EFH 20m (two of these) 33′ each $56 each
23 Radio Wavz EFH 40m (two of these) 66′ each $56 each
23 MFJ – 1916 Telescoping mast $85 each
24. MFJ – 1910 Telescoping mast $40
25. Heavy Duty Aluminum Telescoping mast $50
28. Diamond SRH77ca 144/440 Mhz $10
29. Diamond NR-770HB 144/440 Dual Band Antenna $25
30. Coax Cable. I have about 1000 feet of it – mostly in 100′ increments with PL 259 connectors.. It is all ABR Industries 25400F RG8/U. Will sell at $65 per 100 feet.
31. HEIL PRO Headset with boom mic. $200

Contact – Jerry 805.434.8284 (Paso Robles)

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 4/5/2018

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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 14 check-ins plus net control, Brian – K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • How to interpret DBI when relating to dipole antennas.
  • Can I use paracord to hang a dipole antenna, will it hold up to UV radiation, or what better material should I use?
  • Mobile radio installation and new CA legislation regarding mobile devices, should I be concerned?

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 to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 3/29/2018

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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 10 check-ins plus net control, Garrett – AG6RQ and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Discussion about the status of our local repeaters (including the DMR repeater) and what to expect in the near future.
  • DMR – Evolving so fast, should one wait and see what new radios come out and what they offer before investing in the current offerings?
  • What do the 3 letter codes for different operating modes indicate and where do they come from?
  • CW (Morse Code).

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 to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike