Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 9/6/2018

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We had another informative net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control, Brian – K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Is the 2 meter repeater up out on Santa Cruz Island? (146.655). Hint: Yes.
  • What does 131.8 PL on the input and 141.3 PL on the output of the Santa Cruz repeater.
  • 3D printing and www.thingiverse.com.
  • Navigating roundabouts in Santa Barbara and avoiding road-rage incidents.
  • Possible presentation of CAD related programs and how they’re used in 3D printing projects at our club meeting?

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 8/30/2018

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We had another informative net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • New SharkRF openSPOT2.
  • SBARC MESH Network update.
  • Creality 3D Ender 3 V Slot 3D Printer.

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Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 8/23/2018

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We had another informative net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control, Ken – KA6KEN and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Wondering why we’re hearing weak, other than local traffic on the 145.18 repeater. Answer: This time of year when conditions are good, you may hear traffic from repeaters on the same output frequency in other areas. Pasadena has a repeater on 145.18 and it was probably them.
  • Boom in repeaters in the 70’s leading to boom in ham radio operators in the early 80’s.
  • Pixie QRP transceiver kit.
  • GMRS and PL tones.

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 – Hewlett Packard 8903A Audio Analyzer

For sale is an HP 8903A Audio Analyzer (fully functional, passes self tests, with all manuals)

The HP 8903A Audio Analyzer is a complete professional audio measurement system covering 20 Hz to 100 kHz. It combines the functionality of a high performance distortion analyzer, frequency counter, true-RMS ac voltmeter, dc voltmeter, and SINAD meter with a very low-distortion audio source. Programmable with GPIB instrumentation interface.

The 8903A is also ideal for receiver testing, providing SINAD and signal-to-noise measurements on FM/AM/SSB receivers. It also provides very accurate and low distortion audio tones for transmitter testing.

$275

Contact – Bruce AB6BA – 805.252.3556 or bandrsn@yahoo.com

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 8/16/2018

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We had another informative net tonight with 4 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • Jim’s (N6SXB) CW keyer project coming along great, he’s making the case, base and cover with his new 3D printer (under $250.00) https://www.3dprintersbay.com/
  • Would a 3D printed wrench with consumer available print medium stand up the tork required to tighten the nut?

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 August 17, 2018. – DMR Revisited

unknownSBARC now has numerous members with DMR radios, but many have not yet quite gotten the hang of how DMR works and have not yet been able to enjoy the full capabilities of the DMR network. I have been asked several times recently about the possibility of having DMR be the topic of a club meeting, so I thought this month might be a good time to have one. Now that a lot of members have radios and have had at least some exposure to DMR, I think another meeting to go over the numerous capabilities of DMR might help clear things up for a lot of people, and get a few more people interested in jumping on board.

We’ll also demonstrate and explain some different kinds of “hotspots” that you can set up at home and basically operate your own tiny, low powered DMR repeater. So bring your radios, and bring your questions!

Post expires at 8:00pm on Friday August 17th, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 8/9/2018

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We had another informative net tonight with 11 check-ins plus net control, Ken – KA6KEN and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • HDSDR with Yaesu FT-950 as a Panadapter and tuning issues.
  • What HF activity have you had recently?
  • Pixie QRP CW Radio.
  • Holy Fire from Santiago Peak North of Orange County.

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