Technical Mentoring & Elmering Net
Technical Topics and Advice for New Hams
Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:00 PM on the SBARC Hub linked repeaters.
The Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net is dedicated to teaching. We discuss technical topics related to ham radio at ALL levels of expertise, with very special emphasis on helping any new ham any way we can. Remember you are an expert in your field of endeavor, so its no shame if you are just a beginner in ham radio. In fact, a great question for the net is “ WHAT are you guys talking about?”
There is no “lecture topic”, meaning that we are completely question-based, so its great if you have a list of questions ready. We take check-ins at the beginning, and throughout the net, so you can join (and leave) anytime you want to. Usually we discuss some technical topic for awhile, then leave breaks for people to jump in with a different question. Often several very expert hams are on, with possibly some listening ready to help with something they know, or to answer up to net control asking “who wants to answer that question?” The net is very informal and friendly, and also helps any new ham with even non-technical ham radio questions, like correct operating procedure, etc.
You’ll find recordings of the net in the SBARC Audio Archives.
Net controllers, see the TM&E Net preamble and script wiki.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:
- Looking for folks that might be interested in attending Defcon August ’27 for free (Save $600) by helping at the Ham Radio Village antenna building contest. Contact Eric, KG6WXC.
- Levi, K6LCM was able to have Claude AI pair his pc Bluetooth with his new LED strip lights controller and then pick up the METAR of any airport and display colors according to the current weather at that airport.
- When taking a call, cell phone offered the phone itself, it’s speaker and another unidentified device which was not paired with the phones Bluetooth.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control Warren, KN6ZZI. Tonight’s topics included:
- Converting a PostScript file to .pdf (for making a circular slide rule).
- Follow up on discussion about SteppIR UrbanBeam 2 element Yagi antenna diagnostics.
- Discussion on whether or not “Mattermost” chat platform would be useful to SBARC nets. (Eric, KG6WXC offered to set up a trial for SBARC to evaluate).
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:
- Modulation differences between SBARC repeaters.
- Field Day 2026.
- SSB and CW HF frequencies using volume versus gain for readability.
- AllStar.
- MeshCore repeaters.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:
- MeshCore Channels, numbered versus non-numbered?
- 6 Meter band.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:
- Raspberry Pi + SDR Dongle and OpenWebRX.
- DEFCON first week of August.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:
- Halogen to LED lighting wattage comparison, 1:1?
- Backup generators.
- Natural gas, gasoline, diesel fuel for generators and how the optimal type of fuel used can vary depending on the emergency/disaster type.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary to do so.
We had another interesting net tonight with 6 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:
- MeshCore.
- FT-8.
- Field Day 2026.
Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.
