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 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 good net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- When building a dipole antenna for a specific frequency, how do you tune it to achieve resonance at that specific frequency?
- If I want to build an HF dipole inside the house in a 8×10 room what would the best positioning in the room?
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.
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 good net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control, Brian – K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- What to do if your minor (<18) daughter get’s her technician license and you don’t want her actual address listed in ham databases. (Hint, P.O. Box, relative’s address, etc).
- Thomas Fire / Montecito Floods: Was the fire determined to be causal of the floods ane are insurance companies covering the flood claims?
- Linear Loaded Antenna, what is, why would you want and how to achieve?
- How low can you mount a vertical dipole antenna?
- Vertical antenna radials, buried or elevated and why?
- Ultimax Extreme end-fed antennas (ultimax-antennas.com).
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.
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 good net tonight with 16 check-ins plus net control, Ken – KA6KEN and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- Yagi antennas and conductive versus non-conductive booms/masts.
- Yagi antennas, how important is it to have and electrically neutral (carbon fiber) boom versus an aluminum boom?
- Yagi antennas, should the driven element and parasitic elements be on the same plane?
- Great antenna theory book and easy read, Array of Light by N6BT – Tom Schiller https://nextgenerationantennas.com/
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.
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 good net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control, Eric – KG6WXC and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- Yagi antenna driven elements, what’s the difference? (filtering weak signals on receive).
- What makes for a low noise antenna?
- Why is a carrier wave necessary?
- Call sign suffixes.
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.
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 good net tonight with 9 check-ins plus net control, Frank – K6FLD and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- Frank called Calli Kelley.
- Frank asked about hearing aid batteries and which ones were the strongest.
- Eric wondered about how ballerinas went to the bathroom.
- Frank had a question about if someone had a question.
- Jonah got a used old mobile radio and wanted tips on installation. Interesting discussion on power wiring.
- Frank called Calli Chuck.
- Calli had a question on on finding a DMR codeplug for a NXDN5800 radio.
- Eric made the observation that if ballerinas wore pointy shoes they could spin faster.
- Don had a question on lead lines coming down antenna masts.
- Don had a weird question. Dennis suggested weird questions be directed to W1UUQ.
- Eric and Frank have some nefarious activity going on.
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.
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 good net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control, Brian, K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- USB connectors and Raspberry Pi Zero, how can I add more USB ports?
- Amazon Echo/Dot and new skill to monitor DMR.
- Are 2M/70CM DTMF tones affected by mike gain?
- Local EchoLink issues.
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.
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 good net tonight with 12 check-ins plus net control, Eric, KG6WXC and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:
- ICOM 7300 vs. Yaesu FT991 Rigs.
- What would be the best antenna to deploy for short-range communication if your station is located in a valley and repeaters are not within line of sight?
- Anyone have experience with repairing a radio with a blown voltage protection diode?
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.
