Category Archives: Tech Mentoring Net

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 9 check-ins plus net control, Eric – KG6WXC and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included: What DMR Hot Spots are recommended by the SBARC group? Follow up to Dave, AI6VX’s question from last week regarding HTs and Base Stations not being able to communicate via the same repeater. A solution was found and it was the repeater. How to connect to EchoLink with an Alinco DR635T? How to find the WORLD talk group in my AnyTone radio. Mesh Networking. 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 informative net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control, Ken – KA6KEN and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included: How might someone troubleshoot commercial FM analog radios – HTs cannot talk to mobile units or to each other, mobile units working as usual. Who invented the Internet? Is it better to use a 2 meter or HF band radio to use EchoLink? 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 informative net tonight with 14 check-ins plus net control, Ken – KA6KEN and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included: How do you unlock the keypad on an AnyTone D868UV after loading the current “ham” firmware and whatever custom code plug you’ve loaded? After loading custom firmware and code plugs to DMR radios, what reference materials are there available to operate the radio? The factory manual is pretty much obsolete at that point. Are there plans to conduct classes / training on DMR at the SBARC Club station in the near future? What’s the best way to locate RFI interference in the 2 meter range with just an HT (or some signal detector)? How do you test coax with high swr to pinpoint the problem? 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 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.