Category Archives: Tech Mentoring Net

The audio archive can best 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. Another terrific net tonight with 7 check-ins, net control (Frank, K6FLD) and 4 chat room visitors! Subjects tonight included: Removing crystals and shaving them down to slow the oscillations, can it be done? How do net controllers log and keep track of check-ins for their nets? Jim’s (KK6SXB) antenna analysis T-Hunting and “sniffer kits” Eric (KG6WXC) talks about controlling a remote base via the internet Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E 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 TM&E audio archive can best 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. What a great net tonight with only 7 check-ins, net control (Shackmaster Dave K6HWN) and 4 chat room visitors! Subjects tonight included: EME (Earth Moon Earth) Communications Space Station Communications Satellite Repeater Communications Doppler Shift Other space object communications Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E 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 can best 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. Tonight’s net was an interesting one with 11 check-ins plus net control (Shackmaster Dave K6HWN) and 10 chat room visitors. Subjects tonight included: G5RV antenna w/SWR “Talking” Watt Meter measuring for 20 to 80 meters (Dennis, WB6OBB having issues) NVIS and ground wave concepts Software Defined Radio Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E 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 can best 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. Tonight’s Technical Mentoring and Elmering (TM&E) net yielded 13 check-ins plus net control (Shackmaster Dave, K6HWN) and 9 chat room visitors. Topics discussed included: A follow-up on steerable antenna arrays. Direction finding using a 4 antenna (vertical) array. The proper procedure to re-purpose a repeater and user conduct to be expected when an emergency arises.  Proper preparation and contents of a good functional go bag and good practices to follow before actually leaving your domicile and becoming part of the problem. Affects of toroids on baluns especially related to heat. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E 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 can best 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. The net tonight was very interesting with 11 check-ins, net control (Shackmaster Dave, K6HWN) and 7 chat room visitors. Tonight’s subjects included: Ways to secure an antenna and mast to a building without having to drill holes into the structure. Hackerspace (http://sbhackerspace.com/) set up an ATV channel and the question was asked by Eric (K6HMD) if and when the ATV feed to the SBARC club station would be back on the air at BATC.tv. Chuck (N6CPN) asked why windows wants to install an ActiveX plugin when installing AllStar. Antenna arrays, steerable antenna arrays and phased arrays. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E 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 can best 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. Tonight’s net was yet another good and informative experience with 9 check-ins, net control (K6HWN) and 8 chat room visitors. Subjects discussed tonight were: An update on police scanner jargon / protocol and a helpful link to it at http://www.mendosa.com/code.html. Authorized radio unit designations can be found about 3/4 of the way down the page.  Thanks for the link goes out to Hayden (KK6OYV). Cable / connector required to set up an AllStar node. More discussion about AllStar and its usage. Ground rods and why the recommended depth is 8 feet. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net next Thursday at 8:00 PM (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 TM&E net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.