Category Archives: Tech Mentoring Net

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. We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD. Tonight’s topics included: What is Solar Flux Index and why is 10.7 cm the wavelength used to measure it? Antenna ground continued from last week’s discussion given the last few days of extreme weather. Mike’s (W0JFB) experiences as Santa Claus this year. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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. We had another interesting net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included: Antenna Grounding. Repeater issues just like last Tuesday’s net. Roll of static electricity on HF communications. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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. We had another interesting net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included: Callie, KD6OVS asked about Dave, AI6VX’s 10 meter net on Sundays at 4:00 PM on 28.395 USB. Eric, KG6WXC’s noisy signal through Santa Ynez Peak repeater. 3D Printing. What’s the learning curve for WordPress to be able to build a decent website? Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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. We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included: Analog vs. digital radio scanners to listen to local activity. Does a particular house structure affect an antenna beam pattern and if so what height does the antenna need to be to avoid it? Annual Christmas lunch/party at Rusty’s Pizza Parlor on December 16th at 1 pm. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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. We had another interesting net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included: ICOM IC-706 in constant scan mode as soon as it’s powered up, acting like a stuck “down button”. The problem was traced to a metal shaving bridging a circuit. Making an 80 M mobile whip. Inverted V antenna for a power boat with a mast. What are the similarities between AllStar and Asterisk and can I use call record to record SBARC Nets and have them playable from the SBARC website? (KA6KEN) Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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 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 interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control K6FLD, Frank. Tonight’s topics included: Advice for working grey line propagation. Hex Beam antenna versus Urban Stepper Beam antenna. General discussion. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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 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 interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control K6BPM, Brian. Tonight’s topics included: Grey Line, devices and depiction. Batteries, 9Ah UPS Batteries. Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) 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.