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 interesting net tonight with 11 check-ins plus net control Ken, KA6KEN. Tonight’s topics included:
- LT SPICE analog circuit simulator software.
- Hustler mobile antenna SWR varies depending on the placement of the coax cable.
- If running TinyTrak APRS and mobile radio at the same time will it cause interference, mixing or intermodulation?
- Ventura 10 meter net on 28.400 Mhz at 7:00 pm on Wednesday nights. (Dave, AI6VX might host sometimes).
- SBARC website auction items for sale vs. current items for sale, do I need to be logged in to view both?
- SBARC members roster? Would be nice to have for basic lookup purposes, not private information necessarily.
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 9 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD (Subbing for Dave, AI6VX). Tonight’s topics included:
- Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps).
- General topics included the rain and reservoir levels and other general topics.
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 9 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD (Subbing for Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:
- No technical or ham related questions tonight, general topics included the rain and reservoir levels and other general topics.
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 6 check-ins plus net control Frank, K6FLD. Tonight’s topics included:
- Not being able to add weather station to CWOP (NWS) because Google can’t resolve the Lat/Lon address of my station (Mike, W0JFB).
- Espresso 101.
- Italy trip (Dave, AI6VX).
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 12 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:
- Most of the discussion tonight was centered around the winter storm that blew into the South Coast during the late evening of January 4th that likely precipitated the catastrophic failure of Tower #1 at SBARC’s Talanian Communications Facility that evening. Fortunately, SBARC members were able to clear the debris, dismantle the fallen tower and restore many of the services that had been knocked out by the collapse. See more info at www.SBARC.org.
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 6 check-ins plus net control Brian, K6BPM. Tonight’s topics included:
- How many turns does a balun for a 10 meter dipole antenna need to be?
- How to test a dipole antenna balun to see that it’s doing its job?
- 2M/70CM antenna for a boat and how to position to avoid radar interference?
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 6 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:
- NanoVNA Antenna analyzer and tuning a 2M dipole for SWR.
- Flourescent lamp retrofits/Diffuser panels.
- LED Christmas light issues.
- Merry Christmas!
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.
