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KU6S
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P. O. Box 8401 Fremont, CA. 94537-8401
South Bay Amateur Radio Association KU6S
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Members' Meetings
The SBARA Club Members' meeting takes place on the second Friday of every month, except as noted in the schedule below. The meeting is brought to order around 7:30pm, followed by a welcome and introduction of new members, new licencees, visitors and guests. Everyone is encouraged to talk about any exciting projects they have been working on or have made any new contacts recently. The raffle chairman highlights the items being raffled off for the evening. A brief summary of recent club activities and plans is announced by the presiding officer. A short break enables members to mingle and check out the raffle items, and an nice array of snacks is also available for everyone. Highlight of the meeting is a presentation / demonstration by a special invited guest speaker, on topics of mutual interest and relevance to amateur radio. The meeting concludes by around 9:30pm.
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Members' Meeting Schedule and Location
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| DAY: | 2nd Friday of Every Month (except as noted in the schedule below) |
| TIME: | 19:30 Hours PST |
| LOCATION: |
Hurricane Electric 48233 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont, CA 94539 Google Maps link Park in the large parking lot on the south side of the building. Note that this is not the same Hurricane Electric building we used pre-pandemic! |
| Meetings Schedule for 2024 | |
| November 4, 2024 | Rob Orr K9RST, on supporting large public events (e.g. the Chicago Marathon) with amateur radio. |
| October 11, 2024 | Tim Duffy K3LR, CEO of DX Engineering, speaks about building antennas. |
| September 13, 2024 | Greg Stephens N6QKY presents on "Using the NanoVNA" – Greg will share basic terminology, diagram of the insides, calibration, and examples of how he uses the NanoVNA to evaluate his station, complementing the February talk given by Richard Ranson, G3ZTB. |
| August 9, 2024 | Geoff Abreu K6ERA, president of NB6GC – HARC, the USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club |
| July 12, 2024 | Field Day recap; Wayne Burdick N6KR of Elecraft gives a talk, "Designing the Elecraft KH1: From Vision to Reality" |
| June 14, 2024 | Discussion about Field Day plans |
| May 10, 2024 | Kristen McIntyre K6WX, ARRL First Vice President, discusses the ARRL and recent events there |
| April 12, 2024 | Rich Harrington KN6FW discusses radio direction finding |
| March 8, 2024 | Martin Rothfield W6MRR discusses amateur radio and ballooning |
| February 9, 2024 | Dr. Richard G. Ranson G3ZTB presents on "Care and Feeding of your NanoVNA" |
| January 12, 2024 | Winter Field Day Discussion |
| Past Presentations | |
| December 8, 2023 | No in-person meeting; instead, we have an online informal meeting on Zoom |
| November 10, 2023 | Jerry Lucha W6OJE discusses modeling antenna coverage with software, using the WA6PWW repeater antenna as an example |
| October 13, 2023 | Don Jones K6ZO discusses operating from Malawi |
| September 8, 2023 | John Kruk N9UPC, Yaesu National Sales Manager, presents about Yaesu System Fusion |
| August 11, 2023 | Tim Duffy K3LR, CEO of DX Engineering, discusses the history of the K3LR contest station |
| July 14, 2023 | Field Day Recap |
| June 9, 2023 | Field Day Plans |
| May 12, 2023 | Ed Fong WB6IQN discusses antenna designs |
| April 14, 2023 | In-person social |
| August 13, 2021 | ICOM IC-705 QRP Transceiver, presented by Will Jourdain AA6WJ of ICOM America |
| July 9, 2021 |
EmComm Mutual Aid in a Digital World, presented by Dan Goldstein, ARRL East Bay Section Emergency Manager
ARRL Field Day recap |
| June 11, 2021 | ARRL Field Day planning meeting |
| May 14, 2021 | Elk Antennas by Jim Siemons (W6LK) |
| April 9, 2021 | Yaesu Presentation by John Kruk N9UPC, National Sales Manager |
| March 12, 2021 | CW Academy Presentation by Arkady NU6N |
| February 12, 2021 | Quartzfest (Rob KC6TYD et al.) |
| January 15, 2021 | Using JS8CALL for digital HF communications |
| December 11, 2020 | Special Social Meeting This Month, HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! |
| November 13, 2020 | Ham Shack Show and Tell, moderated by Jay King, W2AFE |
| October 9, 2020 | Fremont Fire Department Drones, by Gary Ashley, Battalion Chief |
| September 11, 2020 | Online Meeting: "MESH Network plans for the East Bay Section by Mathison Ott, KJ6DZB" |
| August 14, 2020 | Online Meeting: "Connecting Radios to Computers, for Digital Communications" by Steve Rishton AG6TT, et al |
| July 10, 2020 | Online Meeting & Presentation: "Emergency Communications by Winlink, and the Red Cross Drill" by Jay King W2AFE & Bernhard Hailer AE6YN (slide deck) |
| June 12, 2020 | Online Meeting & Presentation: Field Day 2020 by SBARA Field Day Coordinators |
| May 8, 2020 | Online Meeting & Presentation: Fremont Fire Department Operations by Captain Chris Burgardt, Fremont Fire. |
| April 10, 2020 | Online Meeting & Presentation: Tour of East Bay Field Day Sites, by Jim Siemons W6LK, ARRL East Bay Section Manager. |
| March 13, 2020 | Triband Antenna Concept by Ed Fong -- CANCELLED (due to COVID-19) |
| February 21, 2020 | Jeff Alrith KM6EAI, SFO Emergency Coordinator (date changed due to Valentine's Day) |
| January 10, 2020 | Summits on the Air by Alex Garcia KK6ZLY, Hayward Radio Club & EMS Responder Alameda County |
| June 14, 2019 | SBARA Field Day |
| May 10, 2019 | DXpedition to KH1 Baker Island, John Miller |
| April 12, 2019 | Finding and Eliminating Receive Noise, by Gary Johnson NA6O |
| February 12, 2019 | Enigma Code Machine, by Ralph Simpson |
| January 14, 2019 | CA QSO Portable by Tony Monroe W6SFI |
| November 9, 2018 | Solar Physics, by Robert O'Neil N5VD |
| August 10, 2018 | DMR Radio by Peter Liljequist, AA6PL |
| July 13, 2018 | Batteries by Rachael Kinoshita KK6DAC (slide deck) |
| June 8, 2018 | SBARA Field Day 2018 |
| April 13, 2018 | Linux Hamshack PC by Tony Monroe, W6SFI (slide deck) |
| March 9, 2018 | "Contest University" by DX Engineering |
| February 9, 2018 | Puerto Rico Emcomm by Joe Pistritto, N3CKF (slide deck) |
| January 12, 2018 | 3D Printing by Rick Powell, N6CHC |
| November 10, 2017 | Cal OES Vehicle - Dan Bennett & Ron Suszar, San Mateo County Multi Communications Unit |
| October 13, 2017 | Parachute Mobile - Rob KC6TYD |
| September 8, 2017 | Field Day Stations - Bernhard Hailer |
| August 11, 2017 | D-Star/DMR/Fusion Radios - Peter Liljequist |
| July 14, 2017 | Portable Repeaters - Dan Bennett, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office |
| June 9, 2017 | SBARA Field Day 2017 - Al Rendon, WT6K & Bernhard Hailer, AE6YN |
| May 12, 2017 | Movie: The Last Field Day |
| April 14, 2017 | Satellites - Umesh Ghodke, K6VUG |
| March 10, 2017 | Homebrew - Steve Wilson, KA6S |
| February 10, 2017 | I Want That - HRO New Toys - Don Anastasia, AA6W |
| January 13, 2017 | Digital Radio Modes & NBEMS - Bernard Hailer, AE6YN |