Upcoming Events

(Note: Zoom codes may be found in HamClubOnline)

FRI 1/10 @ 1900 – SBCARA Academy – Q&A session (RSVP required) at DOC or on Zoom.

SAT 1/11 @ 0800 – Bay Area NVIS Net on 3.890 MHz

SUN 1/12 @ 1800 – American Red Cross – Disaster Services Technology (ARC/DST) Net & Disaster Communicator’s Forum (DCF)

THU 1/13 @ 1900 – San Juan Cyn Net – SBTAC2 146.565 MHz

TUE 1/14 @ 1900 – SBCARA Forum – (Pending)

THU 1/16 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters

THU 1/16 @ 1900 – Ham Fun – See Jack Kirk (W6KRK – [email protected] for details)

THU 1/23 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters, IRLP 9257, Echolink 336037

SAT 1/25 @ 0900 – Winter Field Day – Cienega School (maybe extends to SUN 1/26)

TUE 2/04 @ 1900 – Business Meeting @ DOC & ZoomJanuary 2025 Agenda ; November 2024 Mtg Pending Minutes ; December 2024 Mtg Pending Minutes


THU 2/06 @ 1950 – SBCARA HF Net – 3.878 MHz / 7.270 MHz? May be self conducted

Nets

San Benito County Nets

Every Thu @ 1900 – San Juan Cyn Net – SB TAC 2
Every Thu @ 1930 – Weekly SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters
Every 1st, 2nd, 4th, & 5th Thu @ 1930 – SBCARA Net on IRLP(9257)/Echolink(336037)
Every 1st Thu @ 2000 -Monthly SBCARA HF Net

Other Nearby Nets

  • Every Sun 1800 – Red Cross DST Net followed by DCF Net
  • Every Mon 2000 – Fremont Peak Repeater Assoc. Net (See https://www.fremontpeakrepeater.org/)
  • Every Tue 1930 – GVARC Net – Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club (See https://gvarc.com)
  • Every Tue 2000 – LPRA (Loma Prieta) Net
  • Every Wed 1930 – Monterey ARES Net (mc-ares.org)
  • Santa Clara Co. SVECS Net – Tue before 1900
  • California Coastal Winlink Net – 3rd Mon (Starts the Mon before)
  • NorCal Winlink Net – Thu at 2359hrs (Starts the Sun before) http://ncpa.n0ary.org/

Resources


Ham Fun Night

This is an event organized by Jack Kirk (W6KRK) involving multiple groups. Contact Jack Kirk to be added to the email list for this event. Usually the 3rd Thursdays of the month @ 1900 hrs. – Ham Fun Archive


Ham Help

Looking for Help as a New or Returning Ham Radio Operator? Select “Ham Help” above and someone will contact you to see how we can help!


San Benito Volunteer Examiners

For amateur radio license testing (including fully remote testing), study or cram e-mail [email protected]. More information may be found on our Volunteer Examiner (VE) page.

  • Sat 2/1/2025 – Gilroy – Study & Exam Session and Exam Only – In Person

Introducing the SBCARA Academy

Looking to study and take your FCC exam instead of cramming the material? Did you get your license with a cram and now want to understand the material? Then the SBCARA Academy is for you! This is a combination of self study via book and/or video and experts to answer your questions on line or in person.

Sign up at testing @ sbcara.org


Congratulations to those that passed their exam

Saturday November 9

  1. Lindsay Arrington – (Pending) – Technician
  2. Julia Brandt – KO6GTF – Technician
  3. Mathew J. Clark – KO6GTX – Technician
  4. Mikhail Clark – KO6GSX – Technician
  5. Mario H. Gomez – N7YMZ – Upgrade to Amateur Extra
  6. Darwin F. Horvath – KO6GTB (now KV6FOX) – Technician
  7. Jared Kroner – KO6GUZ – Technician
  8. Miguel A. Mateos – KO6GSY -Technician
  9. Amanda McCraw – KO6GUJ – Technician
  10. Michelle Oshiro-Chick – KO6GSZ – Technician
  11. Brian Temperino – KO6GTA – Technician
  12. Lawrence W. Toombs – KO6GUK – Technician

Saturday November 2

  1. Jennifer L Bruno – KO6GPZ – Technician
  2. Sharon L Cooper – KO6GRC – Technician
  3. Gerald V Lucha – W6OJE – Upgrade to Amateur Extra
  4. Derick Tracey – K6DDT – Upgrade to General
  5. Cerrita N Walls – KO6GPW – Technician
  6. Rosa F Walls – KO6GPX – Technician
  7. Windi Wojdak – KO6GPY – Technician and General

Amateur Radio History

Catā€™s Whisker and other Ham Radio Stories


To join SBCARA, please go to HamClubOnline.com enter your callsign to create an account and search for “N6SBC” to find SBCARA. From there you can sign up for a new membership or renew your membership.


2025 Voting Membership Dues

$20 First family member
$10 for Each additional family members.

All dues are voluntary and are not required for any function other than to vote or to hold office.

SBCARA Communications – Read this to find out how this group communicates. (Connections)


Join/Donate to SBCARA – Click Here for More Info

With a PayPal Account Visit our account at PayPal by going to http://paypal.me/sbcara or click on this QR Code if you have PayPal as an application on your smart phone
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Note: to pay by credit card, a PayPal account is not necessary to contribute on the PayPal site) Note the article on the main page for more details.

If you prefer to pay by physical check, send the check made out to SBCARA to
SBCARA c/o San Benito County ACS/RACES, 3226 Southside Rd, Hollister, CA 95023



Waltz Creative

Sea Otter Classic Foundation





Holiday Party 2022

Sea Otter Classic 2025 – April 10-13

Volunteers needed – click here for more information

Winter Field Day 2025

Saturday January 25 (maybe extend to Sunday January 26)

Annual Holiday Party – 2024

Pizza Factory – San Juan Bautista



Neighbors

After the Net – San Benito So. – So. Santa Clara Co.

Comstock Repeater Group

Fremont Peak Repeater Association (FPRA)

Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Association (GVARC)

Morgan Hill Amateur Radio Society (MHARS)

Monterey County ARES

Santa Cruz County Emergency Communications

Silicon Valley Emergency Communication System (SVECS)

Santa Clara County ARES/RACES

ARRL Sixth District QSL Bureau

Pacific Division

Santa Clara Valley Section


Modified Mercalli Scale

MM 1Not feltPeople do not feel any Earth movement.
MM 2WeakFew people might notice movement if they’re at rest and/or on the upper floors of buildings.
MM 3WeakMany people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
MM 4LightMost people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing. Dishes, windows, and doors rattle. The earthquake feels like a heavy truck hitting the walls…
MM 5ModerateAlmost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over…
MM 6StrongEveryone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake…
From USGS & ShakeOut.org

An example of a proper response is: “(your-call-sign), Mike-Mike-4, Tres Pinos”


2024 by San Benito County Amateur Radio Association (SBCARA)