Upcoming Events
(Note: Zoom codes may be found in HamClubOnline)
THU 4/24 @ 1900 – San Juan Cyn Net – SBTAC2 146.565 MHz
THU 4/24 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters, IRLP 9257, Echolink 336037
THU 4/24 @ 1900 – Ham Fun – See Jack Kirk (W6KRK – [email protected] for details)
SAT 4/26 @ 0800 – Bay Area NVIS Net on 3.890 MHz
SUN 4/27 @ 1800 – American Red Cross – Disaster Services Technology (ARC/DST) Net & Disaster Communicator’s Forum (DCF)
THU 5/01 @ 1950 – SBCARA HF Net – 3.878 MHz / 7.270 MHz
SAT 5/03 @ 0700 – Ham Cram & Exam Session – Hollister
TUE 5/06 @ 1900 – Business Meeting @ DOC & Zoom – April 2025 Agenda ; March 2025 Mtg Pending Minutes
TUE 5/13 @ 1900 – SBCARA Forum – TBA
THU 5/15 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters (not IRLP/Echolink)
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)
Winlink or Packet Nets
- 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
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
Congratulations to those that passed their exam
Saturday November 9
- Ryan Beaulieu – Technician – KO6IAA
- Michael Delgado – Technician – KO6HUE
- Pailing Ho – Technician – KO6HUV
- Randy Hogue – Upgrade to General – K6RLH
- Robin Klingauf – Technician – KO6HXL
- Wolfgang Klingauf – Technician – KO6HUS
- Christopher Laws – Technician – KO6HTZ
- Tracy Laws – Technician – KO6HUA
- Daniel Skeen – Technician – KO6HUT
- Douglas Slater – Technician and General – KO6HVM
- William Suits – Technician – KO6HVL
- Brian Temperino – Upgrade to General – KO6GTA
- Anton Tkachev – Technician – KO6HUU
- Aarin Vyas – Technician – KO6HVJ
- Adhish Vyas – Technician – KO6HWC
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
Amateur Radio History
Cat’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
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
Sea Otter Classic 2025 – April 10-13
Thank you Volunteers!
Neighbors
After the Net – San Benito So. – So. Santa Clara Co.
Fremont Peak Repeater Association (FPRA) – kr6je.org
Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Association (GVARC)
Morgan Hill Amateur Radio Society (MHARS)
Monterey County ARES – mc-aec.org
Santa Cruz County Emergency Communications
Silicon Valley Emergency Communication System (SVECS)
ARRL Sixth District QSL Bureau
ARRL Links
Modified Mercalli Scale
| MM 1 | Not felt | People do not feel any Earth movement. |
| MM 2 | Weak | Few people might notice movement if they’re at rest and/or on the upper floors of buildings. |
| MM 3 | Weak | Many people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring. |
| MM 4 | Light | Most people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing. Dishes, windows, and doors rattle. The earthquake feels like a heavy truck hitting the walls… |
| MM 5 | Moderate | Almost 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 6 | Strong | Everyone 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… |
An example of a proper response is: “(your-call-sign), Mike-Mike-4, Tres Pinos”
2024 by San Benito County Amateur Radio Association (SBCARA)
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