Upcoming Events

(Note: Zoom codes may be found in HamClubOnline)

THU 03/21 @ 1900 – San Juan Cyn Net – SBTAC2 146.565 MHz

THU 03/21 @ 1900 – Ham Fun -TBA

THU 03/21 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters

SAT 03/23 @ 0800 – Bay Area NVIS Net on 3.890 MHz

SUN 03/24 @ 1800 – American Red Cross – Disaster Services Technology (ARC/DST) Net & Disaster Communicator’s Forum (DCF)

WED 03/27 @ 1900 – SBCARA Forum – Sea Otter Classic Information

THU 03/28 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net – N6SBC Repeaters, IRLP 9257, Echolink 336037?

THU-SUN 04/17-20/2024 – Sea Otter Classic

TUE 04/02 @ 1900 – Business Meeting @ DOC & ZoomAgenda ; Last Mtg Pending Minutes

THU 04/04 @ 1950 – SBCARA HF Net – 3.878 MHz / 7.270 MHz?

SAT 05/11 – In Person Ham Cram and Exam Session – Gilroy

SAT 06/22-23/2024 @ 0900 – Field Day

TUE 08/06/2024 @ 1700 – National Night Out – Downtown Hollister

SEPT/OCT – San Benito County Fair

10/05-06/2024 – ARRL ARES Simulated Emergency Test – Form for Participation

10/05-06/2024 – California QSO Party – Form for Participation



San Benito Volunteer Examiners

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

Year End Newsletter

Our year-end newsletter is out! Read about our upcoming Holiday Party, county-wide repeater system, amateur digital radio, GMRS, and our Great ShakeOut drill.


Ham Help

Looking for Help as a New or Returning Ham Radio Operator? Send an email to hamhelp@sbcara.org and someone will contact you to see how we can help!


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.


2023 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)


Holiday Party 2022

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


Thank you to our corporate supporters including:

San Benito County Community FoundationMonterey Peninsula Foundation
Sea Otter
Classic Foundation
Realty WorldCommunity West MortgageIBM



Nets

San Benito County Nets

Every Thu @ 1930 – Weekly SBCARA Net
Thu 10/27 & 11/10 @ 1930 – SBCARA Net on IRLP/Echolink (Pending)
Thu 11/3 @ 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 2000 (Starts previous Wed at 00:00:01)
  • 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

Usually the 3rd Thursdays of the month @ 1900 hrs.

About Wednesday’s February 22th Program:

Our speaker for February will be our very own Dave Andrus ā€“ K7DAA. We decided to meet on the fourth Thursday, 2/22 (to avoid conflicts with Valentine Day of 2/14). We will begin or night at 7:00PM and end about 8:30PM. Dave will prepare some topics but be ready with your own questions and discoveries to ā€œAsk Daveā€.

Ham Fun Archive

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.


Contacts

Pacific Division

Santa Clara Valley Section



Earthquake Links


Quake Report

Modified Mercalli Scale

The Modified Mercalli, or Mike-Mike scale is used to standardize and make more efficient the reporting of earthquake damage. Instead of reporting damage by using general descriptions like “major” or a”minor” or “heavy”, a Mike-Mike value is reported. This value is quick and simple to communicate over the air and equates to a standard level of damage as defined in the scale below.

Full Modified Mercalli Scale

MM8SevereDamage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great
MM7Very strongDamage negligible in buildings of good design & construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage
MM6StrongFelt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
MM5ModerateFelt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.
MM4LightFelt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing cars rocked noticeably.
MM3WeakFelt quite noticeably by persons indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings. Vibrations similar to the passing of a truck.
MM2WeakFelt only by few at rest, especially on upper floors of buildings.
MM1Not feltNot felt except by very few under especially favorable conditions.
An example of a proper response is: “(your-call-sign), Mike-Mike-4, Tres Pinos”