San Bruno Amateur Radio Club

Serving the Bay Area since 1958

Welcome to the SBARC

First pardon our dust. After several years, we've decided to do a little remodeling on the website to bring it up to more modern standards. We've asked our new buddy Claude to help out and he's been very helpful. Right now not everything is working right but shortly we expect things to not only be working but working better than ever. So stay tuned as they say and again pardon our dust.

The SBARC is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators, and those with an interest in Amateur Radio. Part of our mission is to provide radio communications to the City of San Bruno in a time of need. We operate the radio room at City Hall, and other designated locations. We have monthly meetings, where we discuss Amateur Radio topics and other related items. We participate in training exercises and drills. Occasionally, we have social dinner meetings with other clubs.

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Upcoming Events

The following are events that the club is involved with in San Bruno or our neighboring communities that we think you might be interested in.


DateEventStart Time
February 11, 2026 Our Weekly HF Net 8:30 PM
February 12, 2026 The February 2026 meeting of the San Bruno Amateur Radio Club 7:00 PM
February 16, 2026 Our Weekly Net 7:30 PM
February 18, 2026 Our Weekly HF Net 8:30 PM
February 23, 2026 Our Weekly Net 7:30 PM
February 25, 2026 Our Weekly HF Net 8:30 PM
February 26, 2026 February Coffee and a Radio get-to-gether at Starbucks Bayhill 9:30 AM
March 2, 2026 Our Weekly Net 8:30 PM
March 4, 2026 Our Weekly HF Net 8:30 PM
March 26, 2026 March Coffee and a Radio get-to-gether at Starbucks Bayhill 9:30 AM

Our February 12th Meeting


All about Meshtastic

Our Thursday, February 12th meeting will once again take place in the San Bruno EOC at 7:00 p.m. Dave has gotten the LoRa/Meshtastic/MeshCore bug and will be sharing what he's learned about this new technology with our members. If you have a Meshtastic device, do bring it along and we'll help set up a private channel for club members as well as make sure you have the right settings to be able to connect with other Meshtastic users in the Bay Area.

February 12th Meeting

Our Thursday, February 12th meeting will once again take place in the San Bruno EOC at 7:00 p.m. Dave has gotten the LoRa/Meshtastic/MeshCore bug and will be sharing what he's learned about this new technology with our members. If you have a Meshtastic device, do bring it along and we'll help set up a private channel for club members as well as make sure you have the right settings to be able to connect with other Meshtastic users in the Bay Area.

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Find us on the air

Mondays* at 7:30 p.m. Pacific (1930 HRS), the club conducts nets on:

  1. K6PVJ 440.550 +5.0 MHz 114.8 Hz
  2. 146.595 Simplex

*except national holidays

Wednesdays* at 8:30 p.m. Pacific (2030 HRS), the club conducts an HF net on:

  1. 40m net on 7.270 MHz lower sideband
  2. 146.595 Simplex as a backup communications frequency

The purpose of these nets is to test equipment and locations around San Bruno, as well as to stay in touch with other club members. Visitors are always welcome to check in.

Our Net

Find us on the air

Mondays* at 7:30 p.m. Pacific (1930 HRS), the club conducts nets on:

  1. K6PVJ 440.550 +5.0 MHz 114.8 Hz
  2. 146.595 Simplex

*except national holidays

Wednesdays* at 8:30 p.m. Pacific (2030 HRS), the club conducts an HF net on:

  1. 40m net on 7.270 MHz lower sideband
  2. 146.595 Simplex as a backup communications frequency

The purpose of these nets is to test equipment and locations around San Bruno, as well as to stay in touch with other club members. Visitors are always welcome to check in.

Our Net
To See a List of Other Local Nets on the Air

Amateur Radio Nets Today


DayTimeSponsorOuputInputToneTypeName
    Tuesday   09:00  AM   9am Talk Net 145.2300    144.6300    100.0    repeater      N6NFI
    Tuesday   11:00  AM   California Amateur Radio Service Ne 7.2480    7.2480        HF-LSB      
    Tuesday   11:30  AM   The Noontime Net 7.2840    7.2840        HF-LSB      
    Tuesday   9.00  AM   Maritime Mobile Service Network 14.3000    14.3000        HF-USB      
    Tuesday   7:00  PM   San Mateo Radio Club 145.3700    144.7700    107.2    repeater      N6ZX
    Tuesday   7:00  PM   South San Francisco Net 443.6500    448.6500    100.0    repeater      N6SSF
    Tuesday   7:00  PM   Youth Net (under 18) 145.2300    144.6300    100.0    repeater      N6NFI
    Tuesday   7:15  PM   Foster City ARES 147.5700    147.5700        simplex      FC1
    Tuesday   7:30  PM   Burlingame-Hillsborough 146.8050    146.2050    192.8    repeater      BURL V
    Tuesday   7:30  PM   Burlingame-Hillsborough 147.5250    147.5250        simplex      BURL 1
    Tuesday   7:30  PM   Burlingame-Hillsborough 146.5950    146.5950        simplex      BURL 2
    Tuesday   7:30  PM   Daly City ARC 146.9250    146.3250    114.8    repeater      WA6TOW
    Tuesday   8:00  PM   Sheriff's Comm Unit 146.8650    146.2650    114.8    repeater      KC6ULT
    Tuesday   8:00  PM   Sheriff's Comm Unit 146.9250    146.3250    114.8    repeater      WA6TOW


Field Day 2023

For the first time in over fourteen years members of the San Bruno Amateur Radio Club put on Field Day in the city. Field Day is the "open house" for Amateur Radio. It gives a chance for members to demonstrate their skills. One of the main reasons for the existance of Ham or Amateur Radio is operato...

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So you want to become a Ham

Amateur Radio is a very rewarding hobby, but it's also one of the few hobbies that require a license. Every Ham operating today has passed a license exam that allows them to be granted a license from the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC).

The good news is it's very doable and particularly since the requirement to learn Morse code was dropped in 2007. And it's a hobby for all ages. The youngest known Ham in the United States was a young lady of 5 1/2. That's amazing, but it should be reassuring that all the family can join in this hobby.

Today, there are three license classes: The Technician, General and the Amateur Extra Class. With each class the operator gains more privileges in using the available airwaves.

Become a Ham

Amateur Radio is a very rewarding hobby, but it's also one of the few hobbies that require a license. Every Ham operating today has passed a license exam that allows them to be granted a license from the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC).

The good news is it's very doable and particularly since the requirement to learn Morse code was dropped in 2007. And it's a hobby for all ages. The youngest known Ham in the United States was a young lady of 5 1/2. That's amazing, but it should be reassuring that all the family can join in this hobby.

Today, there are three license classes: The Technician, General and the Amateur Extra Class. With each class the operator gains more privileges in using the available airwaves.

Let's get started toward that Ham license here.

Time to Find Out How to Become a Ham

Ham resources

Times have changed. Once the types of information that we needed to learn or just to get help figuring things out was hard to find and limited. That's why we're trying to take a broader look at how to present "resources" on our website.

For instance a Ham club that shares its city with the headquarters of YouTube would be remiss to overlook the abundance of content that is on their site.

For that reason we are going to feature on our home page and inside pages video selections that could be helpful to Hams from beginner to advanced as well as customary links to important websites, podcasts and documents of importance.

Ham resources

Times have changed. Once the types of information that we needed to learn or just to get help figuring things out was hard to find and limited. That's why we're trying to take a broader look at how to present "resources" on our website.

For instance a Ham club that shares its city with the headquarters of YouTube would be remiss to overlook the abundance of content that is on their site.

For that reason we are going to feature on our home page and inside pages video selections that could be helpful to Hams from beginner to advanced as well as customary links to important websites, podcasts and documents of importance.

Let's visit all of our resource links here.

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