San Bruno Amateur Radio Club
Serving the Bay Area since 1958
Serving the Bay Area since 1958
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.
| Date | Event | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Our Weekly Net | 7:30 PM |
| July 22, 2026 | Our Weekly HF Net | 8:30 PM |
| July 23, 2026 | July Coffee and a Radio get-to-gether at Starbucks Bayhill | 9:30 AM |
| July 27, 2026 | Our Weekly Net | 7:30 PM |
| July 29, 2026 | Our Weekly HF Net | 8:30 PM |
| August 3, 2026 | Our Weekly Net | 7:30 PM |
| August 5, 2026 | Our Weekly HF Net | 8:30 PM |
Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Pacific (1930 HRS), the club conducts nets on:
Wednesdays* at 8:30 p.m. Pacific (2030 HRS), the club conducts an HF net on:
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.
| Day | Time | Sponsor | Output | Input | Tone | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00 AM | 9am Talk Net | 145.2300 | 145.8300 | 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 | 145.9700 | 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 | 145.8300 | 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 | 147.4050 | 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 | 147.5250 | 114.8 | repeater | WA6TOW |
| Tuesday | 8:00 PM | Sheriff's Comm Unit | 146.8650 | 147.4650 | 114.8 | repeater | KC6ULT |
| Tuesday | 8:00 PM | Sheriff's Comm Unit | 146.9250 | 147.5250 | 114.8 | repeater | WA6TOW |
SAN BRUNO, Calif.
— Tim Wilkinson, a volunteer software developer for the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN), spoke to members of the San Bruno Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) on July 9 at the San Bruno City Emergency Operations Center, laying out the history, technology and everyday uses of the 12-year-old nonprofit project — a volunteer-built, amateur-radio-based data network designed to keep working when the ordinary internet cannot.
AREDN was started by a group of ham radio operators who wanted a better way to move pictures, video and other complex data during emergencies than voice radio allowed, Wilkinson said. Their guiding insight, he told the club, was that modern communication runs almost entirely over the internet — and that in a real emergency, the internet "might not be there," or may be overloaded or unreliable if it is. The goal became building what Wilkinson called "an amateur radio internet" that would function independent of commercial networks.
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. Read more
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