San Bruno Amateur Radio Club

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.

Our Weekly Nets

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

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.

SAN BRUNO — Members of the San Bruno Amateur Radio Club made quick work of club business this week before settling in for an evening devoted to digital radio technology, a firsthand report from Tokyo's most famous camera store, and updates on the club's growing role in local emergency communications.

The meeting opened with a vote on two bylaws revisions the membership had discussed the previous month. The first shifts the club's membership year from the traditional January-through-December calendar to an October-through-September cycle, aligning SBARC with the federal fiscal calendar. Club leadership said the change addresses a longstanding problem: asking members to renew and pay dues in the first months of the year, when many households are still recovering from holiday spending. Under the new schedule, the board will also have a clearer picture of membership numbers and available budget heading into each new year.

The second change moves up the club's officer nomination and election timeline by one month. Nominations will now take place in October and elections in November, with new officers taking office January 1 — replacing the club's original schedule of November nominations and a December election held at the club's holiday gathering. Both measures passed by unanimous voice vote.

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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).

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