Hi all,
Just a comment about joining SBARC online (and yes, Jay was elected SBARC President last night and I'm joining as promised.)
It is possible that the comments I've heard about being able to join or pay membership fees online are wrong. If so, please correct or ignore some of the statements below.
There is nothing obvious on the home page about joining SBARC, a somewhat careful reading is required to find that link. The Donation/Membership button is somewhat confusing as to why it is there, or who it is for.
So I try to join online, and first thing I see is the Membership Button labeled donation with no dollar amount for joining.
Okay, try something else.
I search around and find the join SBARC information that says to write a check and send in the filled out PDF file.
This implies that either the wording is wrong, or people cannot join online.
This morning, I said the heck with it and blasted through on the donation button and will give the application to Dave at the club station.
Nice touch on making the downloaded PDF to allow typed in responses before printing!
I did notice there is no space for short comments. It may or may not be appropriate to mention there that I am an ARRL Santa Barbara Assistant Section Manager.
Thanks!
Marvin, KE6HTS
P.S. - Parts of the PDF form on the website show some garbage with my browser (FireFox), i.e. total description and amount. The downloaded form looks fine. Second, the PDF did not print out with all of the fields filled in as typed.