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Fw: ARDF Team USA Qualifying Runs June 3-4
by Donald L Milbury 27 May '00

27 May '00

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Fw: Santa Barbara Section VE Test Session Processing
by Donald L Milbury 24 May '00

24 May '00

ARRL VEC Test Session Processing Status as of Wednesday May 24, 2000: They are presently processing test session results which arrived at the ARRL VEC on April 24, 2000 The following listings indicate when a particular test session package was received at the ARRL VEC: 73, Don Milbury, W6YN Test Date City Receipt date 4/13 Santa Barbara 4/26 4/22 Ventura 4/27 4/26 SLO 5/01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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ARDF Meet
by Marvin 23 May '00

23 May '00

This is the latest information I have received about the ARDF event that will take place on June 3, 4. For those of you who haven't been at Schabarum before, it consists of a flat area where the tables, parking lots, etc. are located, and a very hilly area where some degree of physical shape is required to climb the hills with any speed. ----------------- 1. In order to provide the best possible 2m Qualifying Run in the limited amount of preparation time, I am moving the June 3 event to Schabarum Park near Rowland Heights, CA. Expect a much more difficult course than in the previous ARDF events at that site. The 80m event on June 4 will be in a park in the Fullerton area that has not been used for ARDF before. Directions and maps (TO the sites, not OF the sites) will go up on the "Homing In" site soon.

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Fw: Where is my upgrade?
by Donald L Milbury 18 May '00

18 May '00

OOPS! As of today 5/17/00: The ARRL VEC is presently processing test session results which arrived on April 19, 2000 The ARRL Santa Barbara Section test sessions awaiting processing are: 4/13 Santa Barbara Arrived 4/26 4/16 Agoura Hills Arrived 4/20 4/22 Ventura Arrived 4/27 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Fw: Where is my upgrade?
by Donald L Milbury 18 May '00

18 May '00

As of today 4/17/00: The ARRL VEC is presently processing test session results which arrived on April 19, 2000 The ARRL Santa Barbara Section test sessions awaiting processing are: 4/13 Santa Barbara Arrived 4/26 4/16 Agoura Hills Arrived 4/20 4/22 Ventura Arrived 4/27 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Fw:] Information from our ARRL SW Division Director
by Donald L Milbury 16 May '00

16 May '00

Information from our ARRL SW Division Director "Fried Heyn (SW Dir)" <wa6wzo(a)arrl.org> FYI: 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ---------------------------------------------- Below is an update of a couple of days ago on SB-1714 by the Pacific Division Director, Jim Maxwell (W6CF). The Pacific Division includes northern California and Jim is closer to the action in Sacramento. Anyway, it will give you more details of where we are at this point. Note, the current amended copy of the bill is at the bottom. Tnx for helping get the word out and encouraging fellow hams to write their state Senators (and Assemblymen). 73/Fried(ô¿ô)2b=2do=2b _________________ Update on California S.1714 As has been mentioned in the past, legislation has been introduced in the California State Senate with the objective of providing relief to many California hams who live in communities with highly restrictive antenna ordinances. Senator Brulte of Rancho Cucamonga introduced the legislation, S.1714. In April the bill was assigned to the Senate Local Government Committee (SLGC) for hearing. The chair of the SLGC is Senator Richard K. Rainey, of Contra Costa County. Senator Rainey is the former County Sheriff, and was responsible for establishing the Sheriff's Amateur Radio Reserve in his county. The committee hearing was held on May 3, in Sacramento. Five hams attended: Dave Leeson, W6NL, Jim Maxwell, W6CF, Mike Mitchell, W6RW, Dean Straw, N6BV, and Harry Styron, K6HS. Prior to the committee hearing the group met with Sen. Brulte in his office. It developed that discussions between Sen. Brulte's staff and the SLGC staff had revealed that the committee would not vote the legislation out of committee due to the specific height limitations given in the proposed statute. We were informed by Sen. Brulte that the committee would accept an amended bill which included the following major elements: a section that would place the essential language of PRB-1 into California law, plus a provision that would require the State Office of Planning and Research to develop a model ordinance, with amateurs participating in the development of that ordinance. Those of us present at the meeting felt that the compromise was the best deal we could get at this time. The amended bill was then passed handily based upon a verbal agreement of the amended contents; a formal, written version did not exist at that time. However, last week the official text of the amended version of S.1714 became available. A copy of the text is included at the end of this Update. A careful reading reveals some discrepancies with our May 3 discussions. Subsequent investigation has revealed that some text was inadvertently left out of the version now published. Steps are now being taken to correct the error. Several of us will be tracking the bill very carefully to ensure that the corrections are made. The bill is now awaiting action by the Senate Appropriations Committee. You may follow the progress of this bill by going to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov and following the links to "subscribe" to the bill by number. You will then receive email notice whenever any action takes place. Meanwhile, letters to your Senator and Assemblyman will still be helpful. If you're not certain who your Senator or Assemblyman is, go to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html to locate them. ********************* Text of S.1714 as Amended: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 65850.3 is added to the Government Code, to read: 65850.3. Any ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a city or county shall not preclude amateur radio service communications. Any ordinance shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio service communications and shall constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the city or county. SEC. 2. On or before July 1, 2001, the Director of the Office of Planning and Research shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare and publish a technical assistance bulletin suitable for use by local officials and planners in the preparation and adoption of local ordinances that regulate the placement, screening, and height of amateur radio service antennas. In preparing this bulletin, the director shall consult with individuals and groups with experience in amateur radio service communications and land use regulation, including, but not limited to, the American Radio Relay League, the American Planning Association, the California Association of Realtors, the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties, and the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Prepare and publish a model ordinance suitable for adoption by the legislative bodies of cities and counties for the regulation of the placement, screening, and height of amateur radio service antennas. (c) Report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding any recommendations for changes to the state statutes regarding state or local regulation of amateur radio service antennas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

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'94 & '95 QST Magazines
by Scott M. Phillips 15 May '00

15 May '00

Hi All, I'm in the process of cleaning out my office, and I came across a bunch of QST magazines from 1994 and 1995, and I believe they have all 12 issues for each year, plus a few others that I picked up along the way after that. I don't want to round-cycle them, since I figured someone out there might be interested in them. If you are, e-mail me. Thanks, Scott M. Phillips, Owner Digital Symmetry http://www.digitalsymmetry.com http://www.sbcoast.net scott(a)digitalsymmetry.com

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ULS Now Up and Running
by Marvin 12 May '00

12 May '00

This is from the ARRL Newsletter ----------------------------- FCC DEBUTS ULS INTERNET FILING! Amateurs now can file Universal Licensing System applications via the Web! With little fanfare, the FCC opened ULS to Internet filers on April 29. It formally announced the system this week. ULS users now can file applications and notifications via the Internet for all services previously only available by dial-up connection to the Commission's Wide Area Network. To access the new capability, visit the ULS home page http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls and click on "Online Filing." (Users may ignore the on-line survey.) Applicants must first be registered with ULS and use their ULS password to log onto the system. The ULS--the FCC's interactive on-line licensing application, modification and renewal system for wireless telecommunications services--was deployed for the Amateur Service last August 16. ULS also lets users research the status of applications filed in ULS and licenses issued by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. WTB Chief Thomas Sugrue said this week that many ULS users had requested the ability to access ULS through the Internet in order to utilize their high speed Internet connectivity. He also addressed concerns about the security of transactions handled via the Internet. "We now have the technology in place that assures the integrity and security of data transmitted over the Internet along with high speed connectivity," he said. "This is another step forward in the expanding functionality of ULS." The FCC has told the ARRL that making online payments--to file a vanity call sign application and pay on line, for example--requires that users be running the 128-bit encryption version of Netscape Communicator Ver 4.73 or later. The FCC says Netscape 4.7, 4.61 and 4.51 have been tested and are compatible with the ULS. While different browsers and platforms other than Windows-based systems may work for some ULS functions, the FCC currently supports only these recent versions of Netscape for online filing tasks. Netscape 4.6 and versions earlier than 4.51 are not compatible with ULS, however. Filers should configure browsers to enable Java and Java Script and to accept all cookies. Users also will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later as a plug-in to their Web browser. Netscape and Acrobat are available free via the Internet. ULS support for other browsers and platforms, such as the Mac, is in the works and should be available shortly. The FCC will continue to provide dial-up access to the ULS. Information on making a dial-up connection is available via the ULS home page by clicking on "Connecting to ULS." Those experiencing problems logging onto the ULS should contact ULS Tech Support at 202-414-1250.--FCC

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[Fwd: ARLB026 VECs Struggle with Paperwork Mountain]
by Michael P. Jogoleff 12 May '00

12 May '00

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*SPECIAL GUEST FOR SBARC MAY 19 2000 MEETING!
by Dennis Schwendtner 11 May '00

11 May '00

Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Meetings _ Upcoming May Meeting Friday, May 19, 2000 7:30 PM (Doors open at 6:45!) Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Special Location!!! St. Andrews Presbyterian Fellowship Hall 4575 Auhay Drive (off Hollister between Turnpike and Modoc) Visitors are cordially invited! Talk in is available on K6TZ 146.79/19(131.8). and 147.000 +600 MHz pl 131.8 . Old Timers' Night with Wayne Green, W2NSD Wayne Green, W2NSD Special Guest Speaker: Wayne Green, W2NSD Bio: Every time someone asks me for a brief bio I start out innocently enough born in Littleton, New Hampshire in 1922. Father: aviator; mother: artist, it says on my birth certificate. Kinda an artist and engineer start for me. The problem is that the next thing I know Im up to volume five of my bio, so lets cut to the ham radio chase. I was bitten by the radio bug when I was 14. It happened in church! Some guy came in with a big carton of radio parts and gave em to my friend Alfie. Having no interest in em, he gave the carton to me. That was part one of a two-part disaster in my life. The second part was when I found an article in Popular Mechanics that used the parts to make a cigar box radioand the damned radio worked! I was hooked. No, Im not complaining. Amateur radio has provided me with a lifetime of fun and adventure. Ive visited hams in over 130 countries and operated from sixty some including places such as Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal, Swaziland, Lesotho, the Korean DMZ, Fiji, Wake Island, and so on. And what could be more fun to do for a living than publishing a ham magazine? Talk about nirvana! Ive traveled around the world with hams. Twice. I ski with em. I go scuba diving with em. Ive taken hams on tours of Europe and Asia. I even organized an all-ham African hunting safari. My father got into aviation right in the beginning, so I guess its no wonder that Ive been attracted to new technologies. The first time I heard ham teletype signals I had to know more. So I built a terminal unit, bought an old Model 12 machine, and had so much fun hat I started a small magazine on the subject. I loved building ham gear and wanted to share the fun I was having. This lead to my starting 73 magazine in 1960. Well, I have this genetic problem of wanting to share anything I particularly enjoy with as many people as I can. W Jack Babkes W2GDG invented narrow-band FM in 1946, I was one of the first on the air with it. Then came RTTY in 1948. Wow, was that fun! John Williams W2BFD and I set up a repeater atop the New York City Municipal building in 1949, making it so RTTYers all around greater New York could be in contact. A little over a year later I started publishing my RTTY Journal. When sideband arrived in 1955 I had a ball, o I published everything I could about it. In 1959 I flew around the world, working tens of thousands of stations on 20 m SSB from the plane, and visiting hams in 26 countries. That was also the year I represented amateur radio for the U.S. at the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva. This was the conference when Kruschev saved amateur radio. But that story would take an hour to tell. In 1963 we had the worst disaster in the history of the hobby, but that, too, is a long and fascinating story. Thats when, in less than two years over 85% of the ham dealers were forced out of business, 90% of the ham clubs folded, and over 90% of the ham manufacturers folded. 1966 I almost got the ITU to officially endorse amateur radio. Thats a several chapter story in itself. In 1970 I heard that His Majesty King Husseins wife had given him a ham rig for Christmas, so I cabled him, asking if hed like me to come over and show him how to use it. A few days later I was in Amman, where I operated from the palace for two weeks with His Majesty. And thats another long and fantastic story. A few years ago, when I visited Jord n, Prince Raad held a special meeting of the Royal Jordanian Amateur Radio Society and introduced me as the man who had had more of an effect on Jordan than anyone other than the King imself. Exciting moments for me? Working my home station on 20m from VK3ATN in Birchip, Australia. And then going down to 75m and hearing my home station coming through S-9+! Wow! My two DXpeditions to Navassa Island. Working several states on 10.5 GHz. My Oscar contact with Moscow, where there was a 20-second window. Round tables on 75m with me relaying DX stations from Africa and the Indian Ocean via 20m on 75m. Yes, I had two kilowatt rigs. Then there was that Finnish Sauna with OH2SS, where we went from a half hour in a 250� room and jumped into a lake, where the ice had just melted a few days earlier. I got excited about repeaters, setting up WR1AAB on nearby Pack Monadnock Mountain. The results were spectacular, so I published hundreds of articles on 2m FM and repeaters in 73, plus I published a separate repeater magazine. I organized repeater conferences around the country to standardize channels. We went from about a hundred repeaters to thousands, and all this with no help whatever from any of e other ham magazines. I have my 60-year ARRL plaque. Ive come from the 1930s, when amateur radio was crystal controlled and 90% was on CW, to todays synthesized solid-state transceivers. Ive worked 100 countries in a weekend, 200 in a month, and 300 in a year. All states in one night. Rag chewed, pioneered NBFM, SSB, slow scan, repeaters, and satellites. Ive worked moonbounce from the big dish at Arecibo. And, you know, there hasnt been anything Ive done that anyone else couldnt have, if theyd taken advanage of the opportunities. Yes, I know, thats all me-me me. Well, its a bio, so what did you expect. My controversial editorials in 73 are more about you than me. I write about anything I think should interest you. I review books Ive discovered which youre crazy if you dont read. I talk about how you can make more money, how you can be healthier, how you can raise your babys IQ by 40 to 50 points, and how we can enormously improve our schools, our government, and so on. We have the best country in the world, but if we work at it, we can make it a whole lot better. So, lets get busy. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club holds its General Meetings on the third Friday of the month (except for the months of June, July, August) at either the County Schools Auditorium or the Goleta Union School Dist. Admin. Center Board Room. The meeting starts at 7:30pm, but come early for the "Free-to-Good-Home" Table, SBARC Bookstore, and socializing. Topics and speakers have ranged from DXing with the Pope, Gordon West, JPL Demonstration, Old Timers' Night, and Come Fly With Us! (hang gliding and Amateur Radio. This year's topics will include Transmitter Hunting and Fiber Optics. _________________________________________________________________ ***** Remember, an out of tune piano makes noise, not music! ***** call, (805) 966-7060 . E-MAIL: dennis(a)rain.org . *** Bye from the Paradise Playground of the Pacific Beaches. *** Dennis Schwendtner *** WB6OBB *** *** http://www.rain.org/~dennis *** *** Schwendtner Piano and Service *** WB6OBB repeater web-site ***

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