SBARC-list March 2001

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Speaker query
by Wally Linstruth 24 Mar '01

24 Mar '01

Hello list... Does anyone out there have any first hand experience with the MFJ Cleartone Communications Speaker? Thanks in advance - Wally

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AC-AC transformer ?
by NEV 20 Mar '01

20 Mar '01

Does anyone have a source for small AC-AC transformers? If not, can someone either make me or show me how to make an AC-AC transformer? I need to transform 0.175vAC to 0.300 vAC @ 2-amps. Thanks, :-) neil ke6dcj(a)sbarc.org

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Albuquerque championship registration deadlines
by Marvin 20 Mar '01

20 Mar '01

Date: March 17, 2001 To: Potential 2001 USA ARDF Championships Participants From: 2001 USA ARDF Championships organizing staff Subject: Registration Deadline and Event Update Response to the 2001 USA ARDF Championships call for participation has been great! The number of early registrations was approximately twice what the organizing committee expected. We have received registrations from individuals and teams all over the United States, as well as Australia, and are expecting registrations from China as well! The good news is we already have enough registered participants to defiantly go ahead with the event. The bad news is, the organizing committee is beginning to worry we may end up with too many participants registering at the last minute. Event organizers will soon need to make several commitments on long lead-time items that are tied to the number of participants. These include room accommodations, bus size, t-shirts, food, etc. To insure a well-organized and trouble-free event, the organizing committee has decided to set the following registration deadlines: ==> May 1, 2001 - 50% deposit on event fees and completed registration form. ==> June 1, 2001 - All event fees paid in full. Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated. However, if meeting any of the deadlines above poses a hardship, please contact the 2001 USA ARDF Championships organizing committee via email at abqardf(a)yahoogroups.com and will do what we can on a case-by-case basis - we want to include as many interested ARDFers as possible. Please pass this information to your ARDF / T-Hunting friends, too. We are looking forward to hosting this event for ARDFers and T-Hunters across the USA and the world, and hope to see you in Albuquerque! 73, Brian, N5ZGT

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Hillcrest Park ARDF Results
by Marvin 20 Mar '01

20 Mar '01

Nineteen foxhunters signed in at the first southern California radio-orienteering event of 2001, held at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton on Saint Patrick's Day. They came from as far as San Diego and Santa Barbara counties. Ages ranged from 13 to 76. Since many beginners were expected, including some Girl Scouts, I designed the two-meter course to be relatively "easy," with six transmitters on six different frequencies. In addition, for experienced foxtailers, I put out an undisclosed number of "hard" microfoxes on or near 146.565 MHz, jamming one another. (There were 3 of them, but hunters didn't know that in advance.) Everyone was timed, but there were no restrictions on which transmitters to find in which order. Probably the best strategy was to look for the "easy" foxes but keep checking 146.565 while doing so, in case the easy-fox route took the hunter near one or more "hard" foxes. Results below are listed in order of total foxes found, then by time. Name(s) Time Easy Hard Marvin Johnston KE6HTS 2:01:53 6 3 Jay Thompson W6JAY 1:08:30 6 2 Rick Barrett KE6DKF 1:15:18 6 2 Bob Dengler NO6B 1:28:25 6 2 Gary Holoubek WB6GCT 2:17:30 6 2 Tony Boegeman WA6ZMZ 0:49:00 6 1 with Joe Loughlin KE6PHB Tom Gaccione WB2LRH 1:54:00 6 1 with Vicki Moll and Missy Hughes KG6CJJ Brian Welch KF6TTV 2:08:18 5 0 with Michael Welch Ira Feldman WB6ZXA 2:10:31 5 0 with David Feldman Richard Thompson WA6NOL 0:42:15 0 2 Cathy Stanfill KS6CW 0:45:50 2 0 with Ken and Mary Stanfill, KF6YGC & KF6YNM Two hunters (W6JAY and WB6GCT) chose to go out at separate times for the "easy" and "hard" foxes. Their scores above are the sums of the two forays. The two 80-meter ARDF sets got a workout, as six hunters used them to find the bonus 80m transmitter. Even though it was at the far end of the park, times were very good because 80m signals hug the ground and don't bounce the way 2m signals do. Here are the times for finders of the 80m fox. Jay Thompson W6JAY 0:08:20 Rick Barrett KD6DKF 0:11:12 Missy Hughes KG6CJJ 0:14:52 Richard Thompson WA6NOL 0:17:15 Vicki Moll 0:18:32 Brian Welch KF6TTV 0:22:40 Thanks to April WA6OPS for timing the competitors and distributing the prizes. Photos will soon be posted at my Web site. Four of the attendees are in training for the USA ARDF Championships in Albuquerque, which will be 31 July through 4 August. The Championships are open to anyone of any age, no matter how experienced (or inexperienced) you are. If you enjoy radio-orienteering, why not go and take part this summer? Albuquerque is easy to reach by car, plane or train. Early registration is a good idea. More information is at my Web site. 73, Joe Moell K0OV USA ARDF Coordinator www.homingin.com

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Slow Code Practice!
by DENNISMO＠aol.com 19 Mar '01

19 Mar '01

QST All CW Ops - The message below was sent out with the ARRL weekly newsletter and I'm passing it along. If you're trying to learn the code or have already passed your 5-wpm test, this should be a good chance to practice copying at slow speeds. If you are licensed to operate CW then by all means check-in to the net. Give it a try! Remember... If you don't use it you loose it! * Slow Speed Code Practice Net on 40 meters: The Metro Amateur Radio Club's Slow Speed Code Practice Net meets on the second, third, and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 PM Central (currently 0100 UTC) on 7.138 MHz (plus or minus QRM). Listen for "CQ MAC" and send your call sign at your speed. The net will QRS to match the speed of the slowest op. FISTS members are free to exchange numbers with other participants. Net control is Philip, K9PL. For more information, send e-mail to mac(a)qsl.net or visit the MAC Web site, http://www.qsl.net/mac . 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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SBARC TV show
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

Correction on the rerun time for the SBARC TV show: It will be 6:30pm on Sat. and 4pm Next Monday, Channel 17 Public Access. -- Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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FCC Denies LA County 2.4 GHz Application, Cancels Experimental Grant to City
by Paul Sheffield 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2001/03/15/2/?nc=1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Sheffield W6VLM NAR #72716 Level 2

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SBARC Agenda
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

The SBARC general meeting is this Friday, March 16, 2001 - we'll want to invite everyone to come out - titled "Big Eye in the SKY" about satellites. (Check Key-Klix for more info, if you want to mention more). The Beginner's T-hunt is held the second Saturday of every month and begins at Stow House in Goleta (off Los Carneros). Also, this weekend at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton will be an ARDF practice. And the US ARDF Championships will be taking place in Albuquerque July 31 - Aug 4, and at least three HAMS from SB will be participating. Last year the group went to China. Also, some events to mention: Field Day in June, Electronics Bazaar July 14, same day as a VE session. HamFest in August, also with a VE session. Operating events: March 31 = MS Walk, April 7th = Brain Cancer Awareness Walk. The ASAP bike ride. Fiesta Parade in early August SB Co. Triathlon in late August Carp Triathlon in September MS Bike Fest October 20th, 2001. SBNewsPress Half Marathon in November

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SBARC TV presentation
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

In case you missed tonight's command performance of 3 SBARC members on Channel 17, I invite you to watch the rerun at 6 PM on Saturday March 17. Spread the word..... -- Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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QRP activity proposal
by Wally Linstruth 13 Mar '01

13 Mar '01

Hello to the list. I received this from a friend in the LA area (Torrance). If interested in a little noontime ARP let Bart know. Thanks - Wally - K7AMI From: Bart Rowlett <bart(a)wb6hqk.ampr.org> To: Wally(a)linstruth.com Subject: More stuff Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:11:36 -0800 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Hi Again, I forgot to mention i'm trying to start a noontime QRP event. During good weather I usually walk to a local dive for lunch and depending on schedule, walk a couple of extra miles on the way back. There are several locations, none even close to ideal but usable, where I could throw up a very simple 30 or 40m wire antenna and spend up to a half hour operating. Noontime conditions are pretty good on 40 and a couple of watts into a field expedient antenna appears to be adequate for local work. Yesterday I simulated such an event using the FT-817 and made a prescheduled contact with kq6xa in the silicon valley area. Kq6xa was using a 20 watt manpack radio with a short whip and dragging counterpoise wire. I've been working on Bob, kb6xu (in Goleta) to build up a simple qrp rig and give it a try. Could be fun if we had a weekly event where several got on the air using very simple field expedient equipment. I have tried to generate interest for this sort of thing in the past but the time wasn't right. There seems to be a resurgence of QRP interest along with so called Adventure type activities and the time might be right. If not, I will try again in a couple of years. If it flies, I'll build up a little miniature self contained rig, including internal antenna reel, which can be carried in a pocket or very small fanny pack. Just enough batteries to operate for a half hour to hour and it's back to the charger for another trip. Any interest in some lunchtime schedules? While not pocket portable, your QRP+ would be ideal. bart Also - Bill WB6RIJ sent along info on HF antennas for the FT-817 QRP rig, as follows: Hi Wally, Came across these antennas aimed at the 817. http://www.cometantenna.com/maldol_antenna.htm 73 Bill

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SBARC-list March 2001