SBARC-list August 2004

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Spectrum Analyzers
by Rod Fritz 10 Sep '04

10 Sep '04

Hi, I'm finally finding a little time to work on my backlog of radio projects. What this means is that I am getting motivated to get an inexpensive spectrum analyzer. My budget is very low, but I've seen a few on eBay that I can probably afford. I know there's a lot of knowledge and experience out there, so hope you can give me some good advice. What should I consider and what should I stay away from? Are there any good deals you're aware of? Obviously, I want everything for almost nothing, but these are my requirements: 1. Coverage of ham bands from 2 Meters through 10 GHz 2. Usable frequency display, digital desired but not required (OSD or not, either is ok) 3. Stable and fully functional but not necessarily absolutely calibrated (I'm willing to use fudge factors for calibration errors as long as they're minor and predictable) 4. Display quality not noticeably degraded 5. Some type of computer/printer output desired, but not required 6. Tracking generator desired, but not required 7. Popular make and model so parts and information are readily available, newer is better 8. Capabilities and functionality are more important than cosmetics 9. Portability is desired, but not required 10. Price below $1000, preferably below $500 All help is appreciated, Rod, wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org

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Upcoming Public Safety Events 2004
by kc6nah＠juno.com 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Greetings SBARC Members, We'd like for you to join us as communicators for the events: Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, Carpinteria Triathlon http://www.carpinteriatriathlon.com/ Saturday, October 16, 2004, MS Bike Tour http://www.santabarbarabiketour.com/ Saturday, Nov. 6,2004, Santa Barbara News-Press Half-Marathon http://www.sbcoast.com/halfmarathon/index.html Contact operations(a)sbarc.org for more details. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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Key-Klix Deadline
by Dennis Morales 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Monday is the deadline for Key-Klix articles. SBARC is still looking for Key-Klix editors! 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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Santa Barbara Triathlon 8-28-04 Additional operator request
by kc6nah＠juno.com 25 Aug '04

25 Aug '04

A support bicycle rider on the run portion of the triathlon is also desired. Thanks, Hubert ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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Re: [Sbarc-list] Santa Barbara Triathlon 8-28-04 Update
by kc6nah＠juno.com 25 Aug '04

25 Aug '04

Greetings All, We still need quite a few more operators for the Santa Barbara Triathlon on Sat. Aug. 28, 2004. Unfilled Positions(12): SAG Vehicle Medical Tent. @ East Beach Transition area east entrance @ East Beach Transition area west entrance @ East Beach Bike Director Olive Mill & Danielson So. Jameson & San Ysidro Sheffield & San Leandro (new this year because of detour) State Street & Pier @ Bike path Shoreline Dr. & Loma Alta @ mile mark 2 Oliver rd. & El Camino de la luz @ mile mark 4 Borton Dr. & Mesa Lane waterstation Thanks, Hubert _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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APRS I-Gate on La Vigia working
by Thorsten von Eicken 24 Aug '04

24 Aug '04

Looks like I finally got the APRS I-Gate on La Vigia working! It used to be seen on APRS-IS via K6SYV on Figueroa and then N1VG in Santa Maria: 20040824044245,K6TZ-10>BEACON,K6SYV-10*,WIDE,qAR,N1VG:!3424.34NN11942.91W#PHG4200 Santa Barbara ARC Inc. WIDEn-n APRS Digi-peater on La Vigia Hill. now it's direct: 20040824083311,K6TZ-10>APJI20,TCPIP*,qAC,K6TZ-10:!3424.34NI11942.91W&Santa Barbara ARC Inc. javAPRSIgate on La Vigia Hill You can check-up on it on find-U at <http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=K6TZ-10>. K6TZ Santa Cruz weather now makes it directly to APRS-IS via our IGate. See the switch-over from N1VG (in Santa Maria) to K6TZ-10: 20040824075250,K6TZ>APTW01,WIDE2-1,qAR,N1VG:!3401.75N/11947.06W_SBARC Diablo Peak, Santa Cruz Island 20040824080251,K6TZ>APTW01,WIDE2-2,qAR,K6TZ-10:!3401.75N/11947.06W_SBARC Diablo Peak, Santa Cruz Island You can see it directly at <http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=k6tz> or for the raw stuff <http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=k6tz&start=1&length=3&time=1>. The status page of the javAPRSIgate server is at <http://sbarc.dyndns.org:14501/> in case you're interested in the stats. I'm sure it's not all configured 100% correctly. Just let me know if you spot something in need of improvement. 73! Thorsten - N6TVE

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Santa Barbara Triathlon 8-28-04 Update
by kc6nah＠juno.com 22 Aug '04

22 Aug '04

Santa Barbara Triathlon 2004 Unfilled Positions(12): Medical Tent. @ East Beach Transition area east entrance @ East Beach Transition area west entrance @ East Beach Bike Director Olive Mill & Danielson So. Jameson & San Ysidro Sheffield & San Leandro (new this year because of detour) 7110 Gobernador Cyn with boy scouts @ Water exchange. State Street & Pier @ Bike path Shoreline Dr. & Loma Alta @ mile mark 2 Oliver rd. & El Camino de la luz @ mile mark 4 Borton Dr. & Mesa Lane waterstation ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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fiddling with APRS
by Thorsten von Eicken 21 Aug '04

21 Aug '04

I will be fiddling with the K6TZ APRS radio/TNC at the mesa over the next few hours trying to get an IGate running. I will be monitoring 146.790 so feel free to yell if I'm messing up or you need the APRS repeater to work right now. I'll probably be toying around again tomorrow. TvE - N6TVE

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Santa Barbara Triathlon 8-28-04 Open Positions
by kc6nah＠juno.com 21 Aug '04

21 Aug '04

Open Positions, Santa Barbara Triathlon 2004: Medical Tent. @ East Beach Transition area east entrance @ East Beach Transition area west entrance @ East Beach Bike Director Olive Mill & Danielson So. Jameson & San Ysidro Sheffield & San Leandro (new this year because of detour) Sheffield & East Valley rd. Foothill & Nidever 7110 Gobernador Cyn with boy scouts @ Water exchange. State Street & Pier @ Bike path Shoreline Dr. & Loma Alta @ mile mark 2 Oliver rd. & El Camino de la luz @ mile mark 4 Borton Dr. & Mesa Lane waterstation ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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ARRL Club News
by Marvin Johnston 21 Aug '04

21 Aug '04

I'd like to note that Darryl Widman, KF6DI, was the person who got this started initially with a talk to Art Goddard, W6XD, up at the Santa Maria Swapfest. It is nice to see this taking off!!! Marvin ********************* New Mentor Logo Follow this link to view the new logo that will be used on the ARRL Mentor page. This page will have links to many tools and resources that the League will have for clubs to use in their mentor programs. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/mentor/ ARRL has always supported the Affiliated Clubs and the fine job that they do helping new hams. ________________________________________________________________________________________ OJT On the Job Training. Nobody that comes out of school knows anything, let alone everything. And like a lot of things in life Amateur Radio is a lot of OJT. We read a book, memorize some formulas, study some questions and get a license. Now what? Now we need someone to show us the ropes. This someone is going to take us under their wing and provide us with some guidance and inspiration and allow us to grow and enjoy the hobby. That person is our mentor. The biggest reason that most new hams never become active is because they didnt get any support from a local club or help from a mentor. Take a few minutes to think about when you were first licensed and who the person was that helped you. It may have been your dad or a family friend or a neighbor, but one thing is for sure and that is you did not get smart by yourself. Now take another moment and think of the last person that you offered help to. Hopefully that person came to mind quickly. We have been highlighting some of the great things that the clubs have been doing with new hams. I have to tell you that there really are some super programs working out there. We want to share this information with all of the clubs in the hope that they will be able to take a piece of a successful program and make it work for their members. Sharing ideas makes us better. If you have any successes from your club that you would like to share, please send the information to: clubs(a)arrl.org Time For Class Ham radio class, that is. Now is the time that your club should be organizing and advertising Amateur radio licensing classes for this fall season. Vacations are winding down and people will be looking for things to keep themselves busy. With all of the publicity about ham radio during the recent disasters people have seen the importance that the Amateur Radio Service has in their community. Now you can let them know that they too can obtain an FCC license and be trained to help their neighbor should an emergency occur. For more information on organizing a ham radio class, visit the ARRL Volunteer Instructor Primer on the web at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/instructor/oip/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 501(c)(3) Clubs interested in 501(c)(3) status may check out the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96109,00.html _________________________________________________________________________________________ On September 11, 2004 the Pentagon Amateur Radio Club (PARC) will be operating a special event station commemorating the attacks that occurred on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and over Pennsylvania in 2001. The club will be using the callsign K4AF and intends a 24 hour operation on 20m, 40m & 80m. There will be a special QSL available for stations that work K4AF. Members of PARC include civilian employees of the Pentagon as well as personnel from all branches of the military. The club has a website at: WWW.K4AF.ORG More information, as well as QSL information, will be available as we get closer to the event. 73, Norm Fusaro, W3IZ ARRL Affiliated Club/Mentor Program Manager 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06011

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