SBARC-list October 2018

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ARDF practice, this Saturday, Oct 27, at Lake Carneros
by Marvin Johnston 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Just a reminder message. The five transmitter course will be on 2M, and there will be some practice transmitters available within probably 200 feet or so of the starting area. No charge for the event. ********** The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. A limited amount of RDF gear will be available for loan to beginners. Besides some easy two-meter fox transmitters just to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a beginner-level international-rules course on the two-meter band, designed by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. One or more optional 80-meter fox transmitters may also be on the air. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres. It is relatively flat, making it a good site for foxtailers of all skill levels. If you need some one-on-one help to get started at finding transmitters, just ask. Full-color orienteering maps will be available. For those who want to build RDF gear for use with their own two-meter hand-held radios or scanners, Marvin will have kits for measuring-tape yagis and active attenuators. Also available is an assembled and tested assembly that includes the power switch, BNC connector, housing and battery, ready to install as the tape measure beam is built. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. If you're not an electronic technician, don't worry because there will be experts to help you. We want you to succeed! If you want to build an antenna/attenuator kit, you must register in advance. Send e-mail to Marvin (marvin(a)west.net) to pre-register and get more information about equipment. If you already have equipment and just want to hunt transmitters, you don't need to pre-register. If it takes place, the building session will start at 9:00 AM. Please be prompt. Transmitter hunting will begin about 10:00 AM. You may start out on the courses at any time until 12 noon. Courses close at 2 PM. For those interested, we will meet at a local restaurant after all the transmitters have been picked up for further discussion of ARDF. Directions to Lake Los Carneros: From US 101 about 8 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, take the Los Carneros Road exit, head north about 1/4 mile and turn right into the Stow House parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. The hunt start will probably be in the parking lot. If that is too crowded, we will move to a nearby picnic area. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. If heavy rain is forecasted, check this site on April 6 for possible cancellation. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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EARLY AMATEUR STATIONS
by Bob Bascom 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

EARLY AMATEUR STATIONS When Spark Was King: http://www.sowp.org/early-amateur-stations/

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More information on ARRL and the N6AA censure
by Jay Hennigan 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

As many of you are aware, the SW Division Director N6AA was censured (in my opinion very unfairly) purportedly in regard to his remarks at the 2017 Visalia DX Convention. This was due to a discussion at the ARRL forum about the recently and stealthily adopted ARRL board of Directors code of conduct which severely limits what ARRL Directors can share with membership about Board decisions. Other underlying issues are ARRL's actions with regard to NTS and the language of the Amateur Radio Parity Act for which ARRL has been lobbying. This has been interpreted to be in favor of HOAs and severely limiting with regard to amateurs' ability to put up antennas in HOA communities. Documents showing the toxic atmosphere at ARRL HQ and the ongoing tactics of the E&E committee to disqualify candidates with dissenting views have been made available at http://kkn.net/n6aa/arrlcensure/ . All five districts open for election have contested elections this year with challengers calling for more transparency and openness on the part of the ARRL Board. For what it's worth, I'm on the side of N6AA and the challengers. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Advanced Communications - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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Space X Launch
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

Did anyone else catch the incredible SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tonight? These images taken from Santa Barbara Mesa show the launch sequence including separation of the first stage which then landed back at Vandenberg Air Force Base. It appeared as if a gaseous cloud from deep space was suddenly transported to fill a quarter of the night sky At one point after the separation of the first stage, there was a ripple effect that almost made it look like you were seeing a visual representation of radio waves coming off of the rocket. See cropped image. I’m not sure what caused that effect but it was interesting to see. LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large | Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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It's official!
by Jay Hennigan 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Today is Citizen's Band Radio Day. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Advanced Communications - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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2019 SW Division Convention - Yuma
by Marvin Johnston 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

This just came in from the SW Division e-communicator. The Yuma Hamfest URL is: http://www.yumahamfest.org/ This has been one of the most fun hamfests I've attended, and highly recommend it! Marvin KE6HTS ********** 2019 Southwestern Division Convention - Yuma In 2019, the Yuma Hamfest, on February 15 and 16, will again be the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. This is the convention that has rotated through the sections, and was conventionally held in September. There will not be another Southwestern Division convention in September in 2019 as no other groups have stepped up to sponsor such an event.

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Updating the repeater list
by Stephen Pope 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Hello all, Who has updates to the local repeater list? I'm attaching my latest version below as a CSV file -- good for printing via any spreadsheet program or for import into CHIRP for programming your radio. I also have a new list from Avi of the Ventura repeaters, and there's a page with the data of the new Ventura repeaters (work in progress) at https://www.pvarc.club/repeater-systems/ <https://www.pvarc.club/repeater-systems/> Does anyone know of missing or stale links in my list? If you let me know, I'll distribute an updated version. Stephen Pope (W6STP) ---- -- Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> http://FASTLabInc.com <http://fastlabinc.com/> https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections

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