SBARC-list September 2000

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VHF QSO Party
by George Richardson 07 Sep '00

07 Sep '00

The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club's Contest SIG (Special Interest Group) will be operating in the ARRL September VHF QSO Party this coming weekend, Sept. 9 & 10. We will be moving Equipment on site and setting up late Friday Afternoon Sept. 8. On contest starts at 10:00 local time on Saturday September 9 an goes through Sunday evening. We will be operating 6 meters, 2 meters, 220 MHz, 432 MHz, 900 MHz?, 1296 MHz, 10 GHz and 24 GHz. There will be three operating positions two in F.D. tents and the 6 meter station in the SBARC Van. We will be back at "Ham Hill" in Elings Park. Directions to the site are as follows: - Take Las Positas Road off of Highway 101and head toward the Ocean or South/East. - Las Positas ends at Cliff Drive, make a left at the stop sign and head up the hill. - Before you get to the top of the hill, the first turn off on the left is a dirt road that goes through a chain link fence. - Take the dirt road and keep to the left and head up the hill where the Hang Gliders or Parasails will be flying from - Drive past the upper parking lot and turn left toward the top of the hill, you will see the the towers, tents and SBARC Van. Anyone wanting to help set up and operate one or all of the VHF/UHF many bands just show up and/or get in touch with myself, Dick W6DNN or Rod WB9KMO. Hope to see you all there. 73, gud luk in the contest George Richardson K6HOZ SBARC V.P. Emergency Service 208 Via Sevilla St. Santa Barbara, CA 93109 Tel: (805) 965-9896 Fax: (805)965-1026 e-mail: k6hoz(a)sbarc.org

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[Fwd: aprsnews digest: September 02, 2000]
by Michael P. Jogoleff 03 Sep '00

03 Sep '00

HI All, If I am reading the forward email newsletter text correctly, there is about to come on the scene a better method of forwarding APRS packets thru a network that will be something like what netrom and BPQ did for regular packet operations several years ago. It is about time that something like this is happening !!! 73 de "Jug" -- --- 73 de 'Jug' - - - WA6MBZ Tels: 805-966-4808 voice 805-966-1598 fax, E--Voicemail at 1-888-392-4832 Extn: 291-296-8684. Email: mike_j(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)sbarc.org, wa6mbz(a)arrl.net, wa6mbz(a)qsl.net, wa6mbz(a)hfradio.com, mike.j(a)worldnet.att.net, wa6mbz(a)worldnet.att.net, and m.jogoleff(a)worldnet.att.net, wa6mbz(a)compuserve.com, 103225.3614(a)compuserve.com, wa6mbz(a)netzero.net, wa6mbz(a)juno.com, mike_j(a)juno.com, wa6mbz(a)yahoo.com, wa6mbz(a)excite.com, wa6mbz(a)angelfire.com, wa6mbz(a)hotmail.com.

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Next So. California ARDF Hunt
by Marvin 02 Sep '00

02 Sep '00

I just received this from Joe. ------------------------------ Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Sunday, October 1. This is an official training session for ARDF Team USA 2000, but it is free and open to everyone who wants to see and try the sport. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment is not required. At least four of the twelve team members are scheduled to attend. Come out and meet some of the radio-athletes who will represent us at the World Championships in China during October. The park is 350 acres, although some of it is unavailable for ARDF. It is relatively flat, but there is lots of vegetation and plenty of trails. The two-meter course will be suitable for both beginners and advanced radio-orienteers. Hunters may go out as individuals or pairs. All ages are welcome, but young children should be accompanied by an adult. Practice 2-meter transmitters will go on the air around 11:30 AM, and the main 5-fox hunt will begin at 12:30 PM. There are picnic tables nearby, so you can bring your lunch. An optional 80-meter transmitter will be included in the course, so bring gear for that band if you have it. Bring any 2-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you don't have any, just bring your HT or scanner. A limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Course maps will be provided, so bring your own compass, protractor and pencil. Make sure all batteries are fresh. Directions: We will start from the parking lot at the north end of the park. The entrance is on the south side of Slater Avenue, east of Golden West Street intersection. There are no entry or parking fees, but parking may be limited depending on other activities in the park that day. Look for the orange and white Orienteering flag and signs. Call on 146.970 simplex if you have trouble finding the site. More information and a map are at the Web site listed below 73, Joe Moell K0OV USA ARDF Coordinator www.homingin.com

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Youth Oriented Amateur Radio TV Spot
by Marvin 01 Sep '00

01 Sep '00

From: The ARRL Letter, Vol 19, No 33 ITVA PRODUCES YOUTH-ORIENTED AMATEUR RADIO TV SPOT The San Francisco Chapter of the International Television Association has produced a 30-second TV public service announcement designed to assist the amateur community in recruiting more young people to the hobby. Copies of the TV spot are being made available to Amateur Radio clubs for distribution to local television outlets at nominal cost. Each year ITVA volunteers produce a public service announcement for a charitable or nonprofit organization. This year, they focused on Amateur Radio. ITVA President Ken Alan, K6PSI, said he'd been hearing about the need to recruit "new blood" into ham radio, "so I suggested it to the PSA committee, and everyone loved the idea." ITVA recruited several San Francisco Bay area hams to consult on the development of the story line for the 30-second spot. Spot producer Michelle Brown said ITVA "focused on the message on the two concepts that most appeal to that demographic: high technology and disaster preparedness." Alan says the producers "wanted to show young people using H-Ts for socializing and in a disaster scenario." Referring to the "high tech world of Amateur Radio" and using rock music in the background, the announcement points out that hams can talk to people all over the world. The spot also depicts a simulated earthquake or explosion, where the things start to shake, lights flicker and go out and there's a cry for help. The young, female ham grabs her H-T to call for assistance. The spot concludes with an invitation to "find out more about amateur radio" and provides a 10-second visual backdrop for a local sponsoring club to superimpose its name and contact information. The whole idea, Alan told ARRL, was to steer clear of ham radio stereotypes and "just show the hobby as contemporary, high-tech and fun." A Quicktime movie of the PSA can be viewed at the ITVA Web site at http://www.itvasf.com. Amateur Radio organizations may order a professional Betacam copy to be used in their television markets at $20--which covers the cost of tapes, duplication, and shipping.--ITVA

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