SBARC-list October 2002

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GDTPUG Meeting
by Marvin Johnston 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

>>> Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group Meeting <<< 7pm Thursday November 7, 2002 Goleta Public Library 500 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA >>> Selecting a Digital Camera <<< There are strategies you can use to help choose a digital camera that suits your needs. Reviews are helpful, but you have to realise the reviewer may have different interests or needs than you. This can range from intended use of the camera to just how it feels in your hands -- if your hands are much different in size or flexi- bility than the reviewer's those controls that the reviewer praised or panned because of their perfect or awkward locations may suit you much differently. We'll be talking about various features and their consequences, as well as how to make the most out of time spent at the store playing with the likely candidates. Take a look at http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug/gdttopic0211.html for more information. ******************************************************************* Parking is available at the church next door to the library. Please park there because the library lot is often full on Thursday night. ******************************************************************* Remember, the meetings are free and open to the public. Please bring a friend. Visit our web site at <a href="http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug"> http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug </a> for future meeting dates and other information. Please send email to gdtpug(a)troutcom.com with suggestions for topics you are interested in seeing covered. Or even better, volunteer to give a presentation! The Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group is a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the Santa Barbara PC Users Group. We are not platform specific: some members have PCs, some have Macs, some have both. Linux and other systems are sprinkled in as well for good measure. We focus on the issues of publishing in all forms, be it on paper, web, CD-ROM, or some other medium.

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How Did We Survive the Old Days?
by Marvin Johnston 29 Oct '02

29 Oct '02

Here's something to get your day started, think about it! You are probably over forty (or approaching it) if you get this. Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. Not to mention hitchhiking to town as a young kid! We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times we learned to solve the problem. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. We played dodgeball and sometimes the ball would really hurt. We got cut and broke bones and broke teeth and there were no law suits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents? We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank sugar soda. We were always outside playing. We shared one grape soda with four friends, from one bottle and no one died from this? We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X Boxes, video games, 999 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cellular phones, Personal Computers, or internet chat rooms, we had friends. We went outside and found them. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rung the bell or just walked in and talked to them, imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent! By ourselves! Out there in the cold cruel world! Without a guardian. How did we do it? We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Some students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade (Horrors). Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. No one to hide behind. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law, imagine that! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations! Please pass this on to others that have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good?

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JOTA
by Marvin Johnston 17 Oct '02

17 Oct '02

This weekend is the scouting event, JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) Is anyone doing anything for JOTA through SBARC? SARC is working with the scouts to put on the event at their club station on VAFB, and Ventura has at least one JOTA station planned.

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Update on Coming Events
by Marvin Johnston 17 Oct '02

17 Oct '02

Here's an update on major events taking place in the Southwestern Division... Right Now: The 2003 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention website is "on the air". Check it out and download a registration form at: www.hamcon.org The Convention theme is "Focus Back on the Volunteer". Come on, get with it! Right Now: The ARRL is surveying its membership regarding which future on-line ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) courses hams would be most likely to take. The list of possibilities ranges from antennas to VHF/UHF operation. The Web-based survey is now open for input. The survey period will end October 27. Log yourself into the members-only web page and visit http://www.arrl.org/members-only/cce/ccesurv.html Right Now: ARRL VHF/UHF Contesting and Awards Survey. Your input is requested on the topic of improving VHF/UHF/microwave contests and awards. To participate, download the survey form: http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/vhf-survey.pdf Then select the answer that best matches your position or situation. Please feel free to extend your remarks (use additional pages if necessary). Your detailed comments are very important. Then mail the form to ARRL Headquarters. Oct 17-20: The national Girl Scout Convention will be held in Long Beach from October 17-20 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The convention is aimed at GSA adults - council administrators and leaders, troop leaders, and Senior Scouts. There will be an Amateur Radio exhibit in the foyer that will be visited by 15,000 convention attendees. If you are willing to help staff the Amateur Radio exhibit, please contact Carina Lister, kf6zyy(a)arrl.net Oct 19-20: Scouting's annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) takes place Saturday October 19 through Sunday October 20 local time. For the first time, ARRL is requesting that any club or individual planning to be active during the 2002 JOTA activity register on the "Youth Skeds" page on the ARRL Web site. The idea is to provide a database of scheduled JOTA activity in advance of the event to help more scouting groups to participate in JOTA 2002. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies and Venture Scouts soon will take to the airwaves in an effort to communicate with each other via Amateur Radio. More info at: http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html Oct 19: Tucson Hamfest (ARCA/ARRL) held at the Pima County Fairgrounds, Houghton Rd, Tucson, AZ. For more info visit www.hamsrus.com or call Cliff Hauser, KD6XH at 520-744-9095. Oct 26: Cochise ARA Fall Swapfest, held at the CARA Club site, 2 miles south of Hwy 90 on Moson Rd in Sierra Vista, AZ. More info at http://www.qsl.net/k7rdg/EVENTS/Upcoming/2002swap.htm Oct 26: It's baaaaaackkkk, the venerable W6TRW ARC Swapmeet. More info at http://www.w6trw.com/swapmeet/w6trw_arc_swapmeet.htm Don't forget the VE sessions conducted at each TRW Swapmeet, 10AM in the cafe in Bldg S. Scott Swanson, K6PYP, and a dedicated group of volunteers are there every month. More info at http://w6trw.com/ve_testing/ve_testinghtml.htm October 26: ARRL San Diego Section Picnic, 10AM - 4PM, at Pine Valley County Park, Area #3, 28810 Old Hwy 80, Pine Valley. Burgers, hot dogs and soda provided, bring a side dish. For more info contact Kent, K6FQ, 619-575-1964 or k6fq(a)arrl.org November 2: ARRL San Diego Section Ham Radio Roundup, 10AM - 2PM, at the Kearney Mesa Rec Center, 3170 Armstrong St, Kearney Mesa. Pot luck dinner at 12 Noon. Contact Kent, K6FQ, 619-575-1964 or k6fq(a)arrl.org Have you written to your Congressman/woman to ask him/her to become a co-sponsor of HR 4720, the bill to apply PRB-1 antenna coverage to CC&R's? So far, J D Hayworth (R-AZ) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) are the only Reps signed up in our Division. Please write today. All the info and a sample letter are at: http://www2.arrl.org/govrelations/hr4720/ What's the Diamond Club? Well...? Give up? Swing by and check it out at https://www.arrl.org/forms/development/donations/diamondclub/ That's it for this edition folks. But stay tuned for future updates from your ARRL Southwestern Division Team. Art, W6XD Tuck, NZ6T Director Vice Director w6xd(a)arrl.org nz6t(a)arrl.org

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Special Event Station
by Marvin Johnston 08 Oct '02

08 Oct '02

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prolonging lead-acid battery life?
by NEV 08 Oct '02

08 Oct '02

Is there any REAL benefit using a pulse-type charger for lead-acid batteries to extend battery life, and prohibit the sulfation of the battery's lead plates? The products from this company (http://www.pulsetech.com/) claim as such. Thanks in advance, :-) neil KE6DCJ

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MS Bike Tour 2002 10-12-02
by Hubert Stamps 07 Oct '02

07 Oct '02

10-07-02 Greetings All, We're looking for SBARC members to help fill the following positions for Saturday's MS bike ride: 0630-1030 SAG 01 operator needed 0830-1200 SAG 05 operator needed 0900-1300 SAG 06 operator needed 1000-1300 SAG 07 operator needed 1000-1330 SAG 08 operator needed 1000-1330 SAG 10 operator needed 1000-1430 SAG 13 operator needed 1100-1330 "Emma Wood" rest stop --- operator needed Thanks, Hubert ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Update on Coming Events
by Marvin Johnston 05 Oct '02

05 Oct '02

Here's an update on major events taking place in the Southwestern Division... Right Now: The ARRL is surveying its membership regarding which future on-line ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) courses hams would be most likely to take. The list of possibilities ranges from antennas to VHF and UHF operation. The Web-based survey is now open for input. The survey period will end October 27. Log yourself into the members-only web page and visit http://www.arrl.org/members-only/cce/ccesurv.html Oct 11-13: Western States VHF/UHF and Microwave Conference, held at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel at Towne Center, 12725 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA. Banquet speaker is microwave record-holder Joel Harrison, W5ZN. More details on page 86 of October QST. This conference is hosted by the Western States Weak Signal Society. More info at www.wswss.org See you there! Oct 12: Huntington Central Park will be the site of Southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, October 12. This is a "Welcome Home" event for ARDF Team USA 2002 members, 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. Come out and meet some of the radio-athletes who represented USA at the Eleventh World ARDF Championships in Slovakia during the first week of September. More info at www.homingin.com Get out and practice those radio-orienteering skills! Oct 17-20: The national Girl Scout Convention will be held in Long Beach from October 17-20 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The convention is aimed at GSA adults - council administrators and leaders, troop leaders, and Senior Scouts. There will be an Amateur Radio exhibit in the foyer that will be visited by 15,000 convention attendees. If you are willing to help staff the Amateur Radio exhibit, please contact Carina Lister, kf6zyy(a)arrl.net Oct 19-20: Scouting's annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) takes place Saturday October 19 through Sunday October 20 local time. For the first time, ARRL is requesting that any club or individual planning to be active during the 2002 JOTA activity register on the "Youth Skeds" page on the ARRL Web site. The idea is to provide a database of scheduled JOTA activity in advance of the event to help more scouting groups to participate in JOTA 2002. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies and Venture Scouts soon will take to the airwaves in an effort to communicate with each other via Amateur Radio. More info at: http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html Oct 19: Tucson Hamfest (ARCA/ARRL) held at the Pima County Fairgrounds, Houghton Rd, Tucson, AZ. For more info visit www.hamsrus.com or call Cliff Hauser, KD6XH at 520-744-9095. Oct 26: Cochise ARA Fall Swapfest, held at the CARA Club site, 2 miles south of Hwy 90 on Moson Rd in Sierra Vista, AZ. More info: http://www.qsl.net/k7rdg/EVENTS/Upcoming/2002swap.htm Oct 26: It's baaaaaackkkk, the venerable W6TRW ARC Swapmeet. More info at http://www.w6trw.com/swapmeet/w6trw_arc_swapmeet.htm Don't forget the VE sessions conducted at each TRW Swapmeet, 10AM in the cafe in Bldg S. Scott Swanson, K6PYP, and a dedicated group of volunteers are there every month. More info at http://w6trw.com/ve_testing/ve_testinghtml.htm That's it for this edition folks. But stay tuned for future updates from your ARRL Southwestern Division Team. Art, W6XD Tuck, NZ6T Director Vice Director w6xd(a)arrl.org nz6t(a)arrl.org

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SBARC Events 2002
by kc6nah＠juno.com 02 Oct '02

02 Oct '02

Greetings! Communicators are needed for SBARC's last two public service events of 2002, the MS Bike Tour & Fest on Oct.12th & the Santa Barbara News-Press Half-Marathon on November 2nd. The MS Bike Tour will range from Hope Ranch, in Santa Barbara to Emma Wood State Beach, in Ventura. 15 operators are still needed to fill "SAG" vehicles and reststops. Please contact me if you'd like to work this event. There will be a meeting for SAG drivers and radio operators on Thursday, October 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the M.S. office at 14 W. Valerio St. in Santa Barbara and you're invited to attend. www.santabarbarabiketour.com Details for the News-Press Half-Marathon are still being finalized. Hope to hear from you. Hubert Stamps. SBARC VP of Operations ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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