SBARC-list May 2002

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Extra Class Question Pool Changes, July 1st, 2002
by Marvin Johnston 27 May '02

27 May '02

ARRLSBCLUBS - Helping Your Club Grow and Prosper. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOW is the time to get that "Extra" before the door closes. Check for an examination site near you on the ARRL Section Web site http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb A more difficult and expanded number of questions will make up the Extra Class examinations to begin in July. The new question pool becomes effective July 1st, and must be used to generate all Extra class written examinations administered on or after that date. It replaces the Extra class question pool released April 15, 2000--the day Amateur Radio ''restructuring'' became effective. The new Element 4 pool expands the number of questions by more than 20 percent--806 questions--as opposed to 665 in the current Extra class pool, and it contains more technical material. More than half of the questions cover electrical principles, circuits, signals and emissions. The 50 questions in an Extra class examination are drawn from the question pool consistent with FCC rules and according to a formula that specifies the number of questions to be asked from each of nine topic areas. Applicants must correctly answer at least 37 questions to pass. The new Element 4 question pool is available on the ARRL Web site, http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html. The just-released Extra class question pool will remain valid through June 30, 2005.

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INTERESTING!
by Dennis Schwendtner 16 May '02

16 May '02

Subject: [cq-l] Condo Antenna Bill Introduced, FCC Proposes 2 New Ham Bands From the CQ Newsroom: Condo Antenna Bill Introduced in Congress A New York Congressman has introduced a bill intended to offer residents of condominiums and others affected by private land use regulations the same right of "reasonable accommodation" of amateur antennas currently afforded to hams without such restrictions. The bill, titled the ''Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act,'' was introduced by Long Island Congressman Steve Israel. It would treat private land use rules as if they were local ordinances, for the purposes of FCC amateur antenna regulations. This means they would be subject to the restrictions commonly known as PRB-1. FCC Proposes New LF and HF Ham Bands The FCC is proposing two new amateur allocations in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) portions of the spectrum, along with added protection for amateurs at 2.4 GHz. All three proposals are in response to ARRL requests. In a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) released last week, the Commission is proposing a 2.1-kHz wide "sliver band" between 135.7 and 137.8 kHz; a secondary amateur allocation between 5,250 and 5,400 kHz; and upgrading the amateur allocation at 2400-2402 MHz from secondary to primary, closing a gap between existing primary amateur allocations at 2390-2400 and 2402-2417 MHz. The OSCAR-40 satellite downlink is in the 2400-2402 segment. Details on both stories are available on the news page of the CQ website at <http://news.cq-amateur-radio.com>. If you're coming to Dayton, please be sure to stop by the CQ booth and say hi! We'll be in our usual spot at Booths 579-581 in the East Hall. ----- You are subscribed to the CQ magazine newsletter mailing list, with news and information of interest to ham radio operators. To unsubscribe from this list, simply send an e-mail to listar(a)sunserver.com with the subject line: UNSUBSCRIBE CQ-L. ***** Remember, an out of tune piano makes noise, not music! ***** call, (805) 966-7060 . E-MAIL: dennis(a)rain.org . *** Bye from the Paradise Playground of the Pacific Beaches. *** Dennis Schwendtner *** WB6OBB *** *** http://www.rain.org/~dennis *** *** Schwendtner Piano and Service *** WB6OBB repeater web-site ***

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QRP QRP - Elecraft has released the K2/100 Transceiver.
by Paul Sheffield 10 May '02

10 May '02

If you are a QRPer (or even not), you will want to check it out at - www.elecraft.com 73, Paul ------------------------------------------------------------ "One of the most embarrassing problems for the nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was the fact that not one of the first six presidents of the United States was a Christian. They were Deists." (1968, vol. 2 p.420, "The Annals of America: Great issues in American Life: A Conspectus") Paul Sheffield W6VLM NAR #72716 L2 Insured

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Re: National Orienteering Day at Lake Los Carneros Park
by Marvin Johnston 01 May '02

01 May '02

I just got an email from someone telling me their ESP had failed, and they needed to know the date of this event. National Orienteering Day (NOD) is this Saturday, May 4, 2002. The notice was written for the orienteering community, and NOD to them is like Field Day to us :). In case the URL at the end of the notice doesn't work for you, it redirects to the actual location of the Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) web site at http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/6320/. Also more information about NOD and orienteering is available at the US Orienteering Federation at http://www.us.orienteering.org/. **************** National Orienteering Day Lake Los Carneros is not just for turtles and ducks! This county park located in Goleta, just west of Santa Barbara, is also an outstanding area for beginner and intermediate orienteers. The park is highly recommended for first-timers and beginners, to have some fun both learning and using map and compass skills. And thanks to our national sponsors, Brunton and Maptech, all entrants will eligible for a prize drawing consisting of five compasses and a "Terrain Navigator 2001" CD-ROM! Orienteering club regulars are also invited to come and enjoy this beautiful park, with a new, color map by Sergei Zarubin. White, Yellow, and Orange courses will be offered. Entrants are encouraged to try a second course if they desire. Instructional sessions will be provided throughout the morning by veteran orienteers. New skills can be learned by adults and children alike. There will also be a demonstration of radio orienteering after the event for those who like to mix in some electronics and homebuilt gadgetry with their flag hunting skills. This is a fun variation of the sport that requires a radio receiver to locate a hidden transmitter, based on the direction and strength of the transmitter signal. Equipment and instruction will be provided by expert radio-orienteers to help interested persons test their skills! Courses: Easy 1.5 - 2.6 miles white, yellow, and orange courses with a 2 hour time limit Registration: 9am to Noon Cost: $3.00 per individual, $2.00 extra for groups (includes one extra map), or free to those that join LAOC at this event Directions: >From Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Gila Bend, Arizona: North on US 101, 7 miles west of Santa Barbara. Exit north on Los Carneros road. >From Buellton, Santa Maria, and Salinas: South on US 101, 20 miles east of Gaviota. Exit north on Los Carneros road. >From Highway 101, Los Carneros Road exit: Proceed 1/8 mile north on Los Carneros past Calle Real and the park will be on your right. Park rangers have asked us to leave the parking lot for museum visitors, so please park along Los Carneros road. The park entrance is on the right, another 1/8 mile past Calle Real. Just follow the orange and white orienteering signs to the registration area. Registration and the Start/Finish will be at the picnic table area just south of the train station. More information: Visit http://go.to/laoc or call Marvin Johnston at 805-687-8881.

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National Orienteering Day at Lake Los Carneros Park
by Marvin Johnston 01 May '02

01 May '02

National Orienteering Day Lake Los Carneros is not just for turtles and ducks! This county park located in Goleta, just west of Santa Barbara, is also an outstanding area for beginner and intermediate orienteers. The park is highly recommended for first-timers and beginners, to have some fun both learning and using map and compass skills. And thanks to our national sponsors, Brunton and Maptech, all entrants will eligible for a prize drawing consisting of five compasses and a "Terrain Navigator 2001" CD-ROM! Orienteering club regulars are also invited to come and enjoy this beautiful park, with a new, color map by Sergei Zarubin. White, Yellow, and Orange courses will be offered. Entrants are encouraged to try a second course if they desire. Instructional sessions will be provided throughout the morning by veteran orienteers. New skills can be learned by adults and children alike. There will also be a demonstration of radio orienteering after the event for those who like to mix in some electronics and homebuilt gadgetry with their flag hunting skills. This is a fun variation of the sport that requires a radio receiver to locate a hidden transmitter, based on the direction and strength of the transmitter signal. Equipment and instruction will be provided by expert radio-orienteers to help interested persons test their skills! Courses: Easy 1.5 - 2.6 miles white, yellow, and orange courses with a 2 hour time limit Registration: 9am to Noon Cost: $3.00 per individual, $2.00 extra for groups (includes one extra map), or free to those that join LAOC at this event Directions:

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Fw: [ARRLSB] FCC mandates "911-only phone" changes
by W6YN Don Milbury 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

--------- Forwarded message ---------- ARRLSB - The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FCC mandates "911-only phone" changes Federal regulators have set down rules to solve a problem for 911 call centers and people who use special cell phones to call them. Phones that are programmed to do just one thing--call 9-1-1--don't have a telephone number, so they can't get a return call. That leaves police without the ability to call back if a panicked crime victim hangs up or the connection gets disrupted before the caller gives his or her location, for example. So on Monday, the Federal Communications Commission put in place new regulations and made other decisions that ended nearly two years of work on the subject. The commission will require manufacturers to create an alert for emergency call center operators that the caller is dialing from a 911-only phone. For instance, the FCC will ask manufacturers to program the 911 phones to send a specific code number, instead of a phone number, to dispatchers of emergency call centers. This way, when emergency operators see that code--which will be 123-456-7890--they will know to ask the caller for his or her location. The FCC also wants manufacturers to make it very clear to customers that these cell phones cannot receive incoming calls. The manufacturers will have to affix labels on the phones telling users to "convey the exact location of the emergency as soon as possible," according to the FCC statement. However, the FCC spared makers of these phones from creating a way to give police a callback number. "It is still technically infeasible to require carriers and manufacturers of 911-only phones to...provide (call centers) with a callback number," the commission said in a statement about the new rules. The special cell phones come from wireless carriers, which refurbish used, regular cell phones from their customers after a contract expires or when the customer moves to another plan. Some of the more damaged phones are cleaned up and stripped of their assigned telephone number. Carriers like Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and VoiceStream Wireless donate many of these phones to at-risk populations like battered women. Other refurbished phones are sold to security-minded companies like a Knoxville, Tenn.-based SecureAlert, which sells a variety of security products. Some carriers have taken a different tack with their emergency phones. Before the FCC regulations were drafted, Verizon Wireless and VoiceStream Wireless, which will change its name to T-Mobile this summer, made adjustments to the phones they were giving out. The two carriers assign telephone numbers to the cell phones they donate to women's shelters or other locations, making them able to get incoming calls, according to FCC records. But outgoing calls are restricted to one phone number and 9-1-1. Carriers Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless both told the FCC that they also donate phones that have phone numbers. By Ben Charny, Staff Writer, CNET News.com, April 30, 2002 _______________________________________________ ARRLSB mailing list ARRLSB(a)mailman.qth.net http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb mailto:ad6ad@arrl.net

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