SBARC-list May 2004

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PA Speakers needed
by Jay Hennigan 30 May '04

30 May '04

I need to borrow, for the June ARDF championships, one or two outdoor loudspeakers. Nothing fancy or high fidelity, your typical metal or plastic PA horn. These are for the start point auto-countdown timer. Will return after the event. Please contact me off-list, thanks! -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Administration - jay(a)west.net WestNet: Connecting you to the planet. 805 884-6323 WB6RDV NetLojix Communications, Inc. - http://www.netlojix.com/

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Key-Klix Deadline
by Dennis Morales 27 May '04

27 May '04

Monday is the deadline for Key-Klix articles to be submitted. You can send them directly to me using dennismo2(a)cox.net. 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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SBARC Friday Meeting and Speaker Dinner
by Marvin Johnston 19 May '04

19 May '04

Hi all, Just a reminder that this Friday, our speaker will be Art Goddard, W6XD, ARRL Southwestern Division Director. Besides giving us an update on ARRL activities, Art will also be speaking about the C5Z DXpedition in West Africa. The meeting will start at 7:30PM at the Goleta Union Schools Admin. Board Room, 401 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. We will also be having dinner before the meeting at Cody's Restaurant at 5:30PM. Cody's is located in the shopping plaza at the corner of Turnpike Rd and Hollister Ave. If you would like to join us for dinner, please let me know so I can get a suitably sized table. This provides an excellent opportunity to talk with Art in an informal setting. Marvin, KE6HTS

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Ture de Cure Bike Ride 2004 open positions
by kc6nah＠juno.com 18 May '04

18 May '04

Greetings All, We need 6 more SBARC operators for this bike ride. http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1677 Actual times for each assignment is still being finalized. Time Assignment & Location Tactical Call Operator 0715 to ? Support Vehicle (coursewide) "SAG 60" unfilled 0715 to ? Support Vehicle (coursewide) "SAG 12" unfilled 0730 to ? Casitas Summit "CASITAS" unfilled 0745 to 1200 Leadbetter Beach "LEADBETTER" unfilled 0950 to 1330 Lions Club Park "LIONS CLUB" unfilled 1030 to 1200 Loon Point "LOON PT." unfilled ________________________________________________________________ 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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Tour de Cure Bike Ride Sat., 5-22-04
by kc6nah＠juno.com 16 May '04

16 May '04

Tour de Cure 12, 30, 60 and 100 Mile Bike Rides Saturday, May 22, 2004 Greetings All, We need 6 more operators to work this event: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1677 Thanks, Hubert Stamps, SBARC VP Of Ops. ________________________________________________________________ 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 Newsletter
by Marvin Johnston 14 May '04

14 May '04

The following article appeared in the recent ARRL Letter. If you are willing to help out at the Championships, please send me an email! Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS *************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 23, No. 20 May 14, 2004 *************** ==>USA ARDF CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING TO CALIFORNIA IN MID-JUNE Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) enthusiasts across the US are gearing up for the fourth annual national ARDF Championships next month. ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, says, the sport--also known as radio-orienteering or foxtailing--is an all-on-foot "adventure in the woods" to see who can track down and find the most hidden transmitters in the shortest time. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) <http://www.sbarc.org> will host the competition. Radio-orienteers from all over the country plus visitors from abroad are expected to attend. Moell anticipates a mix of experts and newcomers who aspire to be future champions. He says equipment need not be elaborate or expensive. "Most beginners do very well by augmenting their handheld VHF transceivers with simple Yagi antennas made out of a steel measuring tape and PVC pipe from the hardware store," he said. For "closing in," he says an offset RF attenuator consisting of some $15 worth of small parts will knock down the signal and keep the receiver's S-meter within its scale. "Plans are on the Web <http://members.aol.com/joek0ov/offatten.html>, and kits are available, so warm up your soldering iron," he adds. The ARDF competitive courses are open to anyone of any age and at any foxhunting skill level. No Amateur Radio license is needed. Medals in the event will be awarded in five age categories for males and four for females, in accordance with International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) rules <http://members.aol.com/homingin/intlfox.html#rules>. Heading up the USA ARDF Championships is Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS, a medalist at the last two USA ARDF Championships. An optional training camp with map-and-compass orienteering kicks off the ARDF action June 12-13. The main program gets under way Wednesday, June 16. The 2-meter competition takes place Friday, June 18. The 80-meter competition is the next day. The California events end just in time for final selection of ARDF Team USA 2004 members, who will travel to the Czech Republic for the 12th ARDF World Championships September 7-12. More than 200 participants representing two dozen or more countries are expected to turn out for the event. Moell says Team USA's positions will be filled based on performances in this year's national championships in California and in last year's national championships in Ohio. There's more information on the 2004 USA ARDF Championships on the SBARC Web site <http://www.sbarc.org/ardf/index.shtml>. A downloadable registration form and additional information are on Moell's "Homing In" Web site <http://www.homingin.com>.--Joe Moell K0OV

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ARDF Practice Saturday
by Marvin Johnston 14 May '04

14 May '04

Just a heads up; those of us active in ARDF are finally in town this weekend for the ARDF practice at Lake Los Carnaros. The time is 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM or until everyone has found the transmitters and returned to the finish. Depending on what people want to do, we sometimes head over to Rusty's for a pizza afterwards. I will be setting out the transmitters so the others can practice for the US ARDF Championships. This will be a 2M hunt with perhaps one 80M transmitter set out so people can test out their equipment and/or find out what it is like to hunt on 80M. If you need to borrow equipment, let me know. All you will basically need is an HT since we have a number of 2M Tape Measure Beam antennas as well as some offset attenuators. If your HT doesn't have a BNC connector, you will need to bring along an adapter. And on the subject of the US ARDF Championships, I *really* need some more help. The championships will be from Wednesday, June 16 through Saturday, June 19. If you can help the entire event or just a day or two, please get in contact with me. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Tour de Cure on Sat., May 22, 2004
by kc6nah＠juno.com 09 May '04

09 May '04

Greetings All, We need more operators for the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure bike ride. The ride begins at Carpinteria State Beach and ranges from Santa Barbara to Ventura. The event will run from 7:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m.. Please contact me as soon as possible if you're available for this event. Thanks, Hubert Stamps, SBARC VP of Operations operations(a)sbarc.org 687-5444 ________________________________________________________________ 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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Amateur Television Weed Abatement
by rod＠sbatv.org 05 May '04

05 May '04

This Saturday morning, May 8th, we will conduct our annual weed abatement at the WB9KMO Amateur TV Repeater site (KTYD Transmitter site) at 3130 Gibraltar Road. The repeater is owned and operated by the Amateur Television Network (ATN). SBARC members are welcome and have been very helpful in the past, even though this is not an SBARC activity. It's a great way to show your support for SBARC's ATV Special Inerest Group. Please tell your friends who may not receive this message. The more help we get, the quicker we finish. If you're available and would like to help out, please contact me for details. We start early to keep cool. Typically, we work from about 8am to noon, but you are welcome any time that works for you. We can provide tools for you if you can't bring your own. Cold drinks are provided. Thank you, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO rod(a)sbatv.org 637-0985 (day) 964-8074 (night)

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