SBARC-list April 2009

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JPL Open House!
by Dennis Schwendtner 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

JPL INVITES PUBLIC TO ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Jet Propulsion Laboratory News Advisory WHAT: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., welcomes the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The lab will salute the 40th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission - the first human landing on the moon. JPL will also celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, a United Nations-endorsed series of events around the world that commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first telescope observations of space and planets by Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. Open House highlights include: seeing JPL's next spacecraft bound for Mars, the Mars Science Laboratory, in the lab's biggest "clean room;" talking to scientists and engineers who work on missions to destinations such as Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Earth's moon; and visiting JPL's Microdevices Lab, where engineers and scientists work in the world of the ultra-miniature. Visitors can also view the sun through solar-safe telescopes, and learn how NASA instruments measure greenhouse gases, helping scientists better understand global climate change. Besides the many exhibits and displays, the Open House will feature hands-on activities for children. Visitors can find out how NASA missions are using new media tools such as Twitter at the "The Tweet Spot" booth. Portions of the event will also air live online on Ustream TV at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasajpl on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3. Admission and parking are free. WHERE: 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, Calif. From the 210 Freeway, take the Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit. All visitors should wear comfortable shoes -- no buses will be provided from JPL parking lots. JPL will provide vans for mobility-challenged guests. NOTE: Vehicles entering NASA/JPL property are subject to inspection. Visitors cannot bring these items to NASA/JPL: weapons, explosives, incendiary devices, dangerous instruments, alcohol, illegal drugs, pets, all types of skates including skateboards, Segways and bicycles. No bags, backpacks or ice chests are allowed, except small purses and diaper bags. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An out of tune piano makes noise, not music! Schwendtner Piano Sales and Service www.pianosb.com

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WB6JRI Silent Key
by Spacek Labs 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Dear David and all SBARC hams: I was just informed that a memorial meeting in memory of Silent Key of Bill Lake, WB6JRI, will be organized by Spacek Labs.Inc, on Friday, May 22nd,2009, at 2:30 PM at Ledbetter Beach. Anyone is welcome, please RSVP to Mr.Michael Wilson by e-mail: mwilson(a)spaceklabs.com. Also, the Astronomy Unit has the Friday meeting on May 1st, 7:30 PM, SB Museum of Natural History, with a lecture of a NASA researcher about the search of exoplanets. Saturday, May 2nd, is our annual Astronomy Day, 10:0 AM to 10:00 PM, at the SBMNH, too. The public is welcome to see our members' telescopes, radio telescopes, and much fun! Free admission for anyone, kids extremely welcome; there will be also a raffle, and the young winner will take home a modern telescope! Best regards, Jiri Polivka

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Dreier Museum!
by Dennis Schwendtner 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Dreier Museum Hi Everyone, I wanted to let you know I have arranged for a tour of the Dreier Museum on Saturday May 16th from 2-4:30 pm. You may not have heard of this place but it is generally not open to the public unless if is arranged for in advance. This is a private collection of Movie/TV memorabilia, Music memorabilia, Gems and Minerals/Fossils, Sports Memorabilia, and many other items. This is a private collection of Chad and Ginny Dreier and it is located in an old estate on Miramonte Drive near KEYT. Chad Dreier is the CEO of the Ryland Group which is the 2nd top building corporation in the U.S.. So he has big bucks and uses it to buy lots of stuff and also is a big donor to the Police Activities League and other charities. Anyway, of the many collectibles he has is a room totally dedicated to Lucille Ball. There are newspaper articles, letters and postcards written by her to her mother and Desi, pictures of her with many of her co-stars and actual clothing/costumes that she wore on her shows along with many other props. He also has many Disney collectibles such as Davy Crockett stuff, old tickets, pictures, figurines, etc. The gem collection includes a rare 40 - 50 pound uncut emerald! For the sports fan, he has a HUGE room with baseball, football, basketball, boxing memorabilia such as a baseball bat actually used by Babe Ruth and many old baseball trading cards with one actually worth $2 million ! It is an amazing place! I was up there in October when they had an open house for Police and Fire employees. I was awed and amazed by this place and I think you will be too! Plus the view is FANTASTIC! So invite your friends and be ready for an awesome experience! They will provide Drinks and finger foods for us. The cost of this will be $15.00 per person. Please let me know if you are interested. I will need to give them a head count by May 8th and send them the money by May 13th. I wanted to tell you about the place. If you have any questions let me know. You can call me at (805) 966-7060 or e-mail me, dennis(a)west.net An out of tune piano makes noise, not music! Schwendtner Piano Sales and Service www.pianosb.com

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Re: [Sbarc-list] Happy Birthday Sam!
by W6YN Don Milbury 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

We also shouldn't forget the inventor of smoke signals: Walking Eagle. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Jay Hennigan <jay(a)west.net> To: sbarc <sbarc-list(a)west.net> Cc: Subject: [Sbarc-list] Happy Birthday Sam! Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:52:17 -0700 Visit Google's front page, click on the logo. -- Jay Hennigan - WB6RDV

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Google in Morse Code for Samuel Morse' birthday
by Michael P. Jogoleff 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

HI All, I saw that as well; too bad Samuel Morse would not recognize some of those letters because they used the International Morse Code that came about in 1911, and not his original code. --- . . Michael P. Jogoleff - - - "Jug" - - - W A 6 M B Z - - - . 1324 Panchita Place /// 805 560 0605 or 805 966 4808 voice tel. Santa Barbara, CA /// 805 966 4804 or 805 966 1598 fax tel. 93103-2223 /// 805 729 3388 cell phone (Verizon). /// 805 570 5293 cell phone (AT&T). . Email Addresses: . mike-j(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)ix.netcom.com mike.j(a)att.net, wa6mbz(a)att.net wa6mbz(a)yahoo.com, wa6mbz.sb(a)gmail.com . Many, many thanks (.end, 2008-12-02.) .

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Happy Birthday Sam!
by Jay Hennigan 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Visit Google's front page, click on the logo. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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Remote Base Update -AGAIN
by Ken Owen 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

Hi folks: Well, my web hosting site decided to go down today, right after I send an email suggesting everyone visit the site! It's up and running again. So, please take a moment and visit the site which will give you news on the remote base that will be installed at Painted Cave. You can find the web site here: http://www.n6kth.com/remote Ken, N6KTH

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QRP Dinner this Friday before the SBARC club meeting
by auditron 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

QRP, QRP, QRP QRP Dinner this Friday before the SBARC meeting Come to the club meeting at 7:30 PM Friday, April 17 The QRP Special Interest Group (SIG) will be going to dinner together, as we always do, this Friday night before the March SBARC club meeting. Come and join us. We always have a very nice time, talk QRP and down some of the best Italian food in Goleta. We go to Presto Pasta, which is at 5764 Calle Real. We start showing up there at 5:30 PM. We hams wait until all have arrived before starting to eat. Yeah right! After dinner, we will drive up to Fairview Ave., turn right and go less than 0.25 mile to the Goleta Union School District, 401 No. Fairview Ave., which is right across the street from the Goleta Library. At our April meeting, SBARC will continue holding its giant Membership sign-up. Meet our Treasurer, Cindy, KA7UIA. She will be delighted to sign you up for another year of membership in the best Amateur Radio club in California. The program for this meeting will be the one that was cancelled at the last minute in March but with two additional speakers! Sergeant Tom Walton, head of emergency preparedness for the SB County Sheriff's Department recently attended the Orfalea Foundation conference with our club president, Michael Ditmore, W7HUT, and kindly offered to speak at one of our meetings. Michael asked if he could do it this Friday and he enthusiastically said yes. Also speaking will be Mitch Evans, County Communications Manager and Will Tefft, KG6DHK, SBARC's VP of Emergency Services. The subject of these presentations will be emergency preparedness and the value of Amateur Radio support in emergencies. Don't forget to bring your quality junque to deposit on the "free-to-good-home" table as well as take home your share of what others have deposited thereon. Please renew your dues for 2009. It's still just $24. Please bring along some cookies or whatever your favorite might be for the coffee table. Don't forget to get your share of tickets to win the door prizes. I'm getting my share! See you this Friday. 72, Darryl, KF6DI ____________________________________________________________ Research online bachelor degrees from leading universities today. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTL9zafbGg5rxgbGjN9Y720Urh…

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Remote Base Update
by Ken Owen 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Hi folks: It's been some time since I've written to everyone about the "Montecito" remote base. As you will remember, the property where we intended to install our equipment was destroyed in the Tea Fire. We have not decided to locate it at Painted Cave. Check out our web page for the full story and some updated photos: http://www.n6kth.com/remote Ken Owen Channel Islands Restoration kowen(a)channelislandsrestoration.org (805) 448-5726

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