SBARC Wednesday Nets
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Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
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7:00pm - 7:30pm -- Amateur Radio Newsline (www.ARNewsLine.org)
7:30pm - 8:00pm -- Weekly Club Net
8:00pm - 8:30pm -- Swap Net, hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
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Then, at 8:30pm, on 144.210 MHz, is the VHF Single Side Band Roundtable, typically hosted by Ken Owen, N6KTH. This popular roundtable is now in its third year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
Greetings from SBARC ATVSIG,
The attached file shows a complete list of the current streams and videos
that are available on www.batc.tv.
Today's ATV Video of the Week is highlighted in yellow.
Enjoy,
Rod WB9KMO
Hello All,
This coming weekend, August 7th and 8th, the ARRL UHF Contest occurs from 1800Z
(11:00 a.m.) Saturdayto 1800Z Sunday on bands 222 MHz and higher. Here is the
ARRL link for more info:
http://www.arrl.org/news/the-bands-heat-up-for-the-2010-arrl-uhf-contest
If you monitor 223.500 MHz, 446.000 MHz and/or the 1294.500 MHz calling
frequencies, just answer any call you hear with your current "grid square"; if
you can mount an outdoor antenna for any or all of these freq's, all the better!
With the solar CME that occurred this past Sunday morning, I am unsure just how
the incoming [400 Km per/sec] ionized solar wind will affect propagation in the
upper bands. The solar wind is destined to collide with our atmosphere sometime
this Wednesday.
Best 73!
Alan...N6HPO
Greetings from SBARC ATVSIG,
ATV Movie of the Week
The ATV Movie of the Week this week will be Dayton ATV Dinner 2010. It will
be transmitted at 8:00pm Pacific Time on the WB9KMO-ATN ATV Repeater and
will be streamed at that time on www.batc.tv > ATV Repeaters > WB9KMO-ATN.
Some, but not all of the movies will uploaded to www.batc.tv > Film Archives
for download and on-demand viewing. A few of the videos are intended for
presentation only and not for publication. So... If you want to be sure to
see the movie, make a point to watch it live at 8pm.
2010 ARRL Santa Barbara Section Convention &
Hamfest/Family Reunion
The hamfest flyer is attached, describing the event in Santa Barbara on
Saturday, August 14.
I hope many of you will attend to have fun with us and represent the ATV
community. Please let me know if you're planning to attend.
If you're willing to help us with the ATVSIG Booth, please let me know as
soon as possible.
This is what we are planning to offer...
* A Large-Screen TV - View current activities and ATV "movies"
* A Display Table - Look at ATV information and equipment (possibly
some for sale)
* Experienced Operators - Discuss Amateur Television and other
Specialized Modes
* An ATV Station - Live access to the WB9KMO-ATN ATV Repeater
* An HF/VHF Station - Demonstrate Specialized Modes like SSTV,
PSK31, RTTY, etc.
* A Live Amateur Television Network Net - "On the Air to Everywhere"
* A Live Amateur Television Network Feed - Monitor live ATV activity
throughout the day
* A Robot Display - Play with robots and discuss using robots with
ATV
"We look forward to seeing you on Amateur Radio" (and at the hamfest)
Rod Fritz, WB9KMO
SBARC ATVSIG Chair
ATN-CA Board Member
WB9KMO-ATN Repeater Trustee
rod(a)sbatv.org
(805) 964-8074 Home
(805) 637-0985 Cell
This is your 2010 Hamfest Report, counting down 2 weeks to Saturday August 14
Earl Warren Showgrounds
Everything is ready to go with same great layout as last year!
Woody's BBQ
Also ready to go with the same delicious menu and prices as last year
Exhibitors
Elecraft with their new amplifier and HRO with tons of gear will be in same locations as last year - all other exhibitors returning + 3 new ones!
Speakers
Keynote - Wayne Rosing, KD6ALG will be describing the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
Wayne Rosing has been involved as a key player in several landmark projects in the computing industry since the late 1970s. Gaining experience as an engineering manager at DEC and Data General in the 1970s, he became a director of engineering at Apple Computer in the early 1980s. There he led the Apple Lisa project, the forerunner to the Macintosh. He then went on to work at Sun Microsystems and headed the spin-off First Person. At Sun Labs, his team developed Java.Rosing served as Vice President of Engineering at Google from January 2001 to May 2005. He continues to serve as an advisor to Google and is now a senior fellow in mathematical and physical sciences at the University of California, Davis. He splits his time between Silicon Valley and the Santa Barbara area.
http://www.astroday.net/AstroTalk58.html
A great group of additional speakers be handling topics from product design to getting off the grid to electric vehicles...
Swapmeet
Bill Gross will be wetting your appetite with more goodies, and there will be tens of additional booths
Static Displays
All those great vehicles from last year will be back + 3 new ones
ATV
Catch an update on what's new in amateur television!
GOTA Station
David, AC9AC, assisted by Cyril, AF6GW, and Jug, WA6MBZ and a host of scouts will be positioned between the SBARC Rover and ARES Van
THunt
Darryl has 2 different modes of competition, and a bunch of cool prizes ready for you to sign up - click on the THunt link at WWW.SBARC.ORG
Website registration
Is running flawlessly and ready for you to purchase your raffle and meal packages!
Flyers
If you don't like on-line registration, print out the back page of the attached flyer and mail in with your check to the SBARC address listed
Raffle
Speaking of tickets, Rick, KG6VLB has an even greater list of prizes than last year which we will be publishing this week
We need your earliest registration to properly plan the meals, so click or print or email me at hamfest(a)sbarc.org with any questions
SEE YOU THERE!
Michael
W7HUT