SBARC-list January 2016

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Re: [Sbarc-list] Question about HF Frequencies
by Ken Alker 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

According to <http://www.hamuniverse.com/frequencyallocations.html>, there is no grandfather provision and a Novice is not grandfathered to Technician, implying these classes did not actually merge. That said, this source may be outdated. It implies that one may have a grandfathered Novice license with grandfathered privileges, but one can no longer obtain a new Novice license (did you find otherwise)? [Perhaps the article is referring strictly to the license names, but not the privileges). I had a similar question to yours a couple of weeks ago and found this great history on Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_licensing_in_the_United_States> (not sure it'll answer your specific question, but it is great reading). Did you know that (per Wikipedia), "Established in 1912, regulation of radio was a result of the U.S. Navy's concern about interference to its stations and its desire to be able to order radio stations off the air in the event of war. U.S. radio broadcasting was first governed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor until March 1913), then by the Federal Radio Commission, and finally (in 1934) by the FCC?" Sounds like it was a free-for-all before 1912. There is an interesting "cancellation notice of amateur licenses in Word Ward 2" on the same page. Also, in 1912 the licenses were called "Amateur First Grade" and "Amateur Second Grade". The requirements, privileges, and number and names of licenses has been dynamic for a long time. I had always thought it was much more static and that the changes in the past decade or two were unusual - not so. Ken KA6KEN --On Sunday, January 10, 2016 12:36 PM -0800 Stephen Nelson <steve.motorola.uranium(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > All, > > I have a question about the "current" frequency privileges for each > license class. I can see that Novice merged with Tech class, but what > happened to the Advanced class privileges? > > Did it merge with Extra? > > > > > > > -- > > Stephen Nelson > 斯蒂芬・纳尔逊 > スティーブンネルソン > KD6VEX

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Newbie seeks access to 2m radio
by Stephen Travis Pope 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Hello all, I'm a newbie, having just passed my technician's exam, and wanted to ask about borrowing to a 2m transceiver so I can start monitoring the local nets. There are a few handheld units at the Red Cross radio shack with numbers taped on them; are these loaner units? If not, does anyone on the list have a "spare" 2M unit I could borrow until I figure out what to invest in? ... any replies appreciated... Stephen W6STP -- Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> http://FASTLabInc.com <http://fastlabinc.com/> https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections

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Do you have a whole lot of noisy interference on your radio lately?
by Darryl Widman 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Do you have a whole lot of noisy interference on your radio lately? This just might be the cause of it. http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4438864/How-cops-are-find… Very interesting article. Want to become a participant in a growing Amateur Radio Direction Finding activity that could clean up the airwaves across the country? Check it out. 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI Santa Barbara, CA

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Next ARDF Practice at Bonelli Park January 23
by Marvin Johnston 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

The first southern California on-foot radio direction finding session of 2016 will be Saturday, January 23 at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The emphasis in this session will be training to help you improve your bearing-taking, map-reading, navigating and course-planning skills. Experts will be on hand to help you. This is the first of three sessions for those preparing to compete in the 2016 USA ARDF Championships in Texas during April. But all are welcome, whether or not you're planning to go to the championships. You can try your hand at some easy two-meter transmitters set by Joe Moell K0OV plus a 5-fox two-meter international-rules course of beginner-to-moderate difficulty, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. One or more fox transmitters on the 80-meter band may also be set up to try, as well as a foxoring course. If you have receivers, scanners, directional antennas, attenuators, or other equipment suitable for on-foot RDF, be sure to bring it. Make sure all batteries are fresh. A limited amount of RDF gear will be available for loan. For those who want to build RDF gear for use with their own two-meter hand-held radios or scanners, Marvin will have kits for measuring-tape yagis and active attenuators. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. Send e-mail to Marvin (marvin(a)west.net) to pre-register and get more information about equipment. The building session will only take place if there are sufficient advance registrations. If you already have equipment and just want to hunt transmitters, you don't need to pre-register. If it takes place, the building session will start at 9:30 AM. Please be prompt. Beginner transmitters will be on the air at that time. The main 5-fox hunt will start about 10:30 AM. Hunters may start the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. For the advanced 2-meter course, electronic scoring will be used. There will be "e-sticks" for loan, but if you have one of your own, be sure to bring it. A $5 donation is requested for the advanced course to cover expenses related to the use of Los Angeles Orienteering Club's e-punch equipment and maps. The beginner course and the 80-meter transmitter hunt are free of charge and e-punch is not required for them. Trails are primitive in some areas of the park, so wear sturdy shoes. All ages are welcome, but young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Bonelli Regional Park is near Raging Waters, Brackett Field, and Puddingstone Reservoir. From the 57 freeway north of I-10, take the Via Verde exit and go east through the entrance to the park. There is a $10 per vehicle entry fee. Go approximately 1/4 mile beyond the entrance and turn left into the parking lot for the Snack Shoppe (formerly the bike rental stand). Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag directing you to the starting area. Talk-in is on 146.97 MHz simplex. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Technician class license classes and exam
by Jay Hennigan 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

SBARC will be holding its regular Volunteer Examiner ham radio testing session this Saturday, January 9th. See link below. I will be teaching a "cram course" for this test. There will be three evening sessions from 7 to 9 PM on Wednesday through Friday, January 6, 7, and 8 for those interested. Classes will be at Impulse Advanced Communications, 6144 Calle Real, Goleta. This is upstairs from the Bay Club gym, formerly Spectrum. The goal of the class is to enable you to pass the test, not to make you FCC lawyers or electronic engineers. Please let me know by email if you are planning to attend. I will be putting together some support material and sending it by email prior to the first class. There is no charge for the classes, but there is a $15 fee for the exam payable when you arrive for the test. Exam link: http://www.sbarc.org/home/ve-sessions/ Class info: http://www.sbarc.org/2015/12/30/technician-class-license-cram-course/ My email: wb6rdv(a)sbarc.org or jay(a)west.net -- 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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AIS Stations
by Bill Talanian 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

*Automatic identification System (AIS) NEWS* *Independently operated SBARC AIS stations 533 at the Mesa site and 1360 at Santa Ynez Peak were amongst the top 10 percentile worldwide at 99.0% and 99.4% availability.Worldwide over 2400 stations report vessel locations. Both stations have been elevated to Fleet Admiral status by AIS. SBARC stations augment data used by the County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP). www.marinetraffic.com * *MarineTraffic Contributors’ Contest 2015 Results*** Stations are sorted according to their rank on 12/21/2015. Ranks have been assigned to the stations according the rules <http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/p/ais-station-operator-contest-2015> of the contest. Prizes will be given to the winners, according to this table. All station IDs registered on our database automatically participated in the contest, excluding aggregate feeds, hidden stations and stations operated directly by MarineTraffic employees. /Ranks will continue to be assigned as an indicator of a station’s performance, even after the end of the contest.// //All stations ranked as Captain or Fleet Admiral win an exclusive USB stick based on the MarineTraffic logo. Also they enter two separate raffles on the 22nd of December 2015, for special prizes.// //Special Prize for Captain: ipad mini Retina display Wifi 32GB// //Special Prize for Fleet Admiral: Icom ID-51E Dual Band D-STAR handportable digital transceiver// //The winners of the raffles will be announced on the 22nd of December 2015 via MarineTraffic’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, and they will also be notified via email./

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