SBARC-list June 2019

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2m amateur radio band endangered? | | F4FXL
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

I'm in Montreal this week for the ARISS-International conference. I'm just learning about this important issue from the European delegation ... Apparently there is a recent (June 2019) proposal in Europe to allocate *worldwide* the 2-meter amateur band to the exclusive use by aeronautical stations. It is not a global issue yet as it will take agreement of several European CEPT nations in order to advance this at the ITU World Radio Conference in August. The initiative to takeover the 2m band is being driven by Thales Group, a French manufacturer of unmanned aircraft. This has happened very quickly and there is not a lot of information available about this but here is a good summary: https://www.f4fxl.org/2m-amateur-radio-band-endangered/ Obviously, the loss of the 2m band would be catastrophic for radio amateurs worldwide. The ARISS program's use of the band not withstanding, 2m is the most popular frequency band in use in amateur radio and the gateway for most new operators to the hobby and service. At this point, I don't think there is much that we can do as U.S. amateurs other than follow this closely. I will update SBARC membership as I learn more. We should all stay tuned into this issue and be ready to voice our vocal opposition. I welcome anyone's comments on this issue. *Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM* *Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee* *Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc. <http://www.sbarc.org/>* *a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation* www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384 <//+1.805.604.5384>

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Weed wacking
by Bill Talanian 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

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Weed whacking
by Bill Talanian 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

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Field Day starts SATURDAY
by Ken Alker 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

Field Day is THIS SATURDAY (tomorrow)! I need a few more operators (CW and SSB) and a couple more PR persons to help with the public information table. Be sure to attend and hang out for a bit even if you can not stay for long, or operate. Everyone should bring plenty of water and food to eat (unless someone wants to volunteer to help out with group meals, especially Saturday lunch). It would be fun to go to a restaurant Sunday after we break down and clean up, so I'd like some suggestions before then. I need a couple more people Saturday morning at 10:00am, and a couple more to help pack everything up at 2:00pm Sunday. Saturday morning we will be installing the SteppIR antenna atop the mast on the Rover van (the mast telescopes to almost 50-feet high)! We will also be running a second station with a di-pole so we will need help putting up the awning and setting up the fiberglass masts. We'll be running 100% on emergency power. Field day is not only a contest, but a way to show the public what we, as the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, are all about. More than 40,000 amateur radio operators throughout North America will be partipating in field day this year. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in amateur radio. Check out the ARRL Field Day intro https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&… and the ARRL Field Day Rules https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&… for more information. If you want to follow along closely with field day activities, please subscribe to the field day mailing list found here: https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&…. For more information, including directions to the SBARC Field Day site in the South Park area of Elings Park, visit http://www.sbarc.org. Please RSVP to ken(a)alker.net (or call my land line at 685-2030) today (or any time this weekend) and let me know exactly how you can help out. Please come out and help us prove that "when all else fails, amateur radio works!" When you RSVP, please let me know what time-slot (or SLOTS) would you like. Let me know if you want to be an operator (and if you want to do morse code or voice), or do public outreach (or both) for the shift(s) you choose. Keep in mind that we are running two stations. It is proving to be hardest to fill the 11pm-7am shifts, so I need night owls too! Let me know if you want to do multiple shifts or two half-shifts, etc. If you want to create your own time slot, please do - I'll work everyone into the schedule one way or another! Also, be sure to let me know if you can help set up and/or break down. TIME SLOTS: Sat/Sun (4-hour slots; but you can make up your own): 11am- 3pm 3pm- 7pm 7pm-11pm 11pm- 3am 3am- 7am 7am-11am 11am- 2pm Ken Alker Director at Large ka6ken(a)alker.net

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Santa Maria Swapfest
by Brian Milburn - K6BPM 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

June 15, 2019 Saturday of Father's Day Weekend Sorry, NO BBQ offered this year Please note the alternate location Main Raffle Prizes Grand Prize TBD 2nd Prize TBD 3rd Prize TBD 4th Prize TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Elk Lodge 1538, Santa Maria 1309 N. Bradley Road, Santa Maria, CA 93454 See driving details below Talk-in 145.14 (neg offset) tone 131.8 Admission & Parking FREE Sellers 6:00 AM No selling or swapping before 7:30 AM $15 per seller, must provide own table and chairs $15 per tail-gate, Only 1 vehicle allowed Fee's collected on site Public 7:30 AM No purchasing before 7:30 AM Prize Drawings $1 each at the fest 12:00, Noon Main raffle prizes, winner need not be present, if ticket has name and contact info Lesser raffle prizes, winner must be present Food & Drink In the morning, coffee and donuts provided by West Santa Barbara County ARES as a fund raiser ARRL National Division - South Western , Dick Norton N6AA TBD Section - Santa Barbara , John Ketchens NS6X TBD Swapfest listing On site radio(s) If someone wants to bring their HF station There should be a couple of generators running. Please ask before plugging in. Please stay with your rig, no one else is responsible for your rig Are you doing anything exciting on the day before Fathers Day? Come join a bunch of us from SBARC as we drive up to Santa Maria for the Annual Satellite ARC Swapfest. A bunch of us stop by Ellen's Danish Pancake House in Buellton around 7:00 am for the best breakfast in the world! Then we head up into Santa Maria. Driving directions to the Elks Lodge follow: Take Hwy 101 North into Santa Maria. Go past the Main Street turnoff. Take the next turnoff to E. Donovan Rd. Turn left onto E. Donovan Rd. Turn left onto N. College. Dr. Make an immediate left turn onto N. Bradley Rd. The Elks Lodge will be on your right. Driving direction to Ellen's Danish Pancake House in Buellton follow: From Santa Barbara take Hwy 101 to the first turnoff to Buellton, turn left to Santa Rosa Rd., and then right. Santa Rosa Rd. becomes Avenue of the Flags. Continue to Ellen's which will be on your right just before the intersection of Hwy 246. Park on the street out front or pull into their parking lot. There will be a Transmitter Hunt so bring your stuff. Always bargains galore. Bring some $$$ FCC Ham License Testing possible by W6NBC All Classes, inquire at ticket booth or John W6NBC

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K6TZ Stream
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

The broadcastify.com stream of the 146.79 repeater will be offline for the next week or so. This stream originates at my home QTH on the Mesa which is moving 1 mile East. This downtime does not affect echolink nor All Star services. Levi, K6LCM

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SBARC-list June 2019