SBARC-list March 2021

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SBARC ATV Presentation and Last Man Standing Special Event
by Rod Fritz 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

Hello SBARC Friends, I want to thank you for the opportunity to present the state of Amateur Television today at the SBARC Meeting last Friday. Seeing you all again brought back great memories. Let's make more great memories now that COVID is subsiding. The Amateur Television Network (ATN) is embracing Digital Amateur Television (DATV) and it is now "on the air to everywhere," throughout the world. We get frequent check-ins from all over the U.S., Canada and Australia. Last night, we even had two check-ins from Germany! You can watch our video stream on www.youtube.com/amateurtelevisionnetwork. You can even participate live on our ATN Nets by browsing to www.whereby.com/atn1 Sunday at 7:00pm and Tuesday at 7:30pm. It's similar to running Zoom and it's a lot of fun. If you're active on Mesh, check out our KC6JPG ATN Mesh Network Service on the AREDN Global Tunnel Server. Breaking News! Participate in the Last Man Standing ham radio event, now through March 30th. Roland Hoffman KC6JPG will operate as K6M, an official LMS station. You can watch live on ATN repeaters and www.youtube.com/amateurtelevisionnetwork. You can also check in on www.whereby.com/atn1. Browse to www.gsbarc.org for details. As I promised at the SBARC Meeting, I'll send you info soon about operational details for ATV in Santa Barbara and equipment to get you going on Digital ATV. We're in the process of making a group equipment order that offers a rare 15% discount. Email me at wb9kmo(a)gmail.com if you're interested. I'm buying new equipment to enhance the WB9KMO-ATN SB ATV repeater to make it High-Definition Digital ATV in and out. The repeater is alive and well with excellent two-way audio and video links to several repeaters in the Amateur Television Network. There's a lot of ATV activity linked into Santa Barbara every day for you to tap into. Merv Hecht KO6E, a friend of mine and an active ATVer from L.A., just moved to Montecito. He looks forward to meeting you and being an active part of SBARC. Please make him welcome. The more SB interest we see in ATV, the quicker we'll get the upgrades installed. I hope we can activate Digital ATV at the Club Station to showcase SBARC to the world. If you're interested in learning more and getting on Digital ATV, email me at wb9kmo(a)gmail.com. Stay happy and healthy, Rod Fritz WB9KMO Proud SBARC Member wb9kmo(a)gmail.com P.S. We look forward to seeing you on Amateur Radio!

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Amateur Radio Gets a Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 23 Mar '21

23 Mar '21

Amateur Radio Gets a Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz 03/22/2021 Pending future FCC action, amateur radio secondary use of the 3.3 – 3.45 GHz band segment may continue indefinitely. The FCC, as part of a lengthy Second Report and Order (R&O) for commercial licensing of 3.45 – 3.55 GHz adopted on March 17, agreed with ARRL that continued access by amateur radio to 3.3 – 3.45 GHz should be allowed until consideration of the 3.1-3.45 GHz spectrum in a later proceeding. The FCC action in WT Docket 19-348 represents a partial — and temporary — reprieve from the FCC’s December 2019 proposal to remove amateur radio from the entire band, and it makes available an additional 50 megahertz than an FCC proposal last fall to allow amateur temporary use of 3.3 – 3.4 GHz. Amateur secondary operation in the 3.45 – 3.50 GHz band must cease 90 days after public notice that the spectrum auction has closed and licensing has begun. That is expected to happen early in 2022. The FCC announced the opening of 3.45 – 3.55 GHz for auction to commercial 5G interests on March 17. The FCC stated that “While we adopt our proposal to bifurcate the band, we adjust our proposal and set 3450 MHz as the frequency at which the band will be split.” It agreed “with the ARRL’s assessment that the guard band is not necessary from a technical standpoint. We also recognize that the nature of amateur equipment realities makes the 50 megahertz at 3400-3450 MHz particularly valuable to amateur operators because it means existing equipment can continue to operate in the band for the time being.” This allows “amateur operations to continue in the lower portion of the band while the [FCC and federal government users] continue to analyze whether that spectrum can be reallocated for flexible use,” the FCC said. The FCC had proposed splitting the band at 3.4 GHz, permitting amateur use in 100 megahertz of spectrum “while also providing a buffer to protect flexible-use operations at the lower edge of the 3.45 GHz band.” “We therefore allow secondary amateur operations to continue in the 3.4 – 3.45 GHz portion of the band,” the FCC said. “We emphasize, however, that amateur licensees remain secondary users, and those that operate on frequencies close to the 3450 MHz band edge must do so with particular caution to avoid causing harmful interference to flexible-use licensees in the 3.45 GHz Service, which hold primary status. In light of these considerations, while amateur operations between 3450 MHz and 3500 MHz must cease within 90 days of the public notice announcing the close of the auction for the 3.45 GHz Service, as specified in the Report and Order; amateur operations may continue between 3300 MHz and 3450 MHz while the Commission, NTIA, and the DoD continue to analyze whether that spectrum can be reallocated for commercial wireless use.” “There is no expectation that such operations will be accommodated in future planning for commercial wireless operations in this spectrum, or that amateur operators will receive more than a short period of notice before their operations must cease,” the FCC said.

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[SCCC] Sears Amateur Radio Catalog (fwd)
by Ken Alker 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

I am forwarding below from another mailing list that I am on. I think most everyone will find this enjoyable reading! ------------ Forwarded Message ------------ See https://www.waynekirkwood.com/images/pdf/Sears_Roebuck_1940_Radio_Amateur_T…>www.waynekirkwood.com/images/pdf/Sears_Roebuck_1940_Radio_Amateur_Test_Equi… Reading the descriptions of all of this equipment, the parts and components, the antennas, and other items, much of which Sears must have had in stock back in 1940, certainly takes my breath away and makes my heart beat faster. In comparison, this one Sears catalog makes all of today's ham store catalogs look like mere flyers or brochures. I very vaguely remember seeing a specialized Sears catalog something like this back in the late '50s although I certainly don't remember what it featured. (I do clearly remember sitting on the couch in my pajamas in the den watching Johnny on TV in 1964 while thumbing through the massive thousand-plus-page Sears general catalog, picking out what I'd like for Christmas...) I was told that a rough price comparison to 2021 prices would be to multiply by about 20. But to me, the prices aren't what's astonishing... it's envisioning a Sears warehouse jam-packed with just one example of all this equipment! SteveH, K0XP ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------

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ham radio article - SOTA etc.
by Ken Alker 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

Here is an article on ham radio that one may find helpful when trying to explain some of the fascinations of the hobby: https://www.outsideonline.com/2421479/ham-radio-hobby-summit

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 210, Issue 4
by Wilmer Haas 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

Question. How do I sign up for this? Will Haas W6DOM......since 1948 HAASENT(a)COX.NET -----Original Message----- From: sbarc-list-bounces(a)lists.netlojix.com [mailto:sbarc-list-bounces@lists.netlojix.com] On Behalf Of sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2021 12:00 PM To: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 210, Issue 4 Send SBARC-list mailing list submissions to sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com You can reach the person managing the list at sbarc-list-owner(a)lists.netlojix.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SBARC-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Free online course on amateur radio in disasters (JOHN KERSHAW) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:24:33 -0700 (PDT) From: JOHN KERSHAW <johnkershaw295(a)comcast.net> To: Jay Hennigan <jay(a)west.net>, Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Subject: Re: [Sbarc-list] Free online course on amateur radio in disasters Message-ID: <117725682.90903.1615742673613(a)connect.xfinity.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Jay, Thanks for this. I'm signed up and looking forward to the course. JJK N6NRO > On 03/12/2021 11:27 AM Jay Hennigan via SBARC-list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> wrote: > > > This may be of interest. https://www.commacademy.org/ > > -- > Jay Hennigan - jay(a)west.net > Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 > 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV > _______________________________________________ > SBARC-list mailing list > SBARC-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ SBARC-list mailing list SBARC-list(a)lists.netlojix.com http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list End of SBARC-list Digest, Vol 210, Issue 4 ******************************************

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Free online course on amateur radio in disasters
by Jay Hennigan 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

This may be of interest. https://www.commacademy.org/ -- Jay Hennigan - jay(a)west.net Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 210, Issue 1
by Michael Wapner 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Levi - I can check out the radio. 73 de Mike, K6QD > On Mar 3, 2021, at 7:08 PM, sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com wrote: > > Send SBARC-list mailing list submissions to > sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sbarc-list-owner(a)lists.netlojix.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SBARC-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Help with a boat anchor (=?utf-8?Q?Levi_C._Maaia=2C_K6LCM?=) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 19:08:43 -0800 > From: "=?utf-8?Q?Levi_C._Maaia=2C_K6LCM?=" <k6lcm(a)maaia.com> > To: SBARC List <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] Help with a boat anchor > Message-ID: <etPan.60404f40.238bda99.2a7(a)maaia.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We had someone contact us through the club website about testing out a Swan HF-700S left to her by her father. ?She may be interested in finding a home for it but first she is looking for a local ham who can fire it up and get it working and check it out. If you are interested is assisting her, please let me know and I will put you in touch. > > LCM > > Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM > Director at Large | K6TZ Trustee > > Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club > Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation > a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation > > > > www.levi.maaia.com?|?www.k6lcm.com > +1.805.604.5384 >

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Help with a boat anchor
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

We had someone contact us through the club website about testing out a Swan HF-700S left to her by her father. She may be interested in finding a home for it but first she is looking for a local ham who can fire it up and get it working and check it out. If you are interested is assisting her, please let me know and I will put you in touch. LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large | K6TZ Trustee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation www.levi.maaia.com | www.k6lcm.com +1.805.604.5384

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