SBARC-list March 2023

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2022 Wings Over Camarillo - Call for volunteers.
by Avi Carmi 11 Jun '23

11 Jun '23

Hi all, Sorry for the delay in setting up the volunteer registration, I had to deal with a confluence of health and technical issues. 2022 Wings Over Camarillo I have not heard anything to the contrary, so I assume that everything will be the same, i.e. free entrance to the show, parking, hat, pancake breakfast, lunch, and all the water and soft drinks you can drink Stroll through the show and provide eyes/ears/comms Same as last year, we have the show director shadow, which should be a very exciting close-up assignment, you will have two radios: a commercial show radio and your ham radio. The Shadow will follow the show director and provide communication support. You are welcome to sign up for two consecutive Shadow shifts and stay with the show director for the entire day. Unless you are stationed at the comm trailer, plan on a lot of walking for four hours in the hot August sun. Bring your HT, headset/earpiece, a yellow shirt, communications vest (if you have one) hat, sunscreen, water, etc The Ham Radio assignments are password protected, click on the following link which includes the password: *https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=63328&&job_password=ham73* <https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=63328&&job_password=ham73> If you somehow end up at the top-level public landing page https://woc.volunteerlocal.com click on the "Sign up now" link, which will take you to the signup form, then enter *ham73* in the password field and click Submit Please do not share the password publicly as there are lots of nasty disruptive people out there :-( But do feel free to forward this to any ham operator club or group (SBARC, ARESLAX, etc) The instructions on the signup site are "generic", most do not apply to us, so please follow these instructions to sign up: 1- *MAKE SURE* to click on the "*view description*" as there are important assignment specific notes in there! Please do not sign up for a walking assignment if you cannot walk in the hot August sun. 2- Check off your desired assignment (or assignments, as long as they are not both AM or PM shifts, note that I disabled "overlap check" since schedules do overlap by an hour, you may still sign up for both AM and PM shifts) *NOTE: *only the currently* OPEN AVAILABLE *assignments are shown by the system, if you do not see a desired assignment, it means that it was taken If you cannot sign up for any other time slot/assignment, please contact me, and I'll see if I can arrange a swap. *NOTE: *the "gate" position can be an "add on" assignment for a color or a rover, it entails coming in early and sitting at Gate 7 for about two hours to check-in ham volunteers, then over to the comm trailer for the briefing and to your primary assignment 3- Scroll down to the bottom or the form 4- Fill in your email, name, phone 5- The *call sign* field should automagically show up after you check a "Ham Radio" job checkbox (and other unrelated fields should disappear) 6- Select "*Avi Carmi K6AVI*" for Job Captain and "*Ham Radio Operators*" for the Group/Organization from the respective pulldown lists. These are required fields, but not enforced, so please be sure to select. 7- Fill in your birthdate if under 18 (don't you wish?) 8- Then check the box and fill your name under the waiver 9- And finally, click the "*Sign Up To Volunteer*" button You should receive a confirmation email, unfortunately, it will come from Stephen, the show's volunteer coordinator, not me. (also I do not get any notification that anyone signed up, only he does...) A generic map, our sector map, and the parking permit *WILL SOON BE* available on your volunteer profile page which is accessible by clicking the "Check your status here" button on https://woc.volunteerlocal.com or go to https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/self_check.php I will send more detailed directions/instructions prior to the show, but if you have any questions/concerns/comments, please let me know 73, -avi -- avi(a)carmi.us 805-616-2636 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B18056162636> <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B18056162636> <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B18056162636> K6AVI https://avicarmi.com

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Thursday at the Peak
by Bill Talanian 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Thursday morning at Santa Ynez Peak....... USFS Bldg 1

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The Wide World of Open Radio
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 27 Mar '23

27 Mar '23

I was on TWiT Network’s FLOSS Weekly webcast with Doc Searls this week talking a bit about ham radio and SBARC’s initiatives for data gathering around Santa Barbara County in the context of open source. Here's a link to the recording: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/724?autostart=false LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levimaaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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Upcoming Events
by Marvin Johnston 26 Mar '23

26 Mar '23

I plan on attending all three events, so let me know if you need a ride. All three events have an optional BBQ afterwards. Marvin, KE6HTS Sat May 14 - Antennas In The Park Informal and easy on-foot transmitter hunting at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton on Saturday, May 14. Barbecue luncheon too. Details at www.homingin.com/park.html Sat May 20 - This year's On-Foot T-Hunt (Fox Hunt/Transmitter Hunt) will be Saturday May 20th, 2023 at The Morley Field Sports complex in Balboa Park. The regularly scheduled Saturday night hunt is cancelled by the originally scheduled "Hider", KE6PHB, due to this all day event. For those who have not experienced an "On-Foot T-hunt" it is a very good opportunity to bring your "Sniffing Skills" up to a higher level. So make sure you put this on your calendar and come on out for a day of fun + BBQ! See attached announcement for more details. Joe, N6SZO & Joe, KE6PHB Saturday, June 17, 2023 - SARC Swapfest Newlove Picnic Grounds, Orcutt Hill GPS: 34˚ 50’ 40.6 ” N, 120˚ 22’ 42.8 ” Turn off Hwy 101 southbound 1.8 mi. south of Clark Ave., Orcutt. (Just past yellow sign). There is usually a sign at the northbound exit to get to the Newlove Picnic Grounds.

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vc-acs] Help Needed for Baker2Vegas. Helo Needed
by Bill Talanian 23 Mar '23

23 Mar '23

FYI Forwarded -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [vc-acs] Help Needed for Baker2Vegas. Helo Needed Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:06:13 +0000 From: Hanson, Robert - W6RH <w6rh(a)hotmail.com> To: Main ACS <main(a)vc-acs.groups.io> All, Due to unforeseen circumstances several of our dedicated volunteers had to cancel and cannot make B2V.I had had 9 members cancel. I need *3 volunteers* *desperately*. From Friday to Sunday March 31st April 2nd, I am disparate so will take care of your expenses gas, food and lodging. So you do not have to incur the expense of coming out there... This race cannot proceed safely if we do not have the communications in place and we need help making this happen. Please think about it and reach out to your ham friends. Contact me directly and not another person or group. w1eh(a)arrl.org 73 Roozy _._

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