SBARC-list October 2024

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Looking for a Picstart plus programmer
by Dave Schmidt 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Taking a long shot here. I have a friend whose Microchip Picstart Plus programmer is bad (will not program pic12F629 parts), and he's looking for another. Before I look on Ebay for him, does anyone have one that you're willing to part with? Let me know privately, thanks! Dave AI6VX

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Lon.TV
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 06 Oct '24

06 Oct '24

I like to watch this guy’s tech reviews. Today he did an appeal to viewers to get their ham license and a review of some emcomm capabilities. https://youtu.be/JxClUewCe5A?si=__34IMQBPE7Gl711 LCM *Levi C. Maaia* www.levimaaia.com +1 805.604.5384

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VHF and HF Antennas on a Steel Roof
by Jordan Sideris 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Hello friends, I have been off the air for a while now as I built my new shop/garage/office and the time has come to get the radios set up in my new office space. It is a steel building with a steel roof and I am wondering if anybody has any experience with how to work around that. My last location was a regular stick built house with my home made j pole on the roof for VHF and a K8NDS style helically wound magnetic loop for HF also mounted on a pole about 3 feet off the roof. I am sure I can't be that close to the steel structure, but looking for any knowledge or first hand experience anybody is willing to share with me. Thank you Jordan Sideris K6YVJ in Santa Ynez

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Santa Ynez Peak 145.18
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

The antenna for the K6TZ Santa Ynez Peak repeater on 145.18 was replaced today. As a result, its coverage is now vastly improved! If you haven’t yet, please take a moment to test your signal into this repeater and the new 446.400 repeater on La Cumbre Peak West. Both are standard negative offset, same PL 131.8. Together, these two repeaters have increased our systemwide coverage tremendously. https://www.sbarc.org/repeaters-data-systems/ 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

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Fwd: [vc-acs] Why we do this
by Dave Schmidt 01 Oct '24

01 Oct '24

Another forward from the Ventura ACS/ARES groups.io page Dave Ai6vx ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Hanson, Robert - W6RH via groups.io <http://groups.io>* <w6rh= hotmail.com(a)groups.io> Date: Monday, September 30, 2024 Subject: [vc-acs] Why we do this From hurricane HELENE FEMA update: (remember these states prepare for hurricanes) *Health & Medical: Healthcare assessments are ongoing. * - FL: 54 healthcare facilities without power; 7 facilities damaged; - GA: Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary of HHS. 18 medical facilities on generator power & 5 facilities without water *Communications:* - NC: 26.69% cellular systems are operational in the impacted area - 19 PSAPs are down; emergency calls are being routed to other PSAPs (911 center) - SC: 81.7% cellular systems are operational in the impacted area *Communications remain heavily disrupted, cellular service inoperable, and partial internet services * *From earthquake preparedness:* When The Big One hits it’ll take under two minutes for more than 10 million Southern Californians to lose internet, power, and a sense of security. Listen to “The Big One: Your survival guide” here: *https://laist.com/podcasts/the-big-one <https://wabpub.com/sendy/l/u7Z5aJC8928cPsGxgMXWBBLQ/rMPcx0tok892aD25LYNFlKx…>* After the M 6.7 1994 Northridge earthquake (which the podcast claims will pale in comparison to “The Big One”), two hospitals transferred their patients to a non-functional hospital, thus the patients had to be transferred a second time. This is a situation where Amateur Radio might provide support when other communications infrastructure is impaired. The mission of EmComm partners is to prevent and/or alleviate human suffering in such situations. Please stay prepared. Thank you for providing these mission critical communications. 73 Duane WB9RER KPARN Public Website <https://sites.google.com/view/kparn-org/home?pli=1> _._,_._,_

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