SBARC-list May 2024

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Last Man Standing - behind the scenes
by Ken Alker 13 May '24

13 May '24

This is a fun and short video (I like the call sign of the lady doing the mixing): <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggKcisR7CU>

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Aurora from Joshua Tree
by Eric 12 May '24

12 May '24

We we out in Joshua Tree over the weekend and saw this on friday night. It was absolutely visible to the naked eye, about 10-12 of us were standing around in the dark with our mouths hanging open, not really believing what we were seeing. These 2 shots were from a 20 sec exposure with my camera sitting on the ground.

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Armed Forces Day Crossband Test today - you can participate as a ham
by Ken Alker 11 May '24

11 May '24

The US Department of Defense (DOD) is hosting this year's Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on Saturday, May 11. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is an interoperability exercise between amateur and government radio stations. The event is open to all licensed amateur radio operators and will not impact any public or private communications. The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service (ARS), as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111. For more details: <https://www.dodmars.org/mars-comex-information-website/armed-forces-day> <https://www.arrl.org/news/armed-forces-day-crossband-test-scheduled-for-may…>

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Solar Event Update
by WARREN MYERS 10 May '24

10 May '24

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings

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Ducting
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 08 May '24

08 May '24

An older (Jan 2023) but interesting article about how VHF ducting lead to the loss of an FM broadcast station in SB: https://www.independent.com/2023/01/11/kcbx-loses-the-fight-for-the-right-t… LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM k6lcm(a)maaia.com www.levi.maaia.com +1 805.604.5384 voice/text

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Field Day eMail Distribution List "Opt-In"
by WARREN MYERS 03 May '24

03 May '24

Dear SBARC Members and Friends: It has come to our attention that some people on this distribution list may not have received the recent email to SBARC regarding our newly launched Field Day eMail distribution list. If you would like to receive Field Day 2024 related email simply click the link below. You will then be prompted to respond to a second email, (to confirm that the email address being added to the distribution is reaching you). The process is fast and simple. The Field Day eMail list will be the primary way that SBARC communicates with those interested in the event (whether or not participating). So please take a minute or two to complete the process today. Best wishes, The SBARC Field Day 2024 Team mailto:fieldday24+subscribe@sbarc.org

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Re: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 145, Issue 19
by WARREN MYERS 02 May '24

02 May '24

Hi Theo, Thanks for your message. I’m glad to know that you plan to participate in Field Day 2024! I spoke with a few fellows at the Santa Barbara DX gathering a few days ago. One of them recalled that SBARC’s first Field Day was held at Chase Palm Field! To your question on FRI, I am encouraged based on the operating results of our Field Day practice at Chase Palm Field earlier this week (S0 noise floor, many S9 signals on the upper bands). As for transient presence at the site, Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation encouraged us to choose Chase Palm Field which is located Oceanside and less visited by transient people, rather than Chase Palm Meadow, which apparently is routinely used by unhorsed people at night. We will have a significant presence the Saturday night of Field Day and so I do not expect incidents. Finally, and importantly, we sent some photos and a write-up on the practice session via the new SBARC Field Day email distribution list. If you did not receive the invitation to “Opt-In” to the Field Day email distribution list, please reply to me either at wwmyers(a)me.com or to fieldday(a)sbarc.org. 73s Warren KN6ZZZI > On May 1, 2024, at 10:29 PM, theo howe <theohowe(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > In all the years I lived in SB, I unfortunately never considered Chase Palm Field as a potential site for Field Day. Depending on what we find on unknown local EMF interference and elevation, it may be a long term site that provides everything mentioned (or most). > The only attribute that made me question was the overnight issues. There is a lot of mentally ill in that area. That’s common knowledge. > during my wife and I experience of summer concerts in that park, there’s been a significant issue of wandering homeless. > Not sure if that’s the visibility to the general public we are looking for..(jk) but I’m down with giving it my June 20 best👍. Count me in. > Theo > >> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:00 AM, 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 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. Field Day 2024 Update (WARREN MYERS) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:44:22 -0700 >> From: WARREN MYERS <wwmyers(a)me.com> >> Subject: [Sbarc-list] Field Day 2024 Update >> To: SBARC List <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> >> Message-ID: <56F13498-3D52-4669-B715-D4BBC20F4DB5(a)me.com> >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >> boundary="Apple-Mail=_52E50BD3-6FA8-440B-A781-9ECD1AA0B992" >> >> Dear SBARC Members and Friends, >> >> I am writing with an update on our plans for Field Day 2024. >> >> The SBARC Field Day team has secured permission from City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation to hold our Field Day activities at Chase Palm Field in Santa Barbara. This site offers many advantages over others considered including overnight use, favorable radio operation conditions, accessibility to all of our members, and visibility to the general public. >> >> Please take a few minutes to review the details of our Field Day plans at the SBARC website, here: >> >> https://www.sbarc.org/?p=16936&preview=true >> >> If you have questions or suggestions about Field Day 2024 feel free to send an email to the team at fieldday(a)sbarc.org >> >> 73s from the 2024 SBARC Field Day team! >> >>

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SBARC-list Digest, Vol 145, Issue 19
by theo howe 01 May '24

01 May '24

In all the years I lived in SB, I unfortunately never considered Chase Palm Field as a potential site for Field Day. Depending on what we find on unknown local EMF interference and elevation, it may be a long term site that provides everything mentioned (or most). The only attribute that made me question was the overnight issues. There is a lot of mentally ill in that area. That’s common knowledge. during my wife and I experience of summer concerts in that park, there’s been a significant issue of wandering homeless. Not sure if that’s the visibility to the general public we are looking for..(jk) but I’m down with giving it my June 20 best👍. Count me in. Theo > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:00 AM, 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 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. Field Day 2024 Update (WARREN MYERS) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:44:22 -0700 > From: WARREN MYERS <wwmyers(a)me.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] Field Day 2024 Update > To: SBARC List <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Message-ID: <56F13498-3D52-4669-B715-D4BBC20F4DB5(a)me.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="Apple-Mail=_52E50BD3-6FA8-440B-A781-9ECD1AA0B992" > > Dear SBARC Members and Friends, > > I am writing with an update on our plans for Field Day 2024. > > The SBARC Field Day team has secured permission from City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation to hold our Field Day activities at Chase Palm Field in Santa Barbara. This site offers many advantages over others considered including overnight use, favorable radio operation conditions, accessibility to all of our members, and visibility to the general public. > > Please take a few minutes to review the details of our Field Day plans at the SBARC website, here: > > https://www.sbarc.org/?p=16936&preview=true > > If you have questions or suggestions about Field Day 2024 feel free to send an email to the team at fieldday(a)sbarc.org > > 73s from the 2024 SBARC Field Day team! > > -------------- next part -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 5542 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > SBARC-list mailing list -- sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sbarc-list-leave(a)lists.netlojix.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of SBARC-list Digest, Vol 145, Issue 19 > *******************************************

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Re: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 145, Issue 19
by theo howe 01 May '24

01 May '24

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KSBY NBC 6 Report on SBARC
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 01 May '24

01 May '24

Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club facing displacement after 50 years on the Mesa https://www.ksby.com/santa-barbara-south-coast/santa-barbara-amateur-radio-… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRU53NEg90 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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