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FW: Make ONE Call to House Leaders to Support Allocating D Block Spectrum to Public Safety
by Andrew Seybold 26 Jul '11

26 Jul '11

Please see below, if you cannot make a phone call then send an email please, help out Public Safety now, they need your support in order to have their own Broadband network for more information see www.andrewseybold.com<http://www.andrewseybold.com> and scroll down to the Public Safety Advocate section of the web-site. I will be in DC this week with the Public Safety folks trying to get this bill introduced-you can help!!! Andy W6AMS From: Bill Carrow [mailto:gov@apcointl.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:09 AM To: Andrew Seybold Subject: Make ONE Call to House Leaders to Support Allocating D Block Spectrum to Public Safety Visit the APCO Website<http://www.mmsend57.com/link.cfm?r=196633635&sid=14760353&m=1468600&u=APCO&…> | My APCO Account<http://www.mmsend57.com/link.cfm?r=196633635&sid=14760354&m=1468600&u=APCO&…> | About APCO<http://www.mmsend57.com/link.cfm?r=196633635&sid=14760355&m=1468600&u=APCO&…> [APCO Alert - Breaking News that Impacts Public Safety Communication] Dear Public Safety Professional: Good morning. I am Bill Carrow, President of APCO International, and once again on behalf of the Public Safety Alliance, I need your help today and tomorrow. The Republican leadership of the United States House of Representatives needs to hear from you now, as well as your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. During the next couple of days public safety officials will be in Washington DC meeting the members of congress to get them to introduce a companion bill to S. 911: The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011 and we need your help. S. 911 passed out of committee on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote and now the House needs to pass a similar bill on a bipartisan basis. We need your help in calling key leaders in the house during this time to support those that are in Washington DC. I know we have asked a lot, but this very complex process needs your support. Our success would not have happened without your phone calls and other help, so please take a moment to make this important call. The House leaders need to do the right thing. This is no time to be a penny-wise and a pound-foolish with our nation's safety and security, especially in these tough economic times. We need Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (CA) to come out in support of S.911 and its companion to allocate D block spectrum to public safety with funding of $11.5 billion for the nationwide, interoperable and mission-critical public safety broadband network. Therefore, please call Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy today at 202.225.2915 and urge him to support S. 911 and its companion in the House now before the 10th anniversary. Thank you once again for your continued support and assistance on this time-sensitive and top priority matter. Sincerely, [http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/APCO/Bill%20Sig.jpg] Bill Carrow All material 2009 APCO International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - International 351 North Williamson Boulevard Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 Opt out of APCO International mailings based on the information you would like to receive from us. Click here to login using your email address and password.<http://www.mmsend57.com/link.cfm?r=196633635&sid=14760356&m=1468600&u=APCO&…> Click on "update my information" and then select "update my options" at the bottom of the screen. You will be able to opt out of mailings by topic. [http://www.mmsend57.com/spacer.cfm?tracking_id=9633979131]

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We need prizes from your favorite store! Correction
by Darryl Widman 24 Jul '11

24 Jul '11

Correction to Al Soenke's phone number, thanks to Dennis, WB6OBB SANTA BARBARA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Presents THE GREAT SBARC HAMFEST AND FAMILY REUNION Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM By now you have all heard about this year's great Hamfest. It is true, we are back at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge in Goleta. Please go the SBARC website and have a look at the flyer and make plans now to attend. Order your raffle tickets now to avoid the long line at the Hamfest. We are going to have a whole bunch of terrific prizes -- things that would look good in any shack -- especially yours! But besides all those radio-related prizes, we would like to have gobs and gobs of wonderful donated prizes from all the local vendors in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta. That's where you come in. You must certainly have a favorite store or two that you patronize often. Please consider asking the owner or manager of those stores for some kind of donated prize for our raffle. You can explain to them how SBARC is an educational, charitable, not-for-profit corporation and how the club supports the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), puts on many classes for the public so they may earn their Amateur Radio licenses and how Amteur Radio is often the only means of communications available during an area emergency. By now, most people have at least heard about Amateur Radio. When you are selecting your donation items, please consider what the prize winner would be happy winning. Attached you will find a donation receipt that you can print out, sign, list items donated and leave with the merchant. Be sure to extend the club's thanks. Also, please let the merchant know that we will be acknowledging each merchant when his item is won during the prize drawing. When you have your collected items, please contact Al Soenke, WA6VNN, at wa6vnn(a)sbarc.org or phone him at 967-1772 and let him know what you have gathered. Thank you very much for helping SBARC to have an exciting hamfest raffle. Sincerely, Darryl Widman, KF6DI SBARC Exec. Vice President ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

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We need prizes from your favorite store!
by Darryl Widman 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

SANTA BARBARA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Presents THE GREAT SBARC HAMFEST AND FAMILY REUNION Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM By now you have all heard about this year's great Hamfest. It is true, we are back at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge in Goleta. Please go the SBARC website and have a look at the flyer and make plans now to attend. Order your raffle tickets now to avoid the long line at the Hamfest. We are going to have a whole bunch of terrific prizes -- things that would look good in any shack -- especially yours! But besides all those radio-related prizes, we would like to have gobs and gobs of wonderful donated prizes from all the local vendors in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta. That's where you come in. You must certainly have a favorite store or two that you patronize often. Please consider asking the owner or manager of those stores for some kind of donated prize for our raffle. You can explain to them how SBARC is an educational, charitable, not-for-profit corporation and how the club supports the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), puts on many classes for the public so they may earn their Amateur Radio licenses and how Amteur Radio is often the only means of communications available during an area emergency. By now, most people have at least heard about Amateur Radio. When you are selecting your donation items, please consider what the prize winner would be happy winning. Attached you will find a donation receipt that you can print out, sign, list items donated and leave with the merchant. Be sure to extend the club's thanks. Also, please let the merchant know that we will be acknowledging each merchant when his item is won during the prize drawing. When you have your collected items, please contact Al Soenke, WA6VNN, at wa6vnn(a)sbarc.org or phone him at 967-772 and let him know what you have gathered. Thank you very much for helping SBARC to have an exciting hamfest raffle. Sincerely, Darryl Widman, KF6DI SBARC Exec. Vice President ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e2b60d534d461869fcst01vuc

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SBARC Wednesday Nets - Trivia Night!
by Michael＠NO6O.com 20 Jul '11

20 Jul '11

SBARC Wednesday Nets -- TRIVIA NIGHT! ------------------------------------- Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters: 146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill) 223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island) 224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak) Minus offset, PL 131.8 ---------------------------------- 7:00pm - 7:30pm -- Amateur Radio Newsline (www.ARNewsLine.org) 7:30pm - 8:00pm -- !! TRIVIA NIGHT !! Hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN 8:00pm - 8:30pm -- Swap Net, hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN ---------------------------------- Then, at 8:30pm, on 144.210 MHz, is the VHF Single Side Band Roundtable, typically hosted by Ken Owen, N6KTH. This popular roundtable is now in its fourth year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf. ---Michael, NO6O

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New K6TZ 6-Meter Repeater
by Bill Talanian 18 Jul '11

18 Jul '11

New K6TZ 6-Meter Repeater.

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Re: The Santa Barbara High Altitude Balloon (SBAHAB-1) Soared to Near-Space and was Recovered!
by Jay Hennigan 17 Jul '11

17 Jul '11

On 7/17/11 10:00 PM, rod(a)sbatv.org wrote: > Hello Amateur Radio Balloon Friends, > > > > Here are a few notes about the flight, just in case you were wondering… > > > > Congratulations to the balloon team! FYI, it was clearly audible from Mt. Pinos McGill Campground on 144.34. I was able to track it originally to the west and shifting north. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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News-Press Balloon Coverage
by Levi C. Maaia 17 Jul '11

17 Jul '11

Attached is the article from the SB News-Press covering the event. It is a scanned PDF file as the News-Press does not allow access to online articles for those of us who do not subscribe. Nice story with photos in the Sunday paper! LCM On Jul 17, 2011, at 10:00 PM, rod(a)sbatv.org wrote: > Hello Amateur Radio Balloon Friends, > > Here are a few notes about the flight, just in case you were wondering… > > Congratulations to the balloon team! > > Team members were… > · Santa Barbara Natural History Museum - Javier Rivera and Blanca Garcia > · Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club - Rod Fritz WB9KMO, Cyril Johnson AF6GW, Levi Maaia K6LCM, Mike Bales KI6VBK (SBHX) > · Consultants and Trackers - Bill Brown WB8ELK, Mark Caviezal NG0X and Jay Zatz WB6YQN > > Yesterday was a memorable day. We imagined a successful balloon flight and we made it happen! > > Saturday, July 16 was an ideal warm day on the beach in Santa Barbara (we get a lot of those, you know). The sun was out and there was a very slight breeze. A crowd had gathered as if a big party was at hand. Rod walked toward the crowd and said, “Hello everyone, why are we here?” The boisterous response was, “let’s launch a balloon!” So we did… > > (Refer to the attached Balloon Launch photos.) > > After assembling the payload and filling the balloon before about 50 excited onlookers, we launched the 6-pound near-space craft at 11:24am. It ascended straight up at about 900 feet per minute. Around 20,000 feet, it turned north, and reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour as it soared inland. At 60,000 feet, it shifted to the west, burst, and on its descent, shifted to the north again at about 60,000 feet. The maximum altitude, when the balloon burst over Fellows, CA, was over 93,000 feet! > > The balloon package free-fell with only a little drag from what was left of the balloon as it lost over 10 miles of altitude. The air was too thin to pop the parachute open. Finally, at around 20,000 feet (about 4 miles up), the chute opened an the descent slowed to around 1200 feet per minute. > > The balloon touched down around 2:00pm after 2 1/2 hours of flight. This is an Internet screen capture showing the last data that digital amateur radio repeaters received from the balloon’s WB9KMO APRS transmitter. The red dot is where Levi estimated the balloon might be found. Note the high-tension power lines at one of the largest power plants in California. At this point, we had some concerns, but we hoped for the best. > > <image001.jpg> > > After the launch and a little celebration and nourishment, the Chase Team started to drive toward the landing area near Taft, CA that we predicted at 8:00am. > > The Chase Team consisted of a car and a van with Santa Barbara Natural History Museum and Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club members, respectively. Both vehicles had Amateur Radio APRS tracking radios and we also relied on communication from other radio amateurs. We used cell phones and computers until they failed due to dead batteries and lost connections. Amateur radio saved the day. > > (Refer to the Chase Team photos – to be sent later.) > > We followed the balloon in our two vehicles, trying to get to it on the ground as soon as we could. The drive was beautiful and interesting, winding through the mountains north of Ventura and the arid oil fields and farm land near Maricopa and Taft. > > Cyril and Rod arrived at the power plant around 4:00pm and couldn’t see or hear any evidence of the balloon. Since the balloon was 2800 feet over the plant when it was received and the plant was at 300 feet elevation, with a descent rate of 1200 feet per minute and traveling at four miles per hour, it flew past the plant for about two minutes. Doing some quick calculations in our head, we started to drive to where we thought it would be. It wasn’t there though, more on that later… > > We enlarged our search. Just outside the plant, we heard the APRS transmitter on 144.39 MHz. Our receiver informed us that the balloon was about .5 miles northwest of our location. So we drove to Buttonwillow Park nearby, where our receiver indicated we were 0.0 miles away. > > We couldn’t see the balloon package from the van. On foot, we went to a higher place and Cyril yelled, “I found it!” In the middle of what appeared to be a desert, we had made a water landing. > > (Refer to the Recovery photos – to be sent later.) > > Cyril, with Rod Fritz cheering at his side, had discovered the balloon in an irrigation canal near Buttonwillow Park in Buttonwillow, CA. Where’s that? It’s in Kern County, about 20 miles west of Bakersfield and about 10 miles north of where we predicted at 8am that it would land. > > The other recovery car was close by and would have probably found the balloon in the next few minutes, too. We directed them to the landing site. > > Blanca, Rose and Rod looked on as Javier and Cyril pulled the package from the canal. There appeared to be almost no water damage, but the lens of the Canon camera got a little wet. Examining the contents, it was obvious that the package had a rough ride or at least a rough landing. Several of the items were quite warm and a few of the batteries had shifted. Everything is intact though, and ready to fly again sometime soon. > > Why was the balloon found to the northwest when it was flying southeast over the power plant. Bill put it this way… > > “I was hoping that it would land south of that last point where it was 2800 feet directly above the power plant and was predicting a southward drift...however I am quite surprised to see that it was recovered NW of that last position report...so perhaps the lower winds made a big shift or perhaps it actually landed in the canal to the south of the plant and floated to the point where you recovered it.” > > We’ll probably never know what really happened during those last few minutes. Pretty weird though. It defies common sense and the laws of physics. (There were reports of alien activities in the area though – not really, just kidding.) > > Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Others may have a different perspective and I’d love to hear what that is. > > Javier and Blanca will check out the cameras to see what we discovered about the trip and to see what near space is like. The electronics worked very well and we’re still tallying reception information from radio amateurs. Live reports from southern California were very encouraging. Rod will process video from the launch site and we’ll publish more interesting information and pictures later. > > If you have any reception reports, flight data or personal stories, please send them to me (rod(a)sbatv.org) as soon as possible. > > We’re planning to make an official press release tomorrow, Monday July 18. > > Thank you for sharing this exciting event with us. > > Rod Fritz, WB9KMO > SBARC OUTREACH Committee Chair > rod(a)sbatv.org > <WB9KMO Flight Path 20110716-1400.jpg><WB9KMO Balloon Recovery 20110716-1630 .jpg><WB9KMO Flight Prediction 20110716-0757.jpg><Tape that 20m antenna to the cord.png><Walking It to the Launch Point.png><OK Let 'Er Go.png><Onward and Upward.png><It's Off the Ground!.png><Lost It in the Sun.png><Up Close, Ready for the Sky.png>

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Ocean Tracking Coordinator needed for the Balloon Launch...
by rod＠sbatv.org 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

Hello, I hope by now you're well-informed about our Balloon Launch tomorrow. My leads have fizzled and I need your help to locate someone who knows about boating (doesn't need a boat), so they can help communicate with boaters if the balloon falls in the drink. They will need to be on-call between 9am and 2pm. The need for this person to really do anything is unlikely, but I need a contact person just in case. So. Do you know someone who knows someone who's a boater somewhere between Point Concepcion and Point Mugu? Please let me know if you do. Regards, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO Land-lubber Extraordinaire (I can swim, though)

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Natural History Museum/SBARC/SBHX High-Altitude Balloon - Press Release
by rod＠sbatv.org 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

Hello High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) Friends, The first page of the attached file was submitted as a press release to virtually all news agencies in the Santa Barbara area and we anticipate some good press as a result. Please keep your eyes and ears open for publicity and if possible, capture it electronically and send it to me so we can put it in our archives. I hope many of you can observe the launch and monitor the progress on amateur radio as we track and recover the payload. Send your signal reports to wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org. We hope to get reports from 450 miles away or more. The flight from Santa Barbara is expected to last about three hours. We currently anticipate a landing near Maricopa, California! We will use three balloon coordination frequencies that you can listen on. . 146.43 SIMPLEX (TRANSMIT IS ENCOURAGED) - This is the primary "simplex" channel for balloon communications. Between 7am and 3pm, all radio amateurs can LISTEN and TALK here, but try to keep communications brief and please give priority to BALLOON COMMUNICATORS, who you can recognize by their tactical call signs, like PAYLOAD, SCIENCE, SB TRACKING, VENTURA TRACKING, etc. We'd love to chat with you about the balloon event on this frequency. . 147.000 TALK (LISTEN MOSTLY, TALK BRIEFLY) - This is an alternate channel for the MONTECITO-SUMMERLAND RUN and HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON directed net from 7am to 3pm. You can LISTEN and TALK here as long as you are brief and give priority to net traffic. . 146.79 CALL (LISTEN ONLY) - This is a directed net from 7am to 3pm. It is the primary channel for the MONTECITO-SUMMERLAND RUN and HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON communications and must be strictly controlled to ensure that emergencies and other traffic are handled effectively. You can LISTEN, but DO NOT TRANSMIT on this repeater during the net unless you are an authorized EVENT or BALLOON COMMUNICATOR. Javier Rivera and the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum sparked the idea and sponsored this launch. I truly appreciate the help from Levi Maaia, K6LCM, who consulted on the balloon launch, composed the press release and submitted it to news agencies. Bill Brown, WB8ELK and many others are providing much-needed assistance. Thank you for your help to prepare us for a successful mission. Enjoy the day, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO SBARC OUTREACH Committee Chair BALLOON PAYLOAD Coordinator

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Balloon Flight Prediction - Saturday, July 16 at 10am
by rod＠sbatv.org 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

The attached picture shows where we predict the balloon will go. - Rod Fritz, WB9KMO

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