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SBARC's 1st Annual Homebrew Night -- Friday November 19
by Darryl Widman 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

REMINDER FOR YOU. DON'T MISS THIS! SBARC's 1st Annual Homebrew Night by Darryl Widman, KF6DI Early "homebrew" Amateur Radio transmitter (Snatched from Wikipedia) In the early years of Amateur Radio, long before factory-built gear was easily available, most hams built their own transmitting and receiving equipment, a process that came to be known as "homebrewing." In the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, hams handcrafted reasonable-quality vacuum tube -based transmitters and receivers which were often housed in their basements, and it was common for a well-built "homebrew rig" to cover all the high frequency bands (1.8 to 30 MHz). Homebrewing was often encouraged by Amateur Radio publications. In 1950, CQ Amateur Radio Magazine announced a ''$1000 Cash Prize 'Home Brew' Contest'' and called independently-built equipment ''the type of gear which has helped to make Amateur Radio our greatest reservoir of technical proficiency.'' The magazine tried to steer hams back into building by sponsoring such competitions and by publishing more construction plans, saying that homebrewing imparted a powerful technical mastery to hams. In 1958, a CQ editorial opined that if ham radio lost status as a technical activity, it might also lose the privilege of operating on the public airwaves, saying, ''As our ranks of home constructors thin we also fall to a lower technical level as a group." In the 1950s and 60s, some hams turned to constructing their stations from kits sold by Heathkit, Eico, EF Johnson, Allied Radio's Knight-Kit, World Radio Laboratories and other suppliers. Today, only a minority of hams own and operate completely homebrew or kit-built amateur stations. However, there are many new ham radio kit suppliers, and the "art" of homebrewing is alive and thriving. How true that is! There are many among us who absolutely love kit building. Many others of us love putting pencil to paper and coming up with a new idea on how to improve our stations or just design something that has never been seen before. And what a hoot that is. Building something that is unique or making something work in some fashion that it was not designed for -- that is a "kick in the head." Being able to improve or modify a piece of equipment designed by someone else to serve another purpose is really fun. Those engineers who came up with the original concept might have never considered what you might want to do with it. So what's stopping you from doing just that? NOTHING. Go for it. Just don't tell your YL or OM about what you have in mind for that lovely radio in the kitchen. Anyway, this November 19 SBARC club meeting, in addition to having our annual election of officers, will give everyone the opportunity to bring along one of their neat homebrew gizmos, write up a short story on what they did and put it on one of the tables and show it off. We hope that this will be the first of a traditional event and even create a desire to get out there in the shop and do something novel. Do some research, come up with a new design or concept, modify someone else's model or just throw something together yourself and we'll give you a big pat on the back for doing it. You have over a year to get ready for next year's event but for the meeting next week just bring along something you made or modified and show it off. This is going to be a lot of fun. I am looking forward to it. Your Board of Directors has even agreed to come up with a prize for the one who garners the most votes for his or her gizmo. Perhaps you will be that lucky winner. Now go write up your little article and get ready. Oh, please bring with you some goodies for the dessert table! ____________________________________________________________ $350,000 Life Insurance Coverage as low as $13.04/month. Free, No Obligation Quotes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ce1d8badccfb2b03c5st02duc

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FCC Inquiry
by Bill Talanian 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

11 November 2010 To: SBARC List-server From: Bill Talanian, Trustee K6TZ Subject: Club station operations A week ago, as Trustee of K6TZ, I received an email inquiry from the FCC legal staff at the Enforcement Bureau relative to operations on the repeater. The inquiry requested information about on-the-air requests for donations to support the club station. The first step was to have everyone back-off this issue until the we could get all the facts together. An immediate response was sent to the FCC with a return reply received in 3 days. After a review of all the facts in this case it is apparent there was no violation of FCC rules by David Milton, K6HWN. The FCC was satisfied that the issue is resolved by not placing the Bureau in the position of passing judgement or issuing a ruling. In other words the FCC is satisfied that we have responsible people at the helm in keeping petty issues under control. Each repeater system takes on an individual persona which is why there is more than one system for any person or group of persons. While the style of any one operator may not suit all the ultimate power is within two fingers to listen or simply turn the radio off. Like it or not David has brought back vibrant life to the K6TZ repeater and certainly has a large following. The Board is mindful that not everyone agrees with all styles and substance and has offered suggestions on how to achieve better cohesiveness in daily operations. As your Trustee for more than 25 years this is the first inquiry or complaint we have ever received from the FCC. What is most distressing is that an individual complaint was made directly to the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC without knowing all the facts. As Trustee I report directly to the Board of SBARC as well as the FCC. My job is to resolve any differences be they operational or technical. If an issue requires further counseling we have a 13 member Board of Directors and the Regulatory Branch at the ARRL. Anyone is welcome to seek out an individual Board member or if necessary bring the issue before the full meeting of the Board which meets once per month. In this regard the complainant failed to meet the first test. By going directly to the FCC the complainant only get's one shot. This person has now lost all credibility in their argument. Back to Net Control !

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Technical Elmering Net
by Michael＠NO6O.com 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Come Join the Technical Elmering Net ------------------------------------ Thursday, 7:30 pm until 9:30pm On the following repeaters: 146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill) 223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island) 224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak) Minus offset, PL 131.8 Hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN All Amateur Radio-related topics are welcome. Bring your questions, experiences, and/or expertise. ---Michael, NO6O

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Nominations for SBARC 2011 Board of Directors
by Darryl Widman 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Nominations for SBARC 2011 Board of Directors by Darryl Widman, KF6DI Chairman, Nominating Committee According to the Bylaws of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, a nominating committee appointed by the President, with the concurrence of the Board, shall meet prior to the election to consider and submit the names of qualified candidates for nomination as officers and directors at the October Club meeting next preceding the election and to all voting members in writing in advance of the election. Additional nominations may be made from the floor prior to the election. The nominees were named at our October Club meeting. The election will occur at the November Club meeting. This will serve as the advance writing of those nominated by our committee. This year your nominating committee is composed of Al Soenke, WA6VNN, and Darryl Widman, KF6DI, as chairman. It is with pleasure that your nominating committee presents the names of those who are willing to serve SBARC in the coming year on our Board of Directors. President: Alan Soenke, WA6VNN Executive Vice President: Darryl Widman, KF6DI -- Nominations Committee Chair Vice President Education and Training: Robert Pizzi, AC6PZ Vice President Emergency Services: Bruce Gordon, N6OLT -- Assets Committee Chair Vice President External Affairs: Andrew Seybold, W6AMS -- Ways for Means Chair Vice President Operations: Rick Whitaker, KG6VLB Secretary: Mike Wapner, K6QD Treasurer: Tom Saunders, N6YX -- Rover Committee Chair Director at Large: William Talanian, W1UUQ -- Repeater Trustee Director at Large: Cyril Johnson, AF6GW Director at Large: Rodney Fritz, WB9KMO Director at Large: open Director at Large: open As is our custom, additional nominations may be made from the floor the evening of the election. Please seriously consider this as your opportunity to run for any position in our Club that you desire. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will be entering its 91st year. This is an amazing feat for any Amateur Radio club. Please come and vote for whom you feel is best for any position on our Board of Directors so that, in 2011, our Club may continue to grow and excel in whatever we do. And yes, you can nominate yourself for a position! Does one of the board positions seem to fit you to a tee? Perhaps you can see another Club member fitting that position exactly. Add your name or their name at the November Club meeting when nominations are made from the floor. If you will be nominating someone from the floor, first be sure they will be willing to serve their Club for a year. All SBARC members in good standing are elegible to vote. When you come to the November Club meeting on November 19, 2010, please bring with you your current Club Membership Card. ____________________________________________________________ Go Back to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those Who Qualify http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cdb987b8be291743e4st06vuc

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

SBARC Wednesday Nets -------------------- 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 -- Weekly Club Net 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 third 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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SBARC's 1'st Annual Homebrew Night -- Friday November 19
by Darryl Widman 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

SBARC's 1'st Annual Homebrew Night by Darryl Widman, KF6DI Early "homebrew" Amateur Radio transmitter (Snatched from Wikipedia) In the early years of Amateur Radio, long before factory-built gear was easily available, most hams built their own transmitting and receiving equipment, a process that came to be known as "homebrewing." In the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, hams handcrafted reasonable-quality vacuum tube -based transmitters and receivers which were often housed in their basements, and it was common for a well-built "homebrew rig" to cover all the high frequency bands (1.8 to 30 MHz). Homebrewing was often encouraged by Amateur Radio publications. In 1950, CQ Amateur Radio Magazine announced a ''$1000 Cash Prize 'Home Brew' Contest'' and called independently-built equipment ''the type of gear which has helped to make Amateur Radio our greatest reservoir of technical proficiency.'' The magazine tried to steer hams back into building by sponsoring such competitions and by publishing more construction plans, saying that homebrewing imparted a powerful technical mastery to hams. In 1958, a CQ editorial opined that if ham radio lost status as a technical activity, it might also lose the privilege of operating on the public airwaves, saying, ''As our ranks of home constructors thin we also fall to a lower technical level as a group." In the 1950s and 60s, some hams turned to constructing their stations from kits sold by Heathkit, Eico, EF Johnson, Allied Radio's Knight-Kit, World Radio Laboratories and other suppliers. Today, only a minority of hams own and operate completely homebrew or kit-built amateur stations. However, there are many new ham radio kit suppliers, and the "art" of homebrewing is alive and thriving. How true that is! There are many among us who absolutely love kit building. Many others of us love putting pencil to paper and coming up with a new idea on how to improve our stations or just design something that has never been seen before. And what a hoot that is. Building something that is unique or making something work in some fashion that it was not designed for -- that is a "kick in the head." Being able to improve or modify a piece of equipment designed by someone else to serve another purpose is really fun. Those engineers who came up with the original concept might have never considered what you might want to do with it. So what's stopping you from doing just that? NOTHING. Go for it. Just don't tell your YL or OM about what you have in mind for that lovely radio in the kitchen. Anyway, this November 19 SBARC club meeting, in addition to having our annual election of officers, will give everyone the opportunity to bring along one of their neat homebrew gizmos, write up a short story on what they did and put it on one of the tables and show it off. We hope that this will be the first of a traditional event and even create a desire to get out there in the shop and do something novel. Do some research, come up with a new design or concept, modify someone else's model or just throw something together yourself and we'll give you a big pat on the back for doing it. You have over a year to get ready for next year's event but for the meeting next week just bring along something you made or modified and show it off. This is going to be a lot of fun. I am looking forward to it. Your Board of Directors has even agreed to come up with a prize for the one who garners the most votes for his or her gizmo. Perhaps you will be that lucky winner. Now go write up your little article and get ready. Oh, please bring with you some goodies for the dessert table! ____________________________________________________________ Moms Asked to Return to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cd9f02e2f08d13b0fast04vuc

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Thank You Rick Whitaker for the SB International Marathon 2010 Support
by ajsoenke＠aol.com 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

A great Thank You goes out to Rick and the 25+ Volunteers that made this event run so well. Hope to see you all here next year! 73, Al - WA6VNN President SBARC

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Re: Santa Barbara International Marathon
by Jay Hennigan 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

On 11/5/10 1:07 PM, Harry S Rouse wrote: > My Fellow SBARC Members: > > As you may know, the International Marathon is coming to town, early > tomorrow morning. Our Vice President - Operations, Rick Whitaker is > building his communications team for that event, but he still has some > openings on the roster which must be filled. And be sure to yell encouragement to bib # 520 if you see him go by! -- 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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FCC rule violation
by Bill Talanian 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

5 November 2010 To: All users of K6TZ From: Bill Talanian, Trustee Subject: Violation of FCC rules Effective immediately there will no on the air discussion or solicitation for donations to the Club for payment of monthly rent to the American Red Cross for the Club Station. Any complaints in this regard should be directed to the Trustee of K6TZ. .end

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ARRL Palm Springs Hamfest 2011...January 29
by Marvin Johnston 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Note: if you go to the website, they have an annoying audio background that might wake the house if you visit the site late at night. Second, the PDF referred to can be downloaded from their site. Finally, this is the same day as TRW. Marvin *The Desert RATS <http://desertrats.am/> ** * & PS DX Club are inviting you and your groups members to attend "*Palm Springs Hamfest 2011*"... January 29. We would like your help in making this years event surpass the 600 attendee mark to beat last years event!~ Could you please forward the attached information sheet by e-mail to all your members… perhaps mention it on your NET… publish it in your Newsletter…list it on your Events Calendar…link our site on yours and mention it at your next couple of meetings! Helping us get the word out would really be great! The mild desert weather is perfect at that time of year. Make it a club outing! On air NETS are already a -buzz tell your pals. Our Swap Meet was a big draw last year as well, with over 40 vendors selling their wares. There is room for more so bring your stuff (no fee charged to sellers means better prices for you!) We have a consignment table with experienced Hams selling for you if you want us to sell your gear for a small fee.~~We almost sold out last year. Lest I forget, we have a gourmet food service at a bargain price. Raffles every hour. Our event as all about great deals in these tough times. This year we’ll have ICOM, Yaesu, HRO , DX Store, Byonics, RF Stuff, AMSAT, ARRL, Alpine Antennas and more...the list is getting longer ~~check our website for up to date announcements at http://desertrats.am We will also be participating in Winter Field Day and having a Special Events Station that day. Come join us for a fun Day with some great buying opportunities! It is worth the drive! Meet Gordon West, Clint Bradford " the Satellite Guy", Leo Meyers and all the ARRL guys from our Division. I look forward to seeing you at our 2nd annual *ARRL Sanctioned Palm Springs Hamfest * January 29, 2011 73 ....Peter VE7REZ /w6 760-318-0186 * **Twitter name* : hamradio *President* --- Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society of Palm Springs " The Desert RATS" WEB SITE: http://desertrats.am ....read last year's accolades: http://desertrats.x.am<http://desertrats.x.am/> ** up to date current information http://desertrats.17.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=310 PS: JAMFEST volunteers needed... if you play an instrument come and play for us solo or Jam with others from mid afternoon to Happy Hour! ~~we may stream it on U-TUBE/USTREAM call me at 760-318-0186 and let me know if you will join the fun and maybe get discovered hi hi!

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