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California declares Ham Radio no longer a benefit, severs ties across the state.
by Marvin Johnston 07 Oct '19

07 Oct '19

I watched this, and haven't checked it out as to truthfulness or how widespread it is. But if true (and coming from a ham, it does sound true), it sounds serious for California Amateurs. This is a 13 minute video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv2sb4LJq2g I found an incomplete URL for the original letter on the video comments, but got a 404 error. Has this affected any of the emergency services provided by SBARC hams to our community (or other communities)? A copy of the response letter from the LAW OFFICE OF A. NATHAN ZELIFF is at: http://www.shastadefense.com/FAX-CalFireHamRadio20190923.pdf There is a rebuttal in the comments maybe 8 or so comments down from the top as of this writing. Wish the URL to the original letter worked!!! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Packets bursts
by Bill Talanian 07 Oct '19

07 Oct '19

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2020 SW Division Convention to be held in Yuma
by Marvin Johnston 04 Oct '19

04 Oct '19

This from the ARRL Southwestern Division e-Communicator: "In 2020, the Yuma Hamfest, on February 14 and 15, will again be the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. This is the convention that has rotated through the sections, and was conventionally held in September. There will not be another Southwestern Division convention in September in 2019 as no other groups have stepped up to sponsor such an event." Marvin, KE6HTS

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Hams In Space: Gearing Up For The Lunar Gateway | Hackaday
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

https://hackaday.com/2019/09/16/hams-in-space-gearing-up-for-the-lunar-gate… Great article summarizing the forthcoming Lunar Gateway Amateur Radio station! K6LCM

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Microchip Pickit 3
by Marvin Johnston 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

I started to program some parts tonight, and found my Pickit 3 with apparently a bad bit. Does anyone have one I could buy or use for a short time? I'm using the latest version of MPLAB that will work with XP, and the Pickit 3 is the latest Microchip Pickit programmer that will program the 12F629 MPU I am using. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Field Day results for 2019
by Ken Alker 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Field Day 2019 was quite a success! 1) If you don't do ANYTHING else, be sure to visit the link three paragraphs up from the bottom of this email with all the fun graphical statistics! 2) If you took pictures this year, please email them (high-resolution) to me (and bring a thumb drive to meeting tonight, if you can). 3) I'll be speaking about this a little at tonight's meeting and Brian will be giving a demo on HT programming. Despite a late start in the year, and a large number of last year's heavy-lifters being on vacation this year, we had a good turnout and had fun. A big hand goes out to Abhilekh Virdi (W6WV), Bob Muller (KB6CTX), and Steve Merchant (K6AW) for helping me with all the setup. Jonah Blossom (W6HKE) and his girlfriend stopped by and helped for a bit too. Thanks to Theo (KK6YYZ) for securing the park, and Brian (K6BPM) for lending us his wifi gear. We had two stations this year: the Rover with the SteppIR antenna and a 40/80 dipole, and a second station set up on a table in the field under an awning with a G5RV dipole on three fiberglass poles at about 35 or 40 feet in an inverted-V configuration. Denis Franklin (W6EW) kept us all company while operating HF independently from his vehicle. The best story of the weekend involves Orvel Black (NA6J). Orvel attended an SBARC meeting about a year ago and chose to swing by Field Day for a couple of hours this year to check it out. He has his Extra class license, but he has been waiting to get his morse code skills up to around 20wmp before "allowing himself" to transmit, although he listens frequently. He was so excited by the Field Day events that he decided he had to get on the air and he made his first-ever HF transmission from Field Day. After returning home, he decided he had enjoyed operating so much that he came all the way back from Ventura to operate from about midnight until past 7:00am Sunday morning and he made well over 100 contacts during that time. He told me it was "a day of firsts" for him and "Absolutely a great experience." His enthusiasm was off the charts. This alone made it all worth it. Abhilekh made a couple of CW contacts and many SSB contacts. Steve Merchant was our heavy hitter with 412 CW contacts over the course of about eight hours. Orvel made over 100 contacts in over seven hours. All in all we had 592 contacts across the 2, 20, 40, and 80 meter bands. Our point score submitted to the ARRL was 2,662 (although, true score will be at least 35 points less due to some duplicate QSOs). Last year our point score was 2,236 for 553 contacts. Last year our score was heavily influenced by all the bonus points we achieved including attendance by our ARRL Section Manager, GOTA station, National Traffic System message completion, and many more, while this year we also achieved the natural power, 100% emergency power, and media publicity bonus, the real points driver was Steve Merchant's 412 CW contacts. We get DOUBLE points for morse code contacts, so this created a big boost to our points total. We also get double points for digital modes, so we may want to strive to use all three modes next year. Check out these statistics that I compiled from our log file: http://alker.net/sh5/ka6ken/2019/2019_arrl-field-day_k6tz. After clicking on the above link, you can simply click "Next" (in the top right corner) multiple times to get an overview of the various statistics, but you'll find a WEALTH of info if you spend some time digging (many of the pages have buried links to fun things that you won't stumble across simply by clicking "Next"). You can go down very long rabbit holes in almost every one of the 48 menu items (it isn't just a flat file). For instance, click on the various MAP links under SUMMARY for a map showing contacts on ALL bands or any one band. There are even KMZ files you can download if you are into Google Earth. For more about ARRL Field Day check out http://www.arrl.org/field-day. For last year's results (this year is still being tallied), check out http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2018/2018-Field-Day-December-…. See you next year! Ken Alker KA6KEN

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mag mount antenna needed immediately
by Ken Alker 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Anyone have a 2m/440 mag mount antenna they want to donate or sell? Need it today or tomorrow (tomorrow MAY be too late, but try me anyway). Ken KA6KEN 805/685-2030

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TODAY: What is Amateur Radio? – Open House
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Join us this evening at the Santa Barbara Public Library and share your passion for amateur radio with prospective hams! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/215c9eac7605/sbarc-election-november-17-2230029?e=70c2d7…> <https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&…> Join us TODAY for *What is Amateur Radio? - Open House* *When*: Monday, July 8. *6:30PM - 7:45PM* *Where*: Santa Barbara Public Library 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara An open house showcasing software defined radio technologies, amateur radio in orbit and other exciting digital equipment and projects. Come join us for hands-on learning and live demonstrations. Free and open to all ages. <https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&…> <https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&…> <https://sbarc.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20ad12752ef7c4ea02b61f481&…>

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[ardf-socal] Next ARDF at Mt. Pinos this weekend
by Marvin Johnston 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be a weekend training camp at Mt. Pinos, near Frazier Park, on Friday-Sunday, July 12-14, 2019. This session is intended for intermediate to advanced radio-orienteers, especially those who are training for the USA and IARU Region 2 ARDF Championships. There will not be an antenna building session this time. Your organizer is Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. The first practice will be foxoring on Friday afternoon. There will be a two-meter classic course on Saturday morning, followed by 80-meter sprints on Saturday afternoon. A full 80-meter classic course will be available on Sunday morning. Course setters are to be determined. On Saturday evening, there will be a Santa Barbara style tri-tip barbecue supper prepared by Marvin. On Sunday after the 80m event, there will be an optional farewell lunch in Gorman. If you can't spend the entire weekend, just come out when you can and leave when you must. An excellent course map by the Los Angeles Orienteering Club will be provided for each event. Marvin requests a nominal donation of $8 per person to cover the maps, the Saturday barbecue and other expenses. If you plan to attend, please send e-mail to Marvin to help him make plans and to insure that you'll be expected at start time. (marvin(a)west.net) He will reply to tell you the exact starting locations and times for each day. Please be on time for these courses. The starts will only be open long enough to get everyone going (about 30 minutes). Mount Pinos terrain is mostly runable forest. The air is clear and there is no poison oak. Scoring will be electronic. If you have an "e-stick," be sure to bring it. The www.homingin.com Web site has directions, plus infor mation on camping and lodging in the area. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Santa Barbara Library Makes Radio Contact with Astronaut Aboard Space Station | Local News - Noozhawk.com
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 06 Jul '19

06 Jul '19

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_library_contacts_internation… SBARC is mentioned in this article. Hope folks were able to receive it locally. Please reply with QSL reports. LCM

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