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ARDF Practice at Lake Carnaros
by Marvin Johnston 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunting session will be Saturday, April 21 at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Bring the kids and grandkids, then go out on the course with them! If you don't have the antenna/attenuator system for on-foot foxhunting on two meters with your ham radio handi-talkie or scanner, you can easily make one during this session. Marvin Johnston KE6HTS will conduct a clinic for building his kits for measuring-tape yagis and for 90 dB offset-type attenuators. An assembled/tested attenuator in a special housing that goes inside the boom of the yagi is also available. Contact Marvin by e-mail (marvin(a)west.net) for prices and to reserve your kits. It takes about an hour to put the kits together with tools and soldering irons that will be provided. If you're not an electronic technician, don't worry because there will be plenty of experts to help you. We want you to succeed! Then with your HT and the kitbuilt equipment, you will be all set to hunt. Kitbuilding and transmitter hunting start promptly at 9:30 AM. Hunters may start out on the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 2:30 PM. Besides some easy fox transmitters just to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a beginner-level international-rules course. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres. It is relatively flat, making it a good site for foxtailers of all skill levels. If you need some one-on-one help to get started at finding transmitters, just ask. Full-color orienteering maps will be available. Bring any 2-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you don't have any, just bring your handi-talkie or scanner and come early for the building session. If you can't do that, come anyway, because a limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Also be sure to bring anything you'll need while going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and sunscreen. Bring your own compass, protractor and pencil if you plan to use them for map marking. Make sure that all batteries are fresh. Weather: In case of rainy or very wet conditions, the event might be postponed. Check www.homingin.com before you set out to make sure that the event is a "go." Directions to Lake Los Carneros: From US 101 about 8 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, take the Los Carneros Road exit, head north about 1/4 mile and turn right into the Stow House parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. The building session and hunt start will be in the picnic area, just east of the railroad depot. For your GPS navigation system: 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 34.44416N 119.85446W. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(-) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

SBARC Wednesday Nets -------------------- Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters: 146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill) 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 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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CW is back
by Bill Talanian 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 04 Apr '12

04 Apr '12

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New for list
by K6QD 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Anyopne interested in obtaining their GENERAL class ticket? Call or e-mail Mike, K6QD.K6QD(a)cox.net or (805) 680-2382 Mike Wapner, K6QD

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1940 radio shell for display
by Dorothy Oksner 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is looking for a Radio from 1940 to borrow for their April 14 & 15 Open House, to be displayed along with other 1940 memorabilia, in celebration of the release of the 1940 Census. All the better if it's only a shell where an iPod or iPhone can be hidden playing music from the 1930s and 1940. Contact Dorothy Oksner ox(a)silcom.com 684-3048 KJ6UGL Dorothy sbgen.org

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6-Meter Roundtable
by Michael＠NO6O.com 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Monthly 6-Meter Roundtable (First Tuesday of Each Month) ----------------------------- Tuesday, 8:00 pm 50.125 MHz USB (*) Come join the monthly 6-meter roundtable discussion. (*) After about 15 minutes, the roundtable is moved from the 50.125 calling frequency to 50.135 MHz. ---Michael, NO6O

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Upcoming CERT Training
by Rod Fritz 01 Apr '12

01 Apr '12

Hello SBARC Members and Friends, A few months ago, a few SBARC members attended the CERT Training (see attachments) and we found it very well-done and worthwhile. Basically, it prepares you to assist your family and neighbors during the first 72 hours of a major disaster when local services may not be readily available. Although, the courses listed here are held in the UCSB area, you will be welcome if you’re an outsider as many of us were. If you’re interested, I suggest contacting Jim Caesar by email (see the “From” line below) and do yourself, your family and your community a big favor by completing the course. Rod Fritz, WB9KMO ---------------------------------------------------------- From: James Caesar [mailto:James.Caesar@ehs.ucsb.edu] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:59 AM To: James Caesar Subject: Upcoming CERT Training Please find attached flyers for the upcoming UCSB CERT classes. We are offering two classes: Tuesdays-Starting April 3 at 9 am- Thursdays - Starting April 5 at 6pm Please pass along to friends and family! SB City TV CERT video (jump to CERT): http://santabarbara.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=43&clip_id=4651 ---------------------- Jim Caesar Emergency Preparedness Manager UCSB Environmental Health & Safety 565 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5132 Mail Code: 5132 Office/Cell: (805) 450-1437 FAX: (805) 893-8659 http://emergency.ucsb.edu/ james.caesar(a)ehs.ucsb.edu A BIG earthquake means “Move Away” from the ocean. Learn about your Tsunami Risk in Santa Barbara County Tsunami Inundation Maps

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Ham Radio Now
by Marvin Johnston 30 Mar '12

30 Mar '12

Those of you who were at the last SBARC club meeting saw a DVD on ARDF by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ. He has some other information available that some of you might find interesting: HAM RADIO NOW - Episode Six: New Ham Band! The recently concluded WRC-2012 in Geneva produced a new ham band in the MF range - 472-479 kHz. Last Monday, Cliff W4FT and I traveled to Washington DC to talk to Brennan Price N4QX, ARRL's Chief Technology Officer and part of the team that the League send to Geneva. Brennan gave us all the details and background, and it's all on-line, waiting for you at www.HamRadioNow.TV. And we didn't send an email about it, but Episode 5 is there, too, on the upcoming QST: Digital Edition. ARRL's marketing manager Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R gives us the details on that. Starting with the June issue, League members will be able to read/download QST on-line. Ham Radio Now is viewer-supported. If you like what you see, you can contribute at www.ARVN.tv — whatever you think it's worth to you. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! 73, Gary KN4AQ ARVN: Amateur Radio//Video News Ham Radio Now.TV Gary Pearce KN4AQ 508 Spencer Crest Ct. Cary, NC 27513 kn4aq(a)arvn.tv 919-380-9944 www.ARVN.TV www.HamRadioNow.TV

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

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