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SBARC Field Day
by Tom Saunders 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

SBARC Members Field Day 2012 is Saturday, June 23 to Sunday, June 24. The Santa Barbara Radio Club will operate from the Camino Real Marketplace (Costco / Home Depot Mall) for this event. We will be near Starbucks. The schedule is: Friday, June 22 12 PM to 5 PM Setup Station(s) 5:30 PM Pizza Party at Ginos Saturday, June 23 9 AM to 3 PM Public Information and Demonstrations 11 AM Start of Field Day Sunday, June 24 9 AM to 1 PM Public Information and Demonstrations 11 AM End of Field Day Note that Field Day runs continuously for a 24 hour period. The Camino Real Marketplace is a great location to show ham radio to the public. We will attempt to get as many points and make as many contacts as possible. SBARC will make signs to attract the public and have brochures available. We need club members, family, and friends to help with this event and greet the public. The positions needed are : Station Setup Assemble Force 12 antenna and test station operation Friday afternoon. Radio Operators Minimum of 10 operators needed to work two hour shifts. Contact Loggers Work with operators to log contacts. NTS Message Sender Operator to send 11 messages to National Traffic System by VHF. Public Information Answer questions, hand out information, etc. We need 8 or more members to help with this. Public Demonstrations Present ham radio topics to public. Examples are Satellite Communication, Amateur Television, Disaster Communications, etc. Station Takedown Disassemble antenna Sunday at 11:30 AM We will operate one HF station in phone, digital (psk31), and CW modes. This station will be based in the Rover vehicle and will run a K3 with 100 watts output. You do not need contest experience in order to participate as an HF operator or logger. We can provide training in this area. The Field Day Radio Operation is broken down to 2 hour shifts with the exception of the night shift. It is desirable to have two people per shift. This way someone makes contacts while the other logs. The Schedule is currently : Sat 11 AM to 1 PM Mike Wapner and Tom Saunders 1 PM to 3 PM Paul Ryack + ? 3 PM to 5 PM ? + ? 5 PM to 7 PM Jim Allen + ? 7 PM to 9 PM ? + ? 9 PM to 11 PM ? + ? Night Crew 11 PM to 5 AM Chuck Gould + ? Sun 5 AM to 7 AM ? + ? 7 AM to 9 AM Jim Allen + ? 9 AM to 11 AM ? + ? Please email or call me as soon if you are available to participate in SBARC's Field Day. Thanks, Tom Saunders Mobile (805) 452 - 0840 Home (805) 967 - 7351 FAX (805) 308 - 0347 tsaund(a)cox.net

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SBARC Wednesday Nets - Trivia Night!
by Michael＠NO6O.com 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

SBARC Wednesday Nets -- TRIVIA NIGHT! ------------------------------------- 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 -- !! 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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Media Release: Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Operators Demo Emergency Communications
by Levi C. Maaia 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Operators Demo Emergency Communications Local ‘hams’ to participate in national Field Day exercises from Camino Real Marketplace on Sat. & Sun. Members of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club pose for a photo at the 2011 Field Day last summer. A variety of technologies were showcased, including Amateur Television, a near space weather balloon which used Amateur Radio and wireless robots. June 18, 2012 --- Santa Barbara, Calif. Even though cell phones, email and text messaging seem to be everywhere, when a crisis strikes, millions of Americans can find themselves in the dark. Wildfires, earthquakes, storms, floods and overloaded systems all too often interrupt critical communications. In these cases, the one consistent communications service that never fails is Amateur Radio. This Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with Santa Barbara’s ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is about, as hams across the nation will be holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities as part of the 2012 Field Day. “Field Day is a way for hams to get outdoors and have fun under difficult conditions,” said Tom Saunders, the Field Day committee chair for the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC). “We welcome visitors, especially kids, to explore our fully-equipped mobile station’s capabilities and communicate long distances with voice, digital data and video, all without using the Internet!” The event is the climax of the week long Amateur Radio Week sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators in all 50 states and Canada will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards. Their slogan, "When All Else Fails, Ham Radio Works” is more than just words to the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, the Internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. For hams, Field Day is the largest on-air event of the year. More than 35,000 amateur radio operators participated in last year's event. This year, Santa Barbara Amateur Radio operators will contact thousands of other hams throughout the US, Canada, and the world using a variety of wireless modes including making contacts using Amateur Radio satellites in orbit. This is a rare opportunity to see Field Day in action and do some weekend shopping at Camino Real Marketplace. So please stop by at 7410 Hollister Avenue on Saturday June 23 from 11:00 AM through Sunday June 24 at 11:00 AM. For more information visit www.sbarc.org. SBARC is a non-profit, public benefit corporation organized to promote education for persons interested in telecommunications, to disseminate information about scientific discoveries and progress in the field and to train communicators for public service and emergency communications. SBARC also encourages and sponsors experiments in electronics and promotes the highest standards of practice and ethics in the conduct of communications. SBARC MEDIA CONTACT: Tom Saunders, Field Day Committee Chair 805-452-0840 • tsaund(a)cox.net www.sbarc.org

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '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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SBARC: Stuff for Sale
by WB6WCW＠aol.com 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Hello SBARC Members. SBARC and I both have a bunch of stuff to sell, or just get rid of....i.e., need the storage space, etc. These units are all checked out and/or repaired by my technician W6OYT. 1. Kenwood TS-930 /SAT, outstanding CW rig, with built in antenna tuner and two extra Crystal Filters, hand held microphone, with Manual Copy. $525.00 2 . Icom IC-765, often described as the best analog xcvr ever built by Icom, it's big and heavy and no hidden menus to screw up your mind. Built in antenna tuner, hand held microphone and Manual. $650.00 3. Collins R-388, the military version of the Collins 51J-3, Rack Mounted, Original Manual, $350.00 4. 4 Element Home Made 15 Meter Beam, lots of great aluminum tubing, but the wife is sick of seeing it in the driveway. $25.00 5. Triplett Model 630-APL, Volt Ohm-Meter (VOM) with 5,000 Volt Scales. $25.00 6. (2 each) Hallicrafters S-20R Receivers...$20.00 each 7. Hallicrafters SX-43 Receiver, 0.54 MHz-44 MHz AM/CW, 44 MHz-56 MHz AM/CW/FM, 86 MHz-109 MHz FM only. $75.00 8. (2 Each ) SX-25 Speakers @ $50.00 each. 9. Hallicrafters, S-19 Sky Buddy, $50.00 10.Hallicrafters S-19R Sky Buddy, $60.00 =========================================================================== I just received a bunch of radio stuff that I would classify as "Barn Finds"....i.e, spent too many years in a backyard storage shed. That means there is some dirt on them, some discoloration, and of course some rust. I am accepting reasonable offers on them and will probably have them at the Santa Maria Barbeque/Swapmeet on Saturday You can see pictures and some specifications on most(?) of them at: _http://www.rigpix.com/_ (http://www.rigpix.com/) 1. Radio Manufacturer's Engineering (RME) This a set of 3 units that should stay together. The cases are easy to repaint, since all of the nomenclature is on removable plates. A. Model 43 Receiver B. Model VHF-152A, 10 meter, 6 meter, and 2 meter converters C. Model DB-20 Preselector (0.55-32 MHz) 2. HP-2020, Audio Oscillator 3. HP-202A, Function Generator (Sine, Square, Triangle) Very large 4. Hallicrafters, S-27 Receiver, Grey Panel, (27 MHz to 143 MHz) 5. Harvey-Wells, TBS-50C Transmitter (80 meters to 2 Meters) with Power Supply 6. Multi-Elmac, PMR-8 Mobile Receiver 7. Ameco TX-62, 2 & 6 Meter Transmitter 8. Heathkit, Model QM-2 "Q Multiplier" 9. Heathkit, Model ID-101, Electronic Switch (lets you view two scope traces on a single channel scope 10. Heathkit, Model HP-29, Hybrid Phone Patch 11 .Heathkit, Model IM-102, Digital Multimeter 12. Boonton, Type 160A, "Q" Meter, 50 KHz to 75 MHz 13. Boonton, Model 85-B, RF Distortion & Voltmeter, with RF Probe 14. Hipotronics, AT Series, Hipot Tester 15. Hipotronics, Model HM3A, Megohmmete 16. USN, TS-107A/TPM-1, Wave & Power Meter Set, with Manual 17. Weston VHF Calibrator 18. (2 each) Pakratt 232, one with loose parts 19. Comco, RF Amplifier, probably from an Airport Control Tower (has nice Dayton 1C939 Blower)...is most likely junque. Call me or email me if you want to make an offer on any of this great stuff. 73 Bill Gross W6FF eMail: _W6FF(a)sbarc.org_ (mailto:W6FF@sbarc.org) Phone: (805) 722-0070 (Cell Phone)

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 30 May '12

30 May '12

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New 2-Meter Repeater
by Bill Talanian 29 May '12

29 May '12

29 May 2012 To: SBARC List-server clients From: Bill Talanian, Director, Trustee Subject: New SBARC Repeater New 2-Meter Repeater on La Cumbre Peak A new 2-Meter Repeater has just been installed at La Cumbre Peak. It is operating on 147.705 output and 131.8 PL. SBARC-SBTAC will be testing the next generation APCO P25 technology which Public Safety is deploying nationwide. Our technology team will be playing an important part in the local Test & Evaluation (T&E) of this new standard for Public Safety. The system can handle both standard FM and P25 in wide-band mode. When the system is transmitting P25 there is no intelligibility to users listening on a standard FM comm radio. Just a squelch break and digital pulses. Users with P25 capability are requested to check with the technology team listed below for purposes of conducting tests and data collection. Users are reminded that we are under test. All matters pertaining to over the air discussion about coordination or other open announcements should be curtailed. Please contact the Trustee or any of the test coordinators listed below for technical assistance. P25 compatible user team: W6AMS KD6VEX W6KGB

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Two Meter SSB Semi-annual Breakfast Sat. June 2
by Ken Owen 24 May '12

24 May '12

Everyone is welcome to join the SB Two Meter SSB Net Breakfast on June 2, 8:00 AM, at Cody's Restaurant on Hollister and Turnpike. We will be giving away a 2 meter/440, compact log periodic antenna from Elk Antennas as a door prize. The breakfast is open to anyone, members of the net or not! The net has been in continuous operation for four and a half years! We meet every Wednesday evening, at 8:30 PM, 144.210 USB Ken Owen Executive Director Channel Islands Restoration <mailto:ken@cirweb.org> ken(a)cirweb.org <http://www.facebook.com/cirweb(805> www.facebook.com/cirweb (805) 448-5726 <http://www.cirweb.org/> www.cirweb.org 550 Maple Street Unit F Carpinteria, CA 93013

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 23 May '12

23 May '12

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IRLP demo Saturday
by Paul Ryack - W1PR 23 May '12

23 May '12

If anybody is available on Saturday May 26 at 7:30 PM local, a teacher at an American military school in Seoul, S Korea, would like to give a demonstration of IRLP to his ham radio class. His name is Rich, and his call in S Korea is HL1ZAR. He uses IRLP node 3510 and will be trying from about 7:30 to 8 pm our time. I don't expect to be near a radio at that time, so if somebody with a 440 FM radio could listen for him to call our node(or call his) I know it would be appreciated. 73 /prr -- Paul R. Ryack - W1PR Santa Barbara, CA

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