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When all else fails, there's Amateur Radio (in a balloon?) - Just for the Fun of It!
by rod＠sbatv.org 16 May '11

16 May '11

I'm not sure how long it will be featured, but an Amateur Radio balloon is being used as a prop in a National Geographic special, WHEN ALIENS ATTACK. Check it out. - Rod WB9KMO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 10:47 PM, <wb8elk(a)aol.com> wrote: National Geographic TV filmed us flying a balloon from the NSSTC building in Huntsville, Alabama last September as part of a show about defending Earth against alien attack....one way we demonstrated was to use high altitude balloons to re-establish communications between isolated cities and communities with an onboard repeater relay system. Announcing the premiere of our latest 2hr special... WHEN ALIENS ATTACK on The National Geographic Channel Premieres SUN MAY 22 @ 8pm (check your local listings) http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/when-aliens-attack-5357/Overvi ew http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/tout/5357-show-credits - Bill WB8ELK

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DO NOT MISS THIS! The JPL Open House is This Weekend and it's FREE...
by rod＠sbatv.org 15 May '11

15 May '11

SBARC Members and Friends, And now for something really different... This may be the best event you attend this year. Check out their flyer (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/openhouseflyer.pdf) and GO. I'll probably go on Sunday, maybe Saturday. If you want to ride with me, let me know. This is very cool. You'll see things that are familiar and things you've never seen before. Robots galore. World class demonstrations of what JPL has done, is doing and hopes to do. They pull out all of the stops for this one. And did I say it's FREE? Yes, free admission and free parking. Hope to see you there. Rod Fritz, WB9KMO P.S. Here are a couple more websites... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/open-house.cfm and www.jpl.nasa.gov

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Coming Events - Balloon Tracking, ATV Receivers, Dayton Hamvention, Balloon Launch.
by rod＠sbatv.org 11 May '11

11 May '11

Greetings SBARC Members and Friends, Tuesday 5/10 @ 8:30pm - Featured Tonight on the SBARC ATV Net: APRS and Telemetry to Track Balloons; Both will be on the air for you to receive and interpret Thursday 5/12 @ 7:30pm - Featured on Construction Night: ATV Downconverters and Receivers; Some new and inexpensive ways to do this Friday 5/19 through Sunday 5/21 - Live Video Streaming from the Dayton Hamvention: Balloon Launch, Ballooning Presentation, ATV Presentation, ATV Dinner and more. Mid-June, Date To Be Determined - Natural History Museum/SBARC Balloon Launch: Assembly, Launch, Tracking and Recovery in your neighborhood; more details to come. There's a lot happening in Santa Barbara. Be part of it. Tune in and participate! Rod Fritz, WB9KMO

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SBARC Old Timers Night Friday, May 20, 2011
by Darryl Widman 07 May '11

07 May '11

SBARC Old Timers Night Friday, May 20, 2011 by Darryl Widman, KF6DI 500-watt Spark-gap transmitter/receiver from the S.S. Carolina Now, celebrating its 91st year of existence, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club invites you to attend its annual Old Timers Night on Friday, May 20, at our usual meeting place -- the Goleta Union School District, 401 N. Fairview Ave, right across the street from the Goleta Library. The meeting begins at 7:30 pm but come earlier and have a good look around and see what our members have dug up from their cellars, their dungeons, their dingy abodes where they have been storing their precious treasures for all these past umpteen years. You do know that hams never throw anything away! Let this be an invitation to you to bring along your oldest radio-related objects and set them out on the tables and let us enjoy what you have been hanging on to for all these many years. Let this get-together be the reason you have been keeping them -- so you could eventually show them off and get all that attention you have been seeking! See how many oohs and aahs you can collect. What would be even better would be if you would put down on paper what these wonderful things are, how they were used, if you used them, where they came from and all that sort of thing. Bring radios, transmitters, receivers, transceivers, old photographs, bathtub capacitors for goodness sake. There is virtually no limit to how many things you can bring. Just remember to take them home with you at the end of the evening. Someone might even want to relieve you of something you brought for, let's say, a handsome figure! But knowing the frugality of us hams, don't expect to retire just yet. Traditionally, Old Timers Night gives us the opportunity to see and meet some of the oldest hams still around and ask them what it was like back in the 'Good Old Days.' We ask those present to stand and introduce themselves, give their callsigns, when they got their first license and what they like best about Amateur Radio. Guaranteed you will hear some fascinating stories. Perhaps you have one of your own. We would like to hear all about it. The longest licensed ham will, indeed, be recognized. The year is a third gone, already. You still have time to renew your membership and participate in all that SBARC will be doing this year. Don't be left out. Much fun to come! Our membership chairman, Harry, K6PDQ, will be delighted to sign you up and shake your hand at our club meeting. The club will bring coffee and soda. Please being something in the way of cookies, cake or fruit. All will appreciate that. See you on the 20th! ____________________________________________________________ Groupon&#8482 Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dc5ca9452bc4301544st05duc

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Have You Hugged Your Robot Today? - RE: Robot Night at the Club Station Tonight!
by rod＠sbatv.org 05 May '11

05 May '11

If you haven't hugged your robot today, come down to the Club Station at 7:30 tonight and hug mine. Several robots need some TLC so they can make kids of all ages happy on Saturday. Hope to see you there, Rod WB9KMO From: rod(a)sbatv.org [mailto:rfritz@merida.sbcoxmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:38 AM To: ajsoenke(a)aol.com; aseybold(a)andrewseybold.com; bgordon(a)rain.org; cyrillj(a)verizon.net; Darryl Widman; Dave Jacobs (k9kbx(a)hotmail.com); K6QD(a)cox.net; Ken Owen; rickwhtr(a)cox.net; rod(a)sbatv.org; rpizzi(a)physics.ucsb.edu; tsaund(a)cox.net; w1uuq(a)cox.net Cc: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: Robot Night at the Club Station Tonight! Remember, never point your robot into the sun. Join us for Construction Night tonight at the Club Station (Red Cross) tonight at 7:30pm. Tonight we'll test, configure and repair robots to prepare for Astronomy Day this Saturday. Please come down and help out. It will be a fun learning experience and the robots will appreciate your help. Cheers, Rod WB9KMO

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Robot Night at the Club Station Tonight!
by rod＠sbatv.org 05 May '11

05 May '11

Remember, never point your robot into the sun. Join us for Construction Night tonight at the Club Station (Red Cross) tonight at 7:30pm. Tonight we'll test, configure and repair robots to prepare for Astronomy Day this Saturday. Please come down and help out. It will be a fun learning experience and the robots will appreciate your help. Cheers, Rod WB9KMO

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Technical Elmering Net
by Michael＠NO6O.com 05 May '11

05 May '11

Come Join the Technical Elmering Net ------------------------------------ Thursday, 8:00pm until 9:00pm 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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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 04 May '11

04 May '11

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 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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6-Meter Roundtable
by Michael＠NO6O.com 03 May '11

03 May '11

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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SBARC Exhibit on Saturday May 7 at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (Astronomy Day)...
by rod＠sbatv.org 02 May '11

02 May '11

Greetings SBARC Members and Friends, Saturday, May 7 is a special day for SBARC. We will set up an all-day (10am to 4pm) exhibit at the Natural History Museum. There is an excellent turnout because it's part of an Astronomy Day celebration. Please plan to attend, or better yet, plan to participate! We'd love to have you help us present Amateur Radio and SBARC to the masses. You can help one of us with our demos or you can set up your own. Here's what we're trying to do if we get enough help. . Rover - Show it off and let attendees operate amateur radio . Amateur Television - Demonstrate how it works and let attendees operate a foot-mobile ATV station . T-Hunting - Hide transmitters and let attendees find them . Robots - Show what's inside a robot ("robot guts") and let attendees operate radio-controlled robots . Balloons - Describe our launch that is planned for Mid-June and demonstrate the amateur radio equipment we'll use (and how you can access it from your station) . Computers - Show off our website and demo how we use computers with ham radio; transmit attendee's pictures with SSTV . Your Passion - Volunteer to demonstrate what makes amateur radio and/or astronomy special for you. The sky's the limit for this one! (Actually, it's unlimited isn't it?) To volunteer or to get more information, contact me, Rod Fritz at wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org. We look forward to seeing you there, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO SBARC Outreach Committee Chair wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org

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