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Results of Schabarum Park ARDF 6/11/11
by Marvin Johnston 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

Schabarum Regional Park is a great venue for on-foot transmitter hunting under international rules, but only if the weather cooperates. We've been there in January after a heavy rain that washed down the trails and made the going very slippery. We've been there in the summer months when the trails, which have very little shade, can seem like a solar oven. But on June 11, the weather was nearly ideal. A light misty rain fell in the early morning hours, not enough to make the trails slippery but enough to keep everyone refreshed. The temperature all day was neither too hot nor too cool. This was the greatest number of radio-orienteers that we've had on a full ARDF course at Schabarum for several years. It took three trips to drive them all from the gathering point to the hunt starting point. Then they had to navigate their way back to our gathering/finishing location, searching for the five transmitters along the way. Many of them were newcomers who had built their antennas and attenuators at Tri-City Park in May and had learned the basics there. Now they were ready for a full ARDF course. Another first for us was supplied by Sherman and Vinson Lam, students at Rowland High School. They live nearby so they wheeled to the site, one on a Razor scooter and the other on a unicycle! In the last month, they have gotten their ham licenses under the guidance of Bob Houghton AD6QF, their Physics teacher. Bob also came out and took to the course. ARDF 2-METER COURSE RESULTS -- 5 FOXES Name and call Time Foxes Brian Kekich WY6X 2:33:59 5 Sherman Lam KJ6PJH 2:59:57 5 with Vinson Lam KJ6PJF Bob Houghton AD6QF 3:49:27 4 Bill Smathers KG6HXX 2:56:54 3 Tom Gaccione WB2LRH 2:40:32 2 Michael Wheeley K6MRW 3:49:05 1 with Juntima Wheeley Rick Allan W6WRA 4:02:37 1 The antenna/attenuator building session was well attended and my three-transmitter beginner course helped some newcomers learn RDF and improve their skills. It was a family activity for Tim Millard KJ6NGF along with Sheri, Adam and Joshua. Also on the beginner course were Greg Kawasaki WA6NJI, Terry Hall K6MA and Brooks Kachner W6BJK. Photos have been posted at www.homingin.com If you were able to complete the main five-fox course, you're probably ready for a mountain course. Come out to Mt. Pinos on July 16-17 and try it. Unlike Schabarum Park, the forest floor at Mt. Pinos is mostly runnable, so you can stick to the trails or go cross-country as you choose. This is also an excellent opportunity to try ARDF on 80 meters. If you don't have gear for that band, there will probably be some to borrow at the Mt. Pinos Event. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Surplus enclosures
by Bill Talanian 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

Folks: With a new equipment shelter on-line we moved a lot of equipment around and now have the following 19 inch racks available for free. The club has no storage available so must give them away. Two are 4 ft indoor GE type. The tan enclosure is a Hoffman box which housed the duplexer. Contact: Bill Talanian 805-689-9835 Cell

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '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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We need Pix and Vids for Field Day...
by rod＠sbatv.org 20 Jun '11

20 Jun '11

Hello SBARC Members and Friends, Just a friendly reminder that if you have any Photo's or short Video clips that you could send me so that I can include them into a Video that I'm making for this coming Field Day I would greatly appreciate it. There are only a few days left and then I need to finalize work on the Video. You can contact me via email or phone. thomasgypsie(a)gmail.com 570-369-6147 Thanks, Thomas KF7PDR

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Current Technician Class study materials
by Marina King 20 Jun '11

20 Jun '11

Hi: My nine-year-old son Justin is serious about earning his Technician class license this summer. Might any of you have current study materials he can borrow to study for his test (which he hopes to take at Hamfest)? Please let me know at marinaking(a)gmail.com. Thank you! Marina King KA6JWL

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SBARC Field Day
by Tom Saunders 19 Jun '11

19 Jun '11

SBARC Members Field Day 2011 is Saturday, June 25 to Sunday, June 26. We still need operators and other helpers for this event. The Santa Barbara Radio Club has been invited to the Camino Real Marketplace (Costco / Home Depot Mall) for this event. We will be located about 50 yards south of Starbucks. The schedule is: Friday, June 24 1 PM to 5 PM Setup Station(s) 5:30 Pizza Party at Ginos Saturday, June 25 9 AM to 3 PM Public Information and Demonstrations 11 AM Start of Field Day Sunday, June 26 9 AM to 2 PM Public Information and Demonstrations 11 AM End of Field Day 12:30 PM Club BBQ at Girsch Park Note that Field Day runs continuously for a 24 hour period. The Camino Real Marketplace is a great location to show ham radio in operation to the public. The public location will not compromise our Field Day operation. We will continue to operate in 'contest mode', getting as many points and making as many contacts as possible. Camino Real Marketplace is planning on having an Emergency Preparedness / Technology Fair. They want to invite the Red Cross and the City of Goleta for Emergency Preparation education. SBARC will make signs to attract the public and have brochures available. We need club members, family, and friends to help with this event. The positions needed are : Station Setup Assemble Force 12 antenna and test station operation Friday afternoon. Radio Operators Operators needed to work two hour shifts. More than 1 operator per shift is recommended. Contact Loggers Work with operators to log contacts. Public Information Answer questions, hand out information, etc. We need members to help with this. Public Demonstrations Present ham radio topics to public. Examples are Satellite Communication, Amateur Television, Disaster Communications, etc. Demonstration schedule will be posted. Station Takedown Disassemble antenna Sunday at 11:30 AM BBQers Cook meat and serve food for 12:30 BBQ at Girsch Park (500 feet south of Marketplace) You do not need contest experience in order to participate as an HF operator. We can provide training in this area. The Schedule for the Phone + CW Station is currently : Sat 11 AM to 1 PM Tom Saunders + ? 1 PM to 3 PM 3 PM to 5 PM 5 PM to 7 PM Dave Milton / Jim Allen 7 PM to 9 PM 9 PM to 11 PM Night Crew 11 PM to 5 AM Jim Feldman / Chuck Gould Sun 5 AM to 7 AM 7 AM to 9 AM Dave Milton / Jim Allen 9 AM to 11 AM Please email or call me if you are available to participate in SBARC's Field Day. Tom Saunders Mobile (805) 452 - 0840 Home (805) 967 - 7351 tsaund(a)cox.net

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Santa Maria Swapfest & BBQ -- June 18! -- this Saturday!
by Darryl Widman 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

Santa Maria Swapmeet & BBQ -- June 18! Began about 30+ years ago attendance is usually in the 300- 500 range. We were forced to abandon the Newlove Picnic Grounds about 7 years ago New owners allow us to return SO HERE WE ARE: 1.8 miles S of Clark Ave on HWY 101. This year features a Catered BBQ, T Hunt workshop, T hunt on premises. Vendors: HRO Sunnyvale, Grand Awards, Arlan Communications, Svsco, Argent Data Systems, More each day! Special Motel rate. (see webpage). 3 tiers of grand prizes and lots of small prizes as well. No parking or attendance fee. See web pages for specials: http://satellitearc.com/swapfest.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Santa Barbara Section Section Manager: Robert E Griffin, K6YR k6yr(a)arrl.org ____________________________________________________________ Groupon&#8482 Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dfae3fa8200d6149abst01duc

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SBARC equipment shelter
by Bill Talanian 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

To: SBARC membership From: Bill Talanian Subject: Building Permit signed off Today the brand new SBARC equipment shelter final inspection was signed off by the City Building Department. The shelter is equipped with six 7 ft racks in a environmentally clean temperature controlled space. There is still a lot of work to accomplish with outfitting the equipment into the new rack space but we are on our way. Meanwhile don't fret over frequent outages as we reposition equipment. After installation of the legacy equipment we plan to bring on-line a full up Motorola Quantar repeater sometime in the near future.

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Ham set up
by Mark Caswell 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '11

Looking for a complete ham set up. Doesn't have to be fancy. Getting ready to take my general. Thanks Mark Caswell KF6FFV

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Technical Elmering Net
by Michael＠NO6O.com 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '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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