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Daylight Saving Time
by WARREN MYERS 10 Mar '24

10 Mar '24

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST). This weekend it will be time to change your clocks again. Countries in the Northern Hemisphere (most of N. American and some of the Caribbean) who observe Daylight Saving Time should change their clocks on Sunday, March 10th at 2:00 AM, and should move their "local clocks" forward 1 hour to 3:00:00 AM local time. Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 AM. European countries will switch to DST on March 31st. For the history and details about DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries who observe DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2024.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2022.html> ADDED NOTES: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know not to change their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some" ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs.

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Go box build - 3U or 4U?
by Dave Schmidt 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

I am itching to build a go-box using a pre-made rack case. I cannot decide if I should go with a 3U or 4U case. 3U is plenty high for an IC7300 and a mobile 2m/440 radio and even a front firing speaker. 4U would give me more room for stuff, but I don't want to add too much stuff to this and make it into a heavy brick. Anyone build a go box out of a rack case and have an opinion of 3U vs 4U? Thanks, Dave AI6VX

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Events in SB?
by Avi Carmi 05 Mar '24

05 Mar '24

Hi all, I just realized that I have not volunteered for any SB event in the longest time... Then found out that I somehow got dropped off the mailing list, which explains why I have not seen any events. Just re-joined. Are there any upcoming events in SB looking for volunteers? please let me know -avi -- avi(a)carmi.us 805-616-2636 K6AVI https://avicarmi.com

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AMERICA’S LAST MORSE-CODE STATION
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 03 Mar '24

03 Mar '24

AMERICA’S LAST MORSE-CODE STATION Maritime Morse code was formally phased out in 1999, but in California, a group of enthusiasts who call themselves the “radio squirrels” keeps the tradition alive. http://archive.today/6VIDM

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Fwd: [ARRLSB] How to Support S.3690 for Amateur Radio
by Ken Alker 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

From: "Orv Beach via ARRLSB" <arrlsb(a)mailman.qth.net> To: "Jeff Reinhardt via ARRLSB" <arrlsb(a)mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 5:33:12 PM Subject: Re: [ARRLSB] How to Support S.3690 for Amateur Radio ARRLSB - ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff, these are the addresses I got via Google. Which do you think are correct? Senator Alex Padilla B03 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Senator Laphonza Butler G10 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 73 Orv W6BI On 2/27/24 12:37, Jeff Reinhardt via ARRLSB wrote: ARRLSB - ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Hams: A bill (S.3690) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would essentially override antenna restrictions for hams across the USA. See: [ https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2024/2/senators-wicker-blumenthal-introduce-t… | https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2024/2/senators-wicker-blumenthal-introduce-t… ] It would help to express support for this bill to our California senators. You can go to their websites and leave a simple message (find them at senate.gov) as basic as: “Please support S.3690” HOWEVER- e-mail messages are usually read and tallied by low-level assistants. From experience, I prefer to send a piece of mail, which someone has to handle. When they get a lot of mail on a topic, it can make a visual impact. If they get a lot of QSL cards, it really attracts attention because they’re so unusual. Also – post cards aren’t delayed by security screening. Simply get two QSL cards. Draw a line down the back. On one side goes the Senator’s address. On the other half, your request for support. Then mail the items as post cards. It’s that easy. See the attached example and feel free to copy the addresses from them. Thanks & 73, Jeff Reinhardt AA6JR Public Information Coordinator ARRL Santa Barbara Section ______________________________________________________________ ARRLSB mailing list Reply will go to Sender. Change TO to [ mailto:ARRLSB@mailman.qth.net | ARRLSB(a)mailman.qth.net ] to send to list. Section Website: [ http://arrlsb.org/ | http://ARRLSB.org ] List hosted by: [ http://www.qsl.net/ | http://www.qsl.net ] Administered by: NS6X [ mailto:NS6X@ARRL.net | mailto:NS6X@ARRL.net ] ______________________________________________________________ ARRLSB mailing list Reply will go to Sender. Change TO to ARRLSB(a)mailman.qth.net to send to list. Section Website: http://ARRLSB.org List hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Administered by: NS6X mailto:NS6X@ARRL.net

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SBARC Field Day Survey
by WARREN MYERS 27 Feb '24

27 Feb '24

Good afternoon, Response to the SBARC Field Day survey has been strong with 26 responses received and 14 individuals indicating an interest to operate a radio station (7 would activate their own, 7 would require use of a club station). And, most of the remaining respondents indicated a desire to attend the event socially, even if not planning to operate a station. This is encouraging! We will provide a more fulsome summary of survey results next week. In the mean time, if you are considering attending the SBARC Field Day, please do complete the survey using the link below. Data shows that the average time to complete the survey was less than five minutes... Thank you for your consideration, input and enthusiastic responses! - The 2024 SBARC Field Day Team https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRFZNT2 2024 SBARC ARRL Field Day Interest Survey surveymonkey.com

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SBARC Field Day Planning Survey
by WARREN MYERS 24 Feb '24

24 Feb '24

Dear SBARC members and friends of SBARC, As you may know, the SBARC Board of Directors recently decided that we will participate in the ARRL Field Day this year. A planning team, lead by Warren Myers and comprised of Ken Alker, Dave Schmidt and Mike Wapner, seeks your input on our event to ensure that we serve the interests of our club, in line with ARRL guidelines, in best way possible. Please complete the brief, SBARC Field Day Planning survey, accessible via the attached link no later than Thursday, February 29th. “The ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. Field Day is a picnic, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!” Thank you for taking our survey and we look forward to your support and involvement as we prepare for this exciting event! Sincerely The SBARC Field Day Planning Team https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRFZNT2

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Fwd: NOIRMOUTIER ISLAND SAT DXPEDITION 2024
by WARREN MYERS 23 Feb '24

23 Feb '24

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WSPR Transmitter
by Clayton Nall 22 Feb '24

22 Feb '24

Hi All, My daughter in Adams Elementary's Montessori class is studying sunspots and HF propagation for her science fair project. She's been recording daily SSN and SFI numbers and I've been helping her by calling CQ in the morning and afternoon and seeing how far my signal gets out on RBN. I do not have a WSPR/FT8 setup at the moment and was wondering if anyone had a dedicated WSPR transmitter/transceiver that they'd be willing to share over the next week or two. If not, we'll continue to make do.... 73, NF1R -- Clayton Nall http://www.nallresearch.com Cell: (617) 850-2062

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Re: [Digital] Anyone recognize this device? (found on a pole up in the hills near Conejo Grade
by Roy Dugger 22 Feb '24

22 Feb '24

A meshtastic node would fit the configuration. On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 7:52 AM nt5r charley <nt5r(a)live.com> wrote: > This what Google Lens found. Waterproof junction box. Possibly something > inside powered by solar panel > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dave Schmidt <dgschmidt(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, February 19, 2024 12:02:41 AM > *To:* List, SBARC <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com>; digital(a)sbarc.org < > digital(a)sbarc.org> > *Subject:* [Digital] Anyone recognize this device? (found on a pole up in > the hills near Conejo Grade > > A guy in the Ventura club went up in the hills near Conejo Grade for a > SOTA activation and saw the item below. I wasn't there a month ago. > Anyone recognize what it could be? > Dave > AI6VX > [image: image.png] >

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