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Next ARDF event at Griffith Park on April 10
by Marvin Johnston 08 Apr '10

08 Apr '10

The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting event will be Saturday, April 10, 2010 in the Mineral Wells area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Experts will be on hand to teach you the basic techniques of on-foot radio direction-finding (RDF). Also expect to see some folks training to compete in the 2010 USA ARDF Championships that will be in Ohio on the third weekend of May. If you are a beginner, there will be entry-level two-meter fox transmitters just for you, set by Joe Moell K0OV. For more experienced radio-orienteers, there will be a 5-fox two-meter international-rules course of moderate difficulty, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. An optional 80-meter fox transmitter may also be on the air. 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. Please register in advance by sending e-mail to marvin(a)west.net, so he will have the kits reserved in your name waiting for you. 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 starts promptly at 10 AM, followed by the beginner hunt. The main 5-fox hunt will commence at 10 AM also. Hunters may start out on the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. For the advanced 2-meter course, orienteering flags and electronic scoring will be used at each transmitter. If you have an "e-stick," be sure to bring it. Please donate $5 for the advanced course to cover expenses related to the use of Los Angeles Orienteering Club's e-punch equipment and maps. No donation is requested for the beginner course and the 80-meter transmitter hunt. If you have them, bring a handi-talkie, receiver, or scanner covering the two-meter band for each person who will be going ARDFing. If you have directional antennas, attenuators, or other on-foot RDF equipment, be sure to bring that too. Make sure that all batteries are fresh. For those with no radio gear, some extra ARDF receiver/antenna sets will be available. Be sure to bring anything you'll need while going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and sunscreen. For map plotting, bring your own compass, protractor and pencil. Trails are primitive in some areas of the park, so wear sturdy shoes. All ages are welcome, but young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. > From the 134 freeway eastbound or westbound, take the Forest Lawn > Drive exit and go south. Turn left into park area on Zoo Drive towards Travel Town. At the entrance to Travel Town, turn right (south) onto Griffith Park Drive and follow it straight past Mt. Hollywood Drive (gated) on right and then a quarry on the left. You will soon see the picnic grounds (starting area) on your right. If you see the driving range, you have gone too far. > From I-5 northbound, exit at "Griffith Park." Turn right (north) on Crystal Springs Drive and continue past the Ranger station on your right and the large picnic areas on your left. At the stop, turn left on Griffith Park Drive and head past the golf clubhouse and driving range to the Mineral Wells picnic area on your left. Look for signs and an orange-and-white orienteering flag at the starting site. Call K0OV on 146.52 simplex if you have trouble finding the gathering area within the park. A map for driving to the site is at www.homingin.com. If rain is forecasted, check that site for possible cancellation. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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ATV Movie of the Week - www.batc.tv
by Rod Fritz 08 Apr '10

08 Apr '10

Get Hang Gliding with Amateur Radio video on demand. 1. Go to www.batc.tv 2. Click on Film Archive 3. Select HangGliding1 - the first 20-Minute segment 4. Select HangGliding2 - the second 20-Minute segment 5. Select HangGliding3 - the third 20-Minute segment 6. Done - Feel free to browse the other "films" and the other buttons to ATV Repeaters, etc. Have a great day! And pass this info on to others. Michael - How about putting this on the SBARC Website? Rod Fritz, WB9KMO

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Technical Elmering Net
by Michael＠NO6O.com 08 Apr '10

08 Apr '10

Come Join the Technical Elmering Net ------------------------------------ Thursday, 7:30 pm until 9:30pm 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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ATV Movie of the Week - Hang Gliding with Amateur Radio
by Rod Fritz 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Greetings, The "ATV Movie of the Week" will premier each Tuesday night at 8pm on the WB9KMO ATV Repeater (1277.25 MHz). It will also stream on one or more streaming sites continuously in a loop until a new movie is presented on the next Tuesday. The current movie is available now on www.kmovideo.camstreams.com. Your computer needs to be able to play Windows Media files (most can). Currently, the first three stations that connect can see the video. If you can't see it, please try again later. Over time, depending on interest, we'll expand the bandwidth to allow more users at once. This week's ATV Movie of the Week is. Hang Gliding with Amateur Radio by Greg Brown KG6TVN and Zac Majors - Three 20-minute segments of our March 2010 SBARC Meeting presentation. To donate a ham video, send an email with your callsign to wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org. Enjoy, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO P.S. The next movie, Springtime on Anacapa Island, will premier at 8pm on April 13. Best viewing is on the ATV Repeater, but you can also see it on www.kmovideo.camstreams.com. donate a ham video, send an email with your callsign to wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org.

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

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 third 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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Electrical energy
by Bill Talanian 05 Apr '10

05 Apr '10

5 April 2010 To: SBARC Membership From: Bill Talanian Subject: Excess electrical power A new State law, AB920, requires utilities to pay homeowners for excess generation of solar or wind driven systems. This annual compensation started on January 1, 2010 with payment beginning on January 1, 2011. Solar energy is now becoming affordable for the average homeowner especially with a 7% anticipated annual rate increase. If you are interested in having a Club meeting program on alternative energy then contact Michael Ditmore, W7HUT, who will put together a future program. Please let me know if you are the owner of a grid connected solar system so we can assemble useful user information by our members. Presently the following are the known Amateur Radio operators who have full solar off-set of their Edison consumption. Andrew Seybold, W6AMS Bill Talanian, W1UUQ Bill Theeringer, W8PEY (under construction)

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L.A. Times "wildfire" Article
by Alain Michel 02 Apr '10

02 Apr '10

Hello Everyone, This comes from the SoCalFire Yahoo group. During the fire season, this groups is well known for its excellent coverage [scanner frequencies, fire maps and actual posts from firefighters on the job] of any given wildfire[s], south of San Luis Obispo. The "snip" below comes from an L.A. Times article that endeavors to explain why certain area in L.A and environs experience fires while other areas in the local do not. Thought it might be of interest to you. Have a wonderful Easter! Alan...N6HPO...Valley Center <http://www.latimes. com/news/ local/la- me-firemaps2- 2010apr02, 0,3300941. story> Hot, dry Santa Anas a particular threat in some Southern California areas By Bettina Boxall April 2, 2010 Why does Malibu seem to erupt in flames every fall, while most of Los Angeles, which has its share of houses clinging to brushy hillsides, does not? The reason, according to a new study, is blowing in the wind. Researchers have developed the first high-resolution map of Santa Ana wind events, showing that the hot, dry blasts don't sweep uniformly across the Southland and that the danger of large, wind-whipped wildfires is therefore greater in some parts of the region than others. Wind corridors graphic: http://tinyurl. com/santa- ana-corridors "We have some of the most amazingly dangerous fire weather on the planet," Moritz said. "You could use a model like this to help make decisions about where and when you might want to restrict access so you don't get ignitions in the worst possible places at the worst possible times." <snip> Certain mountain passes, especially Soledad, Cajon and San Gorgonio, act as funnels for the gusts, which heat up and gain speed as they are drawn from the interior West to the Pacific Coast by differences in atmospheric pressure. Guided by local topography, the seasonal Santa Ana's follow certain corridors to the sea, consistently skirting other areas. "Most people, think, 'Ah, it's a Santa Ana day, Southern California is in trouble,' and that is true," said Max Moritz, the study's lead author and co-director of the UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach. "But there is much more spatial difference in that story, much more diversity." The paper, published February in the online version of Geophysical Research Letters, includes a map marked with distinct bands outlining the favored Santa Ana routes. "The Santa Monica Mountains and the Malibu area are just hammered," Moritz said. "Then the whole L.A. Basin to the south of there is actually in a sheltered window. You go farther south and you get another big band of high fire danger" in the Laguna Hills area of Orange County and then another in eastern San Diego County. Pinpointing which parts of Southern California are the hardest hit carries implications for development, building standards, public lands management and property insurance.

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Technical Elmering Net
by Michael＠NO6O.com 01 Apr '10

01 Apr '10

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SBARC Wednesday Nets
by Michael＠NO6O.com 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

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Mysterious signal on 101.3 MHz.
by Dennis Gibson 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

Some of you may know that I DX the AM and FM broadcast bands. About 5:00 yesterday afternoon I was parked on Vista del Campo near the intersection of Portesuello Ave.; a little above the Santa Barbara Community Academy off Modoc. I was doing a FM broadcast band bandscan. The radio in my Honda Fit stopped on 101.3 MHz. There was a full quieting stereo signal that appears to be rebroadcasting an unknown frequency on one of the HF bands. I heard a little splatter from an adjacent frequency and later a transmission that was being received on the wrong sideband. I kept it on as I drove home. Where Portesuello Ave. crests it was extremely strong. As I headed down toward Las Positas it got weaker. It was still there but weak after I turned left onto Las Positas. When I turned left on Cliff Drive it went away completely. I had it on this morning on my way to work. I live at the corner of Cliff Drive and Loma Alta. After heading down the hill past SB City College when I got out in the clear and could see downtown the signal reappeared. It was not very strong and quickly faded. North on 101 it got stronger around Mission and was quite strong at Las Positas. The HF receiver was tuned to a roundtable QSO that was tuned in perfectly. I could easily understand what every station was saying. It faded near La Cumbre and was fairly weak after that. It was on as I drove home from work today around 4:45. There was a WA5 tuned in perfectly calling another station that did not reply. Although I already knew what I was going to find I checked the FCC web site. It shows no licensed stations in Santa Barbara on that frequency. The closest licensed station on 101.3 is in SLO. I don't think this is accidental but I don't have a theory as to what it is. Perhaps some of you T-hunters might have fun with this. 73 de WB6TNB

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