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Santa Barbara 2 Meter SSB Breakfast! 12/5 (2nd Anniversary)
by Ken Owen 09 Nov '09

09 Nov '09

Hi folks: Since you have participated in the Santa Barbara 2-meter SSB Roundtable, we would like to invite you to join us at our SECOND anniversary breakfast on Saturday December 5. Saturday December 5 Starting at 8:00 AM Cody's Restaurant 4898 Hollister Ave, Goleta CA 93111 Corner of Hollister Ave. and Turnpike Rd (SEE MAP BELOW). Check out this link for complete details on the event, including PHOTOS of the VERY NICE prizes: http://www.n6kth.com/vhf/event.htm THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY ELK ANTENNAS WHO DONATED ONE OF THE GRAND DOOR PRIZES!! Talk In on 144.210 MHz USB and 146.790 - (131.8 Hz PL) By attending the breakfast, you will be automatically entered in a free drawing for: Grand Door Prize #1: Elk 2M/440L5 2M/440 Five Element Portable Beam This is a very useful, compact, duel-band beam that's perfect for portable/satellite use but can also be mounted at the home QTH! Elk Antennas has generously DONATED this antenna as a door prize. We HIGHLY recommend this antenna! Click the link below for more info on this really neat antenna and other Elk products: http://www.elkantennas.com/2m4405element.htm And. Grand Door Prize #2: M Squared Antennas 2M HO-LOOP This is a great and a (mostly) omni-directional, horizontally polarized antenna that's perfect for SSB use at home or mobile. Check out this page for more info: http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html The drawing will be held at 9:00 AM, you must be present to win Other event features: 1. Other great prizes to be announced! 2. Demonstrations of microwave equipment 3. Demonstrations of SSB radios and antennas 4. Demonstrations of ham satellites 5. Great conversation and LOTS of fun! Please RSVP to and contact Ken, N6KTH for more info: n6kth(a)n6kth.com Please distribute this email widely!

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FW: ATV Newsletter November 10, 2009 & Other ATV Links...
by Rod Fritz 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Greetings, To my pleasant surprise, there seems to be a surge in local ATV activity. If you're interested in ATV, I suggest you check out the attached newsletter - you can subscribe for free. <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com There is a lot of ATV info available at these links, too. www.sbarc.org/sigs/atv/index.html www.flickr.com/photos/rodfritz/sets/72157622098395703/show/ <http://www.atn-tv.org> www.atn-tv.org <http://www.sbatv.org> www.sbatv.org Please join us at the SBARC ATV Net on 19/79 Tuesday nights at 8:30pm. We look forward to seeing you on ham radio real soon, Rod WB9KMO From: Bryon Foster [mailto:atv-newsletter@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: ATV Newsletter November 10, 2009 ATV Newsletter November 10, 2009 Circulation 1500+ Vol. 3 No. 15 In this Edition: * World News this Week * K6BEN Web Site Change * News Hams Using George's Amateur Television On Line * Digital-ATV * Who's Doing Digital ATV * Another DATV Update from Ken, W6HHC * Buy-Sell-Trade * ATV Guide * Proposed Upcoming Live Webcasts on BATC.TV * ATV DXing * On Line Internet Repeater for Ham Radio & Amateur TV * ATV Website Guide * Oat Mtn. News * This weeks Joke * Southern California News * Repeater Reports * Repairs Needed * Letters to the Editor __________________________________________________________ World News this Week __________________________________________________________ K6BEN Web Site Change Email from Ben W2NYC about his K6BEN ATV repeater: This is the web page that should be listed, Thanks for all your good work that you do with the News Letter. www.k6ben_svatv.tripod.com <http://www.k6ben_svatv.tripod.com/> Regards W2NYC Ben Carlucci ************************** I have made the change in the "ATV Web Site Guide". Check out Ben's Web SIte. ****************************************** New Hams Using George's Amateur Television On Line George was so kind to send me an Update of the Hams using his On Line ATV Repeater. Here are the new additions. Web Page: <http://www.ac6rb.com/> www.ac6rb.com N3BFZ VINCENT L VITULLO, N3BFZ 30 ROSELAWN AVE LANSDOWNE, PA 19050 USA <http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vvitullo@erols.com> vvitullo(a)erols.com KA3OPZ Paul A Prestia 9507 Greyhawk Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835 USA K3ZKO RONALD B COHEN, K3ZKO 915 ROWLAND AVE CHELTENHAM, PA 19012-1913 USA <http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=k3zko@verizon.net> k3zko(a)verizon.net Espana On Line EA4ENO - Angel Mateu - Madrid Espana George Migliarini (AC6RB) ( Phone: 1.949.357-8062 * Email: <http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gmigliarini@cox.net> gmigliarini(a)cox.net ________________________________________ Digital-ATV ________________________________________________ Who's Doing Digital ATV Here is an email from Dave G8ADM: Hi The following are known to be active on 70cm with Digital ATV. There has been quite an increase during 2009. If you know of any others, please let me know. Most stations transmit on 436.0 MHz and use a Symbol Rate of 2 MS/s FEC varies, RF bandwidth about 2 MHz. Talkback: 144.750 MHz, FM. I hope that this is of interest. 73's, Dave. G8adm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From North to South. U.K. Callsign Name Location 70cm Rx 70cm Tx M0DTS Rob Yarm, Co. Durham Yes Yes GW3JGA John Prestatyn, N. Wales Yes Yes G3KKD Ian Stow Cum Quy, Cambs. Yes Soon G8XTW Phil Leigton B. Bedfordshire Yes Soon G4CPE Arthur Sandon, Bedfordshire. Yes Yes G6MNJ Paul Pimlico, Herts. Yes Yes G8ASI Mike Pimlico, Herts. Yes Yes M0SAT Dave Watford, Herts. Yes Soon G7RZF Russell Watford, Herts. Yes Soon G8ADM Dave Harrow, N.W. London. Yes Yes G4BID Bill Yately, Hants. Yes No G8GTZ Noel Basingstoke, Hants. Yes Yes G8LES Mike Alton, Hants. Yes Yes G3PYB Peter Portsmouth, Hants. Yes Yes Repeaters with 70cm DATV Receive Ability GB3BH Bushey, Herts, Yes No GB3HV High Wycombe, Bucks. Temporarily off air. (There must be more!) France, Belgium, Netherlans, Germany Many stations active, none worked, please advise. **************************************************** Another DATV Update from Ken, W6HHC Hi Bryon N6IFU, Here is a DATV update that you may want to put in your ATV newsletter. I just finished a small project for TAPR, the organization that puts on the Digital Communications Conference each year jointly with the ARRL. My project was to get all of the DCC 2009 ABSTRACTS and free downloads of PDFs of conference papers up on the TAPR WEB site. The TAPR web site also now has two recent PowerPoint files on DATV (downloadable) that were both presented in 2009: "Digital Television - the new Ham frontier" by WA8RMC of ATCO "Planning a DATV Station on DVB-S" by W6HHC and KB6CJZ of OCARC The full set of DCC2009 presentation files can be found at: www.tapr.org/pub_dcc.html I hope that some of your readers may find internet access to these DATV presentations useful. 73....de Ken W6HHC Orange County Amateur Radio Club W6HHC(a)ARRL.net ************************************************************ Send me your D-ATV News.. atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> _______________________________________________ Buy-Sell-Trade _______________________________________________ For Sale: 70CM Tx/Rx: PC Electronics transmitter TX70-1B Mirage D-26 Amplifier PC Electronics TVC-4G Downconverter KLM 27 element Beam 1200 MHz Rx Down East 23LNA Preamp General Instument satellite receiver (well used) M squared 1200 MHz 22 element beam 10GHZ Rx: Direct TV 2' dish LNB w/downconverter Panasonic 2000 satellite receiver (well used) General: Sony 25" commercial monitor (heavy) ELMO EV-308 Presenter w/camera VTEL SmartCam scanning/zooming computer controlled camera w/software Digital Color Quad Processor switcher $700 for everything plus shipping. Picture of the equipment are avaliable contact Ken Bird W8SMK w8smk(a)verizon.net <http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=w8smk@verizon.net> *************************************** For Sale PC Electronics TC-70 20 watt ATV Transceiver $400.00 Plus Shipping Mirage D-100 UHF 100 watt ATV Amplifier $300.00 Plus Shipping 910 MHz Receiver $65.00 Plus Shipping 910 MHz Filter $90.00 Plus Shipping 910 MHz 33 Element Loop Yagi $150.00 Plus Shipping Pictures Avalable Will consider trade for HF Mobile like Icom 706 MIIG Contact Tom Boon 503-749-2041 503-910-9859 Cell Aumsville, OR 97325 ******************************************** Looking for something for ATV or that hard to find item? Got some ATV Equipment you don't use and you want it to have a good home? Send your advertisement to the ATV Newsletter and I will put it in the next issue. *************************************** Anyone looking to buy, sell or trade ATV Equipment are welcomed to send your ad(s) for publication to: atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> _______________________________________________________ ATV Guide Scheduled Program Guide for ATV Monday: 7:00 PM PDST Oregon Amateur Television Association "OATVA" Net Net held every Monday starting at 7:00 PM www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> listed under "repeater streaming" using it's repeater's call W7AMQ 11:00 PM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table at (0700 UTC Tuesday) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u SCART Net (GB3IV) <http://g7jtt.camstreams.com/> http://g7jtt.camstreams.com Tuesday: 12:00 Noon PDST Torbay Amateur Television & Microwave Group Group Activity Night Every Tuesday at 2000 to 2200 UTC <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv under GB3TB Repeater 6:00 PM PDST ATCO ATV Net Every Tuesday (0200 UTC Wednesday) www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> under repeater streams WR8ATV & <http://wb8lga.camstreams.com/> http://wb8lga.camstreams.com 8:30 PM PDST WB9KMO Net Night Santa Barbara, CA Every Tuesday at (0430 UTC Wednesday) <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv the goto members streams and look for WB9KMO 8:00 PM PDST W7TED Repeaters Net Night Every Tuesday (0400 UTC Wednesday) <http://w7ted.camstreams.com/> http://w7ted.camstreams.com 11:00 PM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table (0700 UTC Wednesday) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u Wednesday: 11:00 AM PDST Chat Night, GB3ZZ Every Wednesday at 1900 to 2100 UTC BATC.TV streaming video <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv then go to member streams as well as <http://www.camsecure.co.uk/> www.camsecure.co.uk 6:00 PM PDST C.A.T.S. Net Net held every Wed. 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST (0200 UTC Thursday) http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com <http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com/> 8:30 PM PDST Silicon Valley ATV Group Net held every Wed. K6BEN RPT Not currently Streaming Anyone in the area is welcomed to check-in on 145.51 MHz simplex Talk-in freq. 11:00 PM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table (0700 UTC Thursday) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u Thursday: 12:00 Noon PDST Torbay Amateur Television & Microwave Group Group Activity Night Every Thursday at 2000 to 2200 UTC <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv under GB3TB Repeater 6:00 PM PDST B.R.A.T.S. Net Net held every Thurs. 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST (0200 UTC Firday) http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com <http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com/> 7:00 PM PDST San Bernardino Microwave Society Meeting Next meeting December 3rd Meeting are held on the first Thursday of the month. December- Doug K6JEY- visit from a manufacturer and program on USB Power Sensors Meeting start @: 7:00 to 9:00 PM PT Starts @ 0300 UTC to 0500 UTC Friday You can watch the SBMS Meeting on the The METS ATV Repeaters as well as or the ATN-CA Repeaters in Southern California or <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv them go to ATV Repeaters and click on W6ATN or try www.ac6rb.com <http://www.ac6rb.com/> then click on option #1 or #2 11:00 PM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table (0700 UTC Friday) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u Friday: 1:00 PM PDST GB3GG, Grimsby Amateur Television Group Net Every Friday at 2100 ZULU <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv 11:00 PM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table (0700 UTC Saturday) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u Saturday: 11:00 AM PDST Oregon Amateur Television Association "OATVA Net" Every Saturday starting at 11:00 AM www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> listed under "repeater streaming" using it's repeater's call W7AMQ 12:00 Noon PDST Spanish/English Net Argentina/CA ATV Net Held every Saturday AC6RB and Friends, everyone is welcomed www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> and found under the W6ATN Repeater stream 6:00 PM PDST M.A.T.S. Net Held every Saturday 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDST (0200 UTC Sunday) http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com <http://kb3lnn.camstreams.com/> Sunday: 1:30 AM PDST DB0HEX, Mount Brocken/ATV in Germany Round Table at (0930 UTC) <http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u> http://www.afu-ag.de/db0hex/db0hex.m3u 11:00 AM PDST GB3ZZ Chat Night Every Sunday at 1900 to 2100 UTC <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv Streaming video go to members stream and look for GB3ZZ and <http://www.camsecure.co.uk/> www.camsecure.co.uk as well 12:00 Noon PDST Torbay Amateur Television & Microwave Group Group Activity Night Every Sunday at 2000 to 2200 UTC <http://www.batc.tv/> www.batc.tv under GB3TB Repeater ********************************* Proposed Upcoming Live Webcasts on the BATC.TV Streaming Video <http://www.batc.tv/> http://www.batc.tv/ ? ********************************* ATV DXing KA9UVY <http://ka9uvy.camstreams.com/> http://ka9uvy.camstreams.com KA9UVY, Bob is active mostly morning during weekdays And all hours weekends. Hepburn tropo forecast page: <http://www.dxinfocenter.com/tropo.html> http://www.dxinfocenter.com/tropo.html ATV DXers post their CQ's and Reports to the ATV logger page: <http://dxworld.com/atvlog.html> http://dxworld.com/atvlog.html Hawaiian Beacons for the West Coast provided by. "KH6HME" 144.170 MHz 432.075 MHz 1296.34 MHz ********************************* Other Streaming ATV Videos Washington State RACES Station <http://w7emd.camstreams.com/> http://w7emd.camstreams.com/ W7EMD Ustream.TV http://www.ustream.tv/channel/w7emd-tv KD6ILO Mobile Camstream <http://remotev.camstreams.com/> http://remotev.camstreams.com KD6ILO ReMoTeV IP via Ustream Used as a second feed if his Camstream is being used for something else. http://ustream.tv/channel/kd6ilo-remotev K8DMR's Camstream not in operation at this time WB8LGA's Camstream Links to other camstreams and Google ATV Maps And location to view the ATCO ATV Net <http://wb8lga.camstreams.com/> http://wb8lga.camstreams.com Severnside Television Group <http://www.camsecure.co.uk/Camsecure_Radio_Amateurs.html> http://www.camsecure.co.uk/Camsecure_Radio_Amateurs.html and www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> N6GKB's Tower Cam in Yucca Valley, CA . And Back-up for the AC6RB Camstream <http://ustream.tv/channel/n6gkb> http://ustream.tv/channel/n6gkb The ATV Newsletter can not be held responsible for the content of any website, web stream or link listed in the publication. If you have a scheduled Net or Event on your Streaming Video that you would like listed in the "ATV Guide" please send your information to: atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com <http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> ___________________________________________ On Line Internet Repeater for Ham Radio & Amateur TV You are invited to use AC6RB's On Line Repeater, for more information go to the following web page: www.ac6rb.com <http://www.ac6rb.com/> George AC6RB California, USA ___________________________________ ATV WEBSITE GUIDE __________________________________ Acres Electronics, ZL4TAO ATV Gear www.acreselectronics.co.nz <http://www.acreselectronics.co.nz/> ATV Google Map Help Page. <http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/Help/Help.htm> http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/Help/Help.htm My home page <http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/index.html> http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/index.html The Fastscan ATV Google map <http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/GMapATVQ.html> http://home.roadrunner.com/~cbeener/GMapATVQ.html Amateur Radio Victoria www.users.amateurradio.com.au <http://www.users.amateurradio.com.au/> Amateur Radio Victoria/VK3FCE www.amateurradio.com.au/vk3fce Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach, Inc. Club Station located on "Queen Mary" W6RO http://www.aralb.org <http://www.aralb.org/> ATCO Newsletter www.atco.tv <http://www.atco.tv/> Amateur Television Quarterly http://ATVQuarterly.com <http://atvquarterly.com/> ATV Mobile Website <http://home.comcast.net/~k8jwt> http://home.comcast.net/~k8jwt ATV Newsletter (Back Issues Only) <http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi/atvnews.htm> http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi/atvnews.htm Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society (BRATS) http://www.bratsatv.org <http://www.bratsatv.org/> British Amateur Television Club Forums http://www.batc.org.uk/forum British Amateur Television Club Website (BATC) CQ-TV Magazine, View Back Issues and the Place to Subscribe <http://www.batc.org.uk/> http://www.batc.org.uk Cameras on Mountain Tops <http://www.aircommservices.com/> http://www.AirCommServices.com and <http://www.airsites2000.com/> http://www.AirSites2000.com Chesapeake Amateur Television Society (CATS) <http://mysite.verizon/vzev3ql6/id.html> http://mysite.verizon/vzev3ql6/id.html CQ-TV Magazine, view back issues and the place to subscribe http://www.batc.org.uk <http://www.batc.org.uk/> DATV/Digital Amateur Television Primer, G7LWT And another location you can download bask issues of the "ATV Newsletter" www.g7lwt.com <http://www.g7lwt.com/> Dutch Digital Amateur Television Site http://d-atv.com <http://d-atv.com/> G3ZHI Many Ham Radio Links <http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi> http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi GB3BH http://gb3bh.com <http://gb3bh.com/> GB3KM http://myspace.freeserve.com <http://myspace.freeserve.com/> GW6BWX's Amateur Television Electronics Projects ATV/DATV <http://www.atv-projects.com/index.html> http://www.atv-projects.com/index.html Hamoholics, 2E0GYZ www.2e0gyz.ning.com <http://www.2e0gyz.ning.com/> Historical TV & Radio Website www.pharis-video.com <http://www.pharis-video.com/> Intuitive Circuits, LLC ATV Repeater Controllers <http://www.icircuits.com/prod_atv_main.html> http://www.icircuits.com/prod_atv_main.html On-Screen ID Overlay and home page <http://www.icircuits.com/> http://www.icircuits.com Italian ATV, IK1HGI Web Site for the first Italian ATV contact to the Spanish/English Net http://xoomer.virgilio.it/atv/ac6rb.htm K6BEN-ATV http://www.k6ben_svatv.tripod.com <http://www.k6ben_svatv.tripod.com/> Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club http://www.lvrac.org <http://www.lvrac.org/> and www.hxo.com <http://www.hxo.com/> Microwave Experimenters Television System (METS) <http://www.qsl.net/kc6ccc/> http://www.qsl.net/kc6ccc/ Mini-kits Hi-Tech RF Kits and Components http://www.minikits.com.au <http://www.minikits.com.au/> MNFAT Minnesota Group/KB0OZN www.Mnfat.net <http://www.mnfat.net/> N6HOG's Weather Web http://n6hog.com <http://n6hog.com/> Oregon Amateur Television Association-Portland "OATVA" www.oregonatv.org <http://www.oregonatv.org/> P.C. Electronics <http://www.hamtv.com/> www.hamtv.com Salem Amateur Television Associations-Salem www.qsl.net/k7atv/ San Bernardino Microwave Society (SBMS) <http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms> http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms Severnside Television Group Website www.stvg.co.uk <http://www.stvg.co.uk/> http://www.batc.tv <http://www.batc.tv/> streaming website Southgate Amateur Radio Club www.southgatearc.org <http://www.southgatearc.org/> WA6NUT's page HF with FFT-TV <http://www.hamsdr.com/personaldirectory.aspx?did=1139> http://www.hamsdr.com/personaldirectory.aspx?did=1139 WWATS, Western Washington Amateur Television Society www.qsl.net/ww7ats If you have an ATV Streaming Video or ATV website that you would like to have listed in the ATV Guide please send your info to: atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> The ATV Newsletter can not be held responsible for the content of any website, web stream or link listed in the publication. ___________________________________________ Oat Mtn. News ___________________________________________ Everything is working fine at this time. ___________________________________________ This weeks Joke: These 2 atoms were walking around when one atom says to the other one, "Hey! I think I lost an electron!" The other atom says, "Are you sure?" He replies "Yes, I'm positive." Joke from Spencer, N6IWY Got a joke? send it to <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Southern California News ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ATN-CA Repeater Report ____________________________________ ______________________________________ Repairs Needed for the ATN-CA Repeaters ________________________________________ Blueridge: 1. Establish link from Mt. Potosi Mt. Wilson: Oat Mtn.: 1. Replace plastic wire ties with appropriate fasteners. 2. Tune 2.4 GHz link dipole for better SWR. It would be a good idea to sweep the 1200 MHz antenna at the same time as well. Santiago Peak: 1. Remove KC6UQH's call and Palomar from the W6ATN repeaters ID's (late spring early summer 08 when the new controller is installed) 2. Look into weak signal getting into one of the inputs. 3. Find intermittent receive problem for link from Oat Mtn..(1/24/09) 4. Resolve problems with WiFi getting into receiver for Snow Peak & Point Loma (April 28, 2009) 5. Install new 5 GHz transmitter once it is repaired (3/10/09) Snow Peak: 1. 2.4 Ghz input is operational but has audio problems due to receiver problems on the network hub.. July 23, 2009 2. The 1200 MHz output does work and you can watch. Point Loma, W6RDF: No Repairs Needed/Fully Operational Trustee Robert Swain, KA4JSR 1. Off the air do to AC problems at the shack. Mount Potosi: ______________________________________________ Letters to the Editor ********************************************************************* If you have an opinion or viewpoint that you would like to express to the readers, please submit your letters to: <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com _____________________________________________ See you all on ATV, Bryon Foster N6IFU Editor and Publisher of the "ATV Newsletter" Please send this newsletter to anyone you think will enjoy it. If you wish to subscribe to the "ATV Newsletter", send me an email I will add you to my mailing list. The ATV Newsletter is FREE. <http://us.mc831.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=atv-newsletter@hotmail.com> atv-newsletter(a)hotmail.com If you are receiving the newsletter and would like it stopped, please send me an email as well. My "Mailing List" is not sold or shared. The "ATV Newsletter" is not affiliated with "ATN". 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Re: Midway
by mst 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Bill, Great pix and story. I especially found the HF stub filters interesting. Michael WA6RQV sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com wrote: > Send SBARC-list mailing list submissions to > sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sbarc-list-owner(a)lists.netlojix.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SBARC-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Midway between Midway (Bill Talanian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:50 -0800 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] Midway between Midway > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Message-ID: > <20091106230747.YZVL21106.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net(a)fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Sent: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 11:12 pm > Subject: USS Midway Museum To Midway Island Historic Radio Contacts > > > The Midway Island DXpedition Team has updated their website > <http://www.midway2009.com/index.html>http://www.midway2009.com/index.html > and now includes information about the 16 & 17 October historic radio > contact with USS Midway Museum. > > The webpage > <http://www.midway2009.com/kh4photos.html>http://www.midway2009.com/kh4photos.html > contains hyperlinks to an excellent photo album of their 11 to 19 > October DXpedition with great photos about setting up and operating > the amateur radio stations, the natural & historic beauty of Midway > Atoll as a Navy Base and now, and the historic monuments on Midway > Atoll, especially of combat action during World War II. > > 73/jg > AB6RM @ NI6IW >

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Midway between Midway
by Bill Talanian 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Sent: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 11:12 pm Subject: USS Midway Museum To Midway Island Historic Radio Contacts The Midway Island DXpedition Team has updated their website <http://www.midway2009.com/index.html>http://www.midway2009.com/index.html and now includes information about the 16 & 17 October historic radio contact with USS Midway Museum. The webpage <http://www.midway2009.com/kh4photos.html>http://www.midway2009.com/kh4photos.html contains hyperlinks to an excellent photo album of their 11 to 19 October DXpedition with great photos about setting up and operating the amateur radio stations, the natural & historic beauty of Midway Atoll as a Navy Base and now, and the historic monuments on Midway Atoll, especially of combat action during World War II. 73/jg AB6RM @ NI6IW

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Marathon events coming up
by Jay Hennigan 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

(Note, I will be at both events but won't be carrying a radio. I'm slow enough without one. Wave if you see me. - WB6RDV) Forwarded message from Rick Whitaker: Dear SBARC members, The year is rapidly coming to a close. With it, the chance to participate in supporting our community marathons also is coming to an end. There are only two more marathon events left. The ones next year don't start until May. Saturday, November 7, 2009- Santa Barbara News Press Half Marathon- This has always been a fun and casual event. It starts near Leadbetter Beach with a run (or walk) along the coast, up to the Mesa and then down to the Biltmore and back. It starts at 0800 and the course closes at 1100. I am looking for several people to position along the course from the Biltmore back up to the Mesa. Usually we like to have our people stationed at the water stations so they can communicate the needs of the race officials/volunteers. There are 6 water/aid stations in this event. If anyone is interested in riding a bicycle at a slow pace behind the last walkers it would really help, as the course is not big enough to follow in a car.It has always been a very enjoyable event, and we have participated in this for many years. Sunday, December 6, 2009- Santa Barbara International Marathon- This is a big event--one that we have not covered before. It starts at a mile west of Costco and ends at Leadbetter Beach. They have over 15 water stations and it covers the entire 26 miles. There will be competitors from across the nation showing up for this event. We will be working closely with the Red Cross as one of the sponsors. It is not mandatory but if you work the SB News Press Half Marathon you will get a flavor of what we do. It would be great to get as many members as possible for this event because of the distance it covers and the fact it goes down sections of bike path areas. The event starts at 0630 and will run until 1300 (1PM). We would very much like to have a good turn out of our members and show the community our strength and purpose. If you are interested in one or both events please get back to me. No previous experience is needed and this gives you a great chance to get some radio air time. If you do not have an HT or yours is broken, we can arrange to have you borrow one from the club that will be set with the correct frequencies and repeater codes. Please get back to me soon. Tell me if you are interested in one or both events. I would like your: Full name (not just Bob or Bill), Call sign, email address, phone number, and if you need a radio. Many thanks. 73’s Rick Whitaker VP of Operations rickwhtr(a)cox.net -- -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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Now, it's Jug's Turn in the Limelight!
by Alain Michel 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Also commenting on KI6HPO was Jug, WA6MBZ of Santa Barbara, California, who wrote, ''Until he died, we had an American who had been an AT&T employee who retired the moved to San Quentin, Mexico, about 250 miles below the US-Mexican border''. ''Every year for many years during the summer months etc, he would come on the Santa Barbara repeater on 146.790 MHz. He knew when the signal level was right and therefore when he could get into our repeater with a usable signal''. ''Our repeater is located on a hill near the beach called the Mesa. It is at about 400 feet above sea level. He could not get into our other repeaters that were located up at about 4,000 feet''. ''He was a very friendly guy and we used to talk to him for hours on end. I don't think any of our group ever asked him if he could get into other repeaters along the coast of Southern California''. Alan...KI6HPO...San Diego

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Re: [Sbarc-list] Ham WiFi Group...
by W6YN Don Milbury 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

The Wi-Fi Alliance is nearing completion of a new specification to allow Wi-Fi devices to connect to one another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network. The Wi-Fi Alliance expects to begin certification for the new specification in mid-2010 and is currently called Wi-Fi Direct. In its early stages of development it was known as Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer. The new specification can be implemented in any Wi-Fi device, including mobile phones, cameras, printers, notebook computers, keyboards and headphones. Certified devices will also be able to create connections with Wi-Fi certified legacy devices already in use. Devices will be able to make a one-to-one connection or a group of several devices can connect simultaneously. The new specification targets both consumer electronics and enterprise applications, providing management features for enterprise environments and includes WPA2 security. Wi-Fi Direct devices will support typical Wi-Fi ranges and the same data rates as can be achieved with an infrastructure connection, so devices can connect from across a home or office and conduct bandwidth-hungry tasks. The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to publish its peer-to-peer specification upon completion and will begin certifying devices for the Wi-Fi Direct designation in 2010. 73, Don, W6YN

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Ham WiFi Group...
by Rod Fritz 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi Everyone, The ATVSIG Group has proposed a project with the initial working name, "Ham WiFi". The purpose of the project is to "establish reliable high-speed digital radio communication between two or more amateur radio stations". A possible long-term goal may be to establish what is known as a "mesh network". We already have a startup workgroup, but wonder who else might be interested. Let me know if you want to "participate" or "monitor" the project. Participants will assess needs, establish objectives and build a prototype system. Monitors will provide input to the project group and monitor the group's progress. Please pass this information on to others in SBARC who may want to be part of the group. Anyone interested can email me at rod(a)sbatv.org Thank you, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO SBARC ATVSIG Chair

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300.125 MHz
by michael＠reynoldsoffice.com 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

I sometimes scan various bands on my Kenwood F6A, to discover what's on the air, and came across 300.125 MHz, or very near that. I found voice transmissions going on during the late evening. It could be occurring during other times, but it seems consistent between 10pm and Midnight. There are Spanish speaking men and woman have very brief transmissions with other. I do not understand enough Spanish to know what they are saying. What seems unusual, to me, is the type of transmission, and the fact that there is no record in the FCC ULS of any assignments on or near that frequency. The ULS only has two listings nationwide between 300 and 301 MHz, and they are both inactive licenses. According to the frequency spectrum allocations, this frequency is allocated for mobile, mobile satellite, or fixed; and it is government exclusive. The transmissions, as I mentioned, are brief, and there are, at least, 4 or 5 people. Each transmission ends with a quick burst of three DTMF-like tones, which, together, last only about half a second. The people seem to be coordinating something. It seems more like information being passed, rather than casual talk. Another thing about the transmissions is that they are sometimes distorted, as if the mode cannot be distinquished by the radio. Sometimes they come in well using FM, and other times they can be heard well using AM. The signal appears to zero beat on 300.125 MHz. I have wondered whether I am picking up a harmonic frequency. I have tried various multiples or fractions of the frequency, and have not found it elsewhere. The signal at my house, near Patterson and Hollister, is very strong. In fact, if I use the radio's attentuator, the signal is still full scale. Has anyone else come across this? Would someone else try listening, to see whether they receive it, or understand it? ---Michael, NO6O

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KI6HPO/S.B.A.R.C. Makes The ARRL Propagation Report.
by Alain Michel 09 Oct '09

09 Oct '09

Hi All, In the event that you do not subscribe to Paul Cook's [K7RA] weekly propagation newsletter, you really might give it a go. It is most informative and it is especially educational to a new ham like me. Anyway, I wrote to Paul mentioning my summer and early fall experiences with the S.B.A.R.C. repeaters and he included it in this weeks bulletin. In case you haven't read it, here it is for your reading. 73, Alan Alan Vigeant, KI6HPO of San Marcos, California wrote, "I'd like to inform you of past and most recent conditions here in NE San Diego County. Since early April, I've been having daily chats with my good friends at the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, which is situated about 165 miles NW of my QTH." Alan continues, "I am at 2,200 feet of altitude, on the SW rim of what I like to call the Palomar Ridge, which is about 5,600 feet above sea level. Between the two rims is what I call the 'Palomar Trench.' My QTH is about 12 miles SW of the Palomar Observatory. Using William Hepburn's 'Worldwide Tropospheric Ducting Forecasts web site (see http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html), which has proven most helpful to me, I can pretty much set my watch as to when the duct will be forming. My QTH is about 40 miles east of Oceanside, California. My signal follows the ducting which occurs in the trench and then goes up the coast of Southern California to Santa Cruz Island, where their 220 MHz repeater is." He goes on to say. "The past week proved to be a most curious one for me. While I was speaking to the 7:00 AM SBARC Morning Net, I noticed that the S-meter on my 220 rig (I utilize the club's 223.920 repeater) began to fluctuate rapidly." He ends with, "Looking out my garage side door, I could watch the cloud cover come in from the Pacific; as I looked on, I could actually see that as the cloud cover rose, the meter would decline to an S-3. As the Sun grew higher in the sky and the cloud bank began to recede into the Pacific, the meter would register an S-9 to almost 40 over. At times, during the summer evenings, I could look out along the Palomar trench and look to the horizon to see if prop was going to be good or not so good for the evening." Thanks, Alan! Very interesting report.

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