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La Vigia weather
by Bill Talanian 13 Jan '08

13 Jan '08

The NWS predicted high winds last night. The interesting surprise was La Vigia Hill (Vic Trace Reservoir) had a peak gust reaching 50 mph from the NE. La Vigia is 470 ft high overlooking Santa Barbara and is the site of the K6TZ weather station. Most Recent Observations at January 13, 2008 - 7:03 PST Wind Gust 2 mph 18 at 0:06 2 at 7:03 50 at 23:03 0 at 7:35

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Homemade Vacuum Tubes
by Michael Reynolds 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Perhaps others already know about Claude Paillard, F2FO. I found a link to his web site, that includes a video showing him making his own vacuum tubes. He makes the electrodes and other parts from scratch, molds and fits the glass, and tests the performance. The URL is: http://paillard.claude.free.fr/ The video is near the bottom of the page. ---Michael, NO6O

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Free Tower and Antenna
by Michael Reynolds 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

My wife, Sue (KG6SZI), found an posting on CraigsList for a free tower and antenna. The text is below. The posting and pictures can be found here: http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/zip/514943725.html ---Michael, NO6O ====================================================== Free for pickup in santa barbara. Ham radio tower and antenna: - Tower is a crank-up Tri-ex, 30 feet tall, I have the tilt-over bottom bottom mounting plate. Biggest piece is 15 feet long (you need a big trailer). Likely needs recabling, at the least needs to be checked out before using. - Antenna is (I think) for 10, 15, and 20 meters. - Includes rotor motor, but no remote controller. I picked everything up disassembled, I have all the major pieces but no guarantees on anything - I've never used it, and you may need to do some work to get it all working, but the price is right.

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K6OYY SK
by Jay Hennigan 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Jim Shepherd K6OYY. Jim had been a very close friend for many years. He passed away while walking his dog near Ellwood on Wednesday November 14. According to his wife Mary, no services are immediately planned. -- 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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SBARC Special Interest Group meeting November 16
by auditron 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

SBARC Special Interest Group Night November 16, 2007 A week from this coming Friday night, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will be holding its annual election of officers. And as is the recent custom, we use that evening to put on display the favorite "stuff" of our Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Whether your interest is DX chasing, Amateur Television (ATV), Transmitter Hunting, communicating through Amateur Satellites, PSK-31, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Antenna Construction, Automatic Position Reporting Systems (APRS), Weak Signal Communications (QRP), Microwave Mountain-Topping, or any other part of our great hobby that you just can't get enough of, bring over an example of it or an entire system and put it on display for the rest of us to look at and try to understand what it is all about. Grab a table in the room and use all of it or part of it to display your gear. Don't forget to make a little write-up about your equipment and place it near your things and don't forget your name and callsign on it as well. Tell about whether it is commercially made or you designed/built it, how old it is, where you have used it, what you have accomplished with it, etc. This should be a lot of fun. It always is. The SBARC meeting begins at 7:30 P.M. and is held at the Goleta Union School District, 401 N. Fairview Ave. and is directly across the street from the Goleta Library. Come early, set up your gear and shake some hands. If you are able, please bring some kind of refreshments for the group. Oh, do check out the Free-to-Good-Home table -- and bring some of your junque to add to it. Remember, if nobody takes what you brought, please remove it after the meeting. See you there! Darryl Widman, KF6DI Director, SBARC

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2007 US ARDF Championships Article
by Marvin Johnston 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

Here is a link to an article by Joe Moell about the Championships on the ARRL website: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2007/10/23/1/?nc=1

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Fire Incident Websites
by kc6nah＠juno.com 23 Oct '07

23 Oct '07

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October Key-Klix now posted on SBARC.ORG
by AJSOENKE＠aol.com 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

_http://www.sbarc.org/publications/key-klix/2007-10_KeyKlix_View.pdf_ (http://www.sbarc.org/publications/key-klix/2007-10_KeyKlix_View.pdf) Al WA6VNN ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Memorial Services for Desi
by Marvin Johnston 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

There will be a semi-private memorial for Desi on Saturday at UCSB for friends of Desi. His son asked if anyone coming could relate a story about Desi at the memorial ... and we *all* have stories :). More information can be found at: http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=DHEFYRAVITYBOLFFG…

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Next on-foot transmitter hunt 11/10 at Bonelli Park
by Marvin Johnston 10 Oct '07

10 Oct '07

The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunt will take place on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Bonelli Regional Park. As usual, this event will have something for everyone, beginner and expert alike. 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). If you are a beginner, there will be entry-level two-meter fox transmitters, set by Joe Moell K0OV. For advanced radio-orienteers, there will be an international-rules ARDF course, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. An optional 80-meter fox transmitter will also be on the air. Expect to see some of the medal winners from the 2007 USA/IARU-R2 ARDF Championships that took place near South Lake Tahoe in mid-September. Some of them are training for the 2008 World Championships in South Korea. Transmitter hunting begins at 10 AM. You may start at any time up until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. There are picnic tables and BBQ grills nearby, so you can bring your lunch or cook up something if you wish. The beginner course and the 80-meter transmitter hunt will be free of charge. The advanced ARDF training will use electronic registration/scoring ("e-punch") so a $5 per entry (individual or group) donation is requested for that course to defray the cost of the full-color orienteering map and e-punch equipment. 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. Bonelli Regional Park is near Raging Waters, Brackett Field, and Puddingstone Reservoir. From the 57/210 freeways, take the Via Verde exit and go east through the entrance to the park. There is a per-vehicle entry fee, so consider carpooling. Go approximately 1/4 mile beyond the entrance and turn left into the parking lot for the bike rental stand. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag directing you to the starting site. A map to the site is at <www.homingin.com>. 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 it too. Make sure all batteries are fresh. For those with no radio gear, some extra ARDF receiver/antenna sets will be available. Also 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. Talk-in on 146.970 MHz simplex. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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