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by Michael P. Jogoleff 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Hello SBARC Members, This is just a quick note to advise you that Vince Hooper, W6PRH passed away. Vince lived in Camarillo, CA, but he was a number of SBARC and he helped Ted Green, WA6GNY, early on, with the Santa Cruz Island repeater. I have a few more of the details if you would like to hear of them. --- --- Michael P. Jogoleff - - - W A 6 M B Z - - - 1324 Panchita Place /// 805 560 0605 or 805 966 4808 voice tel. Santa Barbara, CA /// 805 966 4804 or 805 966 1598 fax tel. 93103-2223 /// 805 729 3388 cell phone (Verizon). /// 805 570 5293 cell phone (Cingular). Email Addresses: mike.j(a)att.net, bungalow(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)att.net, mike-j(a)ix.netcom.com. Many many thanks (.end, 2006-09-28). -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release Date: 2006-12-13 18:13

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The End of the Morse Code Era
by Marvin Johnston 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

ARRLSB - The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of an Era: FCC to Drop Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes Dec 15, 2006 -- In an historic move, the FCC has acted to drop the Morse code requirement for all Amateur Radio license classes. The Commission today adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in WT Docket 05-235. In a break from typical practice, the FCC only issued a public notice at or about the close of business and not the actual Report & Order, so some details -- including the effective date of the R&O -- remain uncertain. Also today, the FCC also adopted an Order on Reconsideration, in WT Docket 04-140 -- the "omnibus" proceeding -- agreeing to modify the Amateur Radio rules in response to an ARRL request to accommodate automatically controlled narrowband digital stations on 80 meters in the wake of rule changes that became effective today at 12:01 AM Eastern Time. The Commission said it will carve out the 3585 to 3600 kHz frequency segment for such operations. Prior to the long-awaited action on the Morse code issue, Amateur Radio applicants for General and higher class licenses had to pass a 5 WPM Morse code test to operate on HF. The Commission said today's R&O eliminates that requirement for General and Amateur Extra applicants. "This change eliminates an unnecessary regulatory burden that may discourage current Amateur Radio operators from advancing their skills and participating more fully in the benefits of Amateur Radio," the FCC said. The ARRL had asked the FCC to retain the 5 WPM for Amateur Extra class applicants only. The FCC proposed earlier to drop the requirement across the board, however, and it held to that decision in today's R&O. Perhaps more important, the FCC's action in WT Docket 05-235 appears to put all Technician licensees on an equal footing: Once the R&O goes into effect, holders of Technician class licenses will have equivalent HF privileges, whether or not they've passed the 5 WPM Element 1 Morse examination. The FCC said the R&O in the Morse code docket would eliminate a disparity in the operating privileges for the Technician and Technician Plus class licensees. Technician licensees without Element 1 credit (ie, Tech Plus licensees) currently have operating privileges on all amateur frequencies above 30 MHz. "With today's elimination of the Morse code exam requirements, the FCC concluded that the disparity between the operating privileges of Technician Class licensees and Technician Plus Class licensees should not be retained," the FCC said in its public notice. "Therefore, the FCC, in today's action, afforded Technician and Technician Plus licensees identical operating privileges." The wholesale elimination of a Morse code requirement for all license classes ends a longstanding national and international regulatory tradition in the requirements to gain access to Amateur Radio frequencies below 30 MHz. The first no-code license in the US was the Technician ticket, instituted in 1991. The question of whether or not to drop the Morse requirement altogether has been the subject of often-heated debate over the past several years, but the handwriting has been on the wall. A number of countries, including Canada, no longer require applicants for an Amateur Radio license to pass a Morse code test to gain HF operating privileges. The list has been increasing regularly. The FCC said today's R&O in WT Docket 05-235 comports with revisions to the international Radio Regulations resulting from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). At that gathering, delegates agreed to authorize each country to determine whether or not to require that applicants demonstrate Morse code proficiency in order to qualify for an Amateur Radio license with privileges on frequencies below 30 MHz. Typically, the effective date of an FCC Order is 30 days after it appears in the Federal Register. That would mean the Morse requirement and the revised 80-meter segment for automatically controlled digital stations would likely not go into effect until late January 2007. (ARRL) _______________________________________________ ARRL Santa Barbara Section List Mailer To Subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-request@mailman.qth.net?subject=subscribe To Post: mailto:arrlsb@mailman.qth.net Web site: http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb Administrator: mailto:arrlsb-admin@mailman.qth.net

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No Code Required?!?!?!?!
by AD6EZ 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Citizen Band Radio is back, only now you can legally crank up the amp! Like a friend put it: this primarily is a reflection of our society as a whole; softening-down, dumbing-down, and just basically lazying-down overall. Our society in general subscribes to: if Instant Gratification is blocked by the rules, change them. If blocked by the work required, just reduce or remove it. Not to be a doom-and-gloom prophet, but we're bringing it on ourselves. Dennis H. Morales, AD6EZ<>< Goleta, CA 93117

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FCC Eliminates CW Requirement for Ham Radio
by kc6nah＠juno.com 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

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Christmas Part/Elections
by Marvin Johnston 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that Sunday, December 17, is our annual Christmas Party at Rusty's on Storke Road starting at 1:00PM. As usual, it will be hosted by Dennis and JoAnn Schwendtner and held in conjunction with the WB6OBB repeater party. Also, since elections weren't able to be held at the November meeting, please be there at 1:00PM to ensure we have a quorum of members to legally hold the elections. This is important! Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Free Magazines
by Michael Reynolds 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

I have lots of issues of QST, World Radio, and Discover magazine. They cover the past several years, although I do not have every issue. The entire set is free to whomever wants them. Please respond by email to NO6O(a)ARRL.NET with your contact information. Thank you! ---Michael Reynolds, NO6O

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Need 7405 IC
by Marvin Johnston 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

Hi, I am in need of a 7405 Hex Inverter with open collector outputs. MarVac doesn't carry them, and I can't find any here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Marvin

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Next ARDF near Santa Barbara January 6
by Marvin Johnston 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

This is the announcment that was posted to the Southern California ARDF listserver. Marvin ********* Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, January 6, 2007. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Bring the kids and grandkids, then go out on the course with them! There will be fox transmitters on 146.565 MHz FM with international-rules timing. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres. It is relatively flat, making it a good site for foxtailers of all skill levels. Full-color orienteering maps will be available. There is no charge for this event. The main 5-fox hunt begins at 10:30 AM. Hunters may start any time until 12:30 PM. Courses close at 2 PM. Bring any 2-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you don't have any, just bring your handi-talkie or scanner. If you don't have that, come anyway, because a limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Also be sure to bring anything you'll need while going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and sunscreen. Bring your own compass, protractor and pencil if you plan to use them for map marking. Make sure that all batteries are fresh. Meet at the Stow House Parking Lot just off of Los Carneros Road. >From US 101 about 8 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, take the Los Carneros Road exit, head north about 1/4 mile and turn right into the parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. A map to get you to the site is at www.homingin.com 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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CQ VHF Cover
by Marvin Johnston 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

In case you haven't seen it, our own Jay Hennigan, WB6RDV, is prominently displayed on the front cover of the CQ-VHF Fall Issue! Jay is shown DFing at the practice session in Bulgeria for the World ARDF Championships.

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ARDF Hunt at Lake Carnaros
by Marvin Johnston 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Hi everyone, This is just a heads up. I talked with Joe Moell (K0OV) yesterday, and we will be putting on an ARDF type hunt at Lake Carnaros on Saturday morning, January 7, 2007. We will probably start direction finding and orienteering practice/training for newcomers about 9:30 and start the main hunt at 10:30AM. We will have a limited amount of DF gear to loan out. Participants will be provided an orienteering map, and there is no charge for this event. If you have (grand)kids that you think might enjoy this, you can bring them out and shadow them as they go out on the course to find the transmitters. More information will be available on the HomingIn website at http://www.hommingin.com/.

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