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Rohn-25 Tower Disassembly
by Rod Fritz 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

Greetings, I will be moving to a new location in Santa Barbara soon and need to hire someone to disassemble my 40' Rohn-25 tower. There are a few VHF/UHF antennas to take down - no rotor and nothing big. If possible, I want the tower to survive so I can install it at a new location. Can you recommend someone who can safely disassemble this for me in the next 30 days? Thank you, Rod Fritz, WB9KMO -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006

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Information on the SBARC Hamfest August 13
by Darryl A. Widman 08 Jul '06

08 Jul '06

Hello and thank you for your interest in the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club's annual Hamfest and Family Reunion to be held at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge #613 in Goleta on Sunday, August 13, 2006. You really don't want to miss this one. For much more information and our Flyer for the event which includes order blank for the Santa Barbara style BBQ for adults and kids, Grand prize and Major prize tickets, click on the following link to our web site: http://www.sbarc.org/annual/hamfest/SBARC%20Hamfest%20Flyer_06.pdf We anticipate a great many coming from clubs all over the State of California. If you would be interested in staying overnight Saturday or Sunday, get in touch with me, Darryl Widman, KF6DI and ask for information available about that. My co-chair, Al Soenke, WA6VNN, and I want you to thoroughly enjoy our great Hamfest this year. Plan now for a terrific time. Mark it on your calendar and prepare for a marvelous experience! 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI SBARC Hamfest Co-chair kf6di(a)sbarc.org

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SBARC Field Day News and Operator Schedule
by Tom Saunders 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

SBARC Members, Just a final reminder that this weekend is Field Day. The location is in Goleta, just north of the Stow House at Los Carneros and Covington Way. Everyone is invited to Field Day. You are welcome to come by and observe the fun. Setup will begin Friday afternoon at 1 PM. This year we will not set up any heavy towers. We will use both of the club's communication vehicles for Field Day stations. Most of Friday afternoon will be spent making casual contacts on HF. If you or a friend is interested in making an HF contact, we will have licensed control operators ready to assist. Field Day will start at 11 AM Saturday morning and run to 11 AM Sunday. Since the location is very visible to the public, I hope that we can get lots of members to answer questions and assist our membership chair, Ingrid Steele. Please note that the time for the Sunday BBQ has changed to Sunday Noon. The location is the George Adams Picnic Grove located south of the Goleta Depot. All SBARC members and guests are invited. The club will provide drinks and burgers. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. The tentative operator schedule is below. Please let me know if there are any corrections to this list. We still have a few openings that we need to fill. 73, Tom N6YX Station 1 (CW / Phone) Communication Van Saturday 11-1 Open 1-3 Open 3-11 Steve Long AC6T Saturday Night / Sunday Morning 11-7 Jug WA6MBZ 7-9 Open 9-11 Steve Long AC6T Station 2 (Phone) Rover Saturday 11-1 Tom Saunders N6YX 1- 3 Darryl Widman KF6DI 3-7 Dennis Schwendtner WB6OBB / Marvin Johnston KE6HTS 7-11 Paul Ryack W1PR / Kip Omweg K1KIP Saturday Night / Sunday Morning 11-7 Chuck Gould WB6KDH 7-9 Open 9- 11 Tom Saunders N6YX

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SBARC Field Day
by Tom Saunders 11 Jun '06

11 Jun '06

SBARC Members Field Day is Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25. The location is in Goleta, near the Stow House and Goleta Depot. To get there, take 101 and exit Los Carneros North. The Field Day site is just ½ mile north of 101 (Los Carneros and Covington Way). We will setup Friday afternoon beginning at 1 PM. Operation will start Saturday morning at 11 and end Sunday morning at 11. The club will run a 2A club station using the communications van and the rover vehicles. Field Day setup will be very easy this year. We will use the antenna masts on each of these vehicles. We still need a few more operators for this event. This location is very visible to the public. We also need members to greet visitors. Please reply to this email if you are available for either of these positions. We are planning a BBQ picnic for Sunday, June 25 at 4 PM. All club members and guests are invited to this picnic and to visit our Field Day operation. A no-host dinner meeting will be held Tuesday, June 20, 6:30 PM, at the Turnpike IHOP to discuss this event. Tom Saunders, N6YX

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Responding to your message
by Darryl A. Widman 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

This from U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer on June 8, 2006 Darryl Widman, KF6DI Santa Barbara, CA Dear Mr. Widman: Thank you for contacting me regarding broadband over power lines (BPL), which is the transmittal of broadband signals over electric power lines. I appreciate hearing from you on this issue. President Bush has expressed his support for BPL as a viable method for increasing broadband access throughout the United States . However, there is concern that BPL interferes with the electromagnetic spectrum and disrupts radio communication, including emergency communications. As you may know, Congress is currently considering broad telecommunications reform legislation. In the House of Representatives, one major bill (H.R.5252) contains a provision that would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a study of the potential effects of BPL on radio communications. The major bill before the Senate (S.2686) contains no such provision. However, the Senate Commerce Committee, of which I am a member, will hold a hearing on S.2686 on June 13, 2006; it is possible that BPL issues will be considered at this time. Please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as legislation on this issue progresses. Again, thank you for writing to me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again about this or any other issue of concern to you. Barbara Boxer United States Senator Please visit my website at http://boxer.senate.gov

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Santa Maria Swapfest
by Marvin Johnston 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

Hi everyone, The Santa Maria Swapfest is coming up in about a week and a half on Saturday, June 17th, starting at 8:00 AM. The location will again be at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge parking lot at 1309 North Bradley Road. Admission and parking is free for buyers and $15.00 for sellers. You can see or download the flyer at http://www.satellitearc.com/2006swapfest.htm. See you there!

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WB9KMO Video on the Internet
by Rod Fritz 03 Jun '06

03 Jun '06

Take a peek into WB9KMO Video on the Internet... In case you haven't tried the following "webcam" websites lately, you may want to take a peek. They are more reliable and more active now. Each webcam has a chat room attached for real-time interactive communication. I'm not always in the chat room in spite of being listed there - my connection is required by camstreams.com to keep the webcam active. Right now, only three users can see video at a time (I'm trying to allow more), but all can use the chat room. If you don't get video when you connect, click the refresh button on your browser or try again later. Send questions and comments to HYPERLINK "mailto:wb9kmo@sbarc.org"wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org. WB9KMO ATV Repeater - HYPERLINK "http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com"http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com - This is the output of the WB9KMO ATV Repeater in Santa Barbara, CA. Amateur Television Network (ATN) video is shown live from several ATV repeaters in Nevada and Southern California. Audio is mixed in from other local ham repeaters on 145.75 (simplex SSTV), 146.79 and 224.86 MHz. The stream is active 24x7 with live audio and video and a slideshow during idle times. You're most likely to see live activity on weekends and evenings, especially Sunday morning and Tuesday evening (USA, Pacific Time). WB9KMO Ham Radio Video Library - HYPERLINK "http://kmovideo.camstreams.com"http://kmovideo.camstreams.com - This is a continuous loop of several ham radio-related video recordings. Please contribute your ham radio video so it can be included in the loop (HYPERLINK "mailto:wb9kmo@sbarc.org"wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org). The current clips are Monroe School ISS Contact (15 minutes), DARPA Grand Challenge - Ghostrider (5 minutes), DARPA Grand Challenge - Stanley Wins! (5 minutes), JOTA - Jamboree On The Air (15 minutes) and SBARC Tesla Presentation (50 minutes) - times are approximate. WB9KMO Webcam - HYPERLINK "http://kmocam.camstreams.com"http://kmocam.camstreams.com - This is a live webcam in my ham shack. If I'm there, say hi to me in the chat room. If I notice you're there, I'll be happy to chat with you. You're most likely to see me on Tuesday nights. Most of the time there's not much going on, but check it out anyway - Rodney the Robot is in the lower left corner waving hello. WB9KMO Mobile Webcam - HYPERLINK "http://kmomobile.camstreams.com"http://kmomobile.camstreams.com - This is still in development and it isn't on very much of the time yet. It's a webcam I take with me when I'm away from home. I'll try to make it active as much as I can, as long as I have Internet access so I can send the video stream. Sending a stream from hotels is sometimes possible (firewalls - yuck!), but I hope to also send from my van to cover local events. Eventually, I'll probably show clips of prior travels when I'm not transmitting live. Take a look from time to time, but be patient with this one. I hope you enjoy a peek into WB9KMO Video on the Internet. If you're inclined, I encourage you to put your own webcam on the Internet. The website I use, HYPERLINK "http://www..camstreams.com"http://www..camstreams.com, makes it pretty easy and it's free! 73, Rod WB9KMO -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/354 - Release Date: 6/1/2006

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"Old Timers Night" this Friday night
by Darryl A. Widman 15 May '06

15 May '06

Dear fellow ham, This Friday night is "Old Timers Night" at our SBARC May meeting. This is the one meeting of the year that you don't want to miss! This will be your opportunity to stand up and let us all know what it was like back when you were first licensed. How many years ago was that? You're kidding! Funny, you sure don't look that old. Also, this May meeting will commemorate the 86th year of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. Vas you dere, Charlie? A few of our oldest will hopefully be in attendance and tell us about the good old days. Another treat is the assortment of vintage gear, Amateur Radio or otherwise, that some of our members have collected and want to bring to the meeting and show it off. If you would like to bring some of your ancient relics, please consider labeling them with your name, call, what it is the folks are looking at and how you used it, if you did. This promises to be a delightful gathering of hams and stuff and stories! Do try to be there. And, if you are able, consider bringing a few goodies for the refreshment table. The meeting is at our regular spot -- the Goleta Union School District board room, 401 N. Fairview Ave., right across the street from the Goleta Lobrary. This is about 0.25 mile north (mountain side) of the 101 freeway. The meeting gets under way at 7:30 P.M., but get there early so you can look around, have some eyeball QSOs and shake some hands. There is a Free to Good Home table where you can bring ham related stuff you don't want any more and take home someone else's stuff, too. If your stuff is not taken by anyone, please take it back home with you. We have no way to dispose of it for you. Let's pack the room and have a great time together. See you there! 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI SBARC Director at Large

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The Best Kept Secret Today...
by Rod Fritz 12 May '06

12 May '06

Not only is there live Amateur Television on Internet, but there are also replays of videos that might look familiar to you. In fact, you may be in them! There's a new web page: HYPERLINK "http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com"http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com that you might want to check out. Right now, there is a replay of the SBARC Tesla Presentation made by Bill Wysock N6UXW. Watch for other presentations, as well as live ATV video. If you have a video that you would like placed in the loop, email me at HYPERLINK "mailto:wb9kmo@sbarc.org"wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org. Enjoy, Rod WB9KMO -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/336 - Release Date: 5/10/2006

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My video streams are finally on the air!
by Rod Fritz 09 May '06

09 May '06

Hello Don and all, Check out the following URLs: HYPERLINK "http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com"http://wb9kmo.camstreams.com - My Amateur Television Repeater, watch Tuesday nights after 7:30pm Pacific Time HYPERLINK "http://kmocam.camstreams.com"http://kmocam.camstreams.com - My Office/Ham Shack, the camera is dark unless I'm active there Cheers! Rod -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/333 - Release Date: 5/5/2006

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