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Two-Meter SSB Net Tonight!
by n6kth n6kth.com 23 Jul '25

23 Jul '25

Hi folks: Join us for two-meter SSB fun tonight starting at 8pm on 144.210. In addition to local folks, we are joined by people from all over Southern California. Everyone has different capabilities which gives you a chance to try out your equipment. Our net has been operating continuously since 2006, and we would love to have you join the fun! Ken Owen, N6KTH https://www.qrz.com/db/N6KTH https://www.qrz.com/db/N6KTH

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Comms Restored
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 23 Jul '25

23 Jul '25

From City of Santa Barbara <https://ytp4oshab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B459WGDjy7ZoC9WkhjKRW4LGIPCZozlasF…> 9-1-1 Service Restored As of 9:00 a.m., 9-1-1 phone lines to local dispatch centers' service are fully restored countywide. Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are working to resume flight operations. SBA passengers should check directly with their airline for the latest flight status. We extend our gratitude to all affected agencies for their prompt response and collaboration in maintaining emergency reporting channels. Public safety and the continuity of critical services remain our highest priorities. On July 22, 2025, between approximately 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., a fiber optic line was cut, causing a temporary disruption to countywide emergency services and communications at Santa Barbara Airport. We are actively investigating the cause and taking steps to ensure similar incidents do not occur in the future. Immediate repairs were initiated to restore emergency communication capabilities as quickly as possible. The City recognizes the seriousness of the service interruption, and we apologize for the inconvenience and concern this incident may have caused.

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QST QST QST – Communications Status Check & Alternate Emergency Contacts
by Levi C. Maaia 22 Jul '25

22 Jul '25

⚠️ QST QST QST ⚠️ All SBARC members are asked to check and test your communications capabilities immediately. Are you able to use the following services? • Cellular Internet • Cellular Voice Calling • Text Messaging (SMS) • Landline/ISP Internet ✅ Only respond to this message if you are experiencing any issues with the services listed above. If everything is working normally, no reply is necessary. When reporting an issue, please include your current location (city and nearest cross streets). This request comes from Roy Dugger, Emergency Services Specialist with the City of Santa Maria Fire Department and SB County ARES Emergency Coordinator. This is in response to a reported fiber cut that has disrupted 911 services and other communications throughout the County. Please note: • You may not be able to reach 911 by voice. • IN AN EMERGENCY, you can still text 911, or contact emergency services directly at the numbers below: Alternate Emergency Contacts: • Santa Barbara County Sheriff: +1 (805) 896-5181 • Santa Barbara Police Department: +1 (805) 882-8900 Thank you for supporting situational awareness and public safety communications. 73, Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large | K6TZ Trustee Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation

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Fwd: [SCCC] Fw: [CVARC] Petition to take over part of 70cm
by WARREN MYERS 20 Jul '25

20 Jul '25

Threat to 70cm amateur band. Begin forwarded message: > From: peter h via SCCC <sccc(a)contesting.com> > Date: July 20, 2025 at 6:51:31 PM MDT > To: events vcars <main(a)vcars-events.groups.io>, simi settlers arc simi settlers arc <simisettlers(a)groups.io>, Island County Amateur Radio Club <icarc(a)w7avm.org>, k6mep vcarc <k6mep(a)groups.io>, pacNWVHFASSOC <pnwvhfs(a)googlegroups.com>, arrlsb(a)mailman.qth.net, SCCC Reflector <sccc(a)contesting.com>, Edmonds Woodway Amateur Radio Club <edwaynet(a)googlegroups.com> > Subject: [SCCC] Fw: [CVARC] Petition to take over part of 70cm > Reply-To: peter h <n6ze(a)aol.com> > > This request by AST SpaceMobile may have profound effects on the 420 - 450 Mzhz band. > Bt73 Pete nz6ze(a)aol.com > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > > > Begin forwarded message: > > On Sunday, July 20, 2025, 17:23, Hanson, Robert - W6RH via groups.io <w6rh=hotmail.com(a)groups.io> wrote: > > #yiv9137586796 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Petition to take over part of 70cmA commercial space company, AST SpaceMobile, is petitioning the FCC to take over amateur radio spectrum in the 70cm band for commercial use!They already have 5 satellites in orbit and plan to launch 243 more using the 430 - 440 MHz range.📡 The bottom line: These frequencies are vital to many amateur satellite operations and emergency communications, and the commercial The ham radio community has just a short window to share feedback with the FCC before decisions are made.👉 Read the AMSAT-UK Briefing » https://hamradioprep.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f37cdd1d3c7111cfd6… View the FCC Filing » https://hamradioprep.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f37cdd1d3c7111cfd6… Comment Opposing the Petition:”AST & Science LLC (AST SpaceMobile) is operating satellites in the amateur radio spectrum, causing interference with amateur radio operations.I strongly urge you to deny their request to use amateur radio frequencies for commercial use.I personally am an amateur radio operator, along with over 750,000 Americans. These frequencies are vital for emergency communications via satellite and amateur radio, as well as technological advancement in the radio science by amateur radio operators.”Let’s stay informed and speak up to preserve amateur spectrum for education, innovation, and emergency use.Submit Your Comment to the FCC Here! https://hamradioprep.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f37cdd1d3c7111cfd6… > _._,_._,_Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#7441) | Reply to Sender | Reply to Group | Mute This Topic| New Topic > Your Subscription |Contact Group Owner |Unsubscribe [n6ze(a)aol.com] > > _._,_._,_ > > > _______________________________________________ > SCCC mailing list > SCCC(a)contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/sccc

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NOAA SHEARWATER
by WILLIAM TALANIAN 15 Jul '25

15 Jul '25

To SBARC ALL SBWF Team is very familiar with the NOAA Shearwater after providing multiple communications services. 1 Dies, 1 Remains in Critical Condition After Boat Sinks Offshore Santa Barbara | Local News | Noozhawk | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Dies, 1 Remains in Critical Condition After Boat Sinks Offshore Santa ... Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Executive Editor One of the boaters rescued from a sinking vessel offshore Santa Barbara last week has died, and another remains ... | | |

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Two-Meter SSB Tonight!
by n6kth n6kth.com 02 Jul '25

02 Jul '25

Hi folks. Please join us tonight starting at 20:00 hours for the Santa Barbara Two-Meter Sideband Round Table net on 144.210 MHZ. We have a great mix of locals and check-ins from around Southern California, and you can join us just long enough to say "hi" or stick around and chat for a while. Everyone is welcome, so join the fun! We would love to hear from you. Ken Owen, N6KTH https://www.qrz.com/db/N6KTH

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N6KTH & KD6OVS VHF Contest Set Up
by n6kth n6kth.com 18 Jun '25

18 Jun '25

Hi folks: Cali and I operating the VHF contact this weekend from East Camino Cielo. My vehicle is on the let and it has two, 28 element 1296 MHz yagis, one 10 element 2-meter yagi and one 10 element 440 yagi. Callie worked 220 from a hand-held and he used a 6 meter dipole for voice and FT8. Ken Owen, N6KTH https://www.qrz.com/db/N6KTH

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Wings Over Camarillo Airshow Aug 17-18 call for volunteers
by Avi Carmi 15 Jun '25

15 Jun '25

Hi All, The 2024 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow is coming up Sat-Sun August 17-18 If you have volunteered in previous years, there should be no (or minimal) changes from last year. As in previous years, I am acting as the volunteer coordinator, and Mike Felio will be the comm lead during the show Each day is divided into two shifts, a morning shift and an afternoon shift There are two main types of jobs, the roaming color teams (and rovers), and the net control (and comm lead / asst comm lead) jobs Plus a show director "shadow" job, which should be a very exciting close-up assignment, you will have two radios: a commercial show radio and your ham radio. The Shadow will follow the show director and provide communication support to the show director. You are welcome to sign up for two consecutive Shadow shifts and stay with the show director for the entire day. The net control (and comm/asst comm lead) will be based in the comm trailer, slightly longer shifts to ensure overlap between morning and afternoon shifts The showgrounds is divided into four sectors A/B/C/D (maps showing the four sector and grids will be provided) There are four two-person color teams (blue/green/purple/red), each two-person color team will cover one of the show sectors for an hour and then move to a different sector (as instructed by net control), allowing each color team to enjoy all sectors of the show. The rover position is similar to color teams, but roves solo and not limited to single sector at a time and can rove over the entire show, also acting as a "gofer" and as backup for any color team member who might need to take a break The color teams and rovers will stroll through the showgrounds enjoy the static displays and the airshow above, while providing eyes/ears/comms Plan on four hours of walking in the hot August sun. Bring your HT, headset/earpiece, a yellow shirt, communications vest (if you have one), hat, sunscreen, food/snacks, water, etc Free entrance to the show, parking, t-shirt, pancake breakfast, lunch, and all the water and soft drinks you can drink If you volunteer for a morning shift, you may stay and enjoy the show in the afternoon, and vice versa come early enjoy the show in the morning then work your afternoon shift You may sign up for both morning and afternoon shifts and/or for both days or for different job types. This year's volunteer registration requires multiple steps and forms to fill in and submit 1- to start the registration process, please go to: https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/ 2- Click on "sign up now" button 3- Enter your first name and email on the first form The volunteerlocal site does not use passwords, instead it sends a unique login link to your email address, please double check your email address If you enter a wrong email address, you will not get the confirmation message with the login link (if this happens, please contact me) 4.a - If the profile associated with the email you entered is already in the system you will be taken directly to the sign up page (step 5) 4.b- Otherwise, it will prompt you to enter more profile details on the next form Enter the rest of the required details (for group select "Ham Radio Operators") and click "Complete Application" 5- The ham radio jobs/shifts are password protected, therefore, on the sign up page you will NOT see the ham radio jobs unless you enter the password *ham73* 6- once you enter the *ham73* password, you will see a yellow "Ham Radio Operators" button but both days and all shifts will be in a "collapsed" mode 7- click on the yellow button, then click on the date(s) to expand the list of available jobs/shifts for each day 8- Select the jobs/shift(s) you would like to volunteer for. If you do not see a job/shift, it means that it was already taken 9- scroll to the bottom of the page and click to check the disclaimer acceptance checkbox and fill in your name, then click "sign up to volunteer" 10- You should receive a confirmation email from Robert Bush who is the new administrator of the Wings Over Camarillo volunteerlocal website Please keep this message handy since it includes an "Open your profile" button at the bottom. if you do not get a confirmation email, or if you have any q uestions/concerns/problems, please contact me directly at avi(a)carmi.us or 805-616-2636 (do not reply to Robert) but wait, there's more... This year, the volunteer details form (step 4b above) does NOT include your call sign, even though it is a required field... To enter your call sign, you have to go to "your profile" page: A.1.a- click on "open your profile" button (from the email at step 10 above) and it should take you directly to your "volunteer application" page (step A.2 below) A.1.b- or go back to https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/ and click on "View your profile and check your shifts" button then, if you are already "logged in" it should take you directly to your "volunteer application" page (step A.2 below) otherwise, if you are not "logged in", the "View your profile and check your shifts" button will take you to "Access your profile" page, fill in your email address and click submit the system will then send you an email message from Robert Bush, click on the profile link in the email message, which should take you directly to your "volunteer application" page (step A.2 below) A.2- the "volunteer application" page will show your name and current shifts A.3- finally, to enter your call sign, click on the "Your profile" button next to your name, which should pull down a form with your current information A.4- fill in your call sign, check the rest of your information for accuracy and then click "save information" you can repeat step A.1.a/b at any time to get back to step A.2 where you can view your current shifts, sign up for additional shift(s), cancel existing shifts, or update your profile. Please contact me directly if you have any question or issues, or if you enter a wrong/typo in your initial email address (since this will send confirmation to a non-existing email address... ) More details about the event, such as the location of comm trailer, map, parking passes (and where to park), entrance procedure, how to get the breakfast tickets, etc, will be sent to registered volunteers via the volunteerlocal website as these details become available. Since I might not have sent this to every possible mailing list that I have access to, please feel free to forward this to any other ham radio operator, and/or any other ham clubs/groups/organizations that you are a member of. Thanks, -avi -- avi(a)carmi.us 805-616-2636 K6AVI https://avicarmi.com

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Field Day Planner
by WARREN MYERS 15 Jun '25

15 Jun '25

Hello Friends, Attached is an Excel workbook with sheets showing our equipment plan, bonus activities, food & beverage plan, and budget. Please review the equipment plan noting items for which you have volunteered to supply and, or transport items. Please let me (or the group) know if you can think of anything we may be missing. Thanks, Warren

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Do you want to help the Dos Pueblos Radio Club?
by Malachi Cottrell 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Hello SBARC members, If I haven't met you, my name is Mac. I am a student at Dos Pueblos High School, and I got my Tech ticket (which is now a general) about six months ago. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club has been exceptionally welcoming, and I've learned a great deal about how much I don't know from you all. I write to you on behalf of the Dos Pueblos Radio Club–this is a club that I started this spring at Dos Pueblos related to radio and radio-adjacent topics. So far, we've built the "head" for a dipole, talked about how propagation varies across frequencies, done some studying for the Technician exam, made simulated QSOs, and spoken with several of you via the linked repeater system. Thank you to all who answered with your stories and advice! Also, we've received a $150 grant from the Santa Barbara Education Foundation for radio equipment and to cover the cost of licensing fees from the FCC (combined with the Youth Grant program from the ARRL). Right now, the school year is coming to an end: we have 1.5 meetings left. In August, when school starts, there is a "Club Day" where all the clubs have tables set up for the incoming freshmen, and I was thinking it could be good to have a portable HF station set up (maybe some of you would be able to be monitoring on a pre-agreed frequency in case the bands go downhill?) to generate interest. Sort of like a Field Day, but on a much smaller scale. With that in mind, I was wondering if any of you would be interested in helping out the DPRC in any way. Anything is appreciated, e.g., wise words, time, cables you have lying around. Some things that I've thought of: Wise words: What do you think we should spend the grant money on? How did you become a ham? What do you find interesting/exciting about the hobby? Why is radio relevant? Time: Do you have a focus that you want to share with the club–digital modes, foxhunting, emergency communications, etc.–and would be willing to talk a little about it to some high schoolers? Things lying around: Do you have cables that you don't need? An antenna (especially if it is portable–this could be very useful for our Club Day) that won't see the light of day? Some fun maps! Or masts/pole supports? All of these things and more could be useful and very much appreciated by students interested in amateur radio, especially as we try to figure out our antenna/station/radio situation. Sorry for the long email, and thank you for reading if you got this far down! With gratitude, Mac Cottrell – KO6HBP P.S. My phone number is +1 (805) 895-3660 if you want to give me a call about any of this.

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