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Chet Hadley, KF6OIF, Silent Key
by Marvin Johnston 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

It is with deep sadness that I report the untimely death of Chester E. Hadley, KF6OIF. Chet arose from his bed early this morning feeling strangely, and his wife immediately called 9-1-1. He collapsed shortly thereafter, and the paramedics were unable to revive him. Chet just turned age 62, and was an active Ham holding a General Class license. He retired from the Air Force in 1984 as a Reserve Major. One of Chet's primary contributions to Amateur Radio was his expert handling of messages in the NTS. Ray Lischka, W9EC, is a neighbor and close friend of the Hadley family. Ray will provide further information about services and remembrances in the days ahead. Please remember Chet and his family in your thoughts and prayers. 73, Eric WB6FLY

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SBARC Saturday Breakfast
by Marvin Johnston 02 Nov '05

02 Nov '05

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that this coming Saturday is the first Saturday of the month, and the date of the monthly breakfast get-together. Breakfast will take place at Cody's Restaurant starting at 8:00AM. Cody's is located at 4898 Hollister Ave in the Turnpike shopping plaza. The hosts are Dennis (WB6OBB) and JoAnn (KA6RPN) Schwendtner. If you are planning on attending, please let them know so they can plan for the number of people who will be attending.

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Key-Klix Deadline
by Marvin Johnston 30 Oct '05

30 Oct '05

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that tomorrow (Monday, October 31) is the deadline for the November issue of Key-Klix. Any submissions should be sent to Bill Smathers, KG6HXX, WillZ789(a)cs.com/.

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Santa Barbara Bike Ride for Multiple Sclerosis Sat., 10-15-05
by kc6nah＠juno.com 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Greeting SBARC Members, We're still on need for operators to work this year's MS Bike Ride. http://www.santabarbarabiketour.com/ Please contact me as soon as possible if you'll be available. Thanks, Hubert ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

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[Fwd: Fiddling around !!!]
by Michael P. Jogoleff 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

"Will you be performing? See you Monday night. Hubert" asks. Hi Hubert, Bill is a great fiddler and so he will be performing as he goes along !!! de "Jug" -- --- 73 de 'Jug' - - - WA6MBZ Michael P. Jogoleff /// 805-560-0605 or 805 966 4808 voice tel. 1324 Panchita Place /// 805-966-4804 or 805 966 1598 fax tel. Santa Barbara, CA /// 805-729-3388 cell phone (Verizon). 93103-2223. Email Addresses: mike-j(a)ix.netcom.com /// mike.j(a)att.net wa6mbz(a)ix.netcom.com /// wa6mbz(a)att.net mike_j(a)ix.netcom.com /// m.jogoleff(a)att.net bungalow(a)ix.netcom.com /// wa6mbz(a)sbarc.org /// Many many thanks wa6mbz(a)qsl.net /// .end (2004-12-29).

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Fiddlers Convention
by Bill Talanian 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Octor 9, 2005 Old Time Fiddlers Convention & Festival Sponsored by Rotary International

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Re: [Sbarc-list] Fiddlers Convention
by kc6nah＠juno.com 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Will you be performing? See you Monday night. Hubert ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

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Santa Barbara Bike Tour & Fest for Multiple Sclerosis, Sat. Oct.15, 20 05
by kc6nah＠juno.com 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Greetings All, SBARC's next public service communications event is the Santa Bike Tour & Fest for MS,-- http://www.santabarbarabiketour.com/ -- on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 There will be 7 rest stops and 13 SAG vehicles. Each SAG assignment covers a specific segment of the 4 ride option event, which ranges from Emma Wood State Beach in Ventura to Stow Grove Park in Goleta. We're still have positions to fill. Please contact me as soon as possible if you're available. Coming up next: Saturday, Nov. 5. 2005 - Santa Barbara News-Press Half-Marathon http://www.newspress.com/halfmarathon/ These events provide a great opportunity to test your communications system. and to provide good PR for ham radio. Thanks, Hubert ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

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Carpinteria Triathlon
by kc6nah＠juno.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Greetings All, We need 5 more operators (SBARC members) for this Sunday's Carpinteria Triathlon. If you'll be available, please contact me as soon as possible, http://www.carpinteriatriathlon.com/ Thanks, Hubert ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

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wireless tests report
by Thorsten von Eicken 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Last sunday Ansh and I did a number of long-distance wifi tests to try out some new 16dBi Vagi (dual-Yagi) antennas and we got pretty mixed results. The base station was located at my home at 2100 ft altitude near San Marcos pass with a CM-9 80mW-100mW radio and a 16dBi Vagi with horizontal polarization. The Vagi was pointed at "downtown" Santa Barbara approx 9-10mi away. Driving down Hwy 154 we made a first stop to verify that everything was working. We then proceeded to the rooftop of a parking garage in downtown (by Anacapa and de La Guerra, but we couldn't get a good line of sight and some quick tests showed no connection. We then moved to another garage (by Anacapa and Cota Streets) where we indeed had line of sight to the base station between some roofs and trees, just a few degrees above horizontal. We set-up a 2nd Vagi with the same radio and got a connection before even carefully aiming the antenna. The signal to noise ratio (SNR) was 11-12dB at the base station and around 14dB at the mobile end. Presumably the base station gets a lot more noise by pointing at downtown. In any case, using the link over SSH was quite acceptable. We then switched the radio at the mobile end to a new 400mW Ubiquiti SR2. The SNR at the base went up to 15-16dB, but the measured packet loss went up and using the link with SSH was rather unpleasant. Having read reports that some early cards have transmitter problems we're now wondering whether ours is affected... We then tried 5dBi and 9dBi omnidirectional antennas. This was a little difficult due to the horizontal polarization of the base station. After toying around for a long time, we came up empty-handed. Either the 7-11 dB less gain are enough to make a connection completely impossible, or the omnis picked up a lot more local noise thereby reducing SNR further. In any case a rather disappointing result! We're planning to do additional tests this coming sunday, this time setting up our "mobile" shop at La Vigia to make the whole thing a little easier. If anyone is interested in participating or just stopping by, please send me an email. The experience so far tells me that we really need the 50' tower on the rover if we want to set-up a mobile station "anywhere" downtown. With all the buildings and trees it's difficult to get a predictable line of sight to anywhere. Also, while a little camera mounted behind the antenna might be cute for pointing the antenna we really need a good compass-based approach. Even through last sunday was relatively clear, it was impossible to make out any details in the area of the mountain station even when using a 15x-45x field scope: the haze plus the blurring due to air movement were too strong. Thorsten - N6TVE

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