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GDTPUG Meeting Thursday March 7
by Marvin Johnston 02 Mar '02

02 Mar '02

>>> Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group Meeting <<< 7pm Thursday March 7, 2002 Goleta Public Library 500 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA >>> How do I Share my Pictures? <<< There are a variety of ways of sharing pictures, including o Standard photographic prints o Color printer prints (often inkjet) o Online photographic galleries o Web pages o Email attachments o CD-ROM and DVD Which method is best depends upon your audience, of course. Tonight's presentation will show the advantages and problems of each of these approaches so you will know which one to pick for a specific project. Here's a brief overview of some of the more common possibilities: Photographic Prints: Viewable anywhere, but are costly in quantity, especially if they have to be mailed. Easily obtained and fairly long-lived compared to most inkjet prints. Color Printer Prints: Similar features as photographic prints, but with the additional advantage that a small number can be printed quickly when needed (Aunt Sue needs a copy of the graduation picture before she leaves). However, they often are more costly than photographic prints, many are short-lived, and the time it takes to print a significant number can be inconvenient. Email Attachments: OK for a few recipients who are somewhat savvy, but take much longer to receive than getting the same picture from the Web. Also, many people don't have a simple way of going back and retrieving a specific picture from their email, while pictures on the Web are always accessible. Online Photographic Galleries: Cost is the same no matter how many people look at the pictures, and there's no shipping cost or time. However, people can see the pictures only when they are at their computer, and it may be quite time-consuming for people to browse a large number of pictures. Web Pages: Same features and drawbacks as the online photo galleries, but with the added feature of you have complete control of the appearance and design, and the added difficulty that you have to *do* the design. CD-ROM: Costs much less than prints, both to produce and to mail. Requires a computer or TV with recent DVD player to view. Retrieving pictures from a CD is nearly instantaneous, while getting pictures from the web or via email can be quite slow. A CD can be set up to automatically start up and run a "slide show" on most computers (Windows and Macintosh), or it can be made as a "VideoCD" which is playable on DVD players. ******************************************************************* Parking is available at the church next door to the library. Please park there because the library lot is often full on Thursday night. ******************************************************************* Remember, the meetings are free and open to the public. Please bring a friend. Visit our web site at <a href= "http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug" > http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug </a> for future meeting dates and other information. Please send email to gdtpug(a)troutcom.com with suggestions for topics you are interested in seeing covered. Or even better, volunteer to give a presentation! The Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group is a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the Santa Barbara PC Users Group. We are not platform specific: some members have PCs, some have Macs, some have both. Linux and other systems are sprinkled in as well for good measure. We focus on the issues of publishing in all forms, be it on paper, web, CD-ROM, or some other medium. -------------------

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Solar Battery rechargers
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

I am researching solar rechargers for HTs that we take on backpacking trips. They need to be lightweight and compact. Jim Henry gave me a resource in Ohio but lost the directions. Any resource info would be helpful. Thanks Paul Cronshaw DC KF6TRT

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Good Thoughts
by Marvin Johnston 21 Feb '02

21 Feb '02

Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.

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Fried Heyn WA6WZO, Promoted
by Alan J Soenke 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Thought you'd all like to know: According to the minutes of the last ARRL Board meeting, Fried Heyn, WA6WZO, recently retired SW Div Director, was just voted in as a Vice President of ARRL...Congratulations Fried! Ô¿Ô

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Goleta Desktop Users Group Meeting
by Marvin Johnston 03 Feb '02

03 Feb '02

This could be a wonderful way to help promote amateur radio. My interest is see what it takes to use this media for ARDF/transmitter hunting training. ********** >>> Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group Meeting <<< 7pm Thursday February 7, 2002 Goleta Public Library 500 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA >>> Digital Video <<< presented by Harold Adams This months' presentation on digital video is by Harold Adams, whose web site company produces videos for online use, as well as videos on CD and DVD (visit www.sblife.com to see some online examples). He will cover the basics of how to take digital video and prepare it for several different purposes: as a tiny clip to attach to email, as a larger format QuickTime movie that can be played from a CD or web site, and even an introduction to VideoCD and DVD, both of which can be played on most modern DVD players. Harold will be using a Mac and iMovie. These concepts can be applied to other platforms as well. *********************************************************** Parking is available at the church next door to the library. Please park there because the library lot is often full on Thursday night. *********************************************************** Remember, the meetings are free and open to the public. Please bring a friend. Visit our web site at <a href= "http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug" > http://www.troutcom.com/gdtpug </a> for future meeting dates and other information.

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Silent Key
by Lou Dartanner 03 Feb '02

03 Feb '02

It is with the deepest sadness I relate to you the death of Allen Sochel, WA6IDZ, at his home on Tuesday night, January 29th. His passing was peaceful with his wife June at his side. A memorial gathering is planned for Saturday, February 16th, at 10 a.m. at the Montecito Country Club. Details will be announced later this week in the News-Press. Al had served on the SBARC Board in past years and was our Executive Vice President in 2001. His calm presence added so much dignity to our gatherings and, when asked, his wise advice was always logical and fair. He enjoyed participating in event communications and was a friendly voice to chat with any time. He was a great friend and I will miss him greatly. Lou Dartanner, N6ZKJ

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ARRL FIELD DAY, AFFILIATED CLUB COMPETITION CHANGES ANNOUNCED
by Marvin Johnston 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

From: *************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 21, No. 5 February 1, 2002 *************** ==>ARRL FIELD DAY, AFFILIATED CLUB COMPETITION CHANGES ANNOUNCED The ARRL has adopted rule changes affecting Field Day and the ARRL Affiliated Club Competition program. The primary Field Day change--effective with this year's event June 22-23--phases out the Novice-Technician station and replaces it with a new station category, the "Get-On-The-Air"--or GOTA--station. A GOTA station is intended for operation by Novice and Technician operators or by generally inexperienced or inactive amateurs as well as by as-yet-unlicensed or "under-licensed" operators working under the privileges of a licensed control operator (third-party traffic rules apply--see the International Third Party Traffic page on the ARRL Web site <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/3rdparty.html>). Under the revised rules, any Class A Field Day entry operating at least two transmitters may include a GOTA station, which will not count as an additional transmitter for the purpose of entry category. The GOTA station may operate on any Field Day band and mode, but only one GOTA transmitter may be in use at any given time. The GOTA station may complete up to 400 QSOs to be counted toward the group's total Field Day score. A Field Day group can claim 100 bonus points if its GOTA station successfully completes 400 QSOs. The GOTA station does not affect the additional VHF/UHF station provided under Field Day rule 4.1.2. Field Day 2002 will mark the first in which stations throughout the Americas have been invited to participate. As approved at the July 2001 ARRL Board of Directors' meeting, all International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 countries--North and South America--may take part in Field Day starting this June. Complete Field Day rules and information packet will be available on the ARRL Web Contest Forms and Rules page <http://www.arrl.org/contests/forms> in early February. Field Day 2002 pins and T-shirt may be ordered now via the ARRL Web catalog <http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?category=&words=Field+Day+Pin>. Changes to the ARRL Affiliated Club Competition program also were included in the report of the Membership Services Committee (MSC), presented to the ARRL Board of Directors at its January meeting. In accordance with the advice of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee, five specific affiliated club competition changes will go into effect November 1. Under the revised rules: * The requirement that a member must attend at least two club meetings a year in order to be allowed to submit a score for a club in the unlimited and medium categories has been altered. The new rules will allow participation by "a member in good standing, as defined by the club." * Medium and unlimited clubs now may define their club service area either as a 175-mile radius circle or as an entire ARRL section. This change will allow clubs from larger states that encompass entire ARRL sections to compete with each other. * The percentage of operators who must be members of a club in order for the club to claim a score from a multioperator station has been reduced from 66% to 50%. * A station owner no longer must be a member of a club in order for a guest operator at the station to claim the score for that club. * Canadian clubs that are full Radio Amateurs of Canada affiliates now may participate in the ARRL Affiliated Clubs Competition. These changes affect ARRL contests that include a club competition--January VHF Sweepstakes, the ARRL International DX Contest, the September VHF Party, the ARRL November Sweepstakes, the ARRL 160-Meter Contest and the ARRL 10-Meter Contest. Complete rules for all ARRL-sponsored operating events are available on the ARRL Web site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/>. For more information, contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, n1nd(a)arrl.org.

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[cq-l] Correction to Bush message (fwd)
by Dennis Schwendtner 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

***** Remember, an out of tune piano makes noise, not music! ***** call, (805) 966-7060 . E-MAIL: dennis(a)rain.org . *** Bye from the Paradise Playground of the Pacific Beaches. *** Dennis Schwendtner *** WB6OBB *** *** http://www.rain.org/~dennis *** *** Schwendtner Piano and Service *** WB6OBB repeater web-site *** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:23:15 -0500 From: Richard Moseson <w2vu(a)cq-amateur-radio.com> To: cq-l(a)sunserver.com Subject: [cq-l] Correction to Bush message To all: In case you hadn't already figured it out, 3950 kHz is in the 75-meter band, not on 40 meters. Our apologies for not paying attention to detail. 73, the editors ---------- You are subscribed to the CQ magazine newsletter mailing list, with news and information of interest to ham radio operators. To unsubscribe from this list, simply send an e-mail to listar(a)sunserver.com with the subject line: UNSUBSCRIBE CQ-L.

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PRESIDENT BUSH ON HAM RADIO THIS MORNING!
by Dennis Schwendtner 31 Jan '02

31 Jan '02

Subject: [cq-l] President Bush on 40 Meters The following is provided by North Florida Amateur Radio Society (NOFARS) President and CQ DX Award Manager Billy Williams, N4UF: President Bush on 40 Meters The Northern Florida Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net (NFAN) on 3950 KHz had an unusual check-in this morning (January 31st). Around 9:15 AM, President George W. Bush checked in using a portable station set up in a Daytona Beach fire station by John Schmidt, AF4PU. The President made these comments to the 40 or so stations on NFAN: "I want to thank all the volunteers who help make sure that Florida is prepared for any kind of emergency. I also want to assure you that your Federal government is doing everything we can to make sure that there is not an emergency--starting with unleashing the mighty U.S. military overseas to bring evil ones to justice. But should there be a need for a response, I want to thank you all for helping our communities be prepared. And finally, I want to tell you--we are lucky to be Americans and may God continue to bless this great land of ours. Thank you very much." ***** Remember, an out of tune piano makes noise, not music! ***** call, (805) 966-7060 . E-MAIL: dennis(a)rain.org . *** Bye from the Paradise Playground of the Pacific Beaches. *** Dennis Schwendtner *** WB6OBB *** *** http://www.rain.org/~dennis *** *** Schwendtner Piano and Service *** WB6OBB repeater web-site ***

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Re: Key-Klix Deadline
by DENNISMO＠aol.com 28 Jan '02

28 Jan '02

Hi All -- I goofed Saturday when I sent all of you an email that stated the Key-Klix deadline for material to be included in future issues was the Monday before the first Wednesday. It should have read: "The Monday before the first Friday" ! It doesn't sound like a such a big deal, but it could mean the difference between members getting their Key-Klix before or after the General Meeting! So, the deadline for the February issue is now (or has always been) January 28th. That is today! However, because I goofed, I will work overtime and get your reports, pictures, articles, etc. in the Feb. issue, but you have to get them to me ASAP - BY WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 30TH By the way, I have only received two reports to date and a few pictures -- it's going to be a pretty thin issue without your contributions! Tnx es 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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