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Merle Parten, W6DC, SK
by Marvin 24 Aug '01

24 Aug '01

This was the first I had heard of this; from the ARRL Newsletter: * Merle B. Parten, K6DC, SK: Prominent West Coast DXer Merle Parten, K6DC, of Santa Barbara, California, died August 2. He was 89. An ARRL and DXCC Honor Roll member with 383 entities, Parten once was an amplifier design engineer at Eimac. He won a QST Cover Plaque Award for his article "Custom Design and Construction Techniques for Linear Amplifiers," which appeared in the September 1971 issue of QST. He also was a member of the A-1 Operator Club.

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Handy Website
by Alan J Soenke 23 Aug '01

23 Aug '01

Up to the minute traffic accident listings for the traveler: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

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Fw: [ARRLSB] From ARRL SW Division Director
by W6YN Don Milbury 17 Aug '01

17 Aug '01

The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section E-mail List Server ______________________________________________ ------------- Forwarded from ARRL SW Division Director ------------------ Having served as your Director for 18 years, it is time for a break. Also, Sandi and I would like a little more time for ourselves...including more time for hamming. With that in mind, I am not seeking another term. Shortly, ARRL HQ will announce the official candidates for the upcoming SW Division election. Where there is more than one candidate, SWD members will receive a ballot in October. As of today's deadline, there was only one petition for Southwestern Director: Art Goddard (W6XD)., Art is currently the SWD Vice Director which he has held for nine years. He has done an outstanding job and will make a great Director. In addition to his valuable work locally, he has been on several important committees and is currently the Chairman of the ARRL Industry Advisory Council. Art has been a close friend and super partner of ours for many years. We wish him the best! As to SWD Vice Director, there were two petitions submitted--one for Tuck Miller (NZ6T) and one for Ned Stearns (AA7A). Both will make fine candidates and will be participating in the upcoming Southwestern Division Convention. As to the SWD Convention (www.qsl.net/arrl-2001swdc), please talk it up. Remember the deadline for preregistration (and meals!) is August 20th---only a couple of days away. 73/Fried @___@ ______________________________________________________ Amateur Radio - If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section Web Site: http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb E-mail your questions to: ad6ad(a)arrl.net __________________________________________________________

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SBA frequency
by W1PR 30 Jul '01

30 Jul '01

Does anybody know the frequency of the control tower at SBA? 73, Paul w1pr(a)arrl.net

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SK - WB6ADC Gear For Sale July 18
by Marvin 10 Jul '01

10 Jul '01

I just received this from Joe Moell. If anyone is interested in going down, let me know and maybe we can just carpool down. At this point, I plan on attending. ********************************* As you may have heard, long-time T-hunter Clarke Harris WB6ADC passed suddenly on Monday afternoon July 2 at his home in Torrance. He was 82. On the previous Sunday, Clarke was dehydrated and not feeling well. At the emergency room, doctors cleared him to go home with rehydration procedures, and on Monday afternoon he died from heart failure while taking a nap. No services were held. Donations to charity in Clarke's name can be sent to the Low Vision Center at St. Mary's Medical Center, 1055 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813. Make checks payable to "Low Vision Center." It was the wish of Clarke and his wife Willy that the Fullerton Radio Club benefit from his ham radio equipment, as thanks for the many years of enjoyment that Clarke received from his membership in the club. The items listed below will be offered at a silent auction during the July 18 meeting of the club, with all proceeds to the club treasury. The Fullerton Radio Club meets at the Senior Center, 340 West Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton (south side of Commonwealth in Amerige Park between Highland and Richman Avenues). Meeting and silent auction begin at 7:30 PM. The auction is open to FRC members and non-members alike. Please pass the word. Items are listed below in four groups. Manuals are available for many items, a list will be posted at the meeting. Information is available regarding which items were in recent use, and as many items as possible are being pre-tested, but all are being offered "as is, cash and carry." Checks will be accepted, payable to Fullerton Radio Club. Nothing will be sold before the meeting night. OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO T-HUNTERS: Attenuator, "indestructable" waveguide-below-cutoff slider type, with UHF connectors Attenuator, resistive type with toggle switches in copper-clad box (2 ea) BMG Engineering SDF-1 SuperDF w/foldover antenna set and spare non-folding antenna set Byonics PicCon controller with connectors for use with HT Cubex 2m strung-wire quad, painted black Cushcraft 215WB Boomer 2m yagi Forsyth HTX-1 T-hunt transmitter in ammo can, with battery and fan Forsyth HTX-1 T-hunt transmitter in ammo can, without fan, has extra crystals Henry 130A10 2m brick amp Homebrew vehicle-roof T-hunt antenna mount, 450-degree turning action, dual controls, suction-cup feet, includes 146/220 MHz strung-wire quad with horizontal/vertical polarization control. Museum-quality, this famous piece was featured on page 73 of the Transmitter Hunting book. No need for a hole in the roof! Quad needs restringing. Homebrew 2m strung-wire quad, fiberglas spreaders, needs restringing Homebrew VHF sniffer (FSM) with whip antenna and 2 X 2-3/4 meter (2 ea) Kenwood TR-9130 all mode 2m xcvr w/PL, internal RF attenuation and external S-meter box KF6GQ Mini-T, about 10 milliwatts, in plastic case, cigarette-pack size (2 ea) Mirage B1016 2M FM/SSB amplifier with preamp, 10W in, 160W out Monarch FSI-2 Field Strength Meter Radio Shack HTA-20 2m 25W brick amp with RX preamp HAM RADIO TRANSMITTERS, RECEIVERS, AND ACCESSORIES: Astron 12V, 50 amp DC regulated power supply Bencher YA-1 1.5 - 30 MHz low pass filter, 1.5KW continuous Hallicrafters S-53A shortwave receiver Heathkit SB-200 80-10m linear amp, wired for 220VAC Icom CP-12L cigarette lighter adapter/power cord Icom IC-02AT 2m handheld Icom IC-3AT 220 handheld w/pl (2 ea) Icom IC-251A 2m all-mode xcvr Icom IC-3PA 12V, 3A power supply Icom IC-37A 220 mobile Icom IC-BP-7 battery pack Icom IC-BP-8 battery pack Icom IC-BP-4 battery pack Icom IC-DC1 12V adapters (2 ea) Icom IC-W32A 2M/440 handheld w/ two BP-173 batteries Kenwood MC-46 microphone Yaesu FT-890 HF xcvr Wilson T1405SM handi-talkie with drop-in base charger, open case, probably a parts rig ANTENNA STUFF: AEA 220 MHz 5/8-wave collapsible whip CDR Ham-M large rotators (2 ea) Heath HD-1234 4-position coax switch Hustler mobile HF antenna parts: 2 foldover masts, base spring, 2 40m resonators, and one each resonators for 80m, 20m 17m, 15m, 10m Hustler 4BTV HF vertical with radial wires, 75-meter resonator, and RG-8 polyfoam coax Larsen 2m 1/4-wavelength mag-mount with RG-8x coax and PL259 Master Mobile MicroMatch for mobile HF antenna MFJ MFJ-1714 whip for handheld Unknown mfr mast-mount base station J antenna for 2m Waters 335 6-position coax switch 60 feet of new RG-213, no connectors TEST EQUIPMENT AND MISC. Bearcat BC250 250-channel base scanner Bendix 261-1 Power/VSWR Meter in two parts, up to 1 KW, 0.5-225 MHz Bird 43 thru-line wattmeter with 3 slugs: 2-30 MHz/1000W, 100-250 MHz/250W, 100-250 MHz/25W Bird 8166 150W dummy load CalRad resistor substitution box Comm-Spec TE12 tone burst/PL encoders, (2 ea, only one has elements) EICO 147A Signal Tracer Heath HD 1250 solid state dip meter Heath IN-3127 Decade Capacitance Heath IG-72 Audio Generator Heath MM-1 analog multimeter Knight code oscillator Midland scanner, 4-channel xtal-controlled Millen 90651 grid dip meter. In case, mint condition Nikon VN820 8mm camcorder with accessories (not working) in Tamrac case Omega-T TE7-02 Antenna Noise Bridge with leather case Radio Shack PRO-35 100-channel scanner Ramsey FM-3 miniature wireless mike (bug) on 94.1 MHz UNI-T DT-830D 3 1/2 digit DVM Joe Moell K0OV www.homingin.com

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC QRP SIG WEEKEND
by AJSOENKE＠aol.com 07 Jul '01

07 Jul '01

Quick Question (unrelated to QRP Weekend, which is a great thing). If SBARC and/or ARES is called upon to serve as emergency communicators in the forest land, like for a wildfire, should we have funds onboard the VAN to purchase an ADVENTURE PASS. As a private individual member of ARES who could be called upon to travel on Forest Service roads during an emergency, should I be prepared to pay for the privelege?

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC QRP SIG WEEKEND
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 07 Jul '01

07 Jul '01

Good Question Al - Do we need an "Extortion Pass" to respond to an emergency? 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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SBARC QRP SIG WEEKEND
by Darryl A. Widman 06 Jul '01

06 Jul '01

QRP QRP QRP Hello QRPers. As I write this, we are now just 2 weeks away from our much anticipated QRP weekend. Starting on Friday, July 20, those of us who want a taste of self sufficiency, a chance to get away for a short time and an opportunity to go up to an elevation of over 4,000 feet and operate flea power Amateur Radio stations from batteries are going to have that chance. Figueroa Campground at Figueroa Mountain in the Los Padres National Forest is beckoning you. This will be your opportunity to get out of town and climb up to where the air is rarified and pure, where the smell of pine needles on the tall conifers wafts through the air and into your nostrils and where the smell of bacon sizzling as you climb out of the sack in the morning makes you glad you are alive. In addition to all the fun you are going to have working all those stations from that prime elevation location, think of all those other campers who will be totally blown away by all the antennas that they see. These other campers will be bringing their kids, who, for the first time in their lives, will be exposed to Amateur Radio. You just might be the one who got them hooked into the world's best hobby! You will need to bring with you everything that will sustain you for the weekend -- your shelter (car, van, tent, tarp), sleeping bag or blankets, air mattress, your food, eating utensils, cooking apparatus, first aid, all your radio gear (radio, key, microphone, earphones, coax, coax switch, antenna tuner, antenna, batteries, SWR indicator, misc. coax adapters, laptop, scratch paper, pen/pencil, license -- you know the routine. Oh, and one more thing -- Don't forget to bring your Adventure Pass. We will be in the National Forest and they require the Pass. The cost of the Pass is $5.00 per vehicle per day. So if you came up on Friday afternoon and left on Sunday afternoon, it would technically cost $15.00. However, if we talk to Park Ranger Helen Tarbit there, she might let us stay for just $10.00. If you enjoy these outings, you can purchase an Annual Pass for $30.00. You show your Pass as you enter the campground or when a Park Ranger comes around. You don't have an Adventure Pass? This is where you can pick one up: Big 5 Sporting Goods in the 5 Points Shopping Center Dodge City on Calle Real Far West Gun Supply on State Street Pacific Travel on Anapamu Mountain Air Sports on State Street S.B. Maritime Museum on Harbor Way Certain of the above locations will cut you a deal on the Annual Pass. In other words, you can buy an Annual Pass for $30.00 and a second one for just $5.00. Then two of you can split the $35.00 and have use of the forest for a year for only $17.50 apiece. Such a deal! I suggest you call ahead to see if they make that deal. That will eliminate the concern over our weekend. In case you have forgotten how to get to Figueroa Mountain, take Highway 154 (San Marcos Pass) to the little town of Los Olivos. Take the road to Figueroa Mountain from there. Remember, the campground takes no reservations -- it is on a First Come, First Served basis. I would suggest that you leave as early as possible on Friday and stake out the best site for us. Keep in mind, some of us will be putting up dipoles, some will be guying up verticals -- in other words, we will need space. I hope I have whet your appetite for this great time. We have been talking about it on the QRP Net and now the time has finally come. What a wonderful experience it will be -- in the outdoors in the summertime playing radio. WOW! Please verify that you will be there. Write me at my e-mail address and say: Count me in! 73 et gud QRP, Darryl Widman, KF6DI auditron(a)juno.com

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NIST time survey
by Darryl A. Widman 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

Please take the time to go the NIST web site and take the survey. They want to know if you are using the services they provide on WWV and WWVH. I believe they are contemplating some changes (downsizing, etc.). If you value these sources of frequency standards, time and accuracy, it behooves you to go to their web site at nist.gov and click on the time and frequency services survey. Tell your friends, too, and let's keep WWV and WWVH on the air forever. Thank you for your time. Darryl Widman, KF6DI Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club

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Recruiting High School Hams--One Formula for Success
by Marvin 22 Jun '01

22 Jun '01

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