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Fw: [ARRLSB] W6OBB ART BELL RETURNS IN RADIO SHAKEUP
by W6YN Don Milbury 05 Jan '01

05 Jan '01

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: W6YN Don Milbury <w6yn(a)juno.com> ------------------------------------------------- The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section E-mail List Server ______________________________________________ W6OBB ART BELL RETURNS IN RADIO SHAKEUP Radio sensation Art Bell is planing to stage a dramatic return to the nation's airwaves reclaiming his overnight slot with an expected 400+ station lineup. With legal dramas behind him [Bell sued a broadcaster for libel in a case that ended in settlement] and personal family concerns on the mend [his son was sexually assaulted by a school teacher that was carrying HIV], Bell inked a deal last week to return to the waves, according to sources. "He's rested. He's ready," says a source close to Bell, who will once again broadcast to millions from his home in the Nevada desert. Bell is expected to continue his trailblazing reporting -- 2001-style -- on science, earth changes and assorted religious themes. Bell has drawn strong criticism for airing predictions of imminent massive earthquakes in South California and was at the forefront of the Y2K computer madness Bell continues his relationship with syndicator PREMIERE -- with several key affiliate switches in play as this transmits. Bell will jump stations in the nation's #2 market, Los Angeles [darting from KABC to KFI, which is owned by PREMIERE's mothership CLEAR CHANNEL]; and it was not clear if Bell will return to WABC in New York, the nation's top talk outlet. One top ABC source cautions Bell's return to WABC is up in the air. "He's quit twice, and come back three times. In two years?" the executive questioned late Thursday. "He could do a first hand testimonial on time travel." ______________________________________________________ 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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USA ARDF Championships
by Marvin 04 Jan '01

04 Jan '01

It looks like the information on the US ARDF Championships have now been made public. More information is available on their web site at: http://www.egroups.com/files/abqardf/web/index.html Anyone interested in competing? If so, let me know and we can start some group training. Besides DFing and physical training, plan on attending Orienteering events to get familiar with reading these types of maps; very important!!! There are a couple of things to note. First, the competition will take place at about 7000 feet. That implies it would be a good idea to do some training at high altitude for about a week prior to the event. Of course that is in addition to the regular physical training schedule. Second, there will be both a 2M and an 80M competition. Equipment for 2M is easy but anyone planning on attending should also plan on building or obtaining an 80M DF receiver. Third, the frequencies and modulation will be: 145.565MHz?Primary 144.890MHz?Homing beacon MCW F2A, +/- 2 to 3.5 Khz 80 meter event: 3579.5KHz?Primary 3546.8KHz?Homing beacon CW (A1A)

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MORSE MANIA
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 03 Jan '01

03 Jan '01

Black Cat Systems has announced the release of Morse Mania version 1.9.5. This version adds several additional punctuation characters to those which may be practiced. Morse Mania is a morse code tutor for the Macintosh. The software package helps you learn morse code at speeds ranging from 5 to 30 words per minute. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10336/ > Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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Change Of Address
by Laird 01 Jan '01

01 Jan '01

lease Change My Email address from robinrlaird(a)cs.con To: ricklaird1(a)home.com Thanks

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*** HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! *** SMILE!!!
by Dennis Schwendtner 01 Jan '01

01 Jan '01

*****. Remember, (0) days until the year 2001 . *****... GRIN!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR AND NEW MILLENNIUM TO ALL FROM DENNIS AND JO ANN. ***** 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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CPix version 1.5 now available.
by Paul Sheffield 31 Dec '00

31 Dec '00

For all you SSTV folks - SiliconPixels released CPix ver. 1.5 a couple of days ago. It is available at www.siliconpixels.com The GUI is pretty much the same with improved DSP processing. ------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Sheffield W6VLM NAR #72716 Level 2

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RESET RESTORES AO-40 TRANSMISSION
by Marvin 30 Dec '00

30 Dec '00

From: *************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 19, No. 50 December 29, 2000 *************** ==>RESET RESTORES AO-40 TRANSMISSION Merry Christmas, AMSAT--AO-40 is back! Following a 12-day silence, AO-40 once again is transmitting telemetry. In response to an L-band command sent Christmas Day by command station ZL1AOX, AO-40 resumed transmitting on 2.4 GHz. Software was reloaded to permit telemetry transmissions on 2401.305 MHz. Some problems remain on the satellite, however. "Recovery of AO-40 continues, and some housekeeping tasks were performed by the command stations to improve and stabilize the situation," said Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, of the AO-40 team. Guelzow says new software routines were loaded successfully to restore the battery-charge regulator system and other housekeeping functions. "We will now start a detailed analysis of the situation," he said. Telemetry transmissions from AO-40 ceased December 13 while ground controllers were testing the onboard 400-Newton propulsion system following an initial orbital shift. Some observers feared the satellite had been irreparably damaged. Guelzow says ground stations now have regained control of the satellite. Ground controllers hope the telemetry might yield some clues about what went wrong aboard the satellite to make it stop transmitting. After onboard software watchdog routines failed to restart beacon transmissions automatically, a full reset command and an initialization block to switch on the S2 S-band transmitter were sent via L-band. Guelzow said telemetry revealed that some temperature sensors have failed and some current sensors indicated incorrect values, but solar sensors seemed to be working fine. The good news was that AO-40's power situation--in particular the battery voltages--looks nominal. Guelzow said additional software would be loaded in the next few days and the various uplinks checked out before any attempts are made to turn the 2-meter transmitter back on. "Clearly, we need more time to analyze and understand what has happened here," Guelzow said. He said that while there are no indications that the 2-meter beacon transmitter has failed, ground controllers don't want to risk losing communication again. "So for the next days the spacecraft will continue to be transmitting on S-Band only," he said. Phase 3D Project Leader Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC said AO-40 command stations "will continue to follow a conservative philosophy" with a primary goal of not causing additional damage while retaining as much evidence as possible to analyze what made the beacon transmissions stop. On December 22, AMSAT proposed holding an inquiry into the incident that led to the loss of communication with AO-40. A letter from AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, said "AMSAT believes that it is in the best interests of our organization to determine all the facts surrounding this incident and to make sure that a similar situation cannot happen again either on AO-40 or on a future satellite."

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* reminder! second christmas pizza party today, dec. 17, 2000.
by Dennis Schwendtner 17 Dec '00

17 Dec '00

Subject: Second Annual Pizza Party... Let's get together for the Holidays. We need some Christmas cheer and some great company. Everyone is welcome to attend. It won't be Christmas without seeing our friends. Sooooooo let's take some time out for each other. **********************PIZZA PARTY************************** Non-Host Pizza (buy your own) They also have a salad bar and sandwiches. Place: Rusty's Address: 270 Storke Rd. Goleta, CA Time: 1 PM Date: 12/17/2000 Bring someone or come by yourself. Let's make the last party in 2000 a good one. HAPPY HOLIDAYS SEE YOU SOON WB6OBB and KA6RPN Call for more info 966-7060 Why not take a short trip over to the new Shopping Mall after the get together. We're sure that you will find that last minute gift for someone. Ho! Ho! Ho! Check out CompUSA, you'll love it!!!! _________________________________________________________________ ***** 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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EMAIL TESTING
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 12 Dec '00

12 Dec '00

This is only a test 72 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Engineering Students don't tinker enough
by Marvin 07 Dec '00

07 Dec '00

For the story, take a look at: http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2659964,00.html

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