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Slow Code Practice!
by DENNISMO＠aol.com 19 Mar '01

19 Mar '01

QST All CW Ops - The message below was sent out with the ARRL weekly newsletter and I'm passing it along. If you're trying to learn the code or have already passed your 5-wpm test, this should be a good chance to practice copying at slow speeds. If you are licensed to operate CW then by all means check-in to the net. Give it a try! Remember... If you don't use it you loose it! * Slow Speed Code Practice Net on 40 meters: The Metro Amateur Radio Club's Slow Speed Code Practice Net meets on the second, third, and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 PM Central (currently 0100 UTC) on 7.138 MHz (plus or minus QRM). Listen for "CQ MAC" and send your call sign at your speed. The net will QRS to match the speed of the slowest op. FISTS members are free to exchange numbers with other participants. Net control is Philip, K9PL. For more information, send e-mail to mac(a)qsl.net or visit the MAC Web site, http://www.qsl.net/mac . 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><

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SBARC TV show
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

Correction on the rerun time for the SBARC TV show: It will be 6:30pm on Sat. and 4pm Next Monday, Channel 17 Public Access. -- Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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FCC Denies LA County 2.4 GHz Application, Cancels Experimental Grant to City
by Paul Sheffield 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2001/03/15/2/?nc=1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Sheffield W6VLM NAR #72716 Level 2

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SBARC Agenda
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

The SBARC general meeting is this Friday, March 16, 2001 - we'll want to invite everyone to come out - titled "Big Eye in the SKY" about satellites. (Check Key-Klix for more info, if you want to mention more). The Beginner's T-hunt is held the second Saturday of every month and begins at Stow House in Goleta (off Los Carneros). Also, this weekend at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton will be an ARDF practice. And the US ARDF Championships will be taking place in Albuquerque July 31 - Aug 4, and at least three HAMS from SB will be participating. Last year the group went to China. Also, some events to mention: Field Day in June, Electronics Bazaar July 14, same day as a VE session. HamFest in August, also with a VE session. Operating events: March 31 = MS Walk, April 7th = Brain Cancer Awareness Walk. The ASAP bike ride. Fiesta Parade in early August SB Co. Triathlon in late August Carp Triathlon in September MS Bike Fest October 20th, 2001. SBNewsPress Half Marathon in November

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SBARC TV presentation
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

In case you missed tonight's command performance of 3 SBARC members on Channel 17, I invite you to watch the rerun at 6 PM on Saturday March 17. Spread the word..... -- Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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QRP activity proposal
by Wally Linstruth 13 Mar '01

13 Mar '01

Hello to the list. I received this from a friend in the LA area (Torrance). If interested in a little noontime ARP let Bart know. Thanks - Wally - K7AMI From: Bart Rowlett <bart(a)wb6hqk.ampr.org> To: Wally(a)linstruth.com Subject: More stuff Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:11:36 -0800 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Hi Again, I forgot to mention i'm trying to start a noontime QRP event. During good weather I usually walk to a local dive for lunch and depending on schedule, walk a couple of extra miles on the way back. There are several locations, none even close to ideal but usable, where I could throw up a very simple 30 or 40m wire antenna and spend up to a half hour operating. Noontime conditions are pretty good on 40 and a couple of watts into a field expedient antenna appears to be adequate for local work. Yesterday I simulated such an event using the FT-817 and made a prescheduled contact with kq6xa in the silicon valley area. Kq6xa was using a 20 watt manpack radio with a short whip and dragging counterpoise wire. I've been working on Bob, kb6xu (in Goleta) to build up a simple qrp rig and give it a try. Could be fun if we had a weekly event where several got on the air using very simple field expedient equipment. I have tried to generate interest for this sort of thing in the past but the time wasn't right. There seems to be a resurgence of QRP interest along with so called Adventure type activities and the time might be right. If not, I will try again in a couple of years. If it flies, I'll build up a little miniature self contained rig, including internal antenna reel, which can be carried in a pocket or very small fanny pack. Just enough batteries to operate for a half hour to hour and it's back to the charger for another trip. Any interest in some lunchtime schedules? While not pocket portable, your QRP+ would be ideal. bart Also - Bill WB6RIJ sent along info on HF antennas for the FT-817 QRP rig, as follows: Hi Wally, Came across these antennas aimed at the 817. http://www.cometantenna.com/maldol_antenna.htm 73 Bill

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Upgrade Classes
by Tom Saunders 06 Mar '01

06 Mar '01

The SBARC Education Committee would like to know club member's interest in upgrade classes. These are for the General written test, Extra written test, and 5 WPM Code test. If you already hold a General or Advanced license and are active on HF, you should consider upgrading to Extra. Upgrading to Extra gives you frequency privileges that let you work rare DX stations or give you more space to rag chew. The Extra test is easier than you think. Do not put this off ! The next revision of the Extra Class Test will be out next year and will be more difficult than the current test. If you hold a Technician license, an upgrade to General opens up a new opportunity to make long distance contacts. The tentative plan for this spring is either General written or Extra written. The classes will consist of about four Tuesday evening sessions from 7 to 9:30 PM. Please respond to this email if you are interested. If you know someone that would like to upgrade, please pass this email to him/her. If you want more information about the classes you may call Tom Saunders at (805) 967-7351. SBARC Education Committee Dave Lamb, VP Education, WA6BRW Tom Saunders, KF6OKT

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New QRP Special Interest Group
by Darryl A. Widman 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

The new QRP Special Interest Group net started off last week with a BANG! With nine interested folks checking in and Wally, K7AMI running the net, things moved right along. Topics were varied and included the new Warbler 80m $45 kit, antennas for apartment dwellers -- including stealth antennas, and working New Zealand from a 1 watt mobile installation. Monday nights, right after the swap net, around 8:30 PM, come join in and check into what promises to be the net for everyone. It's on K6TZ 2 meters, 146.790 -, with PL of 131.8 Hz. See you tomorrow night. 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI

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Web Publishing
by Marvin 24 Feb '01

24 Feb '01

From: Dana Trout <gdtpug(a)troutcom.com> To: SBPCUG Mailing List Re: GDTPUG Meeting Thursday March 1 >>> Goleta DeskTop Publishing Users Group Meeting <<< 7pm Thursday March 1, 2001 Goleta Public Library 500 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA >>> Publishing on the Web <<< OK, you've been browsing the Web and doing email, but you find that sending photos of the kids to the relatives is getting tedious. Instead of sending a copy of each photo to each relative, swim team parent or whatever, you could publish them in your own web site. This approach has several advantages: 1. You can organize the photos into a meaningful story, instead of just a wad of attachments. 2. You can caption the photos, and include descriptive prose that tells the viewer what's happening and why. 3. Photos download from a web page in half the time they take as an email attachment, so recipients of your messages who have slow connections will thank you. Web pages have become quite easy to build -- you don't have to learn any arcane languages (HTML, JavaScript, etc.) -- just create your pages on the screen and drop in the text, pictures, buttons, and whatever. The cost? As low as FREE!! We will look at several of the free and very low cost methods of creating web pages. We will also show how to put them on the Web for all to see. ------------------- 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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New QRP Special Interest Group
by Darryl A. Widman 23 Feb '01

23 Feb '01

Subject: New QRP Special Interest Group Greetings QRP'r and other interested hams! This past Monday night at the SBARC Swap Net, the idea of a weekly QRP net following the Swap Net on Mondays (~8:30 pm) was given the spark of life by net control/QRP'r/kit builder/all-around-good-guy Hap De Simone, N6LZB. If this sounds like fun, put it down on your calendar for the first official gathering of the QRP Net, Monday, February 26, 2001 at approx. 8:30 pm. I imagine that Hap will start it off, as it was his idea. Who finally becomes the net control and what will be the the form of the group will be up to the participants. If you have an Amateur Radio license, this should be right up your alley. Come join us next Monday and... Spread the word. Darryl Widman, KF6DI

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