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Fw: SB-1714 ...Letters Still Needed
by W6YN Don Milbury 17 Jul '00

17 Jul '00

SB-1714: Letters Still Needed! Senate Bill 1714, our first step toward restraining local jurisdictions from regulating Amateur service antennas out of existence, made significant progress since last reported in this Update. As reported earlier, it passed the California Senate 39-0 on May 30, and was then forwarded to the Assembly for consideration. On June 28 the bill passed the Assembly Committee on Local government unanimously. Vice Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Sacramento Valley Section Manager Jerry Boyd, K6BZ, represented ARRL at the hearing. Senator Brulte of Rancho Cucamonga, the bill's sponsor, took the unusual step of appearing in person at the hearing, and spoke strongly in favor of the bill. The bill is now in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and is scheduled for a hearing on August 9. Assuming there is no surprise from the Appropriations Committee, the bill should reach the Assembly floor very shortly after the August 9 hearing. We need more letters! Please sit down, right now, and write a letter to your Assembly member! You should express your opinion (hopefully supportive) to your individual Assembly member. Please do not suggest changes to the bill now, because any amendment in the Assembly would effectively kill it for this year. In its present form it doesn't hurt, and it will permit us to work with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research to get (hopefully) something next year that will really help. You may find your Assembly member's name in the government pages of the telephone directory or on the web by going to http://www.assembly.ca.gov and using the zip code finders that can be found off those pages. Every Assembly member may be contacted by mail addressed to him or her by name at P. O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0001. Most Assembly members may be contacted by email at an address constructed as assemblymember.<name>@assembly.ca.gov where <name> is the last name of the Assembly member. For example, Assemblyman Sam Aanestad of the 3rd district has email address assemblymenber.aanestad @assembly.ca.gov. Unfortunately, this format isn't used by all Assembly members. If it doesn't work, it will be necessary to go to the Assembly web site, URL given above, and try to find an alternate email address for your specific member. Each member of the Assembly has individual office, telephone and fax numbers in their district and in Sacramento. Local offices are listed in the government section of your phone directory. A great deal of information about each member can be found at links from the page at http://www.assembly.ca.gov. It is sufficient just to write or telephone to say "I am an Amateur Radio Service licensee and I support SB-1714." Staff at each level simply keeps a count for and against for the member. The Assembly member generally will not see the individual letters, only the count. Please at least tell me and our Pacific Division Volunteer Counsel Coordinator Harry Styron, K6HS, (hlstyron(a)wcrklaw.com) that you have written, to whom you have written, and if your letter was for or against the bill. Harry, K6HS, has also created a SB-1714 mail list. The list contains periodic updates and alerts related to SB-1714. If you wish to subscribe, send email to 1714-info-request(a)contra-costa.net with the word "subscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line. Thanks Harry Styron, K6HS Jim Maxwell, W6CF, Director, Pacific Division, ARRL w6cf(a)arrl.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Silent Key
by Diane Sova 17 Jul '00

17 Jul '00

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Reg, KE6ZQY, passed away early this morning sometime around or before 6am. If you would like to send a special remembrance about Reg that I could include in a card to his wife, please do so ASAP. She would probably appreciate your stories and tributes. -- Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Diane Sova home: (805) 685-0851 ladydi(a)rain.org POB 6722 work: (805) 681-8600 x635 Santa Barbara, CA 93160

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Looking for Naval Academy Graduates
by Marvin 17 Jul '00

17 Jul '00

> Subject: Help - Naval Academy ham radio club in danger! > Date: 15 Jul 2000 02:30:58 GMT > From: k3for(a)aol.com (K3for) > Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com > Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.dx > > Help! > > I am looking for other Naval Academy graduates or US Naval personnel who > can assist me in saving the amateur radio club at USNA. > > I have been the officer rep for the past 2.5 years, but a decision was > just made in the past 48 hours (over the summer while the mids are > conveniently out at summer training or on leave) without notice or discussion, to > disestablish the station W3ADO (also Navy MARS station NNN0NNN). Perceived > lack of participation, lack of knowledge of our various missions and > accomplishments ("oh, ham radio is dead..."), and funding probably played a role. > > Mailing address for support letters: > Captain Sam Locklear, USN > Commandant of Midshipmen > 101 Buchanan Road > US Naval Academy > Annapolis, MD 21402 > > cc me at: > Ryan "Skip" Johnson > 510 Norton Lane > Arnold, MD 21012 > k3for(a)aol.com > if you can > > Or if you can't write a letter, please email me something and I will > forward it to the Deputy Commandant by email. > > Thank you ! I only hope its not too late -- I have to run down > there and see if they've thrown out the gear already... > > 73's > Skip/K3FOR > Navy MARS NNN0PEK > Annapolis

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Fw: Museum ships on the air this weekend
by W6YN Don Milbury 13 Jul '00

13 Jul '00

FYI: 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ------------------------------------------------------- NAME TYPE OF SHIP LOCATION CALLSIGN USS Salem Cruiser Quincy, Ma. K1USN HMS Belfast Cruiser London, England GB2RN USS Little Rock Cruiser New York W2PE USS Olympia Cruiser Philadelphia, PA. WA3BAT USS Massachusetts Battleship Fall River, Ma. KN1EPL USS North Carolina Battleship North Carolina AC4RC USS Alabama Battleship Alabama KG4HDP USS Texas Battleship Texas W5RNF USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier South Carolina WA4USN USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Corpus Christi, TX W5LEX USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier California NB6GC USS The Sullivans Destroyer New York W2TU HMCS Haida Destroyer Toronto, Canada VA3XJF USS Kidd Destroyer Louisiana W5KID USS Laffey Destroyer South Carolina WA4USN USS Slater Destroyer Escort Albany, New York N2USN HMAS Vampire* Destroyer Australia VK2CCV HMS Smaland Destroyer Sweden SK6SL ORP BLyskawica Destroyer Gdynia, Poland 3Z0BLY USS Pampanito Submarine California NJ6VT USS Torsk Submarine Baltimore, MD NK3ST USS Croaker Submarine New York WA2FKV USS Becuna Submarine Philiadelphia, PA. WA3BAT USS Cod Submarine Ohio K8KRG USS Ling Submarine New Jersey N2SE USS Requin Submarine Pittsburg, PA. NY3EC USS Cavalla Submarine Texas W0OOG USS Blueback Submarine Oregon W7SUB USS Albacore Submarine Portsmouth, N.H. W1WQM USS Drum Submarine Alabama KG4HDP U 995 Submarine Laboe, Germany DA0MEL SS Jeremiah OBrien Liberty Ship California K6JOB SS Lane Victory* Liberty Ship California W6LV/MM SS W.G. Mather Merchant Ship Ohio KC8EXL HMS Plymouth Frigate Birkenhead, England GB2PLY Rudolph Diesel Minesweeper Senheim, Germany DL0DAU HDMS Peder Skram Frigate Denmark OZ1RDN MV Abraham Crijnssen Minesweeper Den Helder, N.L. PI4MRC MV Keihassalmi Minelayer Finland OI1AXA MV Seefalke Salvage Tug Bremerhaven, Germany DK0SN MV Pluto Minesweeper Hameln, Germany DF0MV MV Hoogeveen Minesweeper Den Helder, N.L. PI4MRC MV Deneb Minesweeper Frankfurt, Germany DL0MFF MV Cap San Diego Freighter Hamburg,Germany DL0MFH MV Frieden Freighter Rostock, Germany DL0MCM LV ELBE 1 Lightship Cuxhaven, Germany DL0CUX MV Columbia Lightship Oregon W7BU LS Ambrose Lightship NYC, New York KC2DFM/MM STR Portland Sternwheeler Portland, Oregon W7P (K7VV) RV Vityaz Research Vessel Kaliningrad, Russia R2MWO MV Snellius Hydrographic Survey Den Helder, NL PI4MRC RMS Queen Mary Passenger Liner California W6RO * The SS Lane Victory will be underway in the San Pedro channel for this event. The HMAS Vampire will be mainly on 14,052 KHz CW and 7090 Khz SSB. EVENT FREQUENCIES While the participating ships will use any valid amateur frequency the ships will try and stay near the following frequencies: SSB CW 3,860 KHz 3,539 KHz 7,260 KHz 7,039 KHz 14,260 KHz 10,109 KHz 18,160 KHz 14,039 KHz 21,360 KHz 18,099 KHz 24,960 KHz 21,039 KHz 28,360 KHz 24,899 KHz 50,160 KHz 28,039 KHz EVENT AM OPERATIONS This year the following ships will come up on AM on the frequenciesand times listed below. This special operation will be in addition to the normal SSB & CW operations. Saturday July 15th 7290Khz 1400Z - 1430Z Sunday July 16th 3885Khz 0000Z - 0100Z Sunday July 16th 7290Khz 1400Z - 1430Z On CW with the ships original equipment: Saturday July 15th 14052 Khz 1600Z - 1700Z These ships will be on AM or CW and will also be on the normal SSB mode. USS Salem USS Torsk USS Requin HMCS Haida MV Cap San Diego Event QSL Manager: W1QWT, good in the callbook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Upcoming ARDF Championship events
by Marvin 11 Jul '00

11 Jul '00

I just got this in from Joe Moell. Now we know where the 2002 ARDF World Championships will be held! ---------------- I just received the latest edition of "ARDF Info" from Rainer DL5NBZ. Some items of interest: 1) Slovak Amateur Radio Association has been selected to organize the ARDF World Championships in 2002. 2) France will host the Region 1 Championships in 2001. 3) The 2000 German ARDF Championships August 11-13 near Berlin will test the proposed new IARU Region 1 ARDF rules just prior to a meeting of the Working Group to finalize them. A large number of competitors are desired.

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Fw: SB-1714 Status Report
by W6YN Don Milbury 10 Jul '00

10 Jul '00

SB-1714 Status Report In response to a number of telephone calls and email requests for information, following is a status report on SB-1714, the California bill which represents our first step toward restraining local jurisdictions from regulating Amateur Radio antennas out of existence. As you will recall, the bill passed the California Senate 39-0 on May 30. From there it went to the Assembly for consideration. On June 6 it was assigned to the Assembly Local Government Committee. The wording of the bill has been under constant review, especially by Pacific Division Volunteer Counsel Coordinator Harry Styron, K6HS and members of a Steering Committee chaired informally by Harry. On June 22 some wording changes recommended by Harry were incorporated which make it clearer than before that Amateur Radio representatives will participate in the study mandated by the bill. The full text of the bill, as amended, is appended. As mentioned above, the Assembly first took up the bill in their Local Government Committee. The Committee held a public hearing on June 28, in Sacramento. Pacific Division Vice Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG and Sacramento Valley Section Manager Jerry Boyd, K6BZ ably represented Amateur Radio at the hearing. The bill was passed out of committee by a unanimous vote of 9-0. We all owe Bob and Jerry a debt of gratitude for taking time out of their schedules to represent us. We also owe a debt to Senator Brulte, who also was present at the hearing, and who made a strong presentation in favor of the bill. Following SB-1714's acceptance by the Assembly Committee on Local Government on June 28, it was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The Appropriations Committee has scheduled a hearing on August 8, in Sacramento. Indications are that the flow of letters from concerned hams to the Assembly has increased significantly over the past month. But more are needed! Please write to your Assembly representative, either by email or by snail mail. If you agree with the bill, in your letter please urge passage of SB-1714 when it reaches the Assembly floor. We have no date thus far for its appearance in the Assembly, but we must assume that it could come very quickly following action by the Appropriations Committee. So, write! Copies to me and to Harry Styron would be most appreciated: w6cf(a)arrl.org for me, hlstyron(a)wcrklaw.com for Harry. A note of clarification: In California, bill nomenclature does not change as it moves from the Senate to the Assembly, or from the Assembly to the Senate. Our bill originated in the Senate as SB-1714 and now keeps the same designator as it works its way through the Assembly. In your letters it's therefore proper to continue to call it SB-1714, even though it's now being considered by the Assembly. California PUC Hearing on Undergrounding of Power Lines A number of Pacific Division hams have been struggling for some time to resolve RFI problems caused by power line leakage. A study now under way by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) may be useful for our cause. The purpose of the study is to investigate ways to "amend, revise, and improve rules governing the replacement of overhead electric and communications facilities with underground facilities." Full details are available from the CPUC web site, http://nic.cpuc.ca.gov/. When at the site, look for the section titled R.00-01-005, "Order Instituting Rulemaking into Implementation of Assembly Bill 1149." Of immediate interest are the public hearings which have been scheduled. The only one remaining is to be held in Sacramento on July 17, 4:00PM to 7:00PM in the Employment Development Department Auditorium 722 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA These hearings, plus other studies already completed, are expected to lead to a final report to the Legislature, due Jan. 1, 2001. Written comments may also be accepted, although the procedure for submitting them isn't clear from the information provided by the CPUC. A brief review of the CPUC "White Paper" covering this effort (available on the web site noted above) indicates that it may not be recognized that interference to amateur radio communications may have public safety implications. For example, one might be able to make the case that if communications are rendered ineffective by severe power line interference, there will be some measurable adverse effect on public safety. Moreover, the paper does not discuss the possibility that the conditions that cause power line interference might themselves create a public hazard. Thanks to Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL, who first uncovered this CPUC activity and recognized its significance to hams. ********************* Text of SB-1714 as Amended: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 65850.3 is added to the Government Code, to read: 65850.3. Any ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a city or county that regulates amateur radio station antenna structures shall not preclude amateur radio service communications. Any ordinance that regulates amateur radio station antenna structures shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio service communications and shall constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the city or county. SEC. 2. On or before July 1, 2001, the Director of the Office of Planning and Research shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare and publish a technical assistance bulletin suitable for use by local officials and planners in the preparation and adoption of local ordinances that regulate the placement, screening, and height of amateur radio service antennas. In preparing this bulletin, the director shall consult with individuals and groups with experience in amateur radio service communications and land use regulation, including, but not limited to, the American Radio Relay League, the American Planning Association, the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties, and the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Prepare and publish a model ordinance suitable for adoption by the legislative bodies of cities and counties for the regulation of the placement, screening, and height of amateur radio service antennas. In preparing this model ordinance, the director shall consult with individuals and groups with experience in amateur radio service communications and land use regulation, including, but not limited to, those groups listed in subdivision (a). c) Report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding any recommendations for changes to the state statutes regarding state or local regulation of amateur radio service antennas. Jim Maxwell, W6CF, Director, Pacific Division, ARRL http://www.pdarrl.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Next SoCal Radio Orienteering - July 15
by Marvin 08 Jul '00

08 Jul '00

I just received this notice from Joe Moell, K0OV, about the next ARDF meet. ------------------- Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks will be the site of southern California's next radio-orienteering session. It is open to anyone of any age. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment is not required. This event is being hosted by Dean Dods. The site is approximately 1 by 1-1/2 miles, with about 250 feet elevation change. Water and lemonade will be provided. There is a picnic area and grills may be available. Practice 2-meter transmitters will go on the air around 9:00 AM, and the main 5-fox hunt will begin at 10:00 AM. A limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Also be sure to bring anything you'll need while going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and sunscreen. Course maps will be available, so bring your own compass, protractor and pencil. Make sure all batteries are fresh. Directions: Take the Lynn Road exit exit from Highway 101, go north four miles to Avenida de los Arboles, then go west (left) one mile. Meet in the parking lot at the west end of Avenida de los Arboles. There is no charge for parking. (Map at Web site listed below) Questions? Send e-mail directly to host Dean Dods. <deandods(a)aol.com> Joe Moell www.homingin.com

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Fw: Are you ready?
by W6YN Don Milbury 06 Jul '00

06 Jul '00

Power Outages Threatening U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) - As this summer moves into its hottest months, federal officials and the power industry are keeping a watchful eye on the nation's electric grids and cautioning that a severe hot spell - combined with possible supply problems - could cause power outages in some parts of the country. As the $220 billion electricity industry moves toward more competition, there are growing concerns that the power industry is running too close to the edge in providing electricity when it is most needed - during peak summer demand. Spurred on by the growing economy and increased reliance on computers and other electrical devices, electricity demand has been increasing 2 percent to 3 percent a year, while production has lagged. Meanwhile the safety cushion has dropped to below 15 percent of generating capacity, far below the 25 percent of a decade ago. Signs of problems have already shown up in some areas this summer. For most of last week, California was under a ``stage II power watch'' in which customers were asked to keep down electricity use and power was withheld from some commercial users because of tight supplies as temperatures soared in the 100-degree range. Two weeks earlier, rolling blackouts moved through the San Francisco Bay area after some power generators failed during a record 103 degree heat wave. Although milder temperatures have eased the strain on the state's electricity system, Patrick Dorinson, a spokesman for the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state's flow of electricity, says the problem isn't over. ``Everything is on a day to day basis,'' he said. ''... We expect another heat wave next week.'' The Energy Department and an industry-sponsored watchdog group - the North American Electric Reliability Council - says.. California.. faces great electricity reliability concerns this summer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amateur Radio: If you're not having fun, you are not doing it right! http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb ARRL, Santa Barbara Section To subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-subscribe@egroups.com Internet Manager: AD6AD(a)arrl.net

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Re: [Sbarc-list] California PRB-1 Bill Update
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 01 Jul '00

01 Jul '00

Now why doesn't that surprises me! Did it surprise you? >You should all be aware of the fact (not posted in the last list notice) that one of the three communities opposing SB1714 was Santa Barbara ! < 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Re: [Sbarc-list] California PRB-1 Bill Update
by AJSOENKE＠aol.com 30 Jun '00

30 Jun '00

You should all be aware of the fact (not posted in the last list notice) that one of the three communities opposing SB1714 was Santa Barbara !

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