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VHF QSO Party
by George Richardson 07 Sep '00

07 Sep '00

The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club's Contest SIG (Special Interest Group) will be operating in the ARRL September VHF QSO Party this coming weekend, Sept. 9 & 10. We will be moving Equipment on site and setting up late Friday Afternoon Sept. 8. On contest starts at 10:00 local time on Saturday September 9 an goes through Sunday evening. We will be operating 6 meters, 2 meters, 220 MHz, 432 MHz, 900 MHz?, 1296 MHz, 10 GHz and 24 GHz. There will be three operating positions two in F.D. tents and the 6 meter station in the SBARC Van. We will be back at "Ham Hill" in Elings Park. Directions to the site are as follows: - Take Las Positas Road off of Highway 101and head toward the Ocean or South/East. - Las Positas ends at Cliff Drive, make a left at the stop sign and head up the hill. - Before you get to the top of the hill, the first turn off on the left is a dirt road that goes through a chain link fence. - Take the dirt road and keep to the left and head up the hill where the Hang Gliders or Parasails will be flying from - Drive past the upper parking lot and turn left toward the top of the hill, you will see the the towers, tents and SBARC Van. Anyone wanting to help set up and operate one or all of the VHF/UHF many bands just show up and/or get in touch with myself, Dick W6DNN or Rod WB9KMO. Hope to see you all there. 73, gud luk in the contest George Richardson K6HOZ SBARC V.P. Emergency Service 208 Via Sevilla St. Santa Barbara, CA 93109 Tel: (805) 965-9896 Fax: (805)965-1026 e-mail: k6hoz(a)sbarc.org

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[Fwd: aprsnews digest: September 02, 2000]
by Michael P. Jogoleff 04 Sep '00

04 Sep '00

HI All, If I am reading the forward email newsletter text correctly, there is about to come on the scene a better method of forwarding APRS packets thru a network that will be something like what netrom and BPQ did for regular packet operations several years ago. It is about time that something like this is happening !!! 73 de "Jug" -- --- 73 de 'Jug' - - - WA6MBZ Tels: 805-966-4808 voice 805-966-1598 fax, E--Voicemail at 1-888-392-4832 Extn: 291-296-8684. Email: mike_j(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)sbarc.org, wa6mbz(a)arrl.net, wa6mbz(a)qsl.net, wa6mbz(a)hfradio.com, mike.j(a)worldnet.att.net, wa6mbz(a)worldnet.att.net, and m.jogoleff(a)worldnet.att.net, wa6mbz(a)compuserve.com, 103225.3614(a)compuserve.com, wa6mbz(a)netzero.net, wa6mbz(a)juno.com, mike_j(a)juno.com, wa6mbz(a)yahoo.com, wa6mbz(a)excite.com, wa6mbz(a)angelfire.com, wa6mbz(a)hotmail.com.

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Next So. California ARDF Hunt
by Marvin 02 Sep '00

02 Sep '00

I just received this from Joe. ------------------------------ Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Sunday, October 1. This is an official training session for ARDF Team USA 2000, but it is free and open to everyone who wants to see and try the sport. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment is not required. At least four of the twelve team members are scheduled to attend. Come out and meet some of the radio-athletes who will represent us at the World Championships in China during October. The park is 350 acres, although some of it is unavailable for ARDF. It is relatively flat, but there is lots of vegetation and plenty of trails. The two-meter course will be suitable for both beginners and advanced radio-orienteers. Hunters may go out as individuals or pairs. All ages are welcome, but young children should be accompanied by an adult. Practice 2-meter transmitters will go on the air around 11:30 AM, and the main 5-fox hunt will begin at 12:30 PM. There are picnic tables nearby, so you can bring your lunch. An optional 80-meter transmitter will be included in the course, so bring gear for that band if you have it. Bring any 2-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you don't have any, just bring your HT or scanner. A limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Course maps will be provided, so bring your own compass, protractor and pencil. Make sure all batteries are fresh. Directions: We will start from the parking lot at the north end of the park. The entrance is on the south side of Slater Avenue, east of Golden West Street intersection. There are no entry or parking fees, but parking may be limited depending on other activities in the park that day. Look for the orange and white Orienteering flag and signs. Call on 146.970 simplex if you have trouble finding the site. More information and a map are at the Web site listed below 73, Joe Moell K0OV USA ARDF Coordinator www.homingin.com

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Youth Oriented Amateur Radio TV Spot
by Marvin 02 Sep '00

02 Sep '00

From: The ARRL Letter, Vol 19, No 33 ITVA PRODUCES YOUTH-ORIENTED AMATEUR RADIO TV SPOT The San Francisco Chapter of the International Television Association has produced a 30-second TV public service announcement designed to assist the amateur community in recruiting more young people to the hobby. Copies of the TV spot are being made available to Amateur Radio clubs for distribution to local television outlets at nominal cost. Each year ITVA volunteers produce a public service announcement for a charitable or nonprofit organization. This year, they focused on Amateur Radio. ITVA President Ken Alan, K6PSI, said he'd been hearing about the need to recruit "new blood" into ham radio, "so I suggested it to the PSA committee, and everyone loved the idea." ITVA recruited several San Francisco Bay area hams to consult on the development of the story line for the 30-second spot. Spot producer Michelle Brown said ITVA "focused on the message on the two concepts that most appeal to that demographic: high technology and disaster preparedness." Alan says the producers "wanted to show young people using H-Ts for socializing and in a disaster scenario." Referring to the "high tech world of Amateur Radio" and using rock music in the background, the announcement points out that hams can talk to people all over the world. The spot also depicts a simulated earthquake or explosion, where the things start to shake, lights flicker and go out and there's a cry for help. The young, female ham grabs her H-T to call for assistance. The spot concludes with an invitation to "find out more about amateur radio" and provides a 10-second visual backdrop for a local sponsoring club to superimpose its name and contact information. The whole idea, Alan told ARRL, was to steer clear of ham radio stereotypes and "just show the hobby as contemporary, high-tech and fun." A Quicktime movie of the PSA can be viewed at the ITVA Web site at http://www.itvasf.com. Amateur Radio organizations may order a professional Betacam copy to be used in their television markets at $20--which covers the cost of tapes, duplication, and shipping.--ITVA

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Sample letter to Governor Davis
by W6YN Don Milbury 25 Aug '00

25 Aug '00

A sample letter from a colleague is presented below to help with your composition efforts. 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ----------------------------------------------------- Dear Governor Davis: Please sign SB1714 regarding zoning ordinances and Amateur Radio antennas, passed unanimously by both the California Senate and Assembly. As I'm sure you know, the Amateur Radio Service provides voluntary emergency communications service, as well as advancement of technology and international goodwill. In addition to a career as a radio engineer, a Silicon Valley CEO, a Stanford professor and a venture investor, I've been an active Radio Amateur since I was a teenager nearly five decades ago. I've seen the benefit of Amateur communications when the telephone and public safety systems collapse in local and distant disasters, such as the Loma Prieta and Mexico City earthquakes, the Marysville floods and the Oakland Hills and Los Gatos fires. Also, I've been gratified that numerous advances in computer networking, telephony and safety communications originated in the Amateur Service, which has also provided a good share of the technologists needed to advance these areas. The Amateur Service is federally licensed and regulated under 47 CFR § 97. To have effective communications capability in times of disasters, Amateur Radio licensees must practice and advance their skills in communications and technology before the need suddenly arises for their services. To do this, individual Radio Amateurs require antenna structures at their homes high enough to conform with the laws of physics and as permitted under federal license privileges. In the past this requirement has been frustrated by the widely varying levels of local zoning as desired by various communities, leading in many cases to burdensome requirements on the Radio Amateur and even to costly litigation. SB1714 provides a mechanism for resolving the current problem, in which well-meaning communications volunteers must today run the gauntlet of local zoning agencies that have minimal radio technical and regulatory knowledge, and therefore do not uniformly provide the federally mandated reasonable accommodation and minimum practicable regulation of station antenna structures under 47 CFR §97.15. The Amateur Radio Service, through its national organization, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), stands ready under the terms of SB1714 to provide your office, without cost to the public, the benefit of its members' specialized technical capability and emergency operations experience. Again, please respond to the bipartisan wishes of both houses of the California Legislature by permitting SB1714 to become law without delay. Thank you in advance for your interest and support in this matter. Prof. David B. Leeson Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Amateur Radio License W6NL

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Re: Klix Deadline
by Marvin 24 Aug '00

24 Aug '00

Hi all, Just a reminder that the deadline for the September issue is Monday, August 28. Since I exchanged months with Mac, I will be the editor this month, and he will be the editor for October. Please note that November will be my last month as Key-Klix editor. Anyone interested can get in contact with me and we can do this month together. Currently, the topics for this months issue are: _ Pres Sez - Lou (1 page) _ September Meeting Announcement - Darryl _ October Meeting announcement - Lou, Darryl, George ???? _ Meeting location for September, October, November - Lou _ Hamfest report/thanks/etc. with photos - Hubert (2+ pages as required) X Hamfest ARDF Hunt - Marvin (2 pages) _ Education Report - Denny X Proposed Bylaws Changes - Al (IDZ) (2 pages) _ Nomination Committee announcement for Klix - Lou or Nomination Committee Chair X ARRL QSL Bureau Changes _ ARDF Happenings - Marvin (1 pages) _ ATV Sig - Rod (1 - 2 pages) _ Club Station Report - Walt (1 - 2 pages) _ Contest Sig - George (1 - 2 pages) _ QRP Notes? - Jim (1 - 2 pages) _ Operations - "Jug" (1+ page(s)) Fiesta, Aug 26? Photos from Leroy Jeffers. Any others? _ SBARC Wednesday Night Net - Dick _ VE Sessions Report? - Mike X Ventura Hamfest Announcement (1/3 page) _ For Sale? - Bill, etc. X July Minutes X July Financials (1 page) _ Club Calendar (back page) Note: Items prefixed with an "X" have already been received. Note: We always need photos for inclusion in Klix; either prints or digital format is fine. If digital, the resolution should be about 200 DPI minimum. The resolution can be higher, but it will be reduced to about 200 DPI when it is put into Klix. If we are indeed trying to promote Amateur Radio, it would be a good idea to add a section to Klix that would feature other "local" club events. The Ventura Hamfest Announcement is one example. If anyone is in contact with other clubs putting on such events, please have them get in touch with me via email. Anything being done about a Christmas party this year? We are still looking for additional Key-Klix editors. I have one more issue (November) and I will be done. Below is the Calendar of Events. Please send me any additions or corrections that need to be made. The VE Sessions and ARES Meetings come immediately to mind. ------------------------------- Calendar of Events September 6 SBARC Board Meeting, 7 PM, Red Cross 9 ATV SIG Meeting, Get Kids Involved Workshop, 9am, Red Cross 9 Beginning T-Hunt, 3 PM, Stow House Parking Lot 15 SBARC Meeting - Bill Pasternak 24 SBARC Operations - Carpinteria Triathlon October 2 Key-Klix Deadline for October Issue 11 SBARC Board Meeting, 7 PM, Red Cross 14 ATV SIG Meeting, Airborne ATV Workshop, 9am, Red Cross 14 Beginning T-Hunt Cancelled for this month 15 SBARC Meeting - 20 SBARC Operations - MS Bikathon 30 Key-Klix Deadline for November Issue November 4 SBARC Operations - Half Marathon 8 SBARC Board Meeting, 7 PM, Red Cross 11 ATV SIG Field Trip, Model Rocket ATV, wb9kmo(a)sbarc.org 17 SBARC Meeting - Elections 27 Key-Klix Deadline for December Issue December 6 SBARC Board Meeting, 7 PM, Red Cross

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Fw: Please write to the Gov! Urgent!!
by W6YN Don Milbury 24 Aug '00

24 Aug '00

From: W6YN Don Milbury <w6yn(a)juno.com> --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WA6WZO Fried Heyn SW Div Director, ARRL To all California hams: SB 1714 passed in the state Assembly last Friday and was referred back to the Senate because of an amendment. Yesterday it won final passage on the Senate floor, 39-0-1 on a roll call vote. All that is left is for the Governor to permit it to become law. Please make the effort in the next few days to write, e-mail or call his office to support the bill if you have not already done so. The e-mail address is graydavis(a)governor.ca.gov. You can get the snail mail address, phone and fax numbers from the http://www.ca.gov page. Thanks for your support! 73/Fried(@___@)"choice=responsibility" ----------------------------------------------------- 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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Santa Barbara ARDF Hunt
by Marvin 18 Aug '00

18 Aug '00

Before this event took place, I gave a call to the Santa Barbara NewsPress to see if they were interested in covering the event. They were, and sent out a reporter and photographer. What a great way to get some publicity for ARDF! Those of you out there putting on similar events might consider checking with the Sports desk of your local newspaper to see if they also would be interested in helping to publicize ARDF. The URL for the NewsPress article is: http://news.newspress.com/np_home/fsports.html

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Lightening strike caused by plane
by Paul Cronshaw, D.C. 17 Aug '00

17 Aug '00

Interesting phenomenon. http://lightning.pwr.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/lrg/temp/plane.html Hmmm ... I wonder if there was a HAM antenna that caught this strike?? Paul Cronshaw DC SBARC-list Administrator KF6TRT

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ARDF Hunt Results
by Marvin 17 Aug '00

17 Aug '00

SBARC ARDF Hunt by Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS The day turned out to be perfect with the sun out but not too hot. Besides being a part of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club 2000 Hamfest and Communications Fair that to be held the following day, this 2M hunt would also be a practice event for Team USA. Starting about 8:30AM, I began to put out the transmitters with the identifying control flags and punches. The course itself was about a mile and three quarters with each transmitter at least 200 yards from each other. Each transmitter was setup to cycle for one minute on and four minutes off in round robin style. At 9:30 the training session began with Julia Vollmer attending. It was really nice to see Julia show up as she had previously done Orienteering events, but this was her first ARDF event. Joe (K0OV) and April (WA6OPS) Moell arrived shortly after Joe had set up an 80M transmitter out on the course. Joe is the ARRL and IARU Region 2 ARDF Coordinator, and has been promoting this type of hunting in the US for quite a few years. April also brought along Artie, the "official" foxhunting mascot. Also attending were Bob (KF6VSE) Cooley, Richard (WA6NOL) Thompson, and Jay (W6JAY) Thompson, all members of TEAM USA who will be going to the World ARDF Championships later this year over in China. Becky, a NewsPress reporter, arrived to do a story on this new (to the US) sport. She had quite a few people describing it, and my hope was that she would not be confused by all the new information (she wasnt) being tossed in her direction. April talked her into going out onto the course with Jay where she was able to experience first hand the fun of ARDF. It was a pleasure meeting her and thanks to the NewsPress for sending her out to do the story. About 10:25, I turned on the transmitters and Murphy decided to put in an appearance with three of the five transmitters not starting. With a quick change of plans, I headed out to check on these mischievous transmitters. The first did not hear the start signal, the second had the switch turned off, and the third had one of the antenna connections come loose. With that all taken care of, Joe and April started the hunt about 11:00AM. The Advanced class competitors started on two minute intervals while the Beginners class had a mass start. With everyone out on the course, the start crew headed over the finish area where the BBQ would take place. Rick (KE6DKF) Barrett arrived first with an advanced class winning time of 44 minutes! Other competitors started arriving about 30 minutes later. Several people took advantage of some 80M equipment and headed out to find the 80M transmitter. The final results of that hunt were: Advanced Class Place Competitor Time Transmitters Found Team 1) Rick Barrett, KE6DKF 0:43:27 5 2) Brian Peddicord, KF6DZN 1:09:55 5 3) Bob Cooley, KF6VSE 1:31:20 5 Team USA 4) Jay Thompson, W6JAY 1:29:44 4 Team USA Beginners Class Place Competitor Time Transmitters Found Team 1) Scott Moore, KF6IKO 1:52:55 5 2) Richard Thompson, WA6NOL 1:08:52 3 3) Julia Vollmer 1:59:12 1 4) Mike Peddicord 2:21:20 5 Over Time After coming in from the 2M hunt, several people went after the 80M transmitter hidden a little over a half mile away. The results were: Place Competitor Time Team 1) Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS 0:13:58 Team USA Jay Thompson, W6JAY 2) Rick Barrett, KE6DKF 0:23:33 3) Brian Peddicord, KF6DZN 0:33:20 With the hunt over, everyone enjoyed the "eat until gone" hamburger BBQ, and most stayed for about an hour or so after the hunt eating and chatting. Joe and April Moell did a great job of starting the event, informing Becky about the US efforts to build ARDF, hiding the 80M transmitter, and keeping things going. Darryl (KF6DI) Widman helped at the registration area and also took care of collecting money for the BBQ. Terry (KF6DZK) Mekker was out on the course taking pictures and ready to help any of the beginners as needed. Frank (KO6TP) and Karen (KE6UBH) also served as course marshals. In addition, they also brought the excellent potato salad and beans for the BBQ! Noel (KF6LDC) and Julie did a great job of cooking and serving the hamburgers. Noel also picked up and returned the BBQ grill used for BBQing. Barbara (KE6OTF) Johnston set up the picnic area and got things ready to serve. Jay, Brian, and Julia helped bring in the 2M transmitters and flags after the event was finished. To everyone who attended, a big THANK YOU for making this a successful event!!!

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