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From our Division Director
by Donald L Milbury 25 Apr '00

25 Apr '00

FYI: 73, Don Milbury, W6YN ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Fried Heyn (SW Dir)" <wa6wzo(a)arrl.org> For those of you with clubs in California, please help get the word out on SB 1714 (the update below was written by Pacific Division Director Jim Maxwell, W6CF): SB 1714 has been assigned to the Local Government Committee of the California Senate for hearings. The chair of the Local Government Committee is Senator Richard K. Rainey, of Contra Costa County. Senator Rainey is the former County Sheriff, and was responsible for establishing the Sheriff's Amateur Radio Reserve. A committee hearing on this bill will be held on May 3, in Sacramento. A favorable report by committee, as well as future enactment, requires vigorous support by the amateur community. Vigorous support means letters and telephone calls to your State Senator, your State Assembly Member, and Senator Rainey, asking them to support the bill and explaining why you feel that way. The various Senate and Assembly members in California are unlikely to know much about Amateur Radio. They need to learn two things: how many of us (who vote) there are and what we do for the community. An avalanche of letters will help them understand better on both points. The first step is for all interested California hams (and all hams in California should be interested!) to write to Senator Rainey. In your letter note any local ordinances in your City or County which stop you from getting a permit for an antenna or make it more expensive. Discuss how that antenna would be valuable for emergency services, and discuss the fact that antenna regulations, high permit fees and the like hurt all of the amateur service as a disincentive to activity. Where it exists it should help to make a point of cooperation with other services, such as REACT, and to note specific participation in emergency service situations. MARS participants should point out the emergency support role of that service and the fact that it relies extensively on HF frequencies assigned by the military for that purpose. Senator Rainey will understand without being told what RACES is. Letters to him should be addressed to Honorable Richard K. Rainey, Chair Local Government Committee State Capitol, Room 410 Sacramento, CA 95914 If you wish to comment by email, Senator Rainey's address is senator.rainey(a)sen.ca.gov Please also write to your own State Senator and Assemblyman and ask them for their support of SB 1714. Provide them with information similar to that written to Senator Rainey, with one exception: Senator Rainey already knows a great deal about ham radio, so it won't be necessary to explain to him who we are. The procedure for sponsoring bills is somewhat different in the State of California than in the federal Senate and House. Rather than "cosponsoring" a bill, the procedure is to "co-author" a bill, and co-authorship may cross the line between the Senate and Assembly. In your letters, therefore, please also ask that they sign up as co-authors of SB 1714. Don't forget to include your name and return address on all your letters! You may follow the progress of this bill by going to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov and following the links to "subscribe" to the bill by number. You will then receive email notice whenever any action takes place. If you're not certain who your Senator/Assemblyman are, go to http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html to locate them.

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For Sale
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 25 Apr '00

25 Apr '00

Fellow SBARC Members - I have decided to sell my Kenwood TS-680S. It is in great shape with only one minor scratch on the top near the back. It covers 160M-6M - all modes and has full CW breakin. It was my first HF rig and I really like it but I have a Yaesu FT-990 and if I want to go mobile HF then I have to sell the 680S. Please call me if you are interested in checking it out - we can put it on the air and take it for a "ride"! Asking $550.00 The VHF/UHF that I also want to sell is my mobile Kenwood TM-642AD - ("First Prize" at 1997 Hamfest). It is a current model tri-bander with 2M and 220 modules installed. You can also purchase a third module - 440, 1.2ghz or 6M. The triplexer goes with the rig. This devise matches the individual antenna outputs of each module to a single antenna. The unit is almost 2.5 years old and works great! I plan to replace it with a new Icom IC-706IIG or the new Yaesu FT-100 - both of which handles 160M to 6M plus 2M and 440. So I won't need two 2M rigs in my truck. I have the original mic plus the upgraded mic that has the backlit keypad , box, manual, etc. Asking $550 ($750 New.) Home - 968-0221 Cell - 886-3817 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Frequency - The Movie
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

Hi All - Below is a FB movie review of the new flick Frequency. Check it out. Also a very good suggestion how to get some great PR for Ham Radio and Local Clubs! 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- "Frequency" is an imaginative fantasy based on the complex relationship between fathers and sons.

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Future 5 WPM Code Class
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 19 Apr '00

19 Apr '00

Hi All - Several club members have shown interest in attending a 5 WPM code class. Our last class just ended April 10th, but if there is enough interest in another class I will arrange for it. So if you: A. Hold a General Class CSCE and need the 5 WPM CSCE to upgrade B. Are a Technician and would like to add on HF privileges C. Have your Novice, Technician Plus, General or Extra Class license and haven't used CW is so long that you would like to renew your skills Then please email me with: 1. Your Name & Callsign 2. Best day or evening /time that you would like to see the class scheduled Thanks 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Denny Morales SBARC VP Education & Training

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Solid State HF Rig
by Clayton A. Burnham 19 Apr '00

19 Apr '00

Hi all, I am in need of a solid state HF rig preferebly with general coverage receive, something like a TS-430, IC-740, etc. If anyone has something for sale or knows of one please call me at: 687-0314 Clayton / WB6PWW

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WTB: Mobile Mounting Kit
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 19 Apr '00

19 Apr '00

Hi All - I have a Kenwood TS-680S and would like to install it in my F-150 truck. I need the mounting bracket kit - Kenwood part number MB-130. It fits the TS-140S/680S, TS-570 and the TS-690. If anyone has this kit and would like to sell it please email me direct. Tnx - 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Go Yell It From The Mountain....
by AD6EZ＠aol.com 17 Apr '00

17 Apr '00

Hi Fellow SBARC Members - I have heard a lot of opinions regarding the FCC Amateur Radio License Restructuring and a lot of it has been very negative - the good news is that none of it has come from SBARC members! Below is a timely message from an outfit called Hudson LookElectronic Ham Radio News. A friend of mine by the name of Tim KD5CKP sent ti to me from Olive Branch, MS. Here is a short, well worded message that we can all take to heart. Go Yell It From The Mountain.... I got this from the Hudson Look electronic ham radio Newsletter. Every currently licensed ham should read it. Congratulations to Frank Fallon N2FF, on an excellent welcome mat to those who will follow us: - BillWA6ITF(a)aol.com NEWS FROM THE HUDSON LOOP - TOLERANCE AND A WELCOME MAT -- AN EDITORIAL April 15, 2000 marked an important milestone for Amateur Radio in the United States. It was the first time in over 60 years that US Amateurs can operate throughout all the HF bands without having passed a Morse code test at 13 WPM or higher. In 1937 the FCC upped the code speed to 13 WPM from 10 WPM. Many of the new upgraded hams will now be using the HF bands for the first time, and it appears there will be a lot of them from reports of crowds at recent VE sessions nationwide. They will be operating both phone and CW, and some of them won't know what life is like on HF. They may not realize that one doesn't call CQ on HF by tuning to a quiet spot and announcing that they're "Listening on frequency." They won't know much, if anything, about band plans, about nets, about working "up", or a host of other things. They will need help, just as badly as you and I needed help when we first went on HF. They will need to learn things that have never been part of any FCC test. They will need guidance, not hostility and transferred anger from those unhappy with the new FCC license structure. Please, oh please, be generous with your help! Be tolerant of their mistakes and be friendly and tactful when you offer suggestions for improvement. Please, put out the welcome mat for them. Let them know also when they've done something right, not only when they've done something wrong. We certainly don't want a bunch of grouches turning them away from ham radio! It's going to be our task to Elmer them into Amateur Radio. Let's all provide them with a warm ham welcome. -- Frank Fallon, N2FF ARRL Hudson Division Director (n2ff(a)arrl.org) 73 es God Bless de Denny AD6EZ <>< Goleta, CA

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Caltech On-foot Direction Finding Session
by Marvin 15 Apr '00

15 Apr '00

Date: Saturday, April 22 Time: 12 to 3 PM Place: Caltech campus in Pasadena Talk-in (optional): 145.18(-) PL156.7 Call K0OV This on-foot direction finding (foxhunting, radio-orienteering, ARDF) practice/demonstration session is sponsored by the Caltech Orienteering Club. All ages are welcome. A ham radio license and/or knowledge of radio equipment is not required. There is no charge for participation. Practice 2-meter transmitters will go on the air around 11 AM, and the main hunt will begin at 12:30 PM. For the main hunt, plan to arrive at noon. As usual, the main hunt will have six cycling 2-meter FM hidden transmitters on 146.565 MHz. There may be a bonus transmitter on 80 meters (3580 KHz). If you have RDF equipment for 80m, be sure to bring it, too. The 80m fox will be optional; it does not count for the final standings. If possible, bring a handi-talkie, receiver, or scanner covering the two-meter band for each person who will be going ARDFing. If you have directional antennas, attenuators, or other on-foot 2m RDF equipment, be sure to bring it. Make sure all batteries are fresh. For those with no radio gear, a few ARDF receiver/antenna sets will be available for rental from Caltech at a small fee. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is south of the 210 Freeway between the Hill Avenue and Lake Avenue exits. The hunt starts from Avery Center, an undergraduate residence near the northeast corner of the campus. Turn into the parking lot from Del Mar Boulevard or Chester Avenue. Look for the orange and white Orienteering flags and signs. Hunt area is the Caltech campus, in accordance with a paper map to be provided to participants. For more information about radio-orienteering, plus detailed directions and maps, go to http://www.homingin.com Joe Moell K0OV USA ARDF Coordinator homingin(a)aol.com

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Sunday April 16th - Orienteering Meet
by Marvin 15 Apr '00

15 Apr '00

I just received notice that Sunday will be another Orienteering meet at the Topanga State Park. The directions to get there are as follows (taken from the LAOC web page): Topanga Canyon State Park Trippet ranch, Topanga State Park, in the Santa Monica mountains. To get there from the 101 in Woodland Hills, go south on Topanga Canyon Blvd about 8 miles. From PCH go north on Topanga Canyon to just past Old Topanga Canyon Rd. Either way, watch for a "Topanga State Park" sign and turn east onto Entrada. Go about a mile, bearing left at the fork. Registration will be at the end of the parking lot in the shaded picnic area. Start times are from 10:00 to noon. Expect a warm, not hot, sunny day with a cooling afternon breeze. There is a $5 parking fee inside the park so you may want to car pool. Some free roadside or turnout parking spaces from 1/2 to 2km from the entrance exist. From there you can walk or hitch a ride with other orienteers. Come early. The terrain is very diverse. Lots of open land with oak forest, slow to runable. Typical of the Santa Monicas, dense chaparral covers much of the area, but you will be able to avoid the fight unless you choose to travel through it. . Deep river gullys slice through the old ranch. If you haven't been to a meet here in a few years, you will be delighted by the 5 color map, recently field checked in 95 and further upgraded in 97. Cartography is o-cad. ---------- Sunday, April 16th Starts between 10am and noon, Registration opens at 9:30am. 3 hour limit on any course, Control pickup will begin at 2:30pm. Offering most excellent White, Yellow, Orange, Green and Red point to point courses. This time of the year the foxtails are still green, so your socks will survive! See you in the woods, Sue Johnson, Topanga Meet Director

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Amateur Extra Class License still has value for FCC exam credit!
by Donald L Milbury 15 Apr '00

15 Apr '00

Amateur Extra Class License still has value for FCC exam credit! How long this will be allowed is unknown: 73, Don Milbury, W6YN http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/commoperators/Welcome.html#QUALALL ------------------------------------------------------ SECOND CLASS RADIOTELEGRAPH OPERATOR'S CERTIFICATE (T2) The T2 authorizes the holder to operate, repair, and maintain ship and coast radiotelegraph stations in the maritime services. It also confers all of the operating authority of the T3 and MP. The Commission will grant credit for Telegraphy Elements 1 and 2 to applicants who hold an unexpired (or within the grace period) FCC-issued Amateur Extra Class operator license. HOW TO OBTAIN A COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATOR LICENSE Submit a completed FCC Form 753 Submit TWO identical, passport type photographs taken within the last six months. Element 1 - Basic radio law and operating practice with which every maritime radio operator should be familiar. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 18 out of 24 questions. Element 5 - Radiotelegraph Operating Procedure. Radio operating procedures and practices generally followed or required in communicating by means of radiotelegraph stations. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 38 out of 50 questions. Element 6 - Advanced Radiotelegraph. Technical, legal, and other matters applicable to the operation of all classes of radiotelegraph stations. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 75 out of 100 questions. Telegraphy Elements 1 and 2 (See above) ------------------------------------------ 30 ------------------------------------

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