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2021 Wings Over Camarillo Aug 21-22 - Call for volunteers
by Avi Carmi 14 Jul '21

14 Jul '21

Hi all, *Wings Over Camarillo Air Show is on!* Free entrance to the show, parking, hat, pancake breakfast, lunch, and all the water and soft drinks you can drink Stroll through the show and provide eyes/ears/comms Plan on lots of walking for four hours in the hot August sun. Bring your HT, headset/earpiece, yellow shirt, communications vest (if you have one) hat, sunscreen, water, etc The Ham Radio assignments are password protected, click on the following link which includes the password: *Click here to sign up for Ham Radio Operations at Wings Over Camarillo* <https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=55545&job_password=ham73> If you somehow end up at the top-level public landing page https://woc.volunteerlocal.com click on the "Sign up now" link, which will take you to the signup form, then enter *ham73* in the password field and click Submit Please do not share the password publicly as there are lots of nasty disruptive people out there :-( But do feel free to forward this to any ham operator club or group The instructions on the signup site are "generic", most do not apply to us, so please follow these instructions to sign up: 1- MAKE SURE to click on the "*view description*" as there are important assignment notes in there! 2- Check off your desired assignment (or assignments, as long as they are not both AM or PM shifts, note that I disabled "overlap check" since schedules do overlap by an hour, you may still sign up for both AM and PM shifts) *NOTE: *only the currently* AVAILABLE *assignments are shown by the system, if you do not see a desired assignment, it means that it is taken If you cannot sign up for any other time slot/assignment, please contact me, and I'll see if I can arrange a swap. *NOTE: *the "gate" position can be an "add on" assignment for a color or a rover, it entails coming in early and sitting at Gate 7 for about two hours to check-in ham volunteers, then over to the comm trailer for the briefing and to your primary assignment, or as another rover/floater/standby NOTE: new to this year is a show director shadow, which should be a very exciting close-up assignment, you will have two radios: a commercial show radio and your ham radio. The Shadow will follow the show director and provide communication support. you are welcome to sign up for two consecutive Shadow shifts and stay with the show director for the entire day. 3- Scroll down to the bottom or the form 4- Fill in your email, name, phone 5- Select "*Avi Carmi K6AVI*" for CWA Job Captain and "*Ham Radio Operators*" for the CWA Group from the respective pulldown lists 6- Skip the CAF/AAF fields, fill in your birthdate if under 18 (don't you wish?) 7- Don't forget your *call sign* at the bottom 8- Then check the box and fill your name under the waiver 9- And finally, click the "*Sign Up To Volunteer*" button you should receive a confirmation email, unfortunately, it will come from Stephen, the show's volunteer coordinator, not me. (also I do not get any notification that anyone signed up, only he does...) a generic map, our sector map, and the parking permit are available on your volunteer profile page, accessible by clicking the "Check your status here" button on https://woc.volunteerlocal.com I will send more detailed directions/instructions prior to the show, but if you have any questions/concerns/comments, please let me know 73, -avi -- avi(a)carmi.us 805-616-2636 K6AVI https://avicarmi.com

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Repeater enclosure
by Bill Talanian 08 Jul '21

08 Jul '21

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Fwd: KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

FYI, the ISS will be sending SSTV images today! On June 9, 2021 at 15:42:56, KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog (noreply+feedproxy(a)google.com) wrote: KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog RS0ISS to transmit SSTV images from the ISS June 9 and 10 Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:26 AM PDT From Southgate ARC… An example of an SSTV image sent last year by RS0ISS. Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) plan to transmit slow-scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 and Thursday, June 10, 2021. The transmissions, which will use SSTV mode PD120, are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be made from RS0ISS in the Russian Service Module of the ISS using a Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver. The tentative schedule calls for transmissions on June 9 from 0935 UTC until 1350 UTC and on June 10 from 0855 UTC until 1550 UTC. Dates and times are subject to change. Hams on Earth should be able to receive the signals on a handheld transceiver using a quarter-wave whip antenna, with FM filters set for 25 kHz channel spacing. Predicted ISS pass times are available via the AMSAT website at, https://www.amsat.org/track/ . Additional information is available on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) SSTV blog at https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/, and tips for SSTV beginners are available on the AMSAT-UK website at https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/. The post RS0ISS to transmit SSTV images from the ISS June 9 and 10 appeared first on KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog. You are subscribed to email updates from KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

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[ardf-socal] Saturday radio-orienteering and other ARDF news
by Marvin Johnston 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

A reminder that this Saturday, June 12, will be on-foot transmitter hunting at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta, just across the highway from the Santa Barbara airport. If you want to build one of Marvin's kits for measuring-tape beams and active attenuators, let him know right away by e-mailing marvin(a)west.net. More information on the hunt and directions to the site are at homingin.com. The 20th ARDF World Championships originally scheduled for the first week of September 2020 in Serbia were rescheduled for September 2021, but now have been postponed another year to September 2022. While COVID is under control in the USA and Europe, it isn't in some other parts of the world and overseas transportation is still problematic, hence the second postponement. However, USA's national championships are still planned to take place in North Carolina from October 14-17. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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worldradiohistory.com Website
by Marvin Johnston 31 May '21

31 May '21

https://worldradiohistory.com/ If you're not familiar with that site, have a look. It contains a huge collection of books and magazines from all over the world.

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OTA TV
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 28 May '21

28 May '21

Anyone in Santa Barbara/Goleta/Carp using an antenna to pick up over the air TV? I'm wondering if the KSBY signal can be picked up around these parts. I'm getting KEYT and (ABC and CBS) but no NBC. I think KSBY in SLO has a DTV translator for the South Coast on Gibraltar but I can't pick it up from the Mesa. Anyone else having any luck? LCM

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Exciting News: Grant Funding Approved
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 26 May '21

26 May '21

Fellow SBARC members, Recently, SBARC applied for grant funding from Amateur Radio Digital Communications for the new K6TZ Radio Station at the Chrisman California Islands Center in Carpenteria. ARDC approved our application in the amount of $35,550! This grant funding will cover all of the budgeted costs of the CCIC Station. This project will expand SBARC’s footprint by offering an additional physical station location serving members in Carpinteria and Ventura County. The Club plans to host Club gatherings at the CCIC Station as well as offer regular open station hours and support radiosport contests from the site. The Santa Cruz Island Foundation is providing the 12′ x 7′ gallery space dedicated exclusively to the radio station along with a 55″ TV monitor to display a demonstration of SBARC’s various systems, including the camera and vessel tracking systems on Diablo Peak, Santa Cruz Island. More information on this project can be found on our website. https://www.sbarc.org/2021/04/15/k6tz-ccic/ LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large | K6TZ Trustee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation www.levimaaia.com | www.k6lcm.com +1.805.604.5384

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[ardf-socal] Next ARDF near Santa Barbara on June 12
by Marvin Johnston 22 May '21

22 May '21

Slowly but surely we will be getting back to normal in spite of those opposed to it :). We are still looking at setting a date for a championship practice up at Mt Pinos with the date TBA. Right now, I'm planning on 2M and 80M Classic courses, sprints, and FoxOring. This will most likely be a Friday through Sunday event with arrivals on Thursday hopefully in early July. McGill campground is open now, so that will be the center of the events. And of course, full color orienteering maps will be provided along with the optional and traditional Saturday evening Tri-tip BBQ. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS ********** Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, June 12, 2021. There is no charge for participation. In addition to some easy two-meter fox transmitters just to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a beginner-level international-rules course on the two-meter band, designed by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. One or more optional 80-meter fox transmitters may also be on the air. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres. It is relatively flat, making it a good site for foxtailers of all skill levels. Full-color orienteering maps will be available. For those who want to build RDF gear for use with their own two-meter hand-held radios or scanners, Marvin will have kits for measuring-tape yagis and active attenuators. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. If you want to build an antenna/attenuator kit, you must register in advance. Send e-mail to Marvin (marvin(a)west.net) to pre-register and get more information about equipment. If you already have equipment and just want to hunt transmitters, you don't need to pre-register. If it takes place, the building session will start at 9:00 AM. Please be prompt. Transmitter hunting will begin about 10:00 AM. You may start out on the courses at any time until 12 noon. Courses close at 2 PM. For those interested, we will meet at a local restaurant after all the transmitters have been picked up for further discussion of ARDF. Directions to Lake Los Carneros: From US 101 about 8 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, take the Los Carneros Road exit, head north about 1/4 mile and turn right into the Stow House parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Media Releases - Arson Arrest Made in Loma Fire Incident
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 21 May '21

21 May '21

City of Santa Barbara media release. If you are having difficulty viewing this email, please click on this link to view in a web browser. http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=2348 MEDIA RELEASE Arson Arrest Made in Loma Fire Incident SANTA BARBARA, CA - 5/21/2021 On May 20, 2021, around 8:55pm, numerous 9-1-1 calls started pouring into the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center about a large vegetation fire on Loma Alta Drive. Multiple Officers and Fire Department personnel responded to the scene. The hillside, adjacent to Loma Alta Drive was ablaze and Santa Barbara City Fire requested assistance from allied fire agencies to help extinguish the fire. Due to the fast-moving fire and proximity to neighborhoods, multiple off-duty Santa Barbara Police Officers were recalled to assist with evacuations. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office assisted the Santa Barbara Police Department with evacuations and road closures. Hundreds of residents in the surrounding neighborhoods were evacuated. Around midnight, City Fire Investigators noticed a suspicious subject scrambling down the lower portion of the hill and hiding in the brush between Loma Alta Drive and West Ortega Street. Investigators detained the suspect and called for immediate Police back-up. Officers, Detectives, and Fire Investigators detained Victor Hernandez (23 years old), a Santa Barbara resident. Hernandez has been a suspect in other recent arson cases within the city. Hernandez was arrested on scene for being under the influence of a controlled substance and taken to the Santa Barbara Police Department while the fire investigation continued. There, Police Detectives and Fire Investigators interviewed Hernandez and established a timeline that put him at the scene of the Loma Fire. It was determined there were five separate fires in total last night. Fire Investigators believe the Loma Fire was an act of arson. Hernandez was booked in Santa Barbara County Jail for 451(b) PC - Arson of an Inhabited Dwelling (vegetation fire caused damage to a structure), five counts of 451(c) PC - General Arson, 11550(a) H&S - Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance, and 11377 H&S - Possession of Narcotics. He is currently being held on $2,000,000 (two million) bail. This investigation is still ongoing. At this time, the Loma Fire is 70% contained and has been determined to be 7-acres in size. Loma Alta Drive will be closed from West Canon Perdido Street to Coronel Street for the remainder of the day and may possibly be closed until Saturday. The Police Department would like to thank the community members of Santa Barbara for quickly complying with the evacuation order and staying away from the area. Loma Fire Photo Loma Fire Photo 2 - Detention of Suspect Sgt. E. Ragsdale Phone: 805-897-2432 Email: eragsdale(a)sbpd.com ###

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Fire Scanners
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 21 May '21

21 May '21

Live audio from City and County Fire dispatch frequencies as well as the K6TZ repeater can be found online at: https://www.sbarc.org/live-streaming-audio-and-archives/ LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large | K6TZ Trustee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation www.levimaaia.com | www.k6lcm.com +1.805.604.5384

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