https://www.fema.gov/event/ipaws-national-test
Be advised that there is a nationwide emergency alert test plan for this
morning. Devices will include radio, television and mobile devices.
LCM
[Please forward to Santa Barbara and LA area lists and/or any other ham
groups you have access to]
We still have several available assignments, most are for PM shifts on both
Sat and Sun
Note that only the currently AVAILABLE assignments are shown by the system,
if you do not see a desired assignment, it means that it has been taken
However, please contact me if you would like to volunteer, but cannot make
any of the open assignments and I'll attempt to arrange a swap.
*Click here to sign up for Ham Radio Operations at Wings Over Camarillo*
<https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=55545&job_password=ham73>
https://woc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=55545&&job_password=ham73
If you somehow end up at the top-level public sign up page and do not see
any ham radio positions, you have to enter *ham73* into the password field
*NOTE: instructions at the top of the signup page are generic for ALL
volunteers, most do not apply to us. Please read the shift descriptions*
To those who have already signed up, I have an outgoing blast with full
details, but I am waiting for a few more days, till after the next
organizer meeting, in case there are last-minute changes, to send it.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thanks,
-avi
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avi(a)carmi.us
805-616-2636 K6AVI
https://avicarmi.com
Congratulations to Michael, K6RQV, on his retirement from the FAA this week. Sydney and I ran into him at Santa Barbara Airport as he was turning in his Airport ID badge. Â
Enjoy your well-deserved time off!
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
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
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avi(a)carmi.us
805-616-2636 K6AVI
https://avicarmi.com
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/.
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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
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.
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