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Any old timers remember this? (SBARC field day from the mid sixties)
by Dave Schmidt 27 Jan '22

27 Jan '22

I was reading new posts on 'Antique Radio Forums' and saw this post from someone that used to be an SBARC member back in the mid-sixties. The thread question was "What was your funniest moment in ham radio?" OK, you asked for it. This happened about 1964 or '65 and takes place at the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club field day site which was in the hills above the town: Because of the location that was chosen for the Field Day site, the two meter station had to be located a few hundred feet West of everyone else in order to get a line of sight shot into LA where all the contacts were. One of the hams drove his pickup truck down there and set me up as the two meter phone station. I had a borrowed Gonset Communicator III on the transmission hump of the truck, and a four element beam used for "T-Hunting" rigged to the driver's door where I could "armstrong" rotate it as needed. I worked about a hundred contacts for the club station and so contributed something to our overall score. However, I was the only operator for the two meter station. Therefore, as the wee hours arrived and the band was about "worked out", I was getting pretty sleepy. As I got sleepier and sleepier in my operating position behind the wheel of the pickup truck, I would nod off and my head would fall forward, coming to rest on the horn ring on the truck steering wheel. The resulting blast would wake me up and I would tune around hunting for a station I hadn't worked for awhile, and then boredom and weariness would overtake me, causing me to nod off again and the process would repeat. The next day, the camp was full of people grumpily enquiring what idiot kept blowing a car horn about every fifteen minutes around four o'clock in the morning !? People were trying to sleep! Once the cause became generally known, it became the joke of the camp. Fortunately for me, field day hams were a good-natured and tolerant lot in those days. 73, _________________ Jim T. KB6GM

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Order Free Covid At-home Tests
by Brian Milburn 18 Jan '22

18 Jan '22

Our generous US government is taking orders for FREE at-home COVID tests. Sales are being handled through the US Postal Service. Each household is eligible to receive 4 tests. They will begin shipping later this month. It is totally free, and you can get your order in by visiting this website. https://www.covidtests.gov 73, and stay healthy! -- Brian - K6BPM

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SBARC mentioned in QST
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

See page 70 of the January 2022 edition of QST for a mention of QST (pdf attached). 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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Free Commemorative Reissue of 1915 QST as a PDF file
by Ken Alker 04 Jan '22

04 Jan '22

If anyone is interested, ARRL has a digital reissue of the 1915 QST for free here (you can download it as a PDF): <https://www.arrl.org/qst-reissue> Ken KA6KEN

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Web cam components
by Bill Talanian 02 Jan '22

02 Jan '22

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Does the 6M and 2M SSB SBARC nets still happen?
by Dave Schmidt 18 Dec '21

18 Dec '21

A question came up in the TM&E net tonight from KM6VMH. Scott asked "Does SBARC have any HF nets?" Both Frank and I looked online and saw the HF and 2M SSB nets listed, but neither one of us knew if it was still active, or who hosts and participates in it. Does anyone know if they're still active? Dave AI6VX

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FTGH - 15 foot+ Steel Pipe Telescoping Antenna Pole
by Marvin Johnston 04 Dec '21

04 Dec '21

I have a two section metal telescoping pole that was used as a mount for an antenna that I have zero use for at this point. Right now, the length of the two poles is 15 feet and the outer pipe is around 3" in diameter. Again, free to good home for whoever can take it. 805-687-8881 Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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ICONIC RADIO MONOPOLE MODIFICATION SET FOR DECEMBER 7-9
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 04 Dec '21

04 Dec '21

https://www.edhat.com/news/iconic-radio-monopole-modification-set-for-decem…

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Yuma Hamfest, SW Division Convention February 18-19
by Marvin Johnston 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

The Yuma Hamfest registration has just opened up. They have added one new thing allowing dry Camping on Wednesday. I've sent an email to the organizers to find out if restrooms will be available, and if we can camp out at our tailgating spot. https://www.yumahamfest.com/ Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Veterans Day
by Bill Talanian 05 Nov '21

05 Nov '21

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