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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 20 May '21

20 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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Loma Fire as seen from the Talanian Com Fac
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 20 May '21

20 May '21

This photo was captured after 9:00 p.m. this evening from cameras a top lavaggia Hill near SBARC's Talanian Communications Facility. LCM

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Transceiver repair local?
by Tony Armendariz 20 May '21

20 May '21

Hi all, Do you know of a good radio repair person in the local area. I need repair of my Yaesu FT1000MP; (Yaesu doesn’t service this model anymore} I have a couple of repair places in MN & CO, but would much rather have the work done locally. All suggestions welcome. Thanks & 73 Tony Armendariz, AD6ID ad6idham(a)gmail.com Santa Barbara, CA 93110 805-264-1132

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Personal AllStarLink Node Frequencies
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 13 May '21

13 May '21

I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter on the repeater system about personal AllStarLink nodes. It is great that so many people are interested in this very cool linking technology. It combines a lot of the power of DMR with the simplicity and fidelity of FM signals and has much better fidelity and network beavers than EchoLink. One issue we are having to deal with is that sometimes node users are parking their devices on the 70cm digital and amateur television sub-bands and occasionally on coorindated repeater system inputs and outputs. While there is no “FM node specific” allocation in 70cm, here is what we know directly from SCRRBA: 440.000/445.000; 446.860/441.860; 446.880/441.880 may be used as pairs for a low-power duplex node or as separate simplex node frequencies. Please listen to these frequencies with low squelch settings and no CTCSS for a few days before permanently parking your node here to see if and how these frequencies are used. FM simplex nodes are best PL/CTCSS protected, especially if they are left connected to a busy system like the WIN System. Definitely avoid 446.000 altogether. This is the National Calling Frequency for 70cm. 446.500 and 446.520 are “General Simplex” frequencies. Others many want to use these for simplex QSOs or other itinerant purposes so please don’t park your node on any of these three frequencies. DMR and SystemFusion nodes like the OpenSpot and ZumSpot with digital emissions may be used on frequencies in 431 MHz range (read more about that here) but these frequencies are NOT appropriate for analog FM nodes and should be avoided for this purpose. Also, please avoid 432.00-439.99 as these frequencies are allocated to weak signal, Amateur Television and digital emissions. See the official band plans for more details: http://www.scrrba.org/BandPlans/420-440.pdf http://www.scrrba.org/BandPlans/440-450.pdf 70cm is tough given the lack of simplex allocations. It’s a truly stuffed band but with your help and good operating practices, we can find a way to get along. 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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First-Time Exam Applicants Must Obtain FCC Registration Number Before Taking Exam starting 5/20/2021
by Marvin Johnston 13 May '21

13 May '21

This information is news to me, and I thought others here might be interested! The information comes from the latest ARRL newsletter. Marvin, KE6HTS *********** First-Time Exam Applicants Must Obtain FCC Registration Number Before Taking Exam Beginning May 20, 2021, all amateur examination applicants will be required to provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) before taking an amateur exam. This is necessary due to changes the FCC has made to its licensing system. Amateur candidates who already have an FCC license, whether for amateur radio or another service, and already have an FRN may use the same number. All prospective new FCC licensees, however, will be required to obtain an FRN before the examination and provide that number to the volunteer examiners on the Form 605 license application. An FCC instructional video provides step-by-step instructions on how to obtain an FRN through the FCC's COmmission REgistration System (CORES). The FRN is required for all new applicants to take an amateur exam and is used afterward by the applicant to download the license document from the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS), upgrade the license, apply for a vanity call sign, and to submit administrative updates (such as address and email changes) and renewal applications. In addition, after June 29, all applications will be required to contain an email address for FCC correspondence. Applicants will receive an email directly from the FCC with a link to the official electronic copy of their license whenever a license is issued or changed. ARRL VEC suggests that those without access to email should use the email address of a family member or friend. Licensees will be able to log in to the ULS using their FRN and password to download the latest version of their license at any time. The FCC no longer provides paper license documents.

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Cox Internet Discounts
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 12 May '21

12 May '21

The pandemic has been stressful for almost everyone. The uncertainty, stress and financial implications for many mean continuing challenges into 2021. Everyone’s favorite cable internet provider ;-) Cox Communications is participating a program to relieve some of the financial stress of the past year and the qualifications are fairly permissive compared to other similar programs so it may be worth looking into. Cox will credit up to $50 off monthly internet service bills for people who meet any one of the following qualifications: Free or Reduced lunch through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Federal Public Housing (including Section 8, Multi-family units, and Public Housing Authorities) Pell Grant recipient for current academic year Unemployment filing during COVID pandemic (after Feb 29th 2020 and total household income below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers) Medicaid Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Veterans Pension & Survivors Benefits Proof income is 135% or less than federal poverty guidelines (three consecutive paystubs or a tax return). Note: 135% of federal poverty guidelines is approximately $35,000 for a family of four. You can look up the income maximum for your household at: https://www.lifelinesupport.org/do-i-qualify/federal-poverty-guidelines/ Tribal Programs and proof of living on tribal lands. Here is the link to learn more and to apply for the discount: https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/ebb.html 73, 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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Fwd: Citywide Media Releases - WEEKEND STRUCTURE FIRE DETERMINED TO BE ACCIDENTAL
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 12 May '21

12 May '21

For those of you who helped pass traffic about this fire on Saturday morning, here is an update. LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levimaaia.com +1.805.604.5384 On May 12, 2021 at 07:35:57, esubscriptions(a)santabarbaraca.gov (esubscriptions(a)santabarbaraca.gov) wrote: To ensure the delivery of City of Santa Barbara Newsletter e-mails to your inbox, please take a moment to add eSubscriptions(a)SantaBarbaraCA.gov to your e-mail Address Book or Safe List. 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=2341 MEDIA RELEASE WEEKEND STRUCTURE FIRE DETERMINED TO BE ACCIDENTAL SANTA BARBARA, CA - 5/12/2021 The Fire Department has determined that the cause of Saturday's structure fire at 1322 Dover Road to be accidental in nature and most likely caused by an electrical malfunction. The fire, which resulted in the total destruction of the single family residence, caused over $1,850,000 in total damages. The single occupant who was home at the time of the fire escaped without injury and there were no reported firefighter injuries. The fire was first reported at approximately 9:55 AM on Saturday, May 8th, 2021. Santa Barbara City Fire Department responded multiple engines and the ladder truck to the Riviera neighborhood for the fire attack and were assisted with additional resources from Santa Barbara County Fire and Montecito Fire Protection District. Upon arrival, the structure was fully involved with flames rolling out of nearly every window. Firefighters aggressively attacked the fire from the exterior of the building and provided exposure protection to keep flames from spreading to surrounding vegetation and neighboring residences. The Santa Barbara City Fire Department would like to remind everyone that early notification to 911 is the first step to reducing potential devastation and loss of life as a result of fast moving fires. Photos courtesy of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. Amber Anderson, Wildland Fire Specialist / PIO Phone: (805) 331-5406 Email: AAnderson(a)SantaBarbaraCA.gov ### ------------------------------------------------------------ City of Santa Barbara 735 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 p. (805) 963-0611 | f. (805) 564-5475 Subscribe/Unsubscribe

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