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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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Fwd: CCIC Update - May 6, 2021
by Bill Talanian 07 May '21

07 May '21

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Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3, 2021
by Bob Bascom 02 May '21

02 May '21

https://youtu.be/kyLDC-H8kb0 New FCC RF safety rules for ham radio #hamradio? - May 2021 Changes to FCC RF exposure rules go into place in May 2021 in the US. I talk about the rules, what's changed and how to stay in compliance. I also describe how to: - Determine (under the new rules) whether you are covered under an exemption - Use either of two calculators to perform an evaluation for MPE (Maximum Permissible Exposure) if you wish to or are required to perform an evaluation. Other videos will discuss using antenna modeling software and field strength measurements. **NEW ARRL FAQ WITH 2021 INFO** Downloadable PDF and link to this video (share with your friends!) - https://hudson.arrl.org/index.php/fcc...? ~~INFORMATION~~ ARRL RF Safety info: http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure? 2019 FCC R&O: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-main...? FCC OET 65: https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/En...? Specific information for radio amateurs (OET 65b): https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/En...? FREE ARRL eBook - RF Exposure and you (PDF): http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Techno...? American Cancer Society RF Safety information: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-...? RSGB (UK) RF Safety video: https://rsgb.org/main/technical/emc/e...? In-depth presentation by N9GL: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mq3djoyqpp...? ~~CALCULATORS~~ **NOTE - All calculators are for power AT THE ANTENNA so you need to take into account feedline losses. See this video for how to calculate your feedline losses: https://youtu.be/YcA-XfSYbTk? MPE Calculator #1 (Evans): http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm? MPE Calculator #2 (Overbeck/Lake Washington): http://www.lakewashingtonhamclub.org/...? Another calculator (pwr_dens) from K1TR. This is a Windows program: https://www.qsl.net/k1tr/Downloads.htm? Original BASIC program by Wayne Overbeck, N6NB: http://n6nb.com/rfsafety.htm? More RF calculators: https://www.vpitechnology.com/rf-calc...? Join ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/join? Donate to ARRL: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-donation-form? ARRL Technical Information Service (TIS): http://www.arrl.org/technical-informa...? --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.arrl.org/news/updated-radio-frequency-exposure-rules-become-effe… Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3, 2021 Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3 04/12/2021 The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year, any new station, or any existing station modified in a way thats likely to change its RFE profile such as different antenna or placement or greater power will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or change. In the RF Report and Order, the Commission anticipated that few parties would have to conduct reevaluations under the new rules and that such evaluations will be relatively straightforward, the FCC said in an April 2 Public Notice. It nevertheless adopted a 2-year period for parties to verify and ensure compliance under the new rules. The Amateur Service is no longer categorically excluded from certain aspects of the rules, as amended, and licensees can no longer avoid performing an exposure assessment simply because they are transmitting below a given power level. For most amateurs, the major difference is the removal of the categorical exclusion for amateur radio, which means that ham station owners must determine if they either qualify for an exemption or must perform a routine environmental evaluation, said Greg Lapin, N9GL, chair of the ARRL RF Safety Committee and a member of the FCC Technological Advisory Council (TAC). Ham stations previously excluded from performing environmental evaluations will have until May 3, 2023, to perform these. After May 3, 2021, any new stations or those modified in a way that affects RF exposure must comply before being put into service, Lapin said. The December 2019 RF Report and Order changes the methods that many radio services use to determine and achieve compliance with FCC limits on human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields. The FCC also modified the process for determining whether a particular device or deployment is exempt from a more thorough analysis by replacing a service-specific list of transmitters, facilities, and operations for which evaluation is required with new streamlined formula-based criteria. The R&O also addressed how to perform evaluations where the exemption does not apply, and how to mitigate exposure. Amateur radio licensees will have to determine whether any existing facilities previously excluded under the old rules now qualify for an exemption under the new rules. Most will, but some may not. The ARRL Laboratory staff is available to help amateurs to make these determinations and, if needed, perform the necessary calculations to ensure their stations comply. ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, who helped prepare ARRLs RF Exposure and You book, explained it this way. The FCC did not change any of the underlying rules applicable to amateur station evaluations, he said. The sections of the book on how to perform routine station evaluations are still valid and usable, especially the many charts of common antennas at different heights. Hare said ARRL Lab staff also would be available to help amateurs understand the rules and evaluate their stations. RF Exposure and You is available for free download from ARRL. ARRL also has an RF Safety page on its website. The ARRL RF Safety Committee is working with the FCC to update the FCCs aids for following human exposure rules OET Bulletin 65 and OET Bulletin 65 Supplement B for Radio Amateurs. In addition, ARRL is developing tools that all hams can use to perform exposure assessments.

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Fwd: COVID-19 County PHD Mobile Vaccination Clinics Accepting Walk-Ins / COVID-19 Las clínicas móviles de PHD del condado aceptan visitas sin cita previa
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

FYI, if you are looking for a covid vaccine shot locally, in addition to the many available appointment times available at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital: https://asap.pdllabs.com/non-ees/CottageCovidVaccine.aspx … you will also find a walk-up mobile Moderna vaccine clinic tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. - noon at 5427 Hollister Ave., Carter-Duncan Corporation. Info below. Hope to see you all in person again really soon! 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 On April 28, 2021 at 15:23:40, County of Santa Barbara (sbcwebmaster(a)countyofsb.org) wrote: Se adjunta el español County of Santa Barbara Public Health Department COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Clinics Accepting Walk-ins The County Public Health Department COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics are broadly available throughout the county and now accepting walk-ins without an appointment. To view a list of all mobile clinic dates and locations, please visit the public health website. In addition to the mobile vaccination clinics, appointments are available and can be scheduled through My Turn, as well as through the direct provider links found on the public health website vaccine page. The mobile vaccination clinics will be moving locations to assure accessibility countywide. Clinics available this week are listed below. Santa Barbara - Thursday, April 29 10:30 a.m. - noon, 5427 Hollister Ave., Carter-Duncan Corporation Moderna 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., 3400 Calle Real, Earl Warren Showgrounds Flea Market Johnson & Johnson Guadalupe - Friday, April 30 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 1050 Escalante St., Guadalupe Ranch Acres Moderna Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Bárbara Clínicas Móviles de Vacunación COVID-19 Aceptan Visitas Sin Cita Previa Las clínicas móviles de vacunación COVID-19 del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Bárbara están ampliamente disponibles en todo el condado y ahora aceptan visitas sin cita previa (no se requiere cita). Para ver una lista de todas las fechas y lugares de las clínicas móviles, por favor visite el sitio web de salud pública aquí. Además de las clínicas móviles de vacunación, hay otras citas disponibles y se pueden programar a través de MyTurn, así como a través de los enlaces de proveedores directos que se pueden encontrar en el sitio web de salud pública aquí. Las clínicas móviles de vacunación cambiarán de lugar para garantizar la accesibilidad en todo el condado. Las clínicas disponibles esta semana se enumeran a continuación. Santa Bárbara - Jueves, 29 de abril 10:30 a.m. - noon, 5427 Hollister Ave., Carter-Duncan Corporation Moderna 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., 3400 Calle Real, Earl Warren Showgrounds Flea Market Johnson & Johnson Guadalupe - Viernes, 30 de abril 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 1050 Escalante St., Guadalupe Ranch Acres Moderna Stay Connected County Public Health: www.PublicHealthSBC.org,Twitter and Facebook County of Santa Barbara: www.CountyofSB.org, Twitter, Facebook 2-1-1 Call Center: Dial 211 if calling from within the county, or call (800) 400-1572 if calling from outside the area. Community Wellness Team Information and Referral Line: (805) 364-2750

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145.160 Repeater upgrade
by Bill Talanian 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

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Fwd: PVARC Santa Barbara Update
by Bill Talanian 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

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New 145.16 capability
by Bill Talanian 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

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