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Telecommuting to SBARC Nets and Meetings
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 18 Mar '20

18 Mar '20

SBARC Members, You’ve probably heard by email from every organization you have ever done business with about what they are doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From wiping down gas pumps to shifting to takeout food only, there are so many changes, big and small, that challenge our normal routines. Hopefully this note will brighten your day with a new opportunity to socialize and engage in some of your favorite amateur radio activities in a new way! This week, we conducted the Tuesday night Digital Net on 2m FM and on Google Meet, a free video conferencing service from Google that allows large groups like school classrooms, business boards and working groups to meet online, share video, audio and computer screens. We will pilot Google Meet once again on the SBARC Thursday night March, 19 Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net at 8pm. Join us on the Club’s 2m FM repeaters 146.79 linked to 145.18, via Echolink or Allstar AND on Google Meet. We will be posting a link just before the net to the Google Meet room on the home page at http://www.sbarc.org/. You will need a computer (preferably with a webcam and microphone) or a smartphone to join the meeting. If you are using a smartphone, you may download the Google Meet app from the Android or Apple app stores in preparation for the net. If you plan to use your computer you will need an up-to-date web browser. Google Chrome is preferred but others are supported. You do not need a Google/Gmail account to participate in the videoconference. Look for a meeting link on Thursday evening on the Club website and join us for an experiment which could lead to more virtual SBARC events including club meetings and more informal gatherings online. This an opportunity to hone our digital communication skills and blend amateur radio with other resources to keep our club members active and engaged. Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation and with these tools we can see familiar faces, keep our scheduled activities and help each other through these challenging times. Stay safe and healthy, Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Director at Large Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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April 4th ARDF Practice Cancelled
by Marvin Johnston 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

Due to the growing concern about the Corona virus spreading, I am cancelling the ARDF practice originally scheduled for Saturday, April 4th at Lake Los Carnaros. As of right now, the next ARDF practice and Antenna Building Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 9th at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton. You can keep up with upcoming ARDF events by checking in at the www.Homingin.com website. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SYP 16 Mar 2020
by Bill Talanian 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

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SYP 16 Mar 2020
by Bill Talanian 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

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N6OLT SK
by Bill Talanian 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

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Bruce Gordon SK
by Bill Talanian 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

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N6OLT SK
by Bill Talanian 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Bruce Gordon N6OLT SK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207908018/bruce-e-gordon

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Bruce Gordon
by Michael Wapner 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Bruce was a good friend and one who I respected and admired. He will be missed!

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 198, Issue 3
by Mike Wapner 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Very sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. He was an engineer from which one could learn and Bruce was always willing to explain the "why". He will be missed. RIP Mike Wapner K6QD -----Original Message----- From: sbarc-list-bounces(a)lists.netlojix.com [mailto:sbarc-list-bounces@lists.netlojix.com] On Behalf Of sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 11:35 AM To: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 198, Issue 3 Send SBARC-list mailing list submissions to sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com You can reach the person managing the list at sbarc-list-owner(a)lists.netlojix.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SBARC-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. ARDF Practice at Lake Los Carnaros (Marvin Johnston) 2. N6OLT SK (Bill Talanian) 3. Re: N6OLT SK (LadyDiSB(a)gmail.com) 4. Re: N6OLT SK (Michael Reynolds, NO6O) 5. Re: N6OLT SK (rod(a)sbatv.org (rfritz(a)sbatv.phxcoxmail.com)) 6. Re: N6OLT SK (James Counter) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:02:30 -0700 From: Marvin Johnston <marvin(a)west.net> To: sbarc <sbarc-list(a)west.net> Subject: [Sbarc-list] ARDF Practice at Lake Los Carnaros Message-ID: <08572257-587a-b06d-eae5-980cc5576996(a)west.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I've been asked a number of times to put on an ARDF practice again at Lake Los Carneros. And so it will happen on Saturday, April 4th. I'll also be holding an Antenna workshop where an RDF antenna kit with offset attenuator can be build (cost $65.00.) The only other thing you will need is a short coax cable with a male BNC on one end, and whatever connector you need to connect to your HT antenna. And as usual, you will need to let me know if you want to buy one of the kits. And both instruction and practice will be covered right after the kit building session. The announcement that was sent out to the Southern California ARDF listserver is quoted below: Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, April 4, 2020. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Experts will be on hand to teach you the basic techniques of on-foot radio direction-finding (RDF). Bring the kids and grandkids, then go out on the course with them! There is no charge for participation. If you have receivers, scanners, directional antennas, attenuators, or other equipment suitable for on-foot RDF, be sure to bring it. Make sure all batteries are fresh. A limited amount of RDF gear will be available for loan to beginners. Besides 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. If you need some one-on-one help to get started at finding transmitters, just ask. 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. Also available is an assembled and tested assembly that includes the power switch, BNC connector, housing and battery, ready to install as the tape measure beam is built. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. If you're not an electronic technician, don't worry because there will be experts to help you. We want you to succeed! If you want to build an antenna/attenuator kit, you mus t 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. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. The hunt start will probably be in the parking lot. ; If that is too crowded, we will move to a nearby picnic area. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. If heavy rain is in the forecast, check www.homingin.com on April 3 for possible cancellation. 73, Joe Moell K0OV ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 07:08:15 -0700 From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Subject: [Sbarc-list] N6OLT SK Message-ID: <1d118801-ae93-12ff-5962-862d49bc662c(a)cox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/private/sbarc-list/attachments/20200313/d b584582/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:06:39 -0700 From: "LadyDiSB(a)gmail.com" <ladydisb(a)gmail.com> To: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> Cc: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Subject: Re: [Sbarc-list] N6OLT SK Message-ID: <7E5CAD1C-AA9B-426F-8C4D-A007E640F58D(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I am so sorry. Diane Sent from my iHeart > On Mar 13, 2020, at 7:15 AM, Bill Talanian via SBARC-list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> wrote: > > ? Bruce Gordon, N6OLT > > Bruce died Thursday afternoon after a long convalescence at home from a fall and other chronic issues. > > RIP Bruce > > _______________________________________________ > SBARC-list mailing list > SBARC-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list

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ARDF Practice at Lake Los Carnaros
by Marvin Johnston 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

I've been asked a number of times to put on an ARDF practice again at Lake Los Carneros. And so it will happen on Saturday, April 4th. I'll also be holding an Antenna workshop where an RDF antenna kit with offset attenuator can be build (cost $65.00.) The only other thing you will need is a short coax cable with a male BNC on one end, and whatever connector you need to connect to your HT antenna. And as usual, you will need to let me know if you want to buy one of the kits. And both instruction and practice will be covered right after the kit building session. The announcement that was sent out to the Southern California ARDF listserver is quoted below: Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, April 4, 2020. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Experts will be on hand to teach you the basic techniques of on-foot radio direction-finding (RDF). Bring the kids and grandkids, then go out on the course with them! There is no charge for participation. If you have receivers, scanners, directional antennas, attenuators, or other equipment suitable for on-foot RDF, be sure to bring it. Make sure all batteries are fresh. A limited amount of RDF gear will be available for loan to beginners. Besides 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. If you need some one-on-one help to get started at finding transmitters, just ask. 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. Also available is an assembled and tested assembly that includes the power switch, BNC connector, housing and battery, ready to install as the tape measure beam is built. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. If you're not an electronic technician, don't worry because there will be experts to help you. We want you to succeed! If you want to build an antenna/attenuator kit, you mus t 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. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. The hunt start will probably be in the parking lot. ; If that is too crowded, we will move to a nearby picnic area. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. If heavy rain is in the forecast, check www.homingin.com on April 3 for possible cancellation. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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