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Community Meeting
by Bill Talanian 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Observation: Zero Outreach Last nights Community Meeting on Wildfire Safety at Earl Warren was attended by about 250 citizens. The program was sponsored by SCE. Interesting to note that the Public Safety and social service and volunteer agencies also took part in the meeting. After the meeting most of the audience went one-on-one with officials and Public Safety personnel. Aside from myself and PEY we saw no other amateur radio operators. Looking at it another way, If amateur radio fails to respond to open community events in representing itself to the public then the more irrelevant it shall become. Quoting a former club president: Why can't ham's learn how to communicate ! Bill Talanian

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Hi from Al
by Alan Soenke 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Just to say hi to all the users of sbarc-list, if you ever receive this. Sent from AOL Mobile Mail

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Ham Quits Hobby Over Funny Phonetics
by Brian Milburn 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

https://hamhijinks.com/ham-quits-hobby-funny-phonetics/ By K5KVN, on the scene NORFOLK, Va. – Mitch Eversdale blames it on “Three Lovely Ladies.” Those are the phonetics a ham in Michigan used when talking to a station with a callsign suffix of “TLL.” And it was the last straw for the long-time ham radio operator. “It happens all the time and I’m sick of it. Just the other day, I was tuning around 40m and someone made ‘WB’ into ‘Wild Bill,’” said Eversdale. A retired Navy radio operator, Eversdale admits he’s a “hardcore traditional man” when it comes to phonetics. “Can you imagine saying something that ridiculous on a Navy frequency? I believe you’d get thrown into the drink if you did,” he says. His ham radio friends, like Benny Roddenfall, have told him he needs to lighten up. “I don’t know why he gets so worked up about it. Heck, he nearly punched me at the club meeting last week when I referred to QST Magazine as “Q Street,” says Roddenfall. After overhearing the contact between the Michigan ham and the station ending in “TLL,” Eversdale says he’s through with being on-air. “I’ll focus my attention on a hobby that takes things more seriously, like embroidery. There’s a hobby that can’t get things wrong.”

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IC-706 Screen Replacement for Ham in Cuba
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

SBARC “Radioaficionados," As some of you may know, SBARC has a sister ham club in Havana, Cuba that was featured in an article that I authored in QST nearly three years ago (see attached photo of Cotorro hams wearing SBARC hats as well as a pdf of the QST article). Many of the Radioaficionados de Cotorro are HF digital contesters. My friend Joel CO2YQ has an impressive collection of DXCC, WAS and other prestigious awards (see CO2YQ's QRZ page). Without regular broadband internet access, however, these hams often have the only outside links to the world in their neighborhoods. That can make digital log keeping and awards processes difficult. Sourcing repair parts is often nearly impossible! Joel’s present hardware challenge is with his Icom IC-706. He recently obtained this radio used but the screen has a fairly common failure issue (described in Spanish below). This radio is out of production so parts are not available from Icom. I am hoping to find a replacement IC-706 screen for this for him. I know they are rare but if you or anyone you know has one that wouldn’t mind a trip across the Florida Straits, let me know, please! LCM 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 From: Joel Izquierdo Valdes <co2yq(a)frcuba.cu> Reply: Joel Izquierdo Valdes <co2yq(a)frcuba.cu> Date: August 14, 2018 at 03:52:42 To: Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM <k6lcm(a)maaia.com> Subject: RE: Your Logbook of the World Certificate expires soon Levi, Gracias mi hermano por todas las molestias que yo te ocasiono. Alejandro está bien, trabajando que es importante. Está haciendo viaje para visitarnos, esperando el mejor momento para hacerlo. Tu niña debe estar grandísima ahorita se te hace una mujer, disfrútala el mayor tiempo que puedas que el tiempo pasa rápido. Te comento que un amigo de la radio aquí en Cuba, le costaba mucho trabajo operar el radio ICOM 706 MKII G, él tiene 78 años, me propuso cambiarlo por el Yaesu 747. Acepte, mi amigo muy contento porque ese si lo entiende y yo también contento porque adquirí 2 bandas nuevas, 6mts y 70 cm. El radio (IC 706) trabaja muy bien ya tengo hecho 30 estados para el WAS en 6 mts, solo tiene el display defectuoso en su parte inferior. El frente es desmontable. Le estuve preguntando a varios colegas, pero dicen que ese frente no está a la venta pues ya no se fabrican. Gracias por todo Saludos a toda la familia. Joel

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 181, Issue 1
by Michael Wapner 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Forgot- Band openings into Cabo are common on Marine VHF FM channels (just above 2M band). Rare to see an opening northerly however. Also common out to San Nick Is. & Cortez Bank (>80mi SSE from here). My elev. here is ~180’ ASL. > On Aug 1, 2018, at 12:00 PM, sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com wrote: > > 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. AIS (Bill Talanian) > 2. AIS (Bill Talanian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:47:13 -0700 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] AIS > Message-ID: <78580c64-6284-f866-2348-7bd62173cf7a(a)cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems. One is located > at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the other at La Vigia Hill (470' > amsl). Note the close tracking distance which is analogous to coastal > AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may concluded that band openings on > two-meters would also be occurring down to Baja California, a distance > of ~700 nm? =? ~800 miles. > > > > > > [MarineTraffic] > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 100% availability > * 606 NM range > * 11400.3 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 533 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 98.8% availability > * 699 NM range > * 9775.29 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > > Support > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Forums > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | My Account > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Live Map > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Vessels database > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > ? MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic on Twitter > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic Google+ Page > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to > messages sent to this address. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:59:13 -0700 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] AIS > Message-ID: <8aa264cb-0102-2704-1c9c-a5f3e4acfcf7(a)cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > > SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems with near 100% > availability. One is located at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the > other at La Vigia Hill (470' amsl). Note the close tracking distance > which is analogous to coastal AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may > concluded that band openings on two-meters would also be occurring down > to Baja California, a distance of ~700 nm =? ~800 miles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [MarineTraffic] > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 100% availability > * 606 NM range > * 11400.3 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 533 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 98.8% availability > * 699 NM range > * 9775.29 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > > Support > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Forums > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | My Account > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Live Map > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Vessels database > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > ? 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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC-list Digest, Vol 181, Issue 1
by theo howe 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Great job Bill! You and your team have been an incredible asset to SBARC. The stats look amazing! AIS continues to grow in importance to many people/organizations. A big thank you to everyone that had the foresight to install the hardware, maintain the system and disseminate the data. Needless to mention, it’s an important part of SBARC’s mission. Theo Howe > On Aug 1, 2018, at 12:00 PM, <sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com> <sbarc-list-request(a)lists.netlojix.com> wrote: > > 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. AIS (Bill Talanian) > 2. AIS (Bill Talanian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:47:13 -0700 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] AIS > Message-ID: <78580c64-6284-f866-2348-7bd62173cf7a(a)cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems. One is located > at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the other at La Vigia Hill (470' > amsl). Note the close tracking distance which is analogous to coastal > AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may concluded that band openings on > two-meters would also be occurring down to Baja California, a distance > of ~700 nm? =? ~800 miles. > > > > > > [MarineTraffic] > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 100% availability > * 606 NM range > * 11400.3 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 533 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 98.8% availability > * 699 NM range > * 9775.29 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > > Support > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Forums > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | My Account > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Live Map > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Vessels database > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > ? MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic on Twitter > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic Google+ Page > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to > messages sent to this address. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:59:13 -0700 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] AIS > Message-ID: <8aa264cb-0102-2704-1c9c-a5f3e4acfcf7(a)cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > > SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems with near 100% > availability. One is located at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the > other at La Vigia Hill (470' amsl). Note the close tracking distance > which is analogous to coastal AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may > concluded that band openings on two-meters would also be occurring down > to Baja California, a distance of ~700 nm =? ~800 miles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [MarineTraffic] > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 100% availability > * 606 NM range > * 11400.3 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dear William B. Talanian, > Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! > Thanks to your efforts, station 533 > <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa > Barbara accomplished the following stats: > > * 98.8% availability > * 699 NM range > * 9775.29 km^2 coverage > > You rock! Keep up the good work! > Here's a link > <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> > to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to > network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. > Cheers! > MarineTraffic Network Team > > > Support > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Forums > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | My Account > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Live Map > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > | Vessels database > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > ? MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic on Twitter > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic Google+ Page > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile > <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> > > > Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to > messages sent to this address. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > SBARC-list mailing list > SBARC-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list > > > End of SBARC-list Digest, Vol 181, Issue 1 > ******************************************

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AIS
by Bill Talanian 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems with near 100% availability. One is located at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the other at La Vigia Hill (470' amsl). Note the close tracking distance which is analogous to coastal AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may concluded that band openings on two-meters would also be occurring down to Baja California, a distance of ~700 nm = ~800 miles. [MarineTraffic] <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 100% availability * 606 NM range * 11400.3 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 533 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 98.8% availability * 699 NM range * 9775.29 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team Support <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Forums <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | My Account <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Live Map <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Vessels database <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> © MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic on Twitter <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic Google+ Page <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address.

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AIS
by Bill Talanian 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems. One is located at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the other at La Vigia Hill (470' amsl). Note the close tracking distance which is analogous to coastal AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may concluded that band openings on two-meters would also be occurring down to Baja California, a distance of ~700 nm = ~800 miles. [MarineTraffic] <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 100% availability * 606 NM range * 11400.3 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 533 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 98.8% availability * 699 NM range * 9775.29 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team Support <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Forums <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | My Account <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Live Map <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Vessels database <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> © MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic on Twitter <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic Google+ Page <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address.

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Fwd: , MMSI:0 Multiple Notifications
by Bill Talanian 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

To: SBARC subscribers From: Bill Talanian Subject: Automatic Identification System (AIS) SBARC supports and maintains two vessel tracking systems. One is located at Santa Ynez Peak (4300' amsl) and the other at La Vigia Hill (470' amsl). Note the close tracking distance which is analogous to coastal AIS propagation at 162 MHz. One may concluded that band openings on two-meters would also be occurring down to Baja California, a distance of ~700 nm = ~800 miles. [MarineTraffic] <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 1360 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/1360>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 100% availability * 606 NM range * 11400.3 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear William B. Talanian, Thank you for contributing to this ever-growing crew with your data! Thanks to your efforts, station 533 <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/533>, Santa Barbara accomplished the following stats: * 98.8% availability * 699 NM range * 9775.29 km^2 coverage You rock! Keep up the good work! Here's a link <https://help.marinetraffic.com/hc/en-us/articles/216304857-Installation-Gui…> to some tips on optimising your setup. Don't hesitate to reply to network(a)marinetraffic.com for additional help. Cheers! MarineTraffic Network Team Support <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/YZG8QWYfsEveXQ7fkRMk7w%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Forums <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/K65I0FEdCgwYIxNIHF50Gw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | My Account <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/Iucu0OrjMhY8QPhTCrq3bw%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Live Map <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/AaQU1Ee9zZExfmoLBZ_8lA%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> | Vessels database <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/8cOeOYl7UIKaQ8H4FKJV_g%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> © MarineTraffic.com, 2007 - 2018 MarineTraffic on Facebook <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/lMN2T2CDjZGj34NPLCyzwQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic on Twitter <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/ktAiOsY60T34e4bfISVdpQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic Google+ Page <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/3xo-unXFivZ1HgX0xIPJNQ%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> MarineTraffic LinkedIn Profile <http://post.spmailtechno.com/f/a/dgEM1DAJvZErTw4uiFJE1Q%7E%7E/AABDiQA%7E/Rg…> Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address.

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Field Day 2018 results
by Ken Alker - KA6KEN 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

[This is a copy of the HTML formatted email-blast that went out with pictures earlier this morning; so it is redundant if you are on that list, except that I added some acknowledgements that I'd missed - and this one is text only. It is preferred if Field-Day specific responses are sent to the Field Day list, rather than this list - see bottom of email for instructions on how to subscribe to the Field Day list.] I would like to thank all those who attended Field Day this year. The turn-out was fantastic. Elings Park was a bit cold and we never did see the sun, but perhaps that was better than hot and dusty (isn't it amazing how it went from cold and overcast two weeks ago to 107 degrees last week)? We had two stations running (plus the Get-on-the-Air, or GOTA, station). We used our K6TZ call for the primary two stations and K6SBZ for the GOTA station. Our class was "2A" and our section was "SB". We assembled and installed the massive Force-12 antenna on a rotator atop the 50' pneumatic mast on the Rover along with an 80-meter dipole, we set up the two-element StepIR on a push-up mast (that was a feat) along with a 40/80 meter dipole, and we erected three fiberglass masts with guy ropes to support a G5RV multi-band center-fed di-pole antenna as an inverted-V at about 30' at its center-point. Our total score was 2,236, comprised of 553 QSO's (multiplied by 2 since we used less than 150watts for all QSOs) plus 1,130 bonus points. For more details (like bonus points break-down), see the file called "ARRL Field Day Entry Form as submitted.pdf" found at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ub5v6rz1zczz905/AACVSSl0d6qP2OE7OfHrAa1Xa?dl=0 (note you must add the Total Bonus Points to the Claimed Score for the final score). If you want to find out more about comparative scores check out the ARRL web site for last year's scores; this year's scores will not be published until November. Also, check out the ARRL Contest Soapbox by clicking on http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox and selecting "2018 ARRL Field Day" in the Event drop-down for pictures and comments people have posted regarding Field Day - they are still streaming in. The band conditions were not as bad as predicted. We actually had some pretty solid runs. In fact, the team of Dennis WB6OBB and Jim N6SXB managed a rate of 128 QSOs per hour, at their peak! While Dennis is a seasoned contestor, this was Jim's first; Jim was logging for Dennis. Congrats to the dynamic duo! Now if we could only sustain that rate, we would have scored 12,288 points in 24 hours across the two stations (including our 2x multiplier for running on emergency power). We all have something to work toward next year! We made 273 QSOs on 20 meters, 214 on 40 meters, and 31 on 80 meters. Interestingly, we didn't have any QSOs on 10 or 15 meters. All QSOs were single side band (SSB aka "phone"). Perhaps next year some of our infamous CW members will join us; and I know several of us are working on our CW chops now. Setting up a digital station may be fun as well. I generated several statistics files (also found at the above Dropbox link) in case you want to see how many QSOs we were achieving per hour on which bands, which (geographical) sections we contacted on which bands, which sections we contacted most, what DX entities we hit (Armenia, Australia, Spain...), etc. The logging software we used (N3FJP) generated some of these statistics, bit I also generated a Cabrillo formatted file and ran it through a rather old DOS program called CBWS.exe which produced some other interesting stats. Also, the graph I generated from the logging software shows at what times of day we were QSOing on which bands - notice that 80 meters was in the wee hours; also note the big spike in the middle showing Dennis and Jim's rapid-fire QSOing. At that same link you will find the pictures that I took (be sure to change the View As drop-box from List to Large). Please reply to this email and shoot everyone links to YOUR pictures as well. If anyone wants the raw logs to run stats on, or otherwise, please let me know. I think we all learned a lot at Field Day; I know I did. Everyone has already started to think about next year's Field Day. We need to decide how many stations we'd like to do next year, amongst other things. Would you believe there was a 20-station operation in our Santa Barbara section this year? The call is AA6CV and they were contacted by our GOTA station. Also, we contacted a 10-station operation in the Santa Barbara section called N6R (check it out on qrz.com). We also contacted a 15-station operation out of Maryland-DC, a 14-station operation out of Santa Clara Valley, a 12-station operation out of South Texas, and an 11-station operation out of San Joaquin Valley. (I am NOT suggesting we shoot for anywhere near this many stations, however; just two was a lot of work :-). We also need to decide how many antennas we want to use (it was five this year, per above), what radios, where we'd like to do Field Day (a little more public exposure would be nice, but being up on a hill can't be beat), how to spread the word, and how to get earlier commitments. I discovered we really need to have some training in advance as well, such as: how to use the logging software, how the contest exchanges works and what it means, how to use the radios (every radio is different), and some basic things like knot tying and proper ways to roll up electrical cords and ropes. I'd really appreciate some constructive criticism on things you thought went well, and what did not, and how these can be improved for next year so that whomever runs the event next year will benefit from our experiences this year. This is the time to vet these ideas while still fresh in people's minds. (I'd prefer that Field Day specific responses were sent to the FIELD DAY email list rather than this one - see bottom of this email on instructions to join THAT list). I want to thank Mike K6QD (our very experienced contestor) for leading the Rover crew in setting up the Force-12 (and helping set it up twice before hand), for his great advice and for finding some bandpass filters for the event. Also, Bob K6CTX purchased parts for and helped prep the Force-12 on several occasions before Field Day and made sure the Rover was ready for us on Field Day. Wayne AF6GX helped numerous times with the Force-12 before Field Day and helped set up AND break down. Abhilekh W6WV not only helped in advance of the event, but stayed all 24-hours non-stop, did a lot of operating, and helped with set up and break down; he was a phenomenal help. If it were not for these four hams, this never could have been pulled off. May hat is off to them. Thanks to Theo KK6YYZ for obtaining permission to use Elings Park overnight for the event. Thanks to Levi K6LCM for helping with publicizing the event (and set up, operating, and break down). Thanks to Tom N6YX for help with the logging software, the Elecraft K3, Rover help, repair of the 40/80 meter dipole, etc. Thanks to David Larson AC9AC, Theo, and Colin KM6OLA for also helping set up. Thanks to EVERYONE who picked up and loaned equipment and supplies. It took over four hours to set up the three stations and I was very worried about break down as my only volunteers were my father, Bruce KK6SXA, and Mark KB6WBH, but I was absolutely impressed with the break-down turn-out. Nearly everyone who helped set up came back for break-down plus several others (Mark came JUST for break-down - what a trooper)! We broke down in only 1.5 hours. Thanks to Dorothy K6DSO, Bruce KK6SXA, and Paula KA6PCH for running our public information booth. Dorothy decided to collect names of both the hams who attended as well as visitors, which was a GREAT idea. We had well over 60 people who signed up, but I think we probably had closer to 100 people at the event. We need to remember to do this again next year. Thanks a million to Paula for surprising everyone with delicious home made sandwiches for lunch; what a treat! Thanks to all of our operators: Dorothy, Bruce KK6SXA, Paula, Mike, Jim & Dennis, Abhilekh, Jim W6JFE, Levi, Eric KG6WXC, Bruce KG6NRW, and Haydn KK6OYV. I was very happy that we got a couple of last-minute operators who I don't see around much, but who filled in the schedule for me - thanks to Chuck WB6KDH (an experienced contestor) who held down the fort during the night-shift in the Rover and Leigh KM6JE who helped out at the StepIR station. Eric brought a TON of gear including a tent that several of us crashed in after being awake for hours on end. He also brought up a special antenna to make satellite contacts, and the requisite radios - very cool and lots of fun. Haydn did a fantastic job running the GOTA station. The GOTA station is a special "free" station that does not count toward our total number of stations, and could only be operated by newly licensed hams, Novices, Technicians, or General and above inactive hams (other than the GOTA coach). Haydn did a great job involving visitors and taught a couple of young boys to operate. We had at least five youth visitors (18 and under) and three youth operators, including Haydn, for which we got bonus points. My nephew, Taj, who is 11 years old, made several contacts under Haydn's direction. Another young man named Dillon (probably about Taj's age) and his father watched for a while but Dillon was too shy to take up the microphone, although, with his father's and Haydn's encouragement, he finally made a contact. The neat part about this story is that Dillon came back after his family had dinner because, according to his father, all he could talk about at the dinner table was his experience with ham radio earlier in the day. He made several more contacts under Haydn's supervision. Maybe one of these young boys will be running field day in a few years :-) I hope I didn't miss any acknowledgements. If I did - please let me know, and I sincerely apologize! Hopefully the turn-out next year will be so large that whomever is running the event won't possibly be able to list all the names in a single email ;-) If you want to follow along with the Field-Day commentary, or pitch in with a response or comments, please subscribe to the SBARC Field Day Mailing List found at http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-field-day. There will soon be archives of the list so you can read emails from before you joined the list (archives not visible at the moment, but we are working on fixing it). Also, consider joining the general SBARC list server: http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list. Sincerely, Ken Alker, KA6KEN

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