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Amateur Radio Parity H.R. 1301 Act in Jeopardy
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Dear SBARC Members: The Amateur Radio Parity Act H.R. 1301 is in jeopardy of not passing into law unless the U.S. Senate acts to pass it before the holiday recess. This may or may not directly affect you now but ensuring access to reasonable antennas for amateurs across the nation supports the health of our hobby and ensures that all amateurs will have on-air capabilities, especially in an emergency. Click the link below to send emails to Sen. Boxer and Sen. Feinstein. Let them know that you want them to pass the Act NOW: https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ H.R. 1301 has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives and has the endorsement of the ARRL and the American Red Cross. It is now up to the U.S. Senate to send the Act to the White House. Here’s what ARRL has to say about the matter: ARRL once again is calling on its members to urge their US Senators to support the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) when it comes up in the Senate during the "lame duck" session of Congress that adjourns in mid-December. The House of Representatives approved the bill in September, but if the Senate does not follow suit, the bill will die, and the entire process will have to be repeated. ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who chairs the ARRL Board's Legislative Advocacy Committee and has been heavily involved in efforts to move H.R. 1301 forward, said today, "The clock is ticking!" LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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Santa Barbara'sDrinking Water Supply
by Alain Michel 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Drought Continues to Grip Southern California : Image of the Day | | | | | | | | | | | Drought Continues to Grip Southern California : Image of the Day While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the ... | | | | All, Scroll to the bottom to see the before/after effects of the drought. I've just fixed my roof on the patio...bring on the rains! Alan...N6HPO "Never confuse movement with action." ---Ernest Hemingway

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Reminder of ARDF at Lake Los Carneros on Saturday, 11/12
by Marvin Johnston 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Clearing skies and temperatures in the 70s are forecast for the Santa Barbara area on Saturday 11/12. It should be great weather for our on-foot transmitter hunting session, which will get under way around 9 AM at Lake Los Carneros with practice transmitters nearby and a beginner-to-intermediate level five-transmitter two-meter ARDF course starting at about 10 AM. At this point, nobody has signed up to build antennas, so if you want to do that, you must contact Marvin Johnston KE6HTS (marvin(a)west.net) right away so he will have the kits with him. More information on the kits is at www.homingin.com. Full-color orienteering maps will be available. There is no charge for participation. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Courses close at 2 PM. For those interested, we will meet at a local restaurant after al l 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. A map to the site is at www.homingin.com. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Lake Los Carnaros Practice ARDF Session
by Marvin Johnston 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Our next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta. In addition to some easy fox transmitters to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a beginner-level international-rules course on the two-meter band. An optional 80-meter fox transmitter 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. There is no charge for participation. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. For those who want their own RDF gear for use with their own two-meter hand-held radios or scanners, there will be 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. 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 rest aurant 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 (at left). The hunt start will probably be in the parking lot. If that is too crowded, we will move to a nearby picnic area. A map to the site is at www.homingin.com. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Intra-Section Communications Exercise 10/20/16 on RE: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 159, Issue 3
by Wilmer Haas 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Did not receive this email till 12:00 hrs Oct 20 ! Would have liked to be part of the exercise -- maybe next year! Will W6DOM -----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: Thursday, October 20, 2016 12:00 PM To: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 159, 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. Intra-Section Communications Exercise 10/20/16 (Fortney, Jim - K6IYK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:49:22 -0700 From: "Fortney, Jim - K6IYK" <K6IYK(a)K6IYK.net> To: sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com Subject: [Sbarc-list] Intra-Section Communications Exercise 10/20/16 Message-ID: <mailman.8.1476990001.23446.sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" The ARRL Santa Barbara Section will be conducting an Intra-Section Communication Exercise on Thursday, October 20th, starting at 1000 Hours. All Amateurs capable of operating on the exercise frequencies are invited to participate. One of the Section goals for 2016 is to improve the communications between Amateurs in the Section. Several efforts have been in process this year to publicize our many Nets and to implement supplemental electronic communications. This exercise will investigate the ability to use RF capabilities to communicate information across the whole Section at one time and to involve a large number of operators in a Net environment. If you are available to join in this test, please try to access the portal in your area and check-in with Net Control using your Call Suffix. You will be asked to report your Callsign, Location (City), and the repeater you are using for access. The Exercise will start at 1000 hours and continue to 1045 Hours. Stations do not need to remain on frequency for the entire net and should have plenty of time to participate in any local Great Shake-Out activity or the special CalOES or SWOES Nets being held during the same time frame. The following repeaters will be part of this exercise: W6FM 147.360 MHz (127.3 Hz) Mt Lowe - San Luis Obispo W6RRN 448.760 MHz (131.8 Hz) Santa Ynez Pk - Santa Barbara W6RRN 448.600 MHz (141.3 Hz) Rasnow Pk - Thousand Oaks W6RRN 445.800 MHz (141.3 Hz) Chatsworth Peak - Simi Valley Your participation will be appreciated. - JimF K6IYK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James T. Fortney, K6IYK Section Manager, ARRL Santa Barbara Section K6IYK(a)ARRL.org "It is not the class of license the Amateur holds, but the class of the Amateur that holds the license." ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Intra-Section Communications Exercise 10/20/16
by Fortney, Jim - K6IYK 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

The ARRL Santa Barbara Section will be conducting an Intra-Section Communication Exercise on Thursday, October 20th, starting at 1000 Hours. All Amateurs capable of operating on the exercise frequencies are invited to participate. One of the Section goals for 2016 is to improve the communications between Amateurs in the Section. Several efforts have been in process this year to publicize our many Nets and to implement supplemental electronic communications. This exercise will investigate the ability to use RF capabilities to communicate information across the whole Section at one time and to involve a large number of operators in a Net environment. If you are available to join in this test, please try to access the portal in your area and check-in with Net Control using your Call Suffix. You will be asked to report your Callsign, Location (City), and the repeater you are using for access. The Exercise will start at 1000 hours and continue to 1045 Hours. Stations do not need to remain on frequency for the entire net and should have plenty of time to participate in any local Great Shake-Out activity or the special CalOES or SWOES Nets being held during the same time frame. The following repeaters will be part of this exercise: W6FM 147.360 MHz (127.3 Hz) Mt Lowe - San Luis Obispo W6RRN 448.760 MHz (131.8 Hz) Santa Ynez Pk - Santa Barbara W6RRN 448.600 MHz (141.3 Hz) Rasnow Pk - Thousand Oaks W6RRN 445.800 MHz (141.3 Hz) Chatsworth Peak - Simi Valley Your participation will be appreciated. - JimF K6IYK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James T. Fortney, K6IYK Section Manager, ARRL Santa Barbara Section K6IYK(a)ARRL.org "It is not the class of license the Amateur holds, but the class of the Amateur that holds the license." ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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SB County Hydrology
by Bill Talanian 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

http://cosb.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/pwd/Water/Hydrology/rainfallreport…

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Next ARDF October 22 at Bonelli Park
by Marvin Johnston 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Note: I need to know no later than October 19 from anyone who wants to build one of the Complete Tape Measure Beam kits. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Bonelli Regional Park. It is intended for both beginner and intermediate level transmitter hunters. All ages are welcome, so bring the family. A ham radio license and/or knowledge of radio equipment are not requirements. Try your hand at some easy two-meter transmitters set by Joe Moell K0OV plus a 5-fox two-meter international-rules course of beginner-to-moderate difficulty, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. One or more fox transmitters on the 80-meter band may also be set up to try. Experts will be on hand to help you. 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 attenuator circuit boards. He also has complete antenna/attenuator kit 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. Send e-mail to Marvin (marvin(a)west.net) to pre-register and get more information about equipment. The building session will only take place if there are sufficient advance registrations. 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 9:30 AM. Please be prompt. Beginner transmitters will be on the air at that time. The main 5-fox hunt will start about 10:30 AM. Hunters may start the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. If you have receivers, scanners, directional antennas, attenuators, or other equipment suitab le 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. Trails are primitive in some areas of the park, so wear sturdy shoes. All ages are welcome, but young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Bonelli Regional Park is near Raging Waters, Brackett Field, and Puddingstone Reservoir. From the 57 freeway north of I-10, take the Via Verde exit and go east through the entrance to the park. There is a per-vehicle entry fee. Go approximately 1/4 mile beyond the entrance and turn left into the parking lot for the Snack Shoppe (formerly the bike rental stand). Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag directing you to the starting area. Talk-in is on 146.97 MHz simplex. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Re: [Sbarc-list] SBARC Club Meeting Friday night, September 16, 2016
by Stephen Travis Pope 17 Sep '16

17 Sep '16

Could someone make a video of tonight's presentation for those unable to attend? Many thanks in advance... stp -- Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> http://FASTLabInc.com <http://fastlabinc.com/> https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections -- > On Sep 16, 2016, at 1:01 AM, Darryl Widman <auditron(a)juno.com> wrote: > > > > SBARC Club Meeting Friday night, September 16, 2016 > > 7:30 PM Friday, September 16, 2016 You won't want to miss this presentation! > > <SBARC 1920 logo.png> <redcross-logo.png> > <Railroad tanker cars punctured.jpg> <Chlorine death sign.jpg> <Red Cross Hazmat at the airport.jpg> > It is 3:12 in the morning. You are awakened by the sputtering sound of a very, very low flying plane headed westerly next to our foothills and making that left turn toward the ocean in order to land at the Santa Barbara Airport. The plane has a leaking fuel line that has completely emptied the fuel tank of the plane. Just as the plane glides over La Patera Lane, the tower mistakenly advises the pilot that he had better pull up on the stick or he will collide with a south bound Union Pacific freight train just passing that landing path of the airport. That train which is traveling at 60 mph from Oakland to Los Angeles is close to 200 cars in length and not about to slow down. Pulling up on the stick makes the plane take a quick dive, skimming just over the Hwy 101 traffic and dropping those critical few feet lower. The pilot says a quick prayer but then perishes as the plane collides into the sides of 3 tanker cars that are carrying caustic chlorine trifluoride which immediately begins leaking out of the tanker cars as the train continues its journey down the coast. The chemical was to arrive at Aerojet Rocketdyne for propulsion system testing but will never get there now. The tower hurridly notifies Santa Barbara County Fire which initiates the Reverse 911 system to awaken and notify all residents and businesses in the South County to immediately evacuate and move to higher ground. Yes, it is now 3:14 AM. Sleeping people don't even want to answer their phones at this time of the night. The freight train continues right through Santa Barbara as SB County Office of Emergency Services, in conjunction with its Ventura County counterpart, notifies Union Pacific to have the engineer to stop the train along the Rincon where the population density is lower than at other places . . . . > Yes, the above scenario was made up. But, what would you do if a real disaster struck Santa Barbara, Carpinteria or Goleta today or tonight? Would you be prepared? Find out how you can better plan for potential, horrible disasters by attending this Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club special presentation by Rebecca Anderson of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Red Cross. Rebecca will be standing in for Ryan McMahon who is now unable to make it because of a health related instance. Rebecca, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, has been a trainer of trainers. In fact, she has trained presenters of the program you will see at our Club meeting. And, remember her terrific presentation to us last year? Indeed, it was terrific. > <Anderson29 50%.jpg> Rebecca will be presenting to SBARC members the Red Cross 'Ready Adult Presentation' which is a 45 minute presentation covering the three steps to preparing individuals and families at home and in the workplace to 1) Build a Kit, 2) Make a Disaster Plan, and 3) Be Informed before, during and after a disaster. We often become lackadaisical about such things if we haven't experienced an emergency situation in a long time. Now is the time to get ourselves up to speed on these issues because the next emergency could be just around the corner! This is a presentation that you really don’t want to miss! > Rebecca is looking forward to being with us tonight and introducing herself to our newer Club members who missed her presentation last year. She will be bringing plenty of handouts as we can't possibly remember everything. She will also explain how our Club members can become volunteers with the Red Cross, should they desire. > Also, at this SBARC meeting, you will hear from President Brian Milburn, K6BPM, about the continuing saga of our Digital Mesh Network and how you can get involved with it. By now you have probably heard that there is a whole lot of progress being made on the project and that more and more of us are finding it very exciting. Brian will also let us know more about how the Club Station is evolving – and it certainly is. Levi Maaia, K6LCM, would like to tell us about our Telecommunications group and what they are doing. Also, at this meeting, we will raffle off a couple of those much-wanted pocket-sized frequency counters as well as that nifty shelf system to put in that place you call ‘home’ for an instant radio operating position. Last month we didn’t meet at our regular meeting place so we couldn’t raffle off our neat prizes, so let’s do it at this meeting. Bring money! > > Our annual Hamfest is this Sunday to be held at Stow Grove Park on La Patera Lane in Goleta just before it intersects Cathedral Oaks Rd. We will be in Area 1. This once-a-year SBARC event will run from 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM or until everyone decides they can’t stand any more fun! Neat raffle prizes, games for all ages, fantastic Tri-Tip Barbecue, Transmitter Hunt, plenty of time to sit and chat and swap QSL cards (bring your best one for the QSL card contest) – just too much fun. Oh, brush up on your Morse Code for the QLF contest. Bring your own cold drinks. > > We hold our monthly Club Meetings at the Goleta Union School District, 401 No. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, right across the street from the Goleta Library. This Friday’s meeting begins at 7:30 PM but come early and look at all the Free-to-Good-Home stuff your friends have brought for you to see and take home. Be sure that you bring yours for them! Before the meeting begins is a good time to shake a few hands and bring in those cookies and cakes and fruit you brought along for the refreshment break because you are such a neat person! And we all do thank you for that. > > Come and join or rejoin the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. If you do so at this exciting meeting, you will be a paid-up member in good standing until October 1, 2017. Two bucks a month. Geesh. Do it! > > Did you say that your YL loves to bake cookies? Would she let you bring a bunch to our Club meeting? Seriously, we do need munchies. We were hurting for munchies at the last few meetings. Be a good guy (or gal). Thanks. > > <chocolate%20chip%20cookies[1].png> <Grapes[2].jpg>

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Ham radio classes and exam session
by Jay Hennigan 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

SBARC will be holding its regular Volunteer Examiner ham radio testing session Saturday, September 10th. See link below. I will be teaching a "cram course" for this test. There will be three evening sessions from 7 to 9 PM on Wednesday through Friday, September 7 through 9 for those interested. Classes will be at Impulse Advanced Communications, 6144 Calle Real, Goleta. This is upstairs from the Bay Club gym, formerly Spectrum. The goal of the class is to enable you to pass the test, not to make you FCC lawyers or electronic engineers. Please complete the web form at the link below or let me know by email if you are planning to attend. I will be putting together some support material and sending it by email prior to the first class. There is no charge for the classes, but there is a $15 fee for the exam payable when you arrive for the test. Class link: http://www.sbarc.org/amateur-radio-license-classes/ Exam link: http://www.sbarc.org/home/ve-sessions/ My email: wb6rdv(a)sbarc.org or jay(a)west.net -- -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay(a)impulse.net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV

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