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Reminder of ARDF at Griffith Park on Saturday
by Marvin Johnston 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Looks like great weather for our nest southern California on-foot radio direction finding session in the Travel Town section of Griffith Park on Saturday, February 13, 2016. The emphasis in this session will be training to help you improve your bearing-taking, map-reading, navigating and course-planning skills. Experts will be on hand to help you. This is the second of three sessions for those preparing to compete in the 2016 USA ARDF Championships in Texas during April. If you want to build a kit for measuring-tape yagi and/or offset attenuator, you need to reserve your kits from Marvin (marvin(a)west.net) tonight. 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. This event begins in the Mineral Wells picnic area in the northeast part of Griffith Park, nearby to "Travel Town." Look for signs and an orange-and-white orienteering flag at the starting site. >From the 134 freeway eastbound or westbound, take the Forest Lawn Drive exit and go south. Turn left into park area on Zoo Drive towards Travel Town. At the entrance to Travel Town, turn right (south) onto Griffith Park Drive and follow it straight past Mt. Hollywood Drive (gated) on right and then a quarry on the left. You will soon see the picnic grounds (starting area) on your right. If you see the driving range, you have gone too far. >From I-5 northbound, exit at "Griffith Park." Turn right (north) on Crystal Springs Drive and continue past the Ranger station on your right and the large picnic areas on your left. At the stop, turn left on Griffith Park Drive and head past the golf clubhouse and driving range to the Mineral Wells picnic area on your left. A map to the site is at www.homingin.com. Call K0OV on 146.52 simplex if you have trouble finding the gathering area within the park. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Next ARDF at Griffith Park on February 13
by Marvin Johnston 07 Feb '16

07 Feb '16

The next southern California on-foot radio direction finding session will be in the Travel Town section of Griffith Park on Saturday, February 13, 2016. 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. The emphasis in this session will be training to help you improve your bearing-taking, map-reading, navigating and course-planning skills. Experts will be on hand to help you. This is the second of three sessions for those preparing to compete in the 2016 USA ARDF Championships in Texas during April. 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. For those who want to build RDF gear for use with their own two-meter hand-held radios or scanners, Marvin will have kits for measuring-tape yagis and active attenuators. There will be tools and soldering stations for building. If you'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. For the advanced 2-meter course, electronic scoring will be used. If you have an "e-stick," be sure to bring it. A $5 donation is requested for the advanced course to cover expenses related to the use of Los Angeles Orienteering Club's e-punch equipment and maps. The beginner course and the 80-meter transmitter hunt are free of charge and e-punch is not required for them. 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. This event begins in the Mineral Wells picnic area in the northeast part of Griffith Park, nearby to "Travel Town." Look for signs and an orange-and-white orienteering flag at the starting site. >From the 134 freeway eastbound or westbound, take the Forest Lawn Drive exit and go south. Turn left into park area on Zoo Drive towards Travel Town. At the entrance to Travel Town, turn right (south) onto Griffith Park Drive and follow it straight past Mt. Hollywood Drive (gated) on right and then a quarry on the left. You will soon see the picnic grounds (starting area) on your right. If you see the driving range, you have gone too far. >From I-5 northbound, exit at "Griffith Park." Turn right (north) on Crystal Springs Drive and continue past the Ranger station on your right and the large picnic areas on your left. At the stop, turn left on Griffith Park Drive and head past the golf clubhouse and driving range to the Mineral Wells picnic area on your left. A map to the site is at www.homingin.com. If heavy rain is forecasted, check that site on February 12 for possible cancellation. Call K0OV on 146.52 simplex if you have trouble finding the gathering area within the park. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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going in together on a Heil Sound order SOON
by Ken Alker 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

To all: My Christmas gift from my wife is a Pro 7 headset (ham radio specific including features useful for DxPeditions and contests) from Heil Sound. However, it hasn't been ordered yet! I spoke with Phil and Sarah Heil and was able to garner a dealer relationship for Santa Barbara Electronics Supply, so I'm going to order my headsets through Andrew at the store. If anyone else needs (wants) anything from Heil Sound like microphones, headsets (including their new ones for HT's), microphone booms, foot switches, etc. let me know right away. If we get enough people in, we may get free shipping, on top of some discounts. Let me know immediately. I was hoping to place my order tomorrow (Friday), although I will likely hold off until Monday A.M. Here is the link to their web site: <http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/> Ken KA6KEN 805/685-2030

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Updated SB & SoCal repeater/freq list
by Stephen Travis Pope 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Hello all, Here's a minor update to my list of SB & SoCal repeater & freqs in the VHF/UHF bands. Comments/additions are solicited... Stephen W6STP Link http://HeavenEverywhere.com/stp/SB-local.csv PDF -- 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

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Help programming a Kenwood TH-F6A
by Levi C. Maaia - K6LCM 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Hi All, We had a new ham named Wendy, KK6HMC from Goleta stop in to the shack on Saturday. She is involved with the Red Cross and she first popped into our club station a few weeks ago to introduce herself. She is looking for help with programming her new Kenwood TH-F6A with local repeater frequencies. Does anyone have a computer cable and prebuilt program file for this model? Please let me know if you might be able to help Wendy get on the air. LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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K9YA Newsletter
by Alain Michel 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Hello All from San Diego, If you were not aware of this wonderful ham radio newsletter, K9YA TELEGRAPH", this is your lucky day! It is an 8 or 9 page newsletter almost solely devoted to historic ham radio subjects, mostly but not limited to CW. The February issue has a great article on a 1956 French movie, "If All The Guys In The World". The movie tells the story of French fishermen out at sea who get food poisoning out at sea and their only contact with the outside world is a French ham radio operator. You can subscribe to the newsletter to learn more about the story behind the movie: http://www.k9ya.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60 Just though you'd like to know... Vry 73 de Alan...N6HPO K9YA - K9YA | | | | | | | | | | | K9YA - K9YARobert F. Heytow Memorial Radio Club and K9YA Telegraph. | | | | View on ... | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |

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Re: [Sbarc-list] List of local repeaters, etc. for programming new radios
by Stephen Travis Pope 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Thanks for all the input, here's a merged list of about 100 memories, including local repeaters and fire/PDs for the surrounding counties, plus FRS/GMRS/MURS frequencies (you could substitute marine channels for these). There are loads more repeaters listed in the repeater book app; can someone suggest which if any I should add? Should this file be a link on the SBARC site? I put it online at, http://HeavenEverywhere.com/stp/SB-local.csv Stephen W6STP -- 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 Jan 18, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Wayne Beckman <waynebee(a)cox.net> wrote: > > I annotated the frequencies I know about on your list. > > Wayne

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Re: [Sbarc-list] List of local repeaters, etc. for programming new radios
by Stephen Travis Pope 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

I put an update of the repeater list on Google Docs (public edit) at, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xC6DkInnY8E8_kR-GvfBvhrCTKLZkqjf5YL… Stephen W6STP -- 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 Jan 18, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Andrew Alker <andrew(a)sbelectronics.net> wrote: > > Hello Stephen, > > I'm a bit late to the party, but here's a good resource for you: > > http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=224 <http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=224> > > Also, I would suggest keeping this in a public google doc or dropbox share for four reasons: > 1) Others can edit and contribute directly > 2) The list can be kept up to date without having to redistribute for every change > 3) Version history > 4) You can pass around a link instead of an attachment on the mailing list. As Ken stated previously, you want to avoid sending everyone on the list attachments if possible. In this case they are small files, so it isn't a (literally) big deal, but it is a good habit to be in. > > Andrew Alker, KG6END > andrew(a)sbelectronics.net <mailto:andrew@sbelectronics.net> > Santa Barbara Electronics Supply > Store: 805.681.2524 > On 1/18/2016 6:19 PM, Stephen Travis Pope wrote: >> Thanks for all the input, here's a merged list of about 100 memories, including local repeaters and fire/PDs for the surrounding counties, plus FRS/GMRS/MURS frequencies (you could substitute marine channels for these). >> >> There are loads more repeaters listed in the repeater book app; can someone suggest which if any I should add? >> >> Should this file be a link on the SBARC site? >> >> >> >> >> >> I put it online at, >> >> http://HeavenEverywhere.com/stp/SB-local.csv <http://heaveneverywhere.com/stp/SB-local.csv> >> >> Stephen >> W6STP >> >> -- >> >> Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA >> >> >> >> http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> http://FASTLabInc.com <http://fastlabinc.com/> <http://fastlabinc.com/> <http://fastlabinc.com/> >> https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> <https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos> http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections <http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections> >> >> -- >> >>> On Jan 18, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Wayne Beckman <waynebee(a)cox.net> <mailto:waynebee@cox.net> wrote: >>> >>> I annotated the frequencies I know about on your list. >>> >>> Wayne >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SBARC-list mailing list >> SBARC-list(a)lists.netlojix.com <mailto:SBARC-list@lists.netlojix.com> >> http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list <http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/sbarc-list> >

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List of local repeaters, etc. for programming new radios
by Stephen Travis Pope 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hi all, Starting with a list sent to me by Wayne AF6GX, here's a file with memory data for programming a VHF/UHF radio. It's a csv file, meaning that you can edit it with a spreadsheet or import it into the CHIRP program to copy to your phone. My intention is to have all local repeaters, police and fire, and neighboring (Lompoc, Santa Maria, Nipomo, SLO, Ventura, 1000Oaks, ...) repeaters, as well as NOAA and marine channels. If you send me other interesting slots, I'll incorporate them. We should probably put this on the web site for newbies... stp W6STP -- 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

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how to prevent a Baofeng from transmitting on a particular memory
by Ken Alker 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Per the discussion on this week's technical mentoring and elmering net: The way I've prevented a user of my radio from accidentally transmitting on the channel I have set for the sheriff (460.275MHz) is to set the channel up with an offset, as you would when programming a repeater into memory. In this way, one does not transmit right on top of the sheriff, but rather, somewhere above, or below. It still may constitute an "illegal" (and accidental) transmission, but better than illegally (/accidentally) transmitting right on their frequency. I also set power to LOW on that channel to cause the least grief if this were to happen. Then again, maybe being able to transmit right on their frequency is a plus (in case you get mugged while on a walk, or witness a crime, etc.). I wonder if this would be allowed in an emergency situation. Hmmmm..... I decided to try to find a way to set it to "off" (as Brian, K6BPM, indicated there may be), and after a lot of digging, it seems that newer firmware releases do have the ability. Per <http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MemoryEditorColumns> you need to set "Duplex" for the channel in question to "off". I have tried this on my UV-5R and BF-F8HP (each with very recent firmware) and now when I press the PTT button the radio just beeps at me rather than transmitting. Ken

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