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Do you have a whole lot of noisy interference on your radio lately?
by Darryl Widman 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Do you have a whole lot of noisy interference on your radio lately? This just might be the cause of it. http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4438864/How-cops-are-find… Very interesting article. Want to become a participant in a growing Amateur Radio Direction Finding activity that could clean up the airwaves across the country? Check it out. 73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI Santa Barbara, CA

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Next ARDF Practice at Bonelli Park January 23
by Marvin Johnston 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

The first southern California on-foot radio direction finding session of 2016 will be Saturday, January 23 at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. 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 first of three sessions for those preparing to compete in the 2016 USA ARDF Championships in Texas during April. But all are welcome, whether or not you're planning to go to the championships. You can 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, as well as a foxoring course. 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. 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. There will be "e-sticks" for loan, but if you have one of your own, 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. 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 $10 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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Technician class license classes and exam
by Jay Hennigan 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

SBARC will be holding its regular Volunteer Examiner ham radio testing session this Saturday, January 9th. 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, January 6, 7, and 8 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 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. Exam link: http://www.sbarc.org/home/ve-sessions/ Class info: http://www.sbarc.org/2015/12/30/technician-class-license-cram-course/ 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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AIS Stations
by Bill Talanian 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

*Automatic identification System (AIS) NEWS* *Independently operated SBARC AIS stations 533 at the Mesa site and 1360 at Santa Ynez Peak were amongst the top 10 percentile worldwide at 99.0% and 99.4% availability.Worldwide over 2400 stations report vessel locations. Both stations have been elevated to Fleet Admiral status by AIS. SBARC stations augment data used by the County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP). www.marinetraffic.com * *MarineTraffic Contributors’ Contest 2015 Results*** Stations are sorted according to their rank on 12/21/2015. Ranks have been assigned to the stations according the rules <http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/p/ais-station-operator-contest-2015> of the contest. Prizes will be given to the winners, according to this table. All station IDs registered on our database automatically participated in the contest, excluding aggregate feeds, hidden stations and stations operated directly by MarineTraffic employees. /Ranks will continue to be assigned as an indicator of a station’s performance, even after the end of the contest.// //All stations ranked as Captain or Fleet Admiral win an exclusive USB stick based on the MarineTraffic logo. Also they enter two separate raffles on the 22nd of December 2015, for special prizes.// //Special Prize for Captain: ipad mini Retina display Wifi 32GB// //Special Prize for Fleet Admiral: Icom ID-51E Dual Band D-STAR handportable digital transceiver// //The winners of the raffles will be announced on the 22nd of December 2015 via MarineTraffic’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, and they will also be notified via email./

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Free Books
by Michael Reynolds, NO6O 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

I have two free books available for pickup. 1) Scannerstuff Southern California Frequency Directory (http://www.scannerstuff.com/scfd_detail.htm) 2) ARRL Repeater Directory (2011-2012) Desktop Edition (spiral-bound to lay flat.) Both books are in almost-new condition. If you would like these, please contact me to arrange picking them up. Michael Reynolds, NO6O Michael(a)NO6O.com

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Re: [Sbarc-list] QST Magazine - 2003 Through 2014 (Last Call)
by Stephen Travis Pope 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Hello! Are your back-issues of QST still available? Stephen Pope (newbie) -- Stephen Travis Pope Santa Barbara, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com <http://heaveneverywhere.com/> http://FASTLabInc.com <http://fastlabinc.com/> https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos

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Digital Radio
by Bill Talanian 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

*To: SBARC Distribution** **From: Bill Talanian** **Subject: Enclosure** ** **Enclosed is a newsletter from Matt Lechliter, w6kgb, who provides on-call tech support to SBARC. See: Discussing Digital Radio on page 4. *

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New SoCal Swapmeet (Former Chino Hills Swapmeet)
by Marvin Johnston 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Hi all, I just got a flyer about the site that will be replacing the Chino Hills Swapmeet. The first one will be held at: Granite Creek Community Church 1580 N Claremont Blvd Claremont, CA 91711 The swapmeet will be held in the parking lot adjacent to the Church, and the sole sponsor is the Claremont Amateur Radio Society. Please be respectful of your surroundings because this swapmeet is in a residential location. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2016 Time: 6AM - 11AM NO Entry Before 6AM $10.00/space All Participants must have vacated the area no later than 11:00AM, No Exceptions.

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Reminder: On foot transmitter hunt near Santa Barbara on Saturday
by Marvin Johnston 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

The weather forecast is clear skies and a high of 69 degrees for our next on-foot transmitter hunting session at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta. As of this writing, nobody has signed up to build antennas and attenuators, so we won't have a building session unless someone registers with Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS (marvin(a)west.net) right away. Starting at 10 AM, there will be practice transmitters and a beginner-level international-rules course on the two-meter band. An optional 80-meter fox transmitter may also be on the air to find. 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. You may start the courses at any time until 12 noon. Courses close at 2 PM. A limited amount of RDF gear will be available for loan to beginners. 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. For your GPS navigation system: 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA 34.44416N 119.85446W Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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QST Magazine - 2003 Through 2014 (Last Call)
by Michael Reynolds, NO6O 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

I have a complete set of QST magazine, from January 2003 through December 2014 (12 years), free to a good home. If no one wants them, they will need to be recycled. Michael Reynolds, NO6O

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