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[ardf-socal] Next ARDF at Topanga State Park 1/25/14
by Marvin Johnston 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be at Topanga State Park on Saturday, January 25, 2014. There will be entry-level two-meter "fox" transmitters, set by Joe Moell K0OV and a 5-fox two-meter international-rules course, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. One or two optional 80-meter fox transmitters may also be on the air. 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 -- just show up. 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. An optional $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. Dogs are not allowed on the park trails, fire roads, or in the back country. Topanga State Park is in the Santa Monica Mountains. From Highway 101 in Woodland Hills, go south on Topanga Canyon Boulevard (Highway 27) about 8 miles. From Pacific Coast Highway, go north on Topanga Canyon Boulevard to just past Old Topanga Canyon Road. Either way, watch for a "Topanga State Park" sign and turn east onto Entrada Road. (This is a dangerous corner.) Go about a mile, bearing left at the fork. We will gather at the end of the parking lot in the shaded picnic area. Look for the orange and white orienteering flag. Talk-in is on 146.52 MHz simplex. The state day-use fee for entry and parking is $10 per vehicle. A map showing the site location is at www.homingin.com. If moderate-to-heavy rain is forecasted, check that site on Friday 1/24 for possible cancellation. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Estate Items for Sale
by WB6WCW＠aol.com 20 Dec '13

20 Dec '13

Hey Guys: I'm taking this stuff (and more) to the Chino Hills Jr. High School Swapmeet Saturday. If you are interested, send me an email, or call my cell phone: (805) 722-0070 Tnx & 73 Bill Gross W6FF ================================================================= 1. Icom TM-261A, 2 Mtr Mobile, Microphone, Manual, $100 2. Icom IC-2200H, 2 Mtr Mobile, Microphone, Manual, $100 3. Kenwood TM-3530, 220 MHz Mobile, Microphone, Manual, $100 4. TE Systems 1412G, 2 Mtr Amp, 50 Win=150 Wout, Manual, $150 5. 2 Mtr Magmount Mobile Antenna, $10 6. 220 MHz Magmount Mobile Antenna, $10 7. Drake 2-B HF Receiver 8. Drake 2-C HF Receiver 9. Drake 2-AC Calibrator 10. Hallicrafters, SX-100 HF Receiver 11. Bird 43 Wattmeter, $100 12. Bird Wattmeter Slug, 100-250 MHz @ 50 Watts, $25 ========================END======================================

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Did you know that Walter was a Ham?
by Andrew Seybold 19 Dec '13

19 Dec '13

See this you Tube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z9136_Nhh4&feature=youtu.be Andy

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K6MEP Bulletin
by Bill Talanian 15 Dec '13

15 Dec '13

K6MEP Bulletin

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Reminder of ARDF at Lake Los Carneros this Saturday
by Marvin Johnston 13 Dec '13

13 Dec '13

Hi all, Normally I wouldn't put on two events this close together at the same venue. But I am unwilling to travel during the holidays :). The real reason is a woman I met at Bonelli last month is interested in joining the US ARDF team. I told her if she was serious, I'd do my best to help get her ready for the World ARDF Championships. (Not a problem being on the US ARDF team if she is good enough as the women's categories all have vacancies.) So there will be training on both 2M and 80M. The primary training on 2M will be the strategy for finding all the transmitter locations, and visit them in the fastest order. The 80M training will be done using a FoxOring course... a circle is shown on the map for each transmitter. The object is to orienteer to each circle (where the transmitter can be heard) and then find the punch at the transmitter location. Then onto the next. We will also have some practice 2M transmitters on close to the start area, and possibly a short 3 transmitter course to get people used to going to one transmitter while trangulating the location where the other transmitters are located. We will probably end around 2PM - 3PM (depends on when everyone is done,) pick up the transmitters, and meet over at Cody's Restaurant for an early dinner where we can talk about the courses. ********** The next southern California ARDF event will be Saturday, December 14 at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta. Besides some easy fox transmitters to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a international-rules course on the two-meter band. There will also be a foxoring course on the 80 meter band. You can try any of the courses as your available time allows. An optional 80-meter fox transmitter may also be on the air. 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. Transmitter hunting begins about 10:00 AM. Hunters may start the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. There is no charge for participation. 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. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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HAM Radio on ABC TV
by Rick Whitaker 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

HAM Radio is alive on the Air in TV World For those of you not familiar with the show "Last Man Standing", Tim Allen plays a character called Mike Baxter. In this last Fridays episode Mike regales the virtues of Ham Radio and its stable, regulated format. I hope you enjoy. This is the link to Ham radio thoughts by Mike Baxter <http://abc.go.com/shows/last-man-standing> http://abc.go.com/shows/last-man-standing 73 Rick Whitaker

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November 2013 Key-Klix
by Dorothy Oksner 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

November issue of Key-Klix is on the website at sbarc.org -- Dorothy www.sbgen.org

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[ardf-socal] Next ARDF at Lake Los Carneros on December 14
by Marvin Johnston 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Note: I don't plan on having an antenna building workshop at this event although I will have a kit or two available if anyone is interested. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt, starting about 10:00 AM. Hunters may start the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. There is no charge for participation. Besides some easy fox transmitters to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a international-rules course on the two-meter band. There will also be a foxoring course on the 80 meter band. You can try any of the courses as your available time allows. 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. 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. 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. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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Joining and Paying SBARC Membership Dues Online?
by Marvin Johnston 16 Nov '13

16 Nov '13

Hi all, Just a comment about joining SBARC online (and yes, Jay was elected SBARC President last night and I'm joining as promised.) It is possible that the comments I've heard about being able to join or pay membership fees online are wrong. If so, please correct or ignore some of the statements below. There is nothing obvious on the home page about joining SBARC, a somewhat careful reading is required to find that link. The Donation/Membership button is somewhat confusing as to why it is there, or who it is for. So I try to join online, and first thing I see is the Membership Button labeled donation with no dollar amount for joining. Okay, try something else. I search around and find the join SBARC information that says to write a check and send in the filled out PDF file. This implies that either the wording is wrong, or people cannot join online. This morning, I said the heck with it and blasted through on the donation button and will give the application to Dave at the club station. Nice touch on making the downloaded PDF to allow typed in responses before printing! I did notice there is no space for short comments. It may or may not be appropriate to mention there that I am an ARRL Santa Barbara Assistant Section Manager. Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS P.S. - Parts of the PDF form on the website show some garbage with my browser (FireFox), i.e. total description and amount. The downloaded form looks fine. Second, the PDF did not print out with all of the fields filled in as typed.

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Fwd: GEM Global Emergency Communication
by Tony Armendariz 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

Folks, Forwarded from KA1AAA via LockheedMartin ARC: > GEM (Global Emergency Communications) http://www.gem-int.org GEM provides emergency comm for contacting health & welfare information. See below for details. 73 & take care, Tony Armendariz, AD6ID SBARC Begin forwarded message: > > > Ham Radio Operators Helping from Afar > By KA1AAA | Posted 21 hours ago | Cromwell, Connecticut > > > CNN PRODUCER NOTE KA1AAA has been a ham radio operator for 35 years and works with GEM, an organization of amateur radio operators who provide emergency communications during disasters. If you are looking for someone in the Philippines, you can provide your information for broadcast through GEM as well as sharing it through iReport and submitting to Google's Person Finder. > > - rachel8, CNN iReport producer > I am a Ham Radio Operator and as you all know we do our very best as radio communications volunteers in devastated areas and Haiyan-13 is another one we are helping with. I belong to a couple organizations but the one I work with the most is GEM (Global Emergency Communications) http://www.gem-int.org. We are in the midst of it again. What we are able to do this disaster is provide Health and Welfare information to people requesting it. If you have a loved one we are on the ground in Cebo and Manila and other areas where there is power getting messages to and from the affected area.We thank CNN for doing their part and hope we can do our part by working together. -Ray, KA1AAA > >

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