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Generators and comm display
by Bill Talanian 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Emergency Communications Trailer to Help During Natural Disasters Trailer Developed Jointly by Marborg and Price Management <http://www.keyt.com/news/emergency-communications-trailer-to-help-during-na…>Jim Murray, NewsChannel 3 Reporter, <mailto:jim.murray@keyt.com>jim.murray(a)keyt.com POSTED: 09:36 PM PDT Oct 14, 2013 UPDATED: 10:36 PM PDT Oct 14, 2013 The Central Coast is no stranger to natural disasters. In 2008, the Tea Fire destroyed 210 homes and burned almost 2000 acres. And problems getting accurate emergency information during the fire was one of the biggest issues that people faced. That's where the Emergency Communications Trailer comes in. Derek Carlson, Business Manager for Marborg, said "This trailer was first conceptually designed after the Gap and Tea and Jesusita fires. Mario Borgatello, the President of Marborg, and John Price of Price Management, sat down and came up with the idea of this Communications Trailer to increase our emergency preparedness footprint in the community." The trailer is a joint venture between Marborg Industries and Price Management- it's designed with two 55-inch High Definition television's which can stream press conferences, weather conditions, and other valuable information. Carlson added, "The trailer was designed to get information to people that otherwise couldn't get it." Goleta is the first city in the area to have access to the technology because of their agreement with Marborg. Marborg also spent over $150,000 dollars on generators to keep the Price Management gas stations operating in case of a major catastrophe. Roger Aceves, Mayor of Goleta, said "Goleta is the center as far as getting the message out. We only have 30,000 people here but we might have over 60,000 with people working here." Improving the flow of information and devising ways to communicate in an emergency is the focus of these new tools. And it's never too early to start preparing. Aceves says, "I always say, when it's raining you prepare for the drought. When it's a drought, you prepare for rain. So we are preparing for our next disaster so we can respond immediately so we can keep our people safe."

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Santa Barbara Century Bike Ride
by Rick Whitaker 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Greetings, The next event that the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will support is the Santa Barbara Century Bike Ride. This event is on Saturday, October 19th. It starts and finishes at Leadbetter Beach. There will be a Beer Garden at the finishing area. This is a tough one with a timed hill climb from the base of Gibraltor Road all the way to the top. Those who choose that route will be part of the 100 mile Century Ride. There is also a 100 kilometer ride (66 miles) and a low lands ride within Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria that is referred to as the "Foothill ride". All in all we need several ham operators to help out for this event. This is the 4th year of this event. The first two we did not support. The Race Director did not know of our services. Since then he has been in constant contact with me and he thinks we are invaluable. He is all too happy to have us. There will be T-shirts. For more information please visit the event website: http://www.santabarbaracentury.org/ The ride starts between 700 and 800 in the morning and the course closes at 1800. If you are available for all or have, please get back to me and let me know if you can do mornings, afternoons or all of it. Please get back to me even if you have already said you would be there. 73 Regards, Rick Whitaker SBARC- Operations rickwhtr(a)cox.net

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SBARC WebCam on Santa Cruz Island Rev C
by Bill Talanian 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Folks: I inadvertently left off two key persons in this release, Shaw Takeuchi, AE6BL and Steve Nelson, KD6VEX. That's what happens at 0600 :-) :-[. Bill NEW SBARC WEBCAM MAKES IT'S DEBUT The core team by call sign prefix: Shaw Takeuchi, AE6BL Bill Talanian, W1UUQ Kevin Browne, KB6IDY Steve Nelson, KD6VEX Adam Houser, KK6AXY Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE Andy Seybold, W6AMS Matt Lechliter, W6KGB Bill Theeringer, W8PEY

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Re: SBARC-list Digest, Vol 123, Issue 1
by Dorothy Oksner 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Wish I had this sooner for Key-Klix, but it will go on the agenda as a report. Dorothy SBARC.org On Oct 7, 2013, 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. SBARC WebCam on Santa Cruz Island (Bill Talanian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 06:19:32 -0700 > From: Bill Talanian <w1uuq(a)cox.net> > Subject: [Sbarc-list] SBARC WebCam on Santa Cruz Island > To: sbarc list <sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> > Message-ID: > <20131007131929.WFPJ3846.fed1rmfepo203.cox.net@fed1rmimpo209> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > NEW SBARC WEBCAM MAKES IT'S DEBUT > > Three months ago the UCSB-SBARC WebCam at Diablo Peak failed after > several years of operation. The fragile wireless link from Diablo to > the home of Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE, was also on its last legs. > The nearly 30 mile hop was something that many said could not be done > consistently over water at 2.4 GHz but it did. However, it was time > to boost ourselves into the next level of technology. The opportunity > arose when Channel Islands Aviation and Aspen Helicopters sponsored a > new camera and provided the transport trips to Diablo via helicopter. > A second chance opportunity occurred when we learned about a wireless > link that was being established by the UC Natural Reserve System to > support their west end operations on the Island. This was the start > of a crash program to link Diablo with another hilltop in the central > rift called Centinela via a 5.8 GHz link. This project took four > helicopter trips and hundreds of man-hours of planning, design, > engineering, procurement and installation by a great team of > dedicated technology minded individuals. On 26 September 2013, > everything came together. > > The 360 degree panoramic picture view is taken every 10 minutes. To > receive the current weather at Diablo click on the APRS link provided > on the web page. > > <http://diablo.voneicken.com/imageview.cgi> > > The core team by call sign prefix: > > Bill Talanian, W1UUQ > Kevin Browne, KB6IDY > Adam Houser, KK6AXY > Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE > Andy Seybold, W6AMS > Matt Lechliter, W6KGB > Bill Theeringer, W8PEY >

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SBARC WebCam on Santa Cruz Island
by Bill Talanian 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Folks: I inadvertently left off a key person in this release, Shaw Takeuchi, AE6BL. That's what happens at 0600 :-) :-[. Bill NEW SBARC WEBCAM MAKES IT'S DEBUT Three months ago the UCSB-SBARC WebCam at Diablo Peak failed after several years of operation. The fragile wireless link from Diablo to the home of Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE, was also on its last legs. The nearly 30 mile hop was something that many said could not be done consistently over water at 2.4 GHz but it did. However, it was time to boost ourselves into the next level of technology. The opportunity arose when Channel Islands Aviation and Aspen Helicopters sponsored a new camera and provided the transport trips to Diablo via helicopter. A second chance opportunity occurred when we learned about a wireless link that was being established by the UC Natural Reserve System to support their west end operations on the Island. This was the start of a crash program to link Diablo with another hilltop in the central rift called Centinela via a 5.8 GHz link. This project took four helicopter trips and hundreds of man-hours of planning, design, engineering, procurement and installation by a great team of dedicated technology minded individuals. On 26 September 2013, everything came together. The 360 degree panoramic picture view is taken every 10 minutes. To receive the current weather at Diablo click on the APRS link provided on the web page. <http://diablo.voneicken.com/imageview.cgi> The core team by call sign prefix: Shaw Takeuchi, AE6BL Bill Talanian, W1UUQ Kevin Browne, KB6IDY Adam Houser, KK6AXY Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE Andy Seybold, W6AMS Matt Lechliter, W6KGB Bill Theeringer, W8PEY

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SBARC WebCam on Santa Cruz Island
by Bill Talanian 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

NEW SBARC WEBCAM MAKES IT'S DEBUT Three months ago the UCSB-SBARC WebCam at Diablo Peak failed after several years of operation. The fragile wireless link from Diablo to the home of Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE, was also on its last legs. The nearly 30 mile hop was something that many said could not be done consistently over water at 2.4 GHz but it did. However, it was time to boost ourselves into the next level of technology. The opportunity arose when Channel Islands Aviation and Aspen Helicopters sponsored a new camera and provided the transport trips to Diablo via helicopter. A second chance opportunity occurred when we learned about a wireless link that was being established by the UC Natural Reserve System to support their west end operations on the Island. This was the start of a crash program to link Diablo with another hilltop in the central rift called Centinela via a 5.8 GHz link. This project took four helicopter trips and hundreds of man-hours of planning, design, engineering, procurement and installation by a great team of dedicated technology minded individuals. On 26 September 2013, everything came together. The 360 degree panoramic picture view is taken every 10 minutes. To receive the current weather at Diablo click on the APRS link provided on the web page. <http://diablo.voneicken.com/imageview.cgi> The core team by call sign prefix: Bill Talanian, W1UUQ Kevin Browne, KB6IDY Adam Houser, KK6AXY Thorsten von Eicken, N6TVE Andy Seybold, W6AMS Matt Lechliter, W6KGB Bill Theeringer, W8PEY

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KEYT Parent Company to Co-Own KCOY
by Darryl Widman 25 Sep '13

25 Sep '13

This from the Sept. 24, 2013 edition of edhat KEYT Parent Company to Co-Own KCOY Also Purchasing Stations in Monterey and San Luis Obispo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, September 23, 2013 By Tyler Hayden (Contact) The parent company of KEYT announced Monday that, pending final approval from the Federal Communications Commission, it will soon co-own Santa Maria's CBS affiliate KCOY and purchase FOX affiliate KKFX in San Luis Obispo. News-Press & Gazette Company (which is based in St. Joseph, Missouri, and has no relation to The Santa Barbara News-Press) will also buy up KMUV and KION in Monterey. According to a statement from News-Press & Gazette Company, current KCOY owner Cowles Media will continue to take care of management and programming duties while News-Press will provide news, back office, engineering, and sales support services. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013. News-Press and Cowles Media representatives were not immediately available for comment. The announcement comes around a year after the News-Press & Gazette Company bought KEYT from Smith Media for a reported $14.25 million. Since then, KEYT has added high-definition broadcasts, hired a number of new reporters, upgraded equipment, and launched a new website. During the transition, Mark Danielson took over the general manager position. News-Press & Gazette Company owns or co-owns 23 television stations and 4 radio stations throughout the country.

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Carpinteria Triathlon- Need Hams
by Rick Whitaker 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

If anyone is interested in helping out at a radio position for the upcoming Carpinteria Triathlon there are plenty of good positions to be filled. The event is Sunday, September 29th and it starts at 0700. Please contact me and give me your T-shirt size so you can get a free T-shirt for working the event. The Carpinteria Triathlon People have always welcomed us with much appreciation for our skills and support. Please get back to me if you can make it. 73 Rick Whitaker rickwhtr(a)cox.net

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Reminder of ARDF Practice at Lake Los Carnaros Saturday
by Marvin Johnston 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

Southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt will be this Saturday, September 14 at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA. Besides some easy fox transmitters just to help you learn and test your equipment, there will be a beginner-level international-rules course on the two-meter band, set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. There will also be a foxoring course on the 80 meter band. You can try either or both courses as your available time allows. 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. 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 for the two-meter band. 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. We want you to succeed! 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. 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 hunts on both bands will start about 10:30 AM. Hunters may start the courses at any time until 1 PM. Courses close at 3 PM. There is no charge for participation. 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. The building session and hunt start will probably be in the parking lot. If that is too crowded, we will move to a nearby picnic area. Ham radio talk-in is on the WB6OBB repeater, 147.000(+) PL 131.8. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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ARDF Practice This Weekend at Lake Los Carnaros
by Marvin Johnston 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Hi all, First a thank you for a job well done at the convention in Buellton. Everyone I talked to, including myself, had a great time up there. This Saturday (Sept 14), we will be having another ARDF practice session at Lake Carnaros. In addition to our usual ARDF 2M practice, we will be doing a short FoxOring course. FoxOring is a combination of orienteering and 80M DFing. Basically you navigate to the circle shown on the map. And from within that circle, you can hear a very low power transmitter with an 80M receiver. Since it is unlikely that many people will have an 80M receiver, we will have some to loan out. As usual, you can see more information on the HomingIn website at: http://www.homingin.com/ Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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