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@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