For those of you who remember the 1997 Hamfest, Jerry was the person who
gave the satellite communications demo in the Elks parking lot, and made
a contact with Alaska on a handheld antenna.
* Gerald G. Schmitt, KK5YY, SK: Jerry Schmitt, KK5YY (ex-KC5EGG), of Los
Alamos, New Mexico, died unexpectedly May 23 after an apparent heart
attack. He was 60. Schmitt was especially well-known within the AMSAT
and
APRS communities and was the designer and primary promoter of the
portable
Arrow antenna used for satellite work; he also had a hand in developing
antennas for AO-40. "Jerry was a very good friend of AMSAT's," said
AMSAT
President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH. At Hamvention 2003 Schmitt assisted at
the AMSAT booth and did a live ham satellite demonstration. "He was just
a
great guy all around and full of humor," Haighton said. "We're all going
to miss him." An ARRL member, Schmitt served as a net control operator
for
the New Mexico Swapnet and took part in providing ham radio
communication
during the Cerro Grande fires in New Mexico. In 2001, Schmitt managed
Earth-station duties during an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) school group contact from the New Mexico Museum of
Natural
History and Science in Albuquerque. He was nearing retirement from Los
Alamos National Laboratories and planning to move with his wife,
Barbara,
KD5CGU, to Alaska. Arrangements are pending.--Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT,
provided some information for this report
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How about a very nice ham radio dog as a pet? Paul Sheffield's (W6VLM) dog
Kona (no callsign yet) is at a local shelter and is available for adoption.
He's neutered and is a Husky or Malamute mix (see the link below). He's
been on ATV (Paul taught him all about it) and he will try for his ham
license as soon as the FCC allows! Another potential SBARC member!!! Pass
the info on to your friends. The shelter is near Patterson (see the link)
and is open 9-5, seven days a week. Rumor has it, Kona knows Morse Code.
http://www.allforanimals.com/dogphotos.sb.htm
73,
Rod, WB9KMO
Monday, June 2nd , is the deadline for submissions to be published in
the June issue of Key-Klix! Please get your pictures, articles, ads,
etc. to me ASAP!
Tnx es 73 de Denny AD6EZ<><
Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA will be the site of southern
California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, June
21. A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment is not
required. All ages are welcome, but small children should be
accompanied by an adult on the course.
This event is being hosted by Scott Moore KF6IKO and Marvin Johnston
KE6HTS. There will be five fox transmitters on 146.565 MHz FM with
international-rules timing, plus one or more optional 80-meter
transmitters. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres.
The main 5-fox hunt begins at 9 AM. (Note that's earlier than usual.)
Hunters may start any time until 11 AM. Full-color orienteering maps
will be available.
Bring any 2-meter and 80-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you
don't have any, just bring your handi-talkie or scanner. If you don't
have that, come anyway, because a limited number of RDF sets will be
available for loan. Also be sure to bring anything you'll need while
going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and
sunscreen. Bring your own compass, protractor and pencil if you plan to
use them for map marking. Make sure that all batteries are fresh.
Directions: Meet at the Stow House Parking Lot just off of Los Carneros
Road. 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 parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Look for
the orange-and-white orienteering flag. For a map, go to
www.homingin.com
Questions? Send e-mail directly to Marvin Johnston: marvin(a)rain.org
Regarding the next on-foot hunt in the Los Angeles and Orange County
area, mark your calendar for July 19. Location will be announced soon.
Joe Moell K0OV
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There will be a graveside memorial service for Paul Sheffield, W6VLM at 10 AM this Friday, May 23. The service will be held at Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane in Carpinteria. This is near Padero Lane on the mountain side of the 101 freeway and the mountain side of Sandpiper Mobile Home Park. An obituary for Paul is planned for the Thursday News Press and it's expected to contain additional details.
Rod Fritz, WB9KMO
Today, I emailed Tom Cross, KN6VV, about the 911
incident at the May SBARC General Meeting, and
here is what he had to say.
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73 de 'Jug' - - - WA6MBZ
Michael P. Jogoleff, 1324 Panchita Place,
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-2223
Tels: 805-560-0605 voice, 805-966-1598 fax.
Email:
mike-j(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)ix.netcom.com,
wa6mbz(a)sbarc.org, wa6mbz(a)arrl.net,
wa6mbz(a)qsl.net, wa6mbz(a)hfradio.org,
mike.j(a)worldnet.att.net, wa6mbz(a)worldnet.att.net,
and m.jogoleff(a)worldnet.att.net,
wa6mbz(a)compuserve.com, 103225.3614(a)compuserve.com,
wa6mbz(a)netzero.net,
wa6mbz(a)juno.com, mike_j(a)juno.com,
wa6mbz(a)yahoo.com, wa6mbz(a)excite.com,
wa6mbz(a)angelfire.com, wa6mbz(a)hotmail.com.
Many many thanks !!!! !! .end (2002-04-15)
Hi Jug,
Just happened to be on the keyboard when your email arrived!
I was sorry to hear of Paul-W6VLM. How sad to hear that!
Was he an older person? I did not know him.
I remember Paul-W1PR but I did not know the other doctor you
mentioned. I do remember Paul-W1PR being a big DX chaser on the
HF bands along with Kip-K1KIP.
About using 911, I use to call in emergencies, drunk drivers,
accidents etc. all the time since I drive home at late hours etc.
from airports but the 911 operators were so slow, dumb, or
something and never did anything about it that I just gave up
ever calling them no matter how bad the emergency. After a
number of years of doing nothing, I became uncomfortable driving
past a drunk driver, witness to an accident etc and not reporting
it. I've learned something since then about using 911 in the 10
years I've had a cell phone. I think it may apply to your area as
well, not sure. If I need for example the local city police to
report something, I will call 911 and I tell the 911 operator to
connect me directly to the Loveland City Police. I NEVER talk to
the 911 operators if at all possible. It is like spitting into
the wind! If I do not do this but tell the 911 operator my
emergency, this 911 operator then has to call the police anyway
then relay everything I just said to them. Also talking direct to
the proper agency there is less chance of error in relay plus the
police dispatcher (or other agency) will usually be more qualified
to handle the emergency! While I'm thankful for the 911 operators
being there, they are usually a low qualified type position and
often "filter" info they themselves feel is not important to them.
I simply tell the 911 operator "connect me to ________" then talk
direct with them.
My last 911 call was driving through the town of Longmont, CO
about 30 minutes south of our home. I called the 911 operator and
asked "Connect me to the Longmont Police Dept.". When the police
dispatcher answered seconds later, I reported a drunk driver all
over the road late at night and nearly hitting several cars. He
had just passed us at a high rate of speed! The police knew there
was a drunk driver around because many called the 911 operator to
report this guy but they reported it to the 911 operator with
location and hung up. When the police got the report from the 911
operator it was already old and the location was no good! They
were very fustrated as they could not find this guy! In my case
I was talking live to the dispatcher and relayed his exact
location on line! I was able to guide the police quickly and have
the drunk pulled over in several minutes. I left my name and
number after he was pulled over and they called back later to
thank me. He was WAY over legal limit for blood alcohol.
Thanks for the update Jug and 73 for now! Tom
Information from the ARRL on amateur band allocation changes..
SB QST @ ARL $ARLB035
ARLB035 FCC declines to grant amateur LF allocation; gives five
channels at 5 MHz
ZCZC AG35
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 35 ARLB035
How grateful we both are to have known Paul for the short time we did.
He was not an old timer but for all of us who knew him it sure felt that
way. He really could be called a friend. He jumped in with both feet to
save our Amateur Radio Club when no one else wanted to. He was there.
He saved the Hamfest, when no one else wanted to, he was there. He loved
to Dx when no one else wanted to, he was there.
He was there when you needed someone, yes, he was there.
Good bye "old timer" thank you for being there for us!
Your friends, will always remember you being there. Oh, how we wish
things could have been different last night at "Old Timers Night".
88's and 73
KA6RPN and WB6OBB
How grateful we both are to have known Paul for the short time we did.
He was not an old timer but for all of us who knew him it sure felt that
way. He really could be called a friend. He jumped in with both feet to
save our Amateur Radio Club when no one else wanted to. He was there.
He saved the Hamfest, when no one else wanted to, he was there. He loved
to Dx when no one else wanted to, he was there.
He was there when you needed someone, yes, he was there.
Good bye "old timer" thank you for being there for us!
Your friends, will always remember you being there. Oh, how we wish
things could have been different last night at "Old Timers Night".
88's and 73
KA6RPN and WB6OBB
