I need to borrow, for the June ARDF championships, one or two outdoor
loudspeakers. Nothing fancy or high fidelity, your typical metal or
plastic PA horn.
These are for the start point auto-countdown timer. Will return after
the event. Please contact me off-list, thanks!
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Hi all,
Just a reminder that this Friday, our speaker will be Art Goddard, W6XD,
ARRL Southwestern Division Director. Besides giving us an update on ARRL
activities, Art will also be speaking about the C5Z DXpedition in West
Africa. The meeting will start at 7:30PM at the Goleta Union Schools
Admin. Board Room, 401 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta.
We will also be having dinner before the meeting at Cody's Restaurant at
5:30PM. Cody's is located in the shopping plaza at the corner of
Turnpike Rd and Hollister Ave. If you would like to join us for dinner,
please let me know so I can get a suitably sized table. This provides an
excellent opportunity to talk with Art in an informal setting.
Marvin, KE6HTS
Greetings All,
We need 6 more SBARC operators for this bike ride.
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1677
Actual times for each assignment is still being finalized.
Time Assignment & Location Tactical Call Operator
0715 to ? Support Vehicle (coursewide) "SAG 60" unfilled
0715 to ? Support Vehicle (coursewide) "SAG 12" unfilled
0730 to ? Casitas Summit "CASITAS" unfilled
0745 to 1200 Leadbetter Beach "LEADBETTER" unfilled
0950 to 1330 Lions Club Park "LIONS CLUB" unfilled
1030 to 1200 Loon Point "LOON PT." unfilled
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Tour de Cure 12, 30, 60 and 100 Mile Bike Rides
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Greetings All,
We need 6 more operators to work this event:
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1677
Thanks,
Hubert Stamps, SBARC VP Of Ops.
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The following article appeared in the recent ARRL Letter. If you are
willing to help out at the Championships, please send me an email!
Thanks!
Marvin, KE6HTS
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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 23, No. 20
May 14, 2004
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==>USA ARDF CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING TO CALIFORNIA IN MID-JUNE
Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) enthusiasts across the US are
gearing up for the fourth annual national ARDF Championships next month.
ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, says, the sport--also known as
radio-orienteering or foxtailing--is an all-on-foot "adventure in the
woods" to see who can track down and find the most hidden transmitters
in
the shortest time. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC)
<http://www.sbarc.org> will host the competition. Radio-orienteers from
all over the country plus visitors from abroad are expected to attend.
Moell anticipates a mix of experts and newcomers who aspire to be future
champions. He says equipment need not be elaborate or expensive.
"Most beginners do very well by augmenting their handheld VHF
transceivers
with simple Yagi antennas made out of a steel measuring tape and PVC
pipe
from the hardware store," he said. For "closing in," he says an offset
RF
attenuator consisting of some $15 worth of small parts will knock down
the
signal and keep the receiver's S-meter within its scale. "Plans are on
the
Web <http://members.aol.com/joek0ov/offatten.html>, and kits are
available, so warm up your soldering iron," he adds.
The ARDF competitive courses are open to anyone of any age and at any
foxhunting skill level. No Amateur Radio license is needed. Medals in
the
event will be awarded in five age categories for males and four for
females, in accordance with International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
rules
<http://members.aol.com/homingin/intlfox.html#rules>.
Heading up the USA ARDF Championships is Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS, a
medalist at the last two USA ARDF Championships.
An optional training camp with map-and-compass orienteering kicks off
the
ARDF action June 12-13. The main program gets under way Wednesday, June
16. The 2-meter competition takes place Friday, June 18. The 80-meter
competition is the next day.
The California events end just in time for final selection of ARDF Team
USA 2004 members, who will travel to the Czech Republic for the 12th
ARDF
World Championships September 7-12. More than 200 participants
representing two dozen or more countries are expected to turn out for
the
event. Moell says Team USA's positions will be filled based on
performances in this year's national championships in California and in
last year's national championships in Ohio.
There's more information on the 2004 USA ARDF Championships on the SBARC
Web site <http://www.sbarc.org/ardf/index.shtml>. A downloadable
registration form and additional information are on Moell's "Homing In"
Web site <http://www.homingin.com>.--Joe Moell K0OV
Just a heads up; those of us active in ARDF are finally in town this
weekend for the ARDF practice at Lake Los Carnaros. The time is 9:00 AM
until 11:00 AM or until everyone has found the transmitters and returned
to the finish. Depending on what people want to do, we sometimes head
over to Rusty's for a pizza afterwards.
I will be setting out the transmitters so the others can practice for
the US ARDF Championships. This will be a 2M hunt with perhaps one 80M
transmitter set out so people can test out their equipment and/or find
out what it is like to hunt on 80M.
If you need to borrow equipment, let me know. All you will basically
need is an HT since we have a number of 2M Tape Measure Beam antennas as
well as some offset attenuators. If your HT doesn't have a BNC
connector, you will need to bring along an adapter.
And on the subject of the US ARDF Championships, I *really* need some
more help. The championships will be from Wednesday, June 16 through
Saturday, June 19. If you can help the entire event or just a day or
two, please get in contact with me. Thanks!
Marvin, KE6HTS
Greetings All,
We need more operators for the American Diabetes Association's Tour de
Cure bike ride.
The ride begins at Carpinteria State Beach and ranges from Santa Barbara
to Ventura. The event will run from 7:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m..
Please contact me as soon as possible if you're available for this event.
Thanks,
Hubert Stamps,
SBARC VP of Operations
operations(a)sbarc.org
687-5444
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This Saturday morning, May 8th, we will conduct our annual weed abatement at
the WB9KMO Amateur TV Repeater site (KTYD Transmitter site) at 3130
Gibraltar Road. The repeater is owned and operated by the Amateur
Television Network (ATN).
SBARC members are welcome and have been very helpful in the past, even
though this is not an SBARC activity. It's a great way to show your support
for SBARC's ATV Special Inerest Group. Please tell your friends who may not
receive this message.
The more help we get, the quicker we finish. If you're available and would
like to help out, please contact me for details.
We start early to keep cool. Typically, we work from about 8am to noon, but
you are welcome any time that works for you. We can provide tools for you if
you can't bring your own. Cold drinks are provided.
Thank you,
Rod Fritz, WB9KMO
rod(a)sbatv.org
637-0985 (day)
964-8074 (night)
