NOTICE OF EQUIPMENT OUTAGE
The La Cumbre Peak wind speed and wind direction failed during one of
the recent wind and rain storms. The system will report all other
parameters except WS and WD. It appears to be a failure of one of the
poly carbonate pieces that holds the 3 wind speed cups in place. One
cup broke away causing severe vibration and break up of the unit.
Fortunately we have a spare and will get it installed soon as the
weather clears. The broken unit may be replaced under warrantee.
Other weather matters:
Note: Addition problems, total was 12.6 inches of rain not 17.5.
Diablo Peak measured a total of 17.5" inches of rain from 22 Jan thru
27 Jan. The Island Roads on Santa Cruz Island suffered major damage.
The road from Prisoners to the main Ranch is totally wiped out and
will have to be rebuilt from scratch.
Thanks to Ken Owen, N6KTH, who set up the 223.92 repeater remote base
on Santa Cruz Island with the 146.88 Ventura repeater being operated
from the National Weather Service Forecast Center at Oxnard. The ARO
on duty is assigned there to pick up SEVERE weather observations. If
stormy weather conditions look normal then a report is not be
necessary. However, any report will be accepted but please keep in
mind that they are looking for anything unusual such as water spouts,
creek levels, flooding, heavy rainfall in excess of 1 inch per hour
at a sustained rate, lighting, high wind gusts in excess of 30 mph,
and evacuations. You'll know chaos when you see it. Radar and
satellite, however refined, do not always pick up these subtleties.
From these on the scene severe reports the NWS may ask you questions
then issue additional advisories,
If your not already receiving The Emergency Email and Wireless
Reports then use this URL and sign up, it's free.
<http://www.emergencyemailnetwork.com/>
Thanks to all who participated.
Bill Talanian
Also note that we will normally get together after the event at Sizzler's
Restaurant.
Marvin, KE6HTS
********************
The first southern California on-foot transmitter hunt of 2008 will be
this coming Saturday (2/2) at Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA.
This will be the first in a series of events leading up to the USA
ARDF Championships in Texas this May. But this course will be
suitable for both beginners and experts. A ham radio license and
knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Bring the kids and
grandkids, then go out on the course with them!
This event is being hosted by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. The site area
is slightly less than 140 acres and relatively flat. Full-color
orienteering maps will be available. Some practice transmitters may
also be on the air for you to find.
The main 5-fox hunt begins at 10:30 AM. Hunters may start any time
until 12:30 PM. Courses close at 2 PM.
Electronic scoring will be used for the international-rules hunt. If
you have an "e-stick," be sure to bring it. There is a $5 fee to
cover expenses related to the use of Los Angeles Orienteering Club's
e-punch equipment and maps. There will be no charge to hunt the
beginner transmitters.
Bring any 2-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.
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. A map for navigation to the site
is at www.homingin.com.
In case of rainy or very wet conditions, the event will be postponed
for two weeks. If the weather looks uncertain as the weekend
approaches, watch your e-mail for any follow-up announcements on this
list.
73,
Joe Moell K0OV
NOTICE OF EQUIPMENT OUTAGE
The La Cumbre Peak wind speed and wind direction failed during one of
the recent wind and rain storms. The system will report all other
parameters except WS and WD. It appears to be a failure of one of the
poly carbonate pieces that holds the 3 wind speed cups in place. One
cup broke away causing severe vibration and break up of the unit.
Fortunately we have a spare and will get it installed soon as the
weather clears. The broken unit may be replaced under warrantee.
Other weather matters:
Diablo Peak measured a total of 17.5" inches of rain from 22 Jan thru
27 Jan. The Island Roads on Santa Cruz Island suffered major damage.
The road from Prisoners to the main Ranch is totally wiped out and
will have to be rebuilt from scratch.
Thanks to Ken Owen, N6KTH, who set up the 223.92 repeater remote base
on Santa Cruz Island with the 146.88 Ventura repeater being operated
from the National Weather Service Forecast Center at Oxnard. The ARO
on duty is assigned there to pick up SEVERE weather observations. If
stormy weather conditions look normal then a report is not be
necessary. However, any report will be accepted but please keep in
mind that they are looking for anything unusual such as water spouts,
creek levels, flooding, heavy rainfall in excess of 1 inch per hour
at a sustained rate, lighting, high wind gusts in excess of 30 mph,
and evacuations. You'll know chaos when you see it. Radar and
satellite, however refined, do not always pick up these subtleties.
From these on the scene severe reports the NWS may ask you questions
then issue additional advisories,
If your not already receiving The Emergency Email and Wireless
Reports then use this URL and sign up, it's free.
<http://www.emergencyemailnetwork.com/>
Thanks to all who participated.
Bill Talanian
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Take the Space Out of Our Call Signs
by Darryl Widman, KF6DI
By now, most of you have heard about Sacramento's inserting a space between characters of our Amateur Radio call signs on our license plates. If you care anything about how your call sign appears on your license plates, please do as I have done and contact our Governor and let him know what is on your mind. Another to contact is Senator Alan Lowenthal, California State Senate, 27th District, Chair, Transportation & Housing Committee 115 Pine Ave, Suite 430, Long Beach, CA 90802, Phone: (562) 495-4766 Fax: (562) 495-1876 Another very important person to contact is Assemblyman Pedro Nava, 35th Assembly District, Chair, Assembly Transportation Committee, Chair, Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security District Offices: Santa Barbara County 101 W. Anapamu Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel: (805) 564-1649, Fax: (805) 564-1651
As you can tell by the letter below that I faxed to the Governor's office in Los Angeles, there are good reasons for us to be disturbed by what the DMV has been doing lately. Please be my guest and write a letter to the Governor and others, based upon my letter if you wish, and give them a piece of your mind. Sitting there doing nothing will result in exactly the same thing. If you have ham license plates now, please drive very carefully and don't lose them. If you wished to have them replaced you will be very surprised with what you receive. If you are expecting new ham plates for your vehicle, guess what you will be receiving!
The Governor's fax number in Los Angeles is (213) 897-0319. Faxes have much more impact than e-mails. Please do it now. Thanks.
Please visit the blog begun by Cliff Cheng, WW6CC, www.nospacehamplates.blogspot.com, for the complete story on this fiasco.
January 8, 2008
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Re: DMV putting a space in middle of Amateur Radio call signs on license plates
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
With all due respect, I feel that some of your department appointees are not carrying on in the best interest of your constituents, namely, the thousands of federally licensed Amateur Radio operators throughout our State of California.
Like every other state in our country, California recognizes the fine service given by its Amateur Radio operators in times of disasters and emergencies by permitting them to display their FCC assigned call letters on their vehicle license plates, both front and rear. These specially assigned plates are instantly recognized by those who depend on the special talents of the "hams" to get the signal in and out when no other service is able to do it. They know that when all else fails, Amateur Radio gets through!
Now, unlike every other state in the Union, California has made a decision that our assigned call letters are too difficult to work with where the state's DMV computers are concerned. For instance, my call sign is KF6DI. The DMV would break up my call sign and make it look like KF6 DI. Yes, the DMV has inserted a space somewhere between some characters and has destroyed the appearance of my call sign so that those who would instantly recognize it will now not recognize it for the importance that it holds.
It appears that one gentleman in charge of the DMV is adamant about correcting his mistake and has gotten the entire Amateur Radio community up in arms! There is really no excuse for his behavior. The Red Cross, the Offices of Emergency Service, law enforcement and many others recognize our Amateur Radio call signs on our license plates with the call letters we were issued by the Federal Communications Commission. What gives this man the right to distort, confuse and destroy the integrity of a well-recognized identification?
Please, Governor, use the powers of your good office and see to it that the Amateur Radio call sign license plate identification remains as it should and remove the inserted spaces the DMV computers are inserting.
I know you can do it.
Very sincerely,
Darryl Widman, KF6DI
Santa Barbara, California
Director, Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
Beautiful! Thanks Michael.
Years ago I was a glass blower doing lampwork like in the video, so I
really enjoyed seeing his work.
Bob KI6IEE
At 11:05 AM 1/9/2008, Michael Reynolds wrote:
>Perhaps others already know about Claude Paillard, F2FO. I found a link
>to his web site, that includes a video showing him making his own vacuum
>tubes. He makes the electrodes and other parts from scratch, molds and
>fits the glass, and tests the performance.
>
>The URL is: http://paillard.claude.free.fr/
>
>The video is near the bottom of the page.
>
>---Michael, NO6O
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The NWS predicted high winds last night. The interesting surprise was
La Vigia Hill (Vic Trace Reservoir) had a peak gust reaching 50 mph
from the NE. La Vigia is 470 ft high overlooking Santa Barbara and is
the site of the K6TZ weather station.
Most Recent Observations at January 13, 2008 - 7:03 PST
Wind Gust 2 mph 18 at 0:06 2 at 7:03 50 at 23:03 0 at 7:35
Perhaps others already know about Claude Paillard, F2FO. I found a link
to his web site, that includes a video showing him making his own vacuum
tubes. He makes the electrodes and other parts from scratch, molds and
fits the glass, and tests the performance.
The URL is: http://paillard.claude.free.fr/
The video is near the bottom of the page.
---Michael, NO6O
