The Third Occasional Santa Barbara
Soaring Association Longest/Shortest Flight Contest is
Saturday 1 March 2008 !!!!
Our best prediction calls for good lapse rate to
6K. NW winds are also predicted. Im
hoping/predicting that these will block by the
middle of the day as frequently occurs here in
Santa Barbara in these conditions. Contest rules
<http://www.rrsd.com/sbsa/contest.html>www.rrsd.com/sbsa/contest.html
- have been refined to consider the possibility
that conditions might turn out to not be launchable.
Pilots should meet at Parma Park at 9:00 AM. I
realize that is very early for some of our local
pilots. Please set your alarms and get there on
time. This will give time to get organized. So I repeat:
9:00AM Saturday 1 March 2008
Everyone present at 9:00 AM is guaranteed the opportunity to participate.
Note the following:
a) You have to be a club member Those who have
not already done so are encouraged to bring their
filled in membership for along with a check for
$30. A copy of the membership form can be found
at http://www.sbsa.info/SBSAMembershipForm.pdf .
Those who live outside the area or for some
reason can't support the club in this way can
join the club for one day for $5 - just bring a bill.
b) Don't forget to bring your $15 contest entry
fee. Please try to bring 3 x $5 bills we don't have big problem making change.
c) Team captains will all be local pilots and
will be expected to apprise all team members of
local rules and customs. For example, HG pilots
do not head out to the beach if they have less than 3 K at the antenna farm.
d) Well meet at Parma Park before and after the
contest. This is situated in the middle of an
area of high value homes and we have worked hard
over the years to get along with the owners.
Also, its possible that members of the local
news media might make an appearance. So behavior
which creates any kind of public nuisance cant
be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited
to, whooping, hollering, public drunkenness,
excessive debauchery and similar behavior.
e) We will have some support from the SBARC
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. So when
communicating on your 2 M Radio, observe normal
radio protocol including occasional usage of your call sign.
Robert Ramey
2/21/2008
To; SBARC Phone Patch Users
From: Bill Talanian
Subject: GTE Time Check
Another institution gone away:
Remember the old talking voice GTE Time Check on the telephone which
somehow never had the exact precise time. Well it apparently went
away last September but is still programmed into our auto-dial system
on the two-meter and 224.12 systems. This slot will remain as is
until a suitable voice readout of the time is found. WWV dial-in is
one possibility.
To: Phone patch users
From: Bill Talanian, W1UUQ
The 224.120 and 145.180 telephone patch at Santa Ynez Peak is now up.
Called Verizon service yesterday and it was remotely fixed the same
day after being down for 4-5 days. If the system goes down again
please let me know.
To: Phone patch users
From: Bill Talanian, W1UUQ
The Verizon telephone line at Santa Ynez Peak is down. The problem
appears to be within the Verizon system. The phone patch on 224.120
and 145.180 will be down for an indeterminate period.
The windy and stormy weather held off until evening, making February 2
a perfect day for ARDF in the Santa Barbara area. It was good to see
first-timers Brad, Steve, Keith and Julianne, along with returning
newcomer Owen and his dad. Everyone tried the two-meter five-fox ARDF
course that was set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS.
Lake Los Carneros is an ideal site for beginners to learn how to plan
an ARDF route that efficiently gets them to each of the five
transmitters and back in the minimum time. It's mostly level, but
recent rains have swelled the lake and made some of the area into marsh.
ARDF 2-METER COURSE RESULTS -- 5 FOXES
Name and call Foxes Time
Jay Hennigan WB6RDV 5 0:28:46
Scott Moore KF6IKO 5 0:56:46
Owen Roth 5 1:19:36
with Jeremy Roth
Sam Vigil WA6NGH 5 1:22:34
with Eve Vigil KF6NEV
Brad Weyers 5 1:24:12
Bill Smathers KG6HXX 5 1:34:57
Darryl Widman KF6DI 5 2:44:48
with Julianne Walsh KI6DYX
Steve Morse KI6HGH 4 2:46:30
Keith Horton KI6HLD 1 1:14:40
Several of the participants finished the two-meter course in time to
try finding the 80-meter transmitter that I set out.
80-METER HUNT RESULTS (1 FOX)
Name and call Time
Jay Hennigan WB6RDV 12:07
Scott Moore KF6IKO 17:03
Brad Weyers 23:20
Sam Vigil WA6NGH ?
with Eve Vigil KF6NEV
Photos are at www.homingin.com
Our next session will be Saturday, March 8 at Hillcrest Park in
Fullerton, weather permitting.
Joe Moell K0OV
The weather forecast calls for only a 10 per cent chance of rain, so
the first southern California radio-orienteering practice session of
2008 will take place at Lake Los Carneros near Santa Barbara on
Saturday, February 2.
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.
LAOC's electronic scoring equipment will be in use elsewhere, so
standard punching will be used for this event and there will be no
charge for participation.
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.
This will be the first in a series of events leading up to the USA
ARDF Championships in Texas this May. Mark your calendar for upcoming
events at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton on March 8 and Schabarum
Regional Park on April 19.
73,
Joe Moell K0OV
