SBARC Wednesday Nets
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Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
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7:00pm - 7:30pm -- Amateur Radio Newsline (www.ARNewsLine.org)
7:30pm - 8:00pm -- Weekly Club Net
8:00pm - 8:30pm -- Swap Net, hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
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Then, at 8:30pm, on 144.210 MHz, is the VHF Single Side Band Roundtable, typically hosted by Ken Owen, N6KTH. This popular roundtable is now in its third year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
Some of you may know that I DX the AM and FM broadcast bands. About 5:00
yesterday afternoon I was parked on Vista del Campo near the intersection of
Portesuello Ave.; a little above the Santa Barbara Community Academy off
Modoc. I was doing a FM broadcast band bandscan.
The radio in my Honda Fit stopped on 101.3 MHz. There was a full quieting
stereo signal that appears to be rebroadcasting an unknown frequency on one
of the HF bands. I heard a little splatter from an adjacent frequency and
later a transmission that was being received on the wrong sideband. I kept
it on as I drove home. Where Portesuello Ave. crests it was extremely
strong. As I headed down toward Las Positas it got weaker. It was still
there but weak after I turned left onto Las Positas. When I turned left on
Cliff Drive it went away completely.
I had it on this morning on my way to work. I live at the corner of Cliff
Drive and Loma Alta. After heading down the hill past SB City College when I
got out in the clear and could see downtown the signal reappeared. It was
not very strong and quickly faded. North on 101 it got stronger around
Mission and was quite strong at Las Positas. The HF receiver was tuned to a
roundtable QSO that was tuned in perfectly. I could easily understand what
every station was saying. It faded near La Cumbre and was fairly weak after
that.
It was on as I drove home from work today around 4:45. There was a WA5 tuned
in perfectly calling another station that did not reply.
Although I already knew what I was going to find I checked the FCC web site.
It shows no licensed stations in Santa Barbara on that frequency. The
closest licensed station on 101.3 is in SLO.
I don't think this is accidental but I don't have a theory as to what it is.
Perhaps some of you T-hunters might have fun with this.
73 de WB6TNB
Come Join the Technical Elmering Net
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Thursday, 7:30 pm until 9:30pm
On the following repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
Hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
All Amateur Radio-related topics are welcome.
Bring your questions, experiences, and/or expertise.
---Michael, NO6O
SBARC Wednesday Nets
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Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
----------------------------------
7:00pm - 7:30pm -- Amateur Radio Newsline (www.ARNewsLine.org)
7:30pm - 8:00pm -- Weekly Club Net
8:00pm - 8:30pm -- Swap Net, hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
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Then, at 8:30pm, on 144.210 MHz, is the VHF Single Side Band Roundtable, typically hosted by Ken Owen, N6KTH. This popular roundtable is now in its third year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
Come Join the Technical Elmering Net
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Thursday, 7:30 pm until 9:30pm
On the following repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
Hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
All Amateur Radio-related topics are welcome.
Bring your questions, experiences, and/or expertise.
---Michael, NO6O
Greetings all SBARC members and guests!
This Friday night, March 19, 2010, will be when we hold our third meeting of the New Year. Our president, Al Soenke, WA6VNN, wants to meet and greet every one of you. He also wants to hear your ideas of what kind of exciting things we as a club might do this year. Bring your thoughts, your good ideas, and let him hear from you. I have a couple of those myself. What do you think SBARC should do this year to head us in the direction of growing to 500 members that we were famous for? You do know that absolutely nothing is impossible. We did put a man on the moon, didn't we? What would you like SBARC to do?
The program for the evening will be using your 2-meter handheld radio as you soar up in the sky on your very own hang gliding or paragliding outfit.
Our guest speakers for the evening will be Zac Majors and Greg Brown, KG6TVN. This promises to be a fascinating experience for all of us. Bring your friends with you.
The 2009 World Hang Gliding Championship was held between June 21st and July 4th at Laragne, France. A surprisingly impressive USA team had two top 10 finishes with Zac Majors coming in 4th place. Zac holds an Advanced Instructor Rating and Tandem Instructor/ Administrator from the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA).
Greg Brown, a linguistics instructor at UCSB, is a professionally trained paraglider and hang glider instructor.
Do you like our refreshment break during the meetings? Are you able to bring some goodies for the refreshment table? Cookies, donuts, cake, fresh fruit -- always a hit. Please make a note to yourself. Either President Al or Exec. VP Michael, W7HUT, will be bringing the hot Starbucks coffee. If you are able, please bring some hot coffee, too. Can anyone bring some soft drinks?
Come early, stay late. Put your hand out. Welcome some new hams to our wonderful hobby. Bring some junque for our 'Free to a Good Home' table. I'm bringing about 50 pounds of it. Take some home with you. Be sure you don't miss that table which is on the north side of the room under the windows.
As always, it will be my pleasure to greet as many of you as I can.
If you are new to our club, we meet at the Goleta Union School District board room which is located at 401 N. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, directly across the street from the Goleta Library. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM, but come early.
73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI
SBARC Director
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SBARC Wednesday Nets -- TRIVIA NIGHT!
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Beginning at 7:00 pm on the following linked repeaters:
146.79 MHz (La Vigia Hill)
223.92 MHz (Santa Cruz Island)
224.08 MHz (La Cumbre Peak)
Minus offset, PL 131.8
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7:00pm - 7:30pm -- Amateur Radio Newsline (www.ARNewsLine.org)
7:30pm - 8:00pm -- !! TRIVIA NIGHT !! Hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
8:00pm - 8:30pm -- Swap Net, hosted by Dave Milton, K6HWN
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Then, at 8:30pm, on 144.210 MHz, is the VHF Single Side Band Roundtable, typically hosted by Ken Owen, N6KTH. This popular roundtable is now in its third year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
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QST, QST, PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP....
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Hello,
My name is Sal De Franco, N6SPD.
I'm the Chairman for RadioFest Monterey Bay .
The ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Convention !!!
I would like to invite your membership to participate in RadioFest
Monterey Bay.
It all Happens in Monterey on Saturday & Sunday March 20th and 21st.
That's Right we have grown to a 2 day event......
RadioFest 2009 has been a great success.
And we are hard at work to make RadioFest 2010 even better,
RadioFest is a Public Service and Family Event.
And is sponsored by the "NPSARC" Naval Postgraduate School Amateur Radio
Club.
We will have many great events like:
SATURDAY NIGHT ITALIAN DINNER WITH THE ARRL
SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEMINARS
SUNDAY SWAPMEET
VENDOR BOOTHS
HAM RADIO DEMOS
HAM CRAM CLASS
LICENSE EXAMS
FANTASTIC SPEAKERS
DOOR PRIZES
And many more great Ham Radio activities........
Please visit our www page http://www.radiofest.org/
And if you would like to be a vendor please click on the link below.
http://www.n6spd.com/radiofest/2010/rf2010.htm
And when RadioFest is completed, you have the Beautiful Monterey
Peninsula to take in.
What a great weekend, Ham Radio, RadioFest and the Monterey Peninsula ....
We hope you will participate in this years great celebration of Ham
Radio....
Link to RadioFest Monterey Bay.
http://www.radiofest.org/
Link to Vendor page.
http://www.n6spd.com/radiofest/2010/rf2010.htm
Sal De Franco
N6SPD
Chairman RadioFest
sal(a)n6spd.com
voice 831-324-0727
fax 831-337-5200
RadioFest Monterey Bay, It all happens in Monterey....
