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 fourth year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
I picked up three Kenwood KT-310 HTs along with two KSC-4 chargers in a
box of stuff I bought at the TRW swapmeet.
Not a lot of information on the web, but they appear to be 450 - 475 MHz
crystal controlled 10 channel HTs. In any case, I have zero use for them.
In testing them out, the batteries did take a charge on all three HTs. I
only tested them on whatever frequency is in channel 8 (my frequency
meter doesn't go to UHF), and all three will transmit and receive.
$20.00 for the lot. I can be reached by phone at 687-8881.
Marvin, KE6HTS
SBARC Members and Friends,
Our Field Day event has already been a huge success! The turnout of members
and public attendees yesterday was the largest I've seen for Field Day in
the 34 years I've been in Santa Barbara!!!
If you haven't visited our setup yet, please come to Camino Real Marketplace
this morning. We have our station on the air until 11am today and there are
several displays to see until about 2pm.
Some of the programs we're presenting are listed in the attached Schedule of
Events. Beyond that, several of us are manning the booths to discuss all
facets of Amateur Radio that interest you.
So come on down.
Rod Fritz, WB9KMO
SBARC OUTREACH Committee Chair
rod(a)sbatv.org
805-637-0985
Hello SBARC Members and Friends,
We're making final preparations for Field Day, which takes place tomorrow
and Sunday at Camino Real Marketplace (the Costco/Best Buy mall, near the
movie theater).
PUBLIC DISPLAY MEETING AT 5PM TODAY - If you will be making a presentation
or helping with a display, please join us for a coordination meeting today
at 5:00pm at Gina's Restaurant in the Camino Real Marketplace (next to the
theater). We'll have a brief meeting to coordinate our plans and then we'll
join the setup team to enjoy pizza or other Italian delights for dinner at
around 5:30pm.
PRESENTATIONS AND DISPLAYS - Even if we communicated about this earlier,
please confirm what you can do and when you can do it. New presenters and
helpers are welcome. You can contact me by email at rod(a)sbatv.org or by
phone at 805-637-0985 to confirm times that work for you to make a
presentation or help at the SBARC booth. I'm planning to send presenters
and participants a schedule of events later today, after I compile the
latest info I've received from you.
At the Field Day event, you'll find lots of groups with interesting
displays, including.
. SANTA BARBARA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (SBARC) - Featuring.
o Our live amateur radio Field Day operation
o Live amateur radio satellite contacts
o An amateur radio television (ATV) demonstration
o Large screen display of amateur radio videos and websites
o A mechanical teletype demonstration
o Interactive discussion about all aspects of amateur radio
o And some other new things you may not be aware of (come and see)
. SANTA BARBARA NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM - Featuring.
o Preparations for a balloon launch with amateur radio on board
o How to get involved with astronomy, the planetarium, and viewing the
skies with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit (SBAU)
. SANTA BARBARA HACKERSPACE (SBHX) - Featuring.
o A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV)
o Homebrew robots
o Arduino devices and programming
o Android applications and programming
o How people like you can turn your technical dreams into reality
. ANACAPA HIGH SCHOOL - Featuring their recent successful balloon
launch with amateur radio on board
. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DISPLAYS - Featuring.
o Several local agencies, their equipment and what they do
o How you can prepare to help yourself and others
We hope that all of you can either participate or visit at some time during
the weekend.
. SET-UP - If you can help, please contact Tom Saunders. Set up is
planned to begin around.
o 1pm to 5pm Friday (today)
. OPERATION - We'll operate our Field Day stations continuously for 24
hours from.
o 11am Saturday to 11am Sunday (schedule your operation time with Tom at
tsaund(a)cox.net )
. DISPLAYS - Check out the emergency preparedness and technology
presentations and displays.
o Saturday from 9am to 3pm
o Sunday from 9am to 2pm
Thank you for your interest and support,
Rod Fritz, WB9KMO
SBARC OUTREACH Committee Chair
rod(a)sbatv.org
805-637-0985
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URGENT: Immediate Action Is Needed!
My name is Bill Carrow, and I am the President of APCO International. I need your help to CALL, EMAIL, AND WRITE the Congressional Representative(s) below to request them to support the allocation of D Block and funding to build out a state-of-the-art nationwide broadband network for first responders. I also need you to reach out to family members, other APCO members and friends in the public safety community and encourage them to contact their Congressional Representative.
I need you to ask Representative(s) from your State's Congressional delegation, as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to support the introduction of a companion bill to S. 911, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act that was passed through the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on a strong 21-4 bipartisan vote.
When you call, email or fax the Representative, please make sure you mention your Name, Title, Agency, City and State and tell them the following:
"I urge Representative <LAST_NAME> to support introduction of a companion bill to S.911, the bipartisan Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011, as the House Energy and Commerce Committee considers what to do with the D Block spectrum. It is vital that public safety is allocated the spectrum and funding proposed in S. 911."
In California, we need constituents to contact the following Congressional staffer(s):
Rep. Doris O. Matsui
Mr. Kyle Victor
kyle.victor(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:kyle.victor@mail.house.gov>
Phone:(202) 225-7163
Fax: (202) 225-0566
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
Ms. Casey Fromson
casey.fromson(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:casey.fromson@mail.house.gov%20>
Phone:(202) 225-8104
Fax: (202) 225-8890
Rep. Lois Capps
Ms. Danielle LeTendre
danielle.letendre(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:danielle.letendre@mail.house.gov%20>
Phone:(202) 225-3601
Fax: (202) 225-5632
Rep. Henry A. Waxman
Ms. Patricia Coufal Delgado
pat.delgado(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:pat.delgado@mail.house.gov%20>
Phone:(202) 225-3976
Fax: (202) 225-4099
Rep. Mary Bono Mack
Ms. Anjulen Anderson
anjulen.anderson(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:anjulen.anderson@mail.house.gov>
Phone:(202) 225-5330
Fax: (202) 225-2961
Rep. Brian P. Bilbray
Ms. Lorissa Bounds
lorissa.bounds(a)mail.house.gov<mailto:lorissa.bounds@mail.house.gov>
Phone:(202) 225-0508
Fax: (202) 225-2558
Why do you need to act?
Senator John "Jay" Rockefeller, IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), recently introduced bipartisan legislation, S. 911: the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011. This bipartisan legislation would mandate that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocate the D Block to public safety, along with significant federal funding derived from other spectrum auction proceeds, for the creation of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. The entire public safety and state and local government community also strongly supports this legislation as a top priority.
We need the House Energy and Commerce Committee to act now to take up and pass companion legislation to S. 911 before the 10th Anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has held a series of hearings on this matter in the past few months, as well as in previous years, has gathered and considered the facts, and now needs to act to move legislation to the floor of the House before adjourning for their month-long August recess.
Our nation's first responders have waited long enough. These committee members need to hear from you, your family, your neighbors and your colleagues that the time is now to allocate the D Block and provide funding to public safety to finally realize a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission and reiterated by its bipartisan co-chairs in testimony before Congress earlier this year.
On behalf of APCO International's Board of Directors, as well as the leadership of the Public Safety Alliance, I want to thank you for your support and again urge your immediate action on this critical issue.
Sincerely,
William D. Carrow, President
APCO International
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Come Join the Technical Elmering Net
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Thursday, 8:00pm until 9:00pm
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
Schabarum Regional Park is a great venue for on-foot transmitter hunting
under international rules, but only if the weather cooperates. We've
been there in January after a heavy rain that washed down the trails and
made the going very slippery. We've been there in the summer months
when the trails, which have very little shade, can seem like a solar
oven. But on June 11, the weather was nearly ideal. A light misty rain
fell in the early morning hours, not enough to make the trails slippery
but enough to keep everyone refreshed. The temperature all day was
neither too hot nor too cool.
This was the greatest number of radio-orienteers that we've had on a
full ARDF course at Schabarum for several years. It took three trips to
drive them all from the gathering point to the hunt starting point.
Then they had to navigate their way back to our gathering/finishing
location, searching for the five transmitters along the way. Many of
them were newcomers who had built their antennas and attenuators at
Tri-City Park in May and had learned the basics there. Now they were
ready for a full ARDF course.
Another first for us was supplied by Sherman and Vinson Lam, students at
Rowland High School. They live nearby so they wheeled to the site, one
on a Razor scooter and the other on a unicycle! In the last month, they
have gotten their ham licenses under the guidance of Bob Houghton AD6QF,
their Physics teacher. Bob also came out and took to the course.
ARDF 2-METER COURSE RESULTS -- 5 FOXES
Name and call Time Foxes
Brian Kekich WY6X 2:33:59 5
Sherman Lam KJ6PJH 2:59:57 5
with Vinson Lam KJ6PJF
Bob Houghton AD6QF 3:49:27 4
Bill Smathers KG6HXX 2:56:54 3
Tom Gaccione WB2LRH 2:40:32 2
Michael Wheeley K6MRW 3:49:05 1
with Juntima Wheeley
Rick Allan W6WRA 4:02:37 1
The antenna/attenuator building session was well attended and my
three-transmitter beginner course helped some newcomers learn RDF and
improve their skills. It was a family activity for Tim Millard KJ6NGF
along with Sheri, Adam and Joshua. Also on the beginner course were
Greg Kawasaki WA6NJI, Terry Hall K6MA and Brooks Kachner W6BJK.
Photos have been posted at www.homingin.com
If you were able to complete the main five-fox course, you're probably
ready for a mountain course. Come out to Mt. Pinos on July 16-17 and
try it. Unlike Schabarum Park, the forest floor at Mt. Pinos is mostly
runnable, so you can stick to the trails or go cross-country as you
choose. This is also an excellent opportunity to try ARDF on 80 meters.
If you don't have gear for that band, there will probably be some to
borrow at the Mt. Pinos Event.
73,
Joe Moell K0OV
Folks:
With a new equipment shelter on-line we moved a lot of equipment
around and now have the following 19 inch racks available for free.
The club has no storage available so must give them away. Two are 4
ft indoor GE type. The tan enclosure is a Hoffman box which housed
the duplexer.
Contact:
Bill Talanian
805-689-9835 Cell
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
----------------------------------
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 fourth year. Some People start checking in early between 8:00pm and 8:30pm. For details, visit www.n6kth.com/vhf.
---Michael, NO6O
Hello SBARC Members and Friends,
Just a friendly reminder that if you have any Photo's or short Video clips
that you could send me so that I can include them into a Video that I'm
making for this coming Field Day I would greatly appreciate it. There are
only a few days left and then I need to finalize work on the Video. You can
contact me via email or phone.
thomasgypsie(a)gmail.com
570-369-6147
Thanks,
Thomas
KF7PDR
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