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VE Session Results From Saturday November 14th, 2015

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These are those who passed their exams at our November 14, 2015 test session: James Scott, KK6SXB from Santa Barbara who went from General class to Amateur Extra class Eric Hughes, K6HMD from Santa Barbara who went from General class to Amateur Extra class Chris Gray from Ventura who earned his Technician license Michael Stout from Santa Barbara who earned his Technician license Michael Underwood from Ventura who earned his Technician license Stephen Pope from Santa Barbara who earned his Technician license and passed with 100% correct Thomas Brake from San Luis Obispo who earned his Technician license and  passed with 100% correct The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club congratulates all new hams and says, “Welcome to the greatest hobby in the world,” and congratulates all upgrades on a job well done! VE Team for this session: Tom Saunders, N6YX, VE Team Leader Michael Jogoleff, WA6MBZ, VE Jim Allen, KF6HHX, VE Glenn Fetter, WZ6WZ, VE Darryl Widman, KF6DI, VE Team Contact Person Post expires at 5:50pm on Tuesday December 15th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

Dave K6HWN “Shackmaster” Retiring November 30th 2015 [Update: Audio Interviews]

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Our longtime Shackmaster and net control for numerous nets has announced his retirement from his SBARC duties. He has also taken steps for establishing a trust with the help of attorneys. His announcement as dictated is as follows: “The Shackmaster is retiring 30 November. After eight exciting years of reviving the station and receiving a treasured award Shackmaster Dave will retire due to advancing age and pressing obligations because finally there are younger, competent, dedicated and friendly hams to take over and share shack duties. He will also retire from his nets and all else he does for the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club leaving others to fill these slots. One of his biggest regrets is not serving under the very promising administration of soon to be president elect Milburn. The decision is final. No discussion.” The Shackmaster’s shoes will be hard to fill. We wish Dave all the best and are grateful for all he has done for SBARC. For retired people, people can check out estate planning law firm and get their legal help! Update 1: Levi, K6LCM interviewed Dave on January 13, 2014 at the Club Station about his work to revive the shack in the 2000s and his appointment to Shackmaster in 2007.  Play the audio of that interview below or download an mp3 file.   Update 2: Dave was also interviewed on the SBARC Club Net by Jerel, WT6G on August 26, 2015 about his duties as a jailer many years ago in Berkeley, California.  Play the audio of that interview below or download an mp3 file. Update 3: Dave received a special citation from the SBARC Board of Directors earlier this year. Here is the complete story and an audio recording of the presentation. Post expires at 7:00am on Tuesday December 1st, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

Nominations for November Election

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UPDATED The nominating committee has announced the slate of nominations for the Board of Directors for 2016. The election will take place at the November General Meeting on November 20th. Other nominations will be accepted up to the actual vote. The nominations are as follows: President and CEO -­‐ Brian Milburn K6BPM (Current board member) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) -­‐ Tom Saunders N6YX (Incumbent) Secretary -­‐ Dorothy Oksner K6DSO (Incumbent) Director at Large -­‐ Theo Howe KK6YYZ (Incumbent) Director at Large -­‐ Levi Maaia K6LCM Director at Large -­‐ Frank Dambach K6FLD * Director at Large -­‐ Jay Hennigan WB6RDV (Current President) * This seat is uncontested and provided for in Bylaws Article 4, Section 3 for past president. Voting by proxy is allowed. Please download the proxy ballot form below. More instructions are included in the document. http://www.sbarc.org/documents/SBARCProxyBallot.pdf If you direct the Club Secretary to cast your vote on your behalf, you can deliver it in two ways: 1. You may return a properly completed ballot by mail to the following address. Please make sure you allow plenty of time as we cannot guarantee how quickly it will be delivered by the USPS. Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Post Office Box 3907 Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3907 2. You can also send a scanned copy of your completed ballot to k6dso@sbarc.org.  Emailed proxy votes must be received no later than 3:00pm on election day, November 20th, 2015. Nominating Committee Members: Levi Maaia -­‐ K6LCM, Theo Howe -­‐ KK6YYZ, Brian Milburn -­‐ K6BPM Post expires at 2:32pm on Saturday November 21st, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

Sideband Nets Breakfast Coming up Next Month

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The bi-annual sideband net is coming up on December 5th. No RSVP necessary. Please bring junque to give out as door prizes. One lucky person will receive a free breakfast – and everyone is asked to contribute a dollar to cover the tab. More details are in the club calendar: http://www.sbarc.org/event/ssb-nets-breakfast/?instance_id=92236 Post expires at 11:37am on Saturday December 5th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

Operators Needed for the SB International Half Marathon

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Need 2m operators, HT’s and mobiles for the Santa Barbara International Half Marathon coming up Saturday November 7, 2015. It starts early and should be finished early. This is the last event of the year for SBARC. Organizers rely on amateur radio operators for their communications because nothing else works reliably. Please help if you can and let’s have a good turnout to finish up the event season this year! Contact Rick KG6VLB by email at rickwhtr@cox.net or if necessary, by phone at 964-5440. Post expires at 5:00pm on Saturday November 7th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.

Operators Needed for the Century 100 Bike Race

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Need 2m operators, HT’s and mobiles for the Century 100 bike race coming up Saturday October 17, 2015. This is a big event and the organizers rely on amateur radio operators for their communications because nothing else works reliably. Please help if you can and let’s not let them down! Contact Rick KG6VLB by email at rickwhtr@cox.net or if necessary, by phone at 964-5440. Post expires at 7:31am on Sunday October 18th, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.