Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
Links of Interest
National (United States)
ARRL - The American Radio Relay League is a membership service organization head quartered at 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA and serves the over 600,000 Amateur Radio operators, enthusiasts, experimenters and hobbyists in the United States, its territories and possessions. Also, of interest is The ARRL Letter which is published on a weekly basis. and the ARRL W1AW Bulletins. W1AW, the Amateur Radio station of the American Radio Relay League, is a living memorial to the League's cofounder, Hiram Percy Maxim, and transmits on-the-air code practice and bulletins of interest to hams.
FCC - The Federal Communications Commission is an independent government agency whose mission is to encourage competition in all communications markets and to protect the public interest. Of particular interest are the FCC Amateur Radio Service page and the FCC Forms Page (which contains interactive and/or downloadable versions of Forms 605 and 610-B). However, starting August 16th of 1999, the FCC will be using the new Universal Licensing System for the amateur radio service and currently licensed amateur radio operators will need to register with this system to allow for future electronic renewals.
ARRL's ARES Page - The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is part of the ARRL and consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.
RACES National Page - RACES is a radio communication service, conducted by volunteer licensed amateurs officially enrolled in the local civil-preparedness agency having jurisdiction. It is designed to provide emergency communications for said agency and operation is authorized by emergency management officials only, The RACES operation is strictly limited to official civil-preparedness activity in the event of an emergency-communications situation."
Santa Barbara Section Organizations
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ARRL Santa Barbara Section
- The ARRL Southwestern Division Santa Barbara Section serves the
counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. |
| San Luis Obispo County |
SLOECC - The San Luis Obispo County Emergency Communications Council is the coordinating organization for amateur radio emergency communications in San Luis Obispo County. The SLO Frequency Tables lists various frequencies and net information for San Luis Obispo County etc.
SloRadio - Amateur Radio on the Central Coast. Contains a list of the San Luis Obispo Ham Clubs and is expanding southward.
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| Santa Barbara County |
SBARC - The Santa Barbara County Amateur Radio has been serving Amateur Radio Operators since 1920. It is a non-profit organization that supports Amateur Radio activities and provides regular classes for people wishing to obtain or upgrade their license.
Santa Ynez Valley Amateur Radio - The Santa Ynez Valley Amateur Radio pages are geared towards events and activities in the Santa Ynez Valley including Ballard, Buellton, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, Solvang and surrounding areas.
Satellite Amateur Radio Club - Based at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California and operating under the W6AB call sign, the Satellite Amateur Radio Club is a public service organization dealing with emergency communications and morale and welfare recreation for Air Force active duty and retired members, as well as civilians from the areas of Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, Vandenberg Village, Santa Maria, Orcutt, Nipomo, and Santa Ynez.
North Santa Barbara County ARES - ARES page for northern Santa Barbara County. Meetings are held in the Santa Maria City Emergency Operations Center. Site includes upcoming events, newsletters, contacts, and other information.
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Conejo Valley ARC - The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL special service club and promotes activities such as monthly T-hunt, V.E. Sessions, Camp-outs, Novice/Technician classes and much more. The club participates in Field Day, an annual event held by the ARRL in June.
KO6NE's ARES/RACES Page - KO6NE's ARES/RACES page is geared towards Ventura County.
Simi Settlers ARC - The Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL affiliated club dedicated to promoting Amateur Radio and serving the communities event and emergency communication needs.
Sulfur Mountain Repeater Association - The Sulfur Mountain Repeater Association has served the Ventura County area since 1974.
Ventura County ARC - The Ventura County Amateur Radio Club, K6MEP, has been serving Ventura County hams since 1936 and has been ARRL affiliated since 1938.
Ventura County Amateur Radio Society - The Ventura County Amateur Radio Society, VCARS, provides a vehicle for individuals, clubs and civic organizations in Ventura County and surrounding regions, to expand the art of Amateur Radio through education and to promote the goodwill of the hobby to all who are desiring instruction and knowledge in Amateur Radio and it's many technical aspects.
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SBARC Member Web Sites
K6SGH - Home Page of K6SGH
WB6RDV - Jay's Page
O'Links to Ham Radio Resources
KB6XU - Bob Hayes's Web Page
KA6YRJ - Tad Bixler's Home Page
If you are a member of SBARC and would like your site added to this list, please let the webmaster know...
Call Sign LookUps
ARRL's FCC License Data Search
Sponsored by ARRL.
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QRZ's World Radio Amateur Directory
Sponsored by QRZ.
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WM7D's Call Sign LookUp Page
Sponsored by WM7D.
or some combination of Name, and/or City, State or Zip code:
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Miscellaneous Links
Kansas City APRS - Excellent APRS Page with great information on weather, software download links, FAQs, and an APRS Elmer Page.
TAPR - The Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Information page contains a software library, lectures, SIGs, and other items of interest to APRS.
Nasa's Liftoff To Space Exploration
Users Manual Guide
- User Manuals and Guides for equipment like mobile phones, photo cameras,
monther boards, monitors, software, tv, dvd, and others.
YL Pages
Young Ladies Radio League - Organized in 1939, the Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is a nonprofit organization of women Amateur Radio Licensees. It is the oldest international organization committed to encouraging women in Amateur Radio.
Buckeye
Belles - The Buckeye Belles is a non-profit organization composed
of licensed women amateur radio operators from the state of Ohio with
Associate members from many other states and DX members from around the
world.
YLRadio - Western Canada's
YL Amateur Radio website.
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