How to Register
Posted on December 31st, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
Here’s a short quicktime movie that shows how to register for this site and receive emails of new posts.
OCSD Featured on Apple Site
Posted on December 27th, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
Most of you know that I’m a big Apple fan boy. So when I see something about Apple that’s even remotely related to RACES you know I have to post about it. This article on Apple’s Web Site talks about Orange County Sheriff Department using Macs to produce training podcasts. There is mention of a few other uses of Macs at OCSD. Be sure to check out the associated photo gallery.
Merry Christmas
Posted on December 25th, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
Merry Christmas
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Huntington Beach RACES
RACES Nets
Posted on December 24th, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
| December 29, 2008 | ||
| 7:15 pm | ||
| January 5, 2009 | ||
| 7:15 pm | ||
| January 12, 2009 | ||
| 7:15 pm | ||
| January 19, 2009 | ||
| 7:15 pm | ||
| January 26, 2009 | ||
| 7:15 pm |
The HB RACES two meter net is held every Monday at 7:15 pm on the KH6FL repeater, 145.140 Mhz, -600 Khz, CTCSS 127.3 hz. Immediately following the two meter net we hold a net on our 440 repeater. The 440 net is on the WD6AWP repeater, 447.940 Mhz, -5.00 Mhz, CTCSS 100.0 hz.
CERT members and visitors are welcome. Everyone is welcome to check in.
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Special Weather Statement
Posted on December 24th, 2008 by wd6awp / 1 Comment »
We have some weather coming our way. Today the National Weather Service has 4 notices up for our area.
Roster
Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
Manny wrote to me asking how the new roster works. He wondered if he should he be making database updates on the new site or the old? That’s a good question and it calls for a post on the subject.
The old site is still the system of record for the user database. Continue to make your updates there. On the day the old site is taken down I’ll move the database to the new site. When the old site is gone you’ll know to use the new site for database updates. I’ll post when the old site is taken down.
Currently the new site has a copy of the database I made a few days ago. The old login ID will work for viewing on the new site but I don’t know your editor IDs. If you want to send that to me in an email I’ll set it up on the new server for you.
Yahoo! Group
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
There is a discussion group over on Yahoo! Groups called HBRACES. I’ve been thinking about using that to replace the Mailman List server we have over on hbraces.org. Problem is I don’t know who the owner of that group is. I’ve posted to the group and none of the few members know or respond. I’ve also sent an email to the -owner with no response thus far.
But I’m wondering if we really even need the group? With the features we have here on our new WordPress site maybe we have all we need to communicate among ourselves. After all, we are hams — we are communicators. Do we need email and/or forum software to keep up to date?
WordPress 2.7 Upgrade
Posted on December 20th, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
Hopefully nobody will notice that the site has been upgraded to version 2.7 of WordPress. But if you do see something wonkie let me know in the comments.
Chief Radio Officer will operate Special Event Station
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by n6ras / Add Comment »
Peter Barbour, N6RAS preparing D25
HB RACES Chief Radio Officer Peter Barbour, N6RAS will be operating a special event APRS beacon this week. I will be participating in the 100th annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in my boat D25. Look for the tactical call sign ‘D25′ on the national APRS frequency 144.390 MHz or via Internet servers like FindU. The station will be operational December 17th to the 21st during the parade which starts at 6:30pm in Newport Harbor. Visit D25 to learn more about my annual holiday tradition and how ham radio fits into my safety on the water.
Peter’s Special Event Station got mentioned in the LA Times. The article titled A little dinghy dreams big in Newport Harbor tells the story of D25, a beloved Christmas boat parade perennial, and how he’s shooting for the grand prize. For five days every December, a humble dinghy rules Newport Harbor. Written by Susannah Rosenblatt on December 16 2008, 11:15 PM PST.
It is another award winning year for D25 as today (Saturday, December 20th) I just got a phone call informing me that D25 won Best Humor & Originality - First Place in the awards competition. Yeah!
Sign Up for SMS Alerts
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by wd6awp / Add Comment »
On our prior web site we had a mailing list server called Mailman. Mailman is not available on our new web site. But we do have SMS, Short Message Service. With SMS we can text messages to your cell phone and alert you of important RACES activities.
While the old web site isn’t going away immediately, we need to start testing this SMS system to make sure it fits out needs. Keep in mind we are only testing at this time. We may abandon it and/or ask you to sign up for another service at a later date.
Please use the SMS Sign Up item on the sidebar to subscribe. Just enter your 10 digit phone number and select your provider. We’ll start sending test SMS text messages in the very near future.
If you run into any problems when subscribing please email me.
