FIFTEENTH ANNUAL WINSYSTEM END OF SUMMER CAMP-OUT:
"Campland-On-The-Bay," Mission Bay, San Diego

On Sat, Sept. 25th @ 9am - Continental breakfast at Campland, where many of WINSYSTEM members will be camping for the week end, when you find the area of B-29 to B-36 on one side and then on the other side find G-3 to G-14 park your car and come on in to enjoy some breakfast which the WIN SYSTEM will provide this year.

Lunch is open for you to take care of.

There will be a KIDS KORNER full of games and crafts for the kids to do and yes any of the "big" kids can join in on the fun. At 3pm there will be doing Limbo, the drawing for the best dressed man and woman, and then the whitest legs contest.
At 4pm we will start up the grills for the chicken and tri-tips. and Nancy needs everyone to bring a side salad to share for all of us and then like last year we will have the band to start playing at 6pm until 10 pm

There are many gift baskets being put together for our 50/50 raffles where when the last prize will be half of the money so bring lots along with you, the more we raise the more for not only the winner but to the Win System. This year we are going to sell single tickets will be $2.00 each or $10.00 the length of how tall you are. So just be ready to buy, buy and buy tickets and mostly come to have lots of fun.

Question - you can call Nancy Balchin @ 760-788-5992 or email her at
ht8-2wt@cox.net

URL: 21 September, 2004 <http://www.winsystem.org/index.html>

Board of Directors General Meeting - San Antonio Del Mar Homeowners & Residents

10 AM, September 18, 2004, in the Park

Board of Directors Recommendations, Rules and Regulations, Bylaws, Maintenance & Security

Special Guest Presentation

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Sesión General de la junta directiva - San Antonio Del Mar Propietarios y Residentes

A las 10h00, el 18 de septiembre de 2004, en el Parque

Recomendaciones de junta directiva, Reglas y Regulaciones, Estatuto, Mantenimiento y Seguridad

Presentación de Invitado Especial

Real estate craziness

I was sitting at a roadside lunch establishment south of Porto Nuevo, blissfully minding my own business when....

A police cruiser drove slowly by and a woman burst from a nearby real estate office screaming. The people in the real estate office had stolen papers from her, she proclaimed loudly. A man came out of the office and denied her assertions. "He's lying!!" she said frantically. A heated argument ensued, and two policemen went inside and searched the office for the missing papers. It was apparently determined that the lady had misplaced them in her car. She got in her car and drove off.

The proprietor of the cafe showed up with the order and my wife, the cook, and a real estate agent from the office discussed the situation. "The woman is crazy." the agent muttered. "What happened that got her so upset?" asked the cook. We turned to the agent, and she told us that it was all a misunderstanding.

The cook was unconvinced, as the agent made small talk and eventually went back into the office.

Since I am not very good at reading tea leaves, I can't be sure what precipitated this ugly little scene. The lady who did all the yelling apparently wasn't wired tightly. The real estate office involved has a reputation locally for sleazy business practices. The agent's off the cuff remarks seemed disingenuous.

The policemen, who answered the lady's call for help, handled the issue professionally and apparently this issue is resolved. But hey, what is up with all the fuss?

Apparently you have to choose your real estate agent as wisely as you would choose your friends.

A GENTLE REMINDER

The Annual SCARS gathering at Lake Morena, San Diego County, in 2004 will be on the week of October 18th. The Pot luck is Wednesday the 20th.

Hope to see a real good group this year.

73s, Chuck W6YTO

Human smuggler charges hefty fee

TIJUANA – Mouakkeh Mouhamed Rouchdi, is facing charges after Mexican immigration authorities captured him with two people of Iraqi origin at the city bus station.

The suspect is apparently of Syrian-French background.

He arrived in Tijuana this week with the two others after traveling from La Paz, Mexican authorities said. He purportedly charged the two others $10,000 each to transport them illegally into San Diego, according to Mexican authorities.

The identities of the other two people weren't clear. Both were of Iraqi origin but had Greek nationality.

Mexican authorities said the two flew from Greece to Paris to Cancun. From there, they flew to La Paz, where they took the bus up the Baja California peninsula to Tijuana.
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El contrabandista humano carga el honorario pesado

TIJUANA – Mouakkeh Mouhamed Rouchdi, está frente a cargas después de autoridades mexicanas de inmigración lo capturó con dos personas del origen Iraquí en la estación de autobús de ciudad.

El sospechoso es aparentemente de fondo sirio-francés.

El llegó en Tijuana esta semana con los dos otros después de viajar de La Paz, las autoridades mexicanas dijeron. El cargó supuestamente los dos otros $10.000 cada en transportarlos ilegalmente en San Diego, según autoridades mexicanas.

Las identidades de las otras dos personas no eran claras. Ambos eran del origen Iraquí pero de la nacionalidad griega tenida.

Las autoridades mexicanas dijeron el dos volaron de Grecia a París a Cancun. De allí, ellos volaron a La Paz, donde ellos tomaron el autobús arriba la península de Baja California a Tijuana.

Jailed for transporting arms
A 26 year old Mayan Indian from Tekit, Yucatan, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for carrying a 30/30 carbine. Agents of the Office of Protección y Vialidad detained Juan Hilario Gil Medina on 9 April 2000, when they found the carbine in a station wagon with him.

Juan Hilario argued that it is common for indigenous Mayans to use firearms to hunt. He has appealed what he considers an unjust sentence. A ballistics test shows that the carbine has not been fired in many years. It was manufactured in 1894 and is almost inoperable. He has elected to request a pardon from President Vicente Fox.

Lo encarcelaron por portar arma
Un de 26 años de edad indígena maya de Tekit, el Yucatán, fue sentenciado a sobre 10 años en la prisión para llevar una 30 30 carabina. Los agentes de la Oficina de Protección Y Vialidad encarcelaron a Juan Hilario Gil Medina el 9 de abril 2000, cuando ellos encontraron la carabina en un camioneta con él.

Juan Hilario discutió que es común para indígena maya utilizar las escopetas para cacería. El ha apelado lo que él considera una condena injusta. Una prueba de la balística muestra que la carabina no se ha despedido en muchos años. Se fabricó en 1894 y es casi inoperable. El ha elegido a solicitar un indulto presidencial del Vicente Fox.

The official count for the Tijuana Mayoral election was concluded on August 5, 2004

Jorge Hank Rhon, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, won the election by about 4,000 votes, and is scheduled to take office on December 1. Tijuana, Mexico, has a population close to 2 million people.

The mayor-elect suggested he was looking for a Tijuana police chief who was like former Mexico City police director Arturo Durazo during a post-election interview on August 5. Durazo was arrested and convicted in 1984 for tax fraud and for extorting members of his police force; he was considered one of the most corrupt officials in Mexico before his death in 2000.

Hank said Durazo was a good police chief aside from the corruption.

He is reported to have a worth of $50 million. He is the owner of the Caliente Sports Betting operation, The Caliente Hippodrome, an exotic animal zoo, and other businesses.

Comments regarding emergency communications:

Comments regarding a copyrighted article by Roger Williams, KA7VOM:
(Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:54:42 -0700 Radio Corner - Amateur Radio Emergency Services by Roger Williams - The Digital Journalist ? July 2004 Contents ? Column Radio Corner: Amateur Radio Emergency Services July 2004 by Roger Williams KA7VOM)

Williams commented that the leadership of Department of Homeland Security should "inform themselves of the capabilities and resources of these organizations, especially since a tie between the government and the self-sufficient amateur radio groups would undoubtedly be beneficial to the country during any emergency situation in which communications was of prime importance."

Pat,  XE2KB60XX - Since the road to hell is paved with good intentions; may I pose a couple of questions?

How would HAM radio in the States interface with the Department of Homeland Security?  I seriously doubt if DHS actually has a communications system, or would know what to do with it if it had one.  If it does I, for one, have no idea how to link to it.  Any terrorist planner with half a brain would take out as much of the hard-line and cellular system as he could, while he inflicts other grief.  This should not be a big deal, since the 9/11 suicide bombers easily circumvented airport security, the FAA radar system, and the U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard, etc. 

You have to remember that Al Qaida are pretty good planners, and it doesn't require much time nor money for them to plan, organize, and execute.  So, on the civilian side at least, that leaves a bunch of hams and CB operators trying to tell each other what is going on when the next attack happens (note the use of the word WHEN, not if).  What frequency should they use; who should they contact?  Does the Amateur Service have a workable action plan?  I bet the FCC doesn't have a clue how to come up with one. 

Dick,  XE2N6DHD - On March 27, 1964 I was in Kodiak Alaska.  I was stationed at Marine Barracks, USNS Kodiak and was in town on liberty when the "Great Alaskan Earthquake" took place.  At the time, the state of AK absolutely bristled with all sorts of huge military communications stations, radar installations, early warning networks, huge "vlf" radio transmitters to communicate with our "boomer" subs etc. etc.  The earthquake was 9.3 on the Richter and lasted for over 5 1/2 minutes.  After the 5 1/2 minutes, the only communications in and out of Alaska for MANY days was amateur radio!  All of that fancy military hardware, along with its impressive infrastructure to operate it was broken up, and without electricity to run it.  When the military did re-establish its comm, it was all they could handle to see to the National defense and get its own facilities repaired.  All of the civilian and humanitarian communications links with the outside world were handled by the ham community in AK and for an extended period of time!  I was amazed at how little credit or appreciation they received for thier (Sic) hard work and appalled by the fact that the country didn't seem to learn the lesson it should have taught them!
  
Pat,  XE2KB6OXX - Electrical engineers, Power linemen and electricians generally agree that the safest way to set up a portable generator in the event of a power failure is to first physically remove the electric meter once it is evident there is no electricity coming from the drop.  This way,  anyone working on the distribution side will not get back feed current from your generator.  The power company will reinstall it for you when the system is back on line.

Dick,  XE2N6DHD - You're right about removing the electric meter for all of the reasons mentioned.  If you don't, you can also fry the generator with the line surge if/when the power comes back on.  As to the line noise.  The best thing you can do with a "small" generator (3 or 4 Kw or smaller) is to hook it up to your refrigerator first, then use a small battery charger to maintain charge in a couple of 12 car batts hooked up in parallel.  Run your radios off of the battery bank and there won't be any 60 Hz hum.  You will probably have to take the charger off line when transmitting though.  It's amazing how much power it takes to run basic household appliances.  I had a 4 Kw Onan for my rv.  It would run the A/C unit plus ONE other appliance.  We had a very small microwave and the generator didn't like to see it come on while the A/C was running!  A solar panel or two hooked up to 1 or 2- 12V car batts will run a small 2M rig on low power forever.

Powdered cocaine trafficking
 
According to data obtained from the DEA and Drug Rehabs.org, the organization responsible for providing the powdered cocaine in the San Diego coastal communities is apparently operating from Veracruz, and Nautla, Mexico, during 2003-2004.

S.C.A.R.S. Potluck
The Seven-County Amateur Radio Society annual potluck will be held at Lake Morena, San Diego County, California on 20 October, 2004.

Campo Martha, Baja California

American Residents of Campo Martha were threatened in March with eviction from their residences if they did not pay fees of up to $5,500 apiece to cover unpaid camp Federal Zone taxes dating from 2001.

The owners of the camp say that the rents do not cover the assessments, the property will be sold at auction and everyone will be evicted unless the residents do not help.

Campo Martha is a coastal trailer camp run by Martha Sandoval. The camp is the sole source of support for Martha and her ten children. The Sandoval family began squabbling after Martha became incapacitated in 2001. Because of lawsuits and the ensuing wrangling among family members, a judge ordered the children to undergo mental examinations and temporarily put Martha in a nursing home. He ordered the bills for Martha's care be paid from the trailer camp.

A nieghboring landowner has laid claim to part of Campo Martha, and apparently has originated various legal actions related to this issue. He is married to one of Martha's daughters, and is likely to bid on the campo if it is auctioned.

American residents of Campo Martha feel that the money they have paid for the Federal Zone assessment has been diverted from the monthly fees they have paid, and that they will be forced to pay the same fees twice. There has been a sucession of lawyers and conservators demanding money from them; the legitimacy of these claims is in question. They have obtained legal representation.

Information source, cf."Gringo Gazette," April 22, 2004, pg. 7

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Costly Border Vengance

April 15, 2004, San Ysidro, CA

Guadalupe Flores Guimenez, AKA Raul Barron, told U.S. Federal agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry that, while in a Tijuana restaurant, he overheard a plot to plant explosives on a tour bus and explode it while crossing the border inspection station. He provided the joint terrorism task force in San Diego with a license plate number and descriptions.

After 500 hours of investigation, Federal prosecutors determined that the tip was false. Guimenez had been involved in an October traffic collision and dispute in Tijuana. According to U.S. Attorney Steve Cook, the defendant and his wife "shouted that they would make problems for (the other motorist) at the border, and that's exactly what they did."

A federal grand jury indicted the defendant, whose identity is in question, on March 26 referring to him as "John Doe." At a hearing today, it was determined that Guimenez was using the alias "Raul Barron," and he was using a dead man's social security number to enter the United States. The defendant was held without bail pending a detention hearing.

Agents from the Joint Terrorism Task Force located the owner of the described car and determined through interviews and customs records that he could not have been in Tijuana at the time alleged by the defendant, Cook said. And, they realized the owner of the car had been in an accident with Guimenez,. When confronted by agents, Guimenez, "admitted he had made up the entire story because he wanted to exact revenge" on the other motorist, Cook said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Skerlos, who heads the office's terrorism unit said that false tips are expensive and divert attention from those that may have merit. "There are a number of reports that turn out not to be substantiated and it does come at great cost to the resources of the Joint Terrorism Task Force," Skerlos said. "That's why we take these things seriously."

This information was taken from an April 15, 2004 article appearing in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Vengance costoso en la linea

El 15 de abril de 2004, San Ysidro, CA

Guadalupe Flores Guimenez, alias Raul Barron, reportó a los agentes federales EE.UU. en el porto de la Entrada en San Puerto de Ysidro, mientras en un restaurante de Tijuana, él oyó por casualidad un plan para poner los explosivos en un autobús de la visita y lo estalla al cruzar la estación contigua de la inspección. El proporcionó la Fuerza conjunta de la Tarea de Terrorismo en San Diego con un número de plato de licencia y descripciones.

Después que 500 horas de la investigación, acusadores Federales determinaron que la punta era falsa. Guimenez se había implicado en un choque del tráfico de octubre y una disputa en Tijuana. Según al Steve Cook, de la Oficina Abogado de los EE.UU., el acusado y su esposa "gritó que ellos harían los problemas (el otro automovilista) en la frontera, y eso es exactamente lo que ellos hicieron."

Un jurado de acusación federal acusó al acusado, cuya identidad está en la pregunta, el 26 de marzo refiriéndose a él como "John Doe." En una vista hoy, se determinó que Guimenez utilizaba el alias "Raul Barron," y él utilizaba un número del seguro social de un hombre muerto para entrar los Estados Unidos. El acusado fue tenido sin la fianza hasta una vista de la detención.

Los agentes de la Fuerza Conjunta de la Tarea de Terrorismo localizaron al dueño del coche describieron y determinaron por los registros de entrevistas y aduana que él no podría haber estado en Tijuana en el tiempo pretendido por el acusado, dijo el Sr. Cook. Y, ellos se dieron cuenta de que el dueño del coche había estado en un accidente con Guimenez,. Cuándo confrontó por agentes, Guimenez, "admitió que él había compuesto el cuento entero porque él quiso poner la venganza exacta" al otro automovilista, dijo el Sr. Cook.

Los EE.UU. ayudantes. El abogado Michael Skerlos, que dirige de oficina de la unidad de terrorismo dijo que puntas falsas son costosas y desvían la atención de esos que puede tener el mérito. "Hay varios informes que resultan para no ser justificados y vienen en gran costo a los recursos de la Fuerza Conjunta de la Tarea de Terrorismo," Skerlos dijo. "Por eso nosotros tomamos estas cosas gravemente."

Esta información se tomó de un el 15 de abril de 2004 artículo que aparece en la Unión-Tribuna de San Diego.

Trapped man rescued by U. S. Border Patrol

Sunday March 7, 2004, around 8PM, there was an incident in Boulevard, California, where a person was
trapped on Boundary Peak. The call came in on his cell phone. don't know
what country he was a citizen of but he didn't speak English. For the first
1/2 hour they didn't have much of an idea where he was as he was giving a
location name no one in Boulevard was aware of. Using a guess that Boundary
Peak was the only big mountain in the area the Boulevard Chief headed that way.

Boulevard Fire requested Copter 1 to assist them in locating the victim and
air lifting rescue equipment to the area. Copter 1 was unavailable! ( As
were Astrea, the Coast Guard or the Military.) Fortunately the Border Patrol
copter was available to assist in the location and a Border Patrol auto jack
was used to lift the bolder off the trapped victim, who was air lifted out
by Mercy Air WHO SEEMED TO HAVE AVOIDED THE "WEATHER" PROBLEM COPTER 1 HAD.

There was a request by fire to go 100 meters across the border and allow the
copter to fly in Mexican airspace. Through our dispatcher, Heartland fire,
through the CDF dispatcher, Monta Vista. Whoever Monta Vista talked to
denied permission.

The Grupo (sp?) rescue people from Tecate did show up towards the end of the
operation.

ROGELIO DELGADO-NERI MURDERED

A former Baja California state prosecutor was ambushed on, January 21, 2003, in a Tijuana bar. One of his bodyguards and two other people were also shot and killed. Five others were wounded.

The State Attorney General, Antonio Maretinez-Luna noted that there had been threats to Delgado's life. He commented, "We know that when we fight organized crime we are exposed to that."

ROGELIO DELGADO-NERI ASESINADO

Un fiscal anterior del estado de Baja California era cazado por sorpresa, de enero el 21 de 2003, en una barra de Tijuana. Tiraron y fueron matado a uno de sus guardias personales y a dos otras personas también. Cinco otros fueron heridos.

El procurador general del estado, Antonio Martinez-Luna observó que había habido amenazas a la vida de Delgado. Él comentó, "nosotros sabe que cuando luchamos crimen organizado nos exponen a ése."

DINNER DANCE

AT THE OLDE VIC THEATRE IN PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, BAJA Cfa., MEXICO

*ENTERTAINMENT*


*ITALIAN DINNER* (NO HOST BAR)


DATE: FRIDAY, JAN. 16TH

TIME: 5:00 p.m. (Cocktails @ 4:00)


ONLY $10.00 per person


NOTE: TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MAGGI WAGNER & ANNE HINES AT THE SATURDAY, SEPT. 3RD USBC MEETING


(SEATING IS LIMITED SO GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY)

(OLDE VIC LOCATED AT CALLE CARDENAS - 3 BLOCKS WEST OF WALDO'S)


FOR FURTHER INFO CALL MAGGI @ 661.612.1174 OR ANNE @ 664.631.3967

THE ROSARITO THEATRE GUILD BOARD THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2003 AND WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!

DANZA DE LA CENA
EN EL TEATRO de OLDE VIC EN PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, BAJA Cfa., MÉXICO
* HOSPITALIDAD *
* CENA ITALIANA *
(NINGUNA BARRA DEL ANFITRIÓN)

FECHA: VIERNES, DE ENERO EL 16 TIEMPO: 5:00 P.M. (cocteles @ 4:00)

SOLAMENTE $10.00 por persona

NOTA: LOS BOLETOS ESTARÁN DISPONIBLES DE MAGGI WAGNER Y ANNE HINES EN EL SÁBADO, REUNIÓN DE SEPT. 3RO DEL USBC (SE LIMITA EL ASIENTO ASÍ QUE CONSIGA SUS BOLETOS TEMPRANO)

(OLDE VIC SITUADO EN CALLE CARDENAS - 3 BLOQUES AL OESTE DE WALDO'S)

PARA EL INFO ADICIONAL LLAME A MAGGI @ 661.612.1174 O A ANNE @ 664.631.3967

¡Las GRACIAS Del CONSEJO Del TEATRO De ROSARITO USTED POR SU AYUDA EN 2003 Y LE DESEA Un AÑO NUEVO FELIZ, SANO Y SEGURO!

HOLIDAY SHOW 2003

Sunday, December 14
2:00 p.m.


Everyone is welcome to join us for our annual Holiday Show. This year, we will be joining Dorothy in the Land of Claus. See all her friends looking to go home for the holidays. Skits, songs and dancing are just part of the entertainment.

A fun show for the entire family.

Free Admission


At the Gertrude Pearlman Theatre, La Jolla Camp, on the road to La Bufadora.
Inquiries to Irka Davis, GPT Administrator 154-2235 or email irka@telnor.net

HOME INVASION IN SADM


About noon on Thanksgiving Eve a widow answered the doorbell of her home on the south end of San Antonio Del Mar. At the doorway was a workman who had been to the house several times previously looking for work. He and another assailant forced their way into the home. One of them threw his jacket over the woman’s head and they tied her up. They then proceeded to ransack the house collecting cash and valuables. At one point one of the assailants turned down the covers on the bed.

A neighbor happened by to check on the lady. When the doorbell was unanswered she used her key and entered the house. The owner was lying on the floor tied up and started yelling for help. One of the banditos pushed the neighbor and she pushed him back. When she went to get a knife to cut the widow’s bonds one of the assailants fled.

The two ladies ran out of the house thinking that one of the crooks was still inside. They phoned SADM Security for emergency help. In the meantime a local contractor and the neighbor’s husband came by to offer assistance. Each of the men wielded a large whupass walking stick and took up positions one each side of the house to contain the assailant inside.

About twenty minutes later SADM Security responded to the emergency call. They phoned Tijuana police and also took up positions outside along with the two men already present. About an hour later the TJ police arrived. They searched the house but did not find the second assailant who apparently also escaped.

One of the thugs left his jacket behind. The TJ police examined the jacket and discarded it. The victim later examined the jacket and found business cards in one of the pockets. Some of the cards had handwritten names and phone numbers on them.

Both ladies were badly shaken but largely unharmed. The victim suffered a cut lip from the thief’s attempt to keep her from yelling. She also had bruises on her body from struggling with the hooligan who had tied her up.

The cowardly crooks fled in such haste that they left all of the loot behind.

(Narration by RK)

ROSARITO THEATRE GUILD
!!!!NEWS!!!!

THE ROSARITO THEATRE GUILD AT THE OLDE VIC THEATRE

THE DIAMOND CHORALE***10TH ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE

PRESENTS “A TREASURE CHEST OF MEMORIES”

FRI. DEC. 5TH at 7:00 P.M. & SAT. DEC. 6TH at 2:00 P.M.**** ALL TICKETS $8.00

SEATING IS LIMITED SO E-MAIL US TO LET US KNOW AND WE WILL HOLD A SEAT FOR YOU.

The Olde Vic Theatre is located on La Calle de Gardenas (3 blocks west of Waldos).

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