GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING

Thursday March 7, 2002 The regular meeting date was changed due to Passover.

Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC, Lindenhurst NY
Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
President N2MUN Phil Lewis
Recording Secretary N2GBM Pete Maxwell
Corresponding Secretary KC2FBV Scott Verity
Treasurer KA2D Tom Carrubba
Director KC2EGK Frank Spinazzola
Director WA2UJI Dom Stengele
Director N2MIG Tom Favilla

BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
Director KA2RGI Walter Wenzel
Vice President KC2EXP Cliff DeBear

OTHER CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT:
WA2QAV Bud, K2LI Frank

TREASURER'S REPORT:KA2D reported on the balances of GSBARC accounts.

MEMBERSHIP:127 Total (107 full paid, 11 family, 9 complimentary) There was discussion about the best way to
notify members that their dues are due, now that the Compass is no longer mailed to everyone. KA2D suggested that
in the future, dues renewals should close in February. For this year it will still close in April. A letter will be sent out
to all members reminding them that dues are now due. KA2D says about 50% of the membership have paid their dues
for 2002.

CORRESPONDENCE:
Several dues renewals, several QSL cards.

NETS:
2 Meter - good check ins this week.
10 Meter – good check ins this week.
Swap n Shop – The usual number of check ins.

EDUCATION:
The Technician class has started, with 8 students, and is off to a good start. The class will run for 8 weeks and will try for the April VE session. The Extra class starts on 3/20, with KB2SIE as instructor.

GUEST SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS:

There are no speakers scheduled at this time. Everyone is encouraged to suggest speakers for future meetings. N2MUN feels we should have something entertaining at each general meeting. The May meeting will be for Field Day discussion and training.

COMPASS: N2MUN says the March edition is almost ready. There was discussion about the best format to use, and who will need the Compass mailed to them.

WEB PAGE: KA2D says the page has been updated with the latest club happenings.

CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: NY6DX still has the equipment used at HRU. The RTTY indicator has been sold, and the check made out to GSBARC.

LIBRARY: WA2UJI reports nothing is new.

APPAREL: KC2EGK is working on getting shirts for field day and the lighthouse weekend. N2MUN suggested we order 12 of each. The date will be left out so that the design can be used for future events. WA2QAV suggested the lighthouse weekend shirt use the same design as the shirts the lighthouse uses. Discussion followed. N2MUN and KC2EGK will go to the printer and discuss prices, etc. It was agreed that the price should be $10 - $15. What sizes should be ordered was discussed.

REPEATERS: WA2QAV asked about what is involved moving the 440 repeater to town hall when the new tower is ready. N2MUN will ask KA2RGI to do a presentation at the April meeting about the repeaters and what needs to be done.  KA2D says the site at Good Sam should not be abandoned. The 220 repeater will remain there.  N2MUN reminded everyone that the mission this year is to get a good working 2 meter repeater.

DX & CONTESTING: KA2D described the sideband contest that was held last week. Tom also described upcoming DX stations that will be heard and contests that will be held. There will be many DXpeditions during March. Conditions are currently good. Tom reminded everyone that the DX report is presented each week on the Monday night 2 meter net.

VE SESSIONS: The next VE session is scheduled for 3/24. N2MUN will be the liaison. Good VE support is needed.

ARES/RACES: Several upcoming ARES events were discussed.

HEALTH & WELFARE: The mother of AB2JW has passed away. KC2FBV will send a sympathy card to Jim.

FIELD DAY 2002: KC2EGK will be the coordinator for Field Day 2002. There was discussion about what equipment will be available. We will probably run as 5A. There was also discussion about having enough operators and computers for logging.

NEW BUSINESS: There will be a special event station set up at the Air Power Museum in Farmingdale on June 8 & 9. The board discussed how this will be handled and how publicity will be done. Starting in April, Newsday will have announcements about upcoming GSBARC events, meetings, etc.

OTHER BUSINESS: KC2EGK and WA2QAV were thanked for helping to run the GSBARC table at the recent LIMARC hamfest.

A motion to adjourn was made by KC2EGK and seconded by WA2QAV. The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM

Respectfully submitted by
Pete Maxwell N2GBM
Recording Secretary

 

GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING

Thursday March 21, 2002 The regular meeting date was changed due to Passover.
Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC, Lindenhurst NY

Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM

Before the meeting, a presentation was given on satellites by K2JY Steve, and KA2ERZ Artie.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
President N2MUN Phil Lewis
Vice President KC2EXP Cliff DeBear
Recording Secretary N2GBM Pete Maxwell
Treasurer KA2D Tom Carrubba
Director KC2EGK Frank Spinazzola
Director WA2UJI Dom Stengele

BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
Director KA2RGI Walter Wenzel
Corresponding Secretary KC2FBV Scott Verity
Director N2MIG Tom Favilla

OTHER CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT:

All members and guests introduced themselves.

MINUTES:

A motion was made by N2FIF and seconded by KA2DZR to accept the minutes of the previous meeting as printed in the Compass.

TREASURER'S REPORT:KA2D reported on the balances of GSBARC accounts. These figures will not be published in the web
version of the Compass. The Recording Secretary will have these figures available in his copy of the minutes.

MEMBERSHIP:
Dues renewal period for 2002 will end on April 1.

CORRESPONDENCE:Bank statement, qsl’s for K2U, newsletters from RCARC and LARC, and an announcement for the USPS open house to be held on June 30. N2MUN gave details of this event.

NETS:
2 Meter - some problems continue due to the repeater.
10 Meter – this net is free flowing, with no fixed format. All are welcomed to participate. If N2NGE is not available, anyone can take over as net control.

Swap n Shop – This net is held on Tuesdays, at 7:30PM.

EDUCATION:
The technician class has 8 students. The extra class has 2 students and is being taught by KB2SIE.

GUEST SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS:
March - There was a presentation on satellites at tonight’s meeting.
April – KA2RGI will give a presentation on repeaters.
May – Field Day discussion.

COMPASS:
The Compass is now available on the club web site. In the future, there will be links to other interesting sites, articles, etc.

WEB PAGE: KA2D says the page has been updated with the latest club news. The Compass is now on the web page.

CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT:

Some old equipment has been sold at a recent LIMARC hamfest. N2MUN thanked everyone involved in this effort.

LIBRARY:WA2UJI reports nothing is new.

APPAREL: KC2EGK says there are still some club hats available. Spin described the effort to get t-shirts for field day and
lighthouse weekend. The cost will be about $10 each. Spin took preliminary orders for these shirts.

REPEATERS: The new tower should be up and working in about 2 months. In a message sent to N2MUN, KA2RGI asked everyone to be patient. The same repeater shack will be used. There was discussion about whether the old repeater should be repaired, or a new repeater purchased.

In the near future, MetroCor will give a presentation on their role in repeater frequency coordination for this area.

DX & CONTESTING: KA2D described current and upcoming Dxpeditions. Tom reminded everyone that DX highlights are read each week on the Monday night club net. Upcoming contests were also described.

VE SESSIONS: The next VE session is scheduled for 3/24. N2MUN will be the liaison. Good VE support is needed.

ARES/RACES: The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be held on April 14. Help is needed for this event. KA2RGI needs a list of people who would like Skywarn training, both beginner and advanced.  ARES cards for 2002 are available and are being distributed.

HEALTH & WELFARE: KC2AUX, PattiLynn is in the hospital.  AB2JW, Jim, is visiting from his home upstate. He thanked everyone for the condolences he received for his recent loss. Jim has recently written a book entitled "Murder Before the Checkers" which will be  available soon.

KC2EGL, Mike, has been heard from and is doing OK

FIELD DAY: Per KC2EGK, field day will be run as 5A this year. Help will be needed especially for set up and take down. N2PLT, George, will bring the Boy Scouts again this year to help.

NEW BUSINESS: There will be a special event station set up at the Air Power Museum in Farmingdale on June 8 & 9. N2MUN gave details. The sponsors would like us to bring some old vintage radio equipment to demonstrate, in addition to having a special event station set up.

The 50/50 drawing was won by N2NQQ, JoAnn. The prize was $13.

A motion to adjourn was made by KA2ERZ and seconded by AB2JW. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 PM

Respectfully submitted by
Pete Maxwell N2GBM
Recording Secretary

Swap & Shop

For Sale by KA2DZR
Kenwood TS-850S HF Transceiver -$900.00
YG-455C-1 500 Hz CW Filter
YK-88SN-1 1.8 Khz SSB Filter
SP-31 External Speaker w/audio filters
Hand Mic
Manual and boxes

2 DAIWA 4 position antenna switch $80.00ea

HFC-40 Frequency counter 1-40 Mhz $50.00

Bero KA2DZR
631-376-6022
ka2dzr@arrl.net

For Sale KA2RGI
MFJ-498 Super Menu Driven Memory Keyer w/Keyboard input $125
Bencher Paddle Blk base w/clear paddle $65
E-Z Way Products 40 foot crank up, foldover tower with a five foot rotor extension E/W CDR Rotor and remote control unit and 10 ft mast
Mosley TA -33M
20 Meter Mono Beam
Cushcraft 26B2 2 meter Beam
Cushcraft A50-2 6 meter Beam
Hustler 5BTV
Some misc cable, coils, tubes, etc

Contact : Walter KA2RGI
631-957-0218
ka2rgi @ arrl.net

For Sale By N2UHR
Various computer components
UPS's some in need of minor work or batteries Best Price

Contact Dave N2UHR
631-842-6340
n2uhr@arrl.net