PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE : May 2002
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Meet Congressman Steve Israel who will talk about
"My father the ham and how I hope to solve his antenna problems.
Congressman Steve Israel from the Second District of New York
will be speaking about a tower Bill he will be sponsoring. The meeting will be held at
the EOC Babylon Town Hall on Wednesday May 29 at 8:00 PM.
Please Note our General meeting will take place
on Thursday May 30 at 8:00PM and the subject will be Field Day.
This year Spin KC2EGK will again be our Field Day Coordinator, please give
him the support he needs to make FD 2002 a great success. Spin is also our apparel person
and has placed an T-shirt order for Field Day and the Fire Island Lighthouse . The
T-shirts will be available at the General meeting to purchase them. Do not fear we will be
placing an additional order in early June
And God Bless our Fighting Troops
73's Phil N2MUN President GSBARC
DUES : Dues renewal is $ 25.00 per year. Tom KA2D will be collecting
dues at GSBARC meetings . You may also mail in your dues to the club PO Box. When
renewing your membership it is important to
update any change of your personal information such as a new address, phone number, call
sign, license class, ARRL membership, and e-mail address.
CLUB APPAREL: KC2EGK has shirts
and lightweight jackets than can be ordered with or without embroidered club logo, name or
call sign. These items are available in various colors. Spin also has a supply of club
hats and T shirts .
MAY
BIRTHDAY'S
N2CRV, KB2NYS, K2LI, KB2WTW, KB2TEE, KB2ZHD, WB2OQQ
GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR
RADIO CLUB
MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING
Thursday
April 11, 2002
Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC, Lindenhurst NY
Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM
BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT:
President
N2MUN
Phil Lewis
Vice President
KC2EXP
Cliff
DeBear
Recording Secretary
N2GBM
Pete
Maxwell
Director
KC2EGK
Frank Spinazzola
Director
WA2UJI
Dom
Stengele
Director
N2MIG
Tom Favilla
Director
KA2RGI
Walter
Wenzel
BOARD
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
Treasurer
KA2D
Tom Carrubba
Corresponding Secretary KC2FBV
Scott Verity
OTHER
CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT:
WA2QAV Bud, K2LI Frank
TREASURER'S
REPORT: N2MUN read the report from Tom KA2D.
MEMBERSHIP:
127 Total (107 full paid, 11 family, 9
complimentary) KA2D has prepared a list of members who still owe dues for 2002. This list
will be turned over to N2MIG, membership chairman, to follow up.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Several dues renewals, bank statement.
NETS:
2 Meter - WA2UJI was net control this week.
The net is running well. 10 Meter – no report.Swap n Shop – No report.
EDUCATION:
Students in the Technician class will be ready to take the VE exam at the April session.
The class is going well. The Extra class is going well too. KB2SIE is doing well as the
instructor.N2MUN says most of the students in the class have expressed interest in
becoming club members.
GUEST
SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS:
April – KA2RGI will give a talk on repeaters and repeater operation. May – was
supposed to be a discussion of field day, but may be a talk given by Congressman Steve
Israel. (see Other Business below)
COMPASS:
The April Compass has been sent to N2GBM for copying and mailing. It was agreed that the
Compass should be available to everyone before the General meeting.
CLUB
STATION & EQUIPMENT:
Equipment insurance premium is due next week. KA2D will send it in. KA2RGI says there is
no new status on the club equipment.
LIBRARY:
WA2UJI reports nothing is new.
APPAREL:
KC2EGK says t-shirts for field day and lighthouse weekend are now available. Spin also has
some club hats available.
REPEATERS:
The new tower is being worked on. Our equipment should be moved over within a month.
KA2RGI says the Motorola equipment that the club was going to get is not available. KA2RGI
would like to know if anyone is interested in learning about repeater equipment. There
have not been too many people expressing interest so far. Discussion followed.
DX
& CONTESTING: N2MUN presented some information on upcoming DX events.
VE
SESSIONS: N2MUN thanked everyone who helped at the last VE session. The next session will
be April 28.
ARES/RACES:
This weekend will be the Suffolk County Half Marathon. KA2RGI gave details. Walter also
described upcoming ARES events.
HEALTH
& WELFARE: The XYL of KA2D is ill.
FIELD
DAY 2002: Field Day chairman KC2EGK is concerned about the availability of equipment.
Discussion followed. KA2RGI says he will be in charge of the food once again this year.
NEW
BUSINESS: There will be a special event station set up at the Air Power Museum on June 8
& 9.On June 30, there will be an information table set up at the USPS picnic in
Melville. KA2RGI is now the secretary for METRO COR. This group will be coordinating
repeater frequency pair assignments. N2MUN says we should give METRO COR a check for $30
for dues to cover all 3 of the club’s repeaters.
OTHER
BUSINESS: N2MUN says Representative Steve Israel is going to sponsor a nationwide antenna
bill. He would like to address a club meeting about this. Following discussion, it was
decided that this could be done as the general meeting for May, and everyone interested
could attend. KA2RGI will look into a suitable location. It is possible that 150-200
people could be expected, so planning needs to be done.
A
motion to adjourn was made by KA2RGI and seconded by KC2EGK. The meeting was adjourned at
8:47 PM
Respectfully
submitted by
Pete Maxwell N2GBM
Recording Secretary
GREAT
SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING
April 25, 2002
Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
President
N2MUN
Phil
Lewis
Vice President
KC2EXP
Cliff
DeBear
Recording Secretary
N2GBM
Pete
Maxwell
Corresponding Secretary KC2FBV
Scott Verity
Treasurer
KA2D
Tom Carrubba
Director
N2MIG
Tom Favilla
Director
KA2RGI
Walter
Wenzel
Director
WA2UJI
Dom
Stengele
BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
Director
KC2EGK
Frank Spinazzola
OTHER CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT: All members and guests introduced
themselves. New member Chris, KC2JCG, was welcomed.
MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meetings were accepted as printed in
the Compass by K2LI and seconded by N2PIK.
TREASURER’S REPORT:KA2D reported the balances of the GSBARC
accounts.
MEMBERSHIP: Currently 129 members. (109 full paid, 11 family, 9 complimentary)
CORRESPONDENCE: QSL’s for K2U and Fire Island Lighthouse events,
a QSL from KC2EGL, newsletters from Fire Island Lighthouse and Radio Central, several dues
renewals.
NETS: 2 Meter – running well, with usual items. N2MUN says
he looks forward to when this net works on a good repeater someday.
10 Meter – No report. N2NGE was away on business. He hopes to pick the net up again
next week.
Swap n Shop – due to KA2RGI’s work schedule, this net has not been on lately.
N2MUN reminded members that they can always jump in as net control.
EDUCATION: N2MUN says the Technician class went very well. The
students should be ready for the April VE session. At a recent class, Phil and the students contacted club member KC2EGL
in Pennsylvania on 40 meters. N2MUN will do a short General class starting in May for
anyone interested. The Extra class, taught by KB2SIE is going well. The 2 students should
be ready to upgrade at the May VE session.
GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS:
April – KA2RGI will give a talk on repeaters.
May – Representative Steve Israel will give a talk on the tower legislation bill he
is introducing. The tentative date is Wednesday May 29. The location is yet to be
announced. If this event is held on the 29th, there will be a regular general
meeting on Thursday May 30, as usual. The topic will be Field Day.
June – Field Day results discussion
COMPASS: The Compass is now online. Hard copies are available at each
general meeting. N2MUN says the appearance of the hard copy will be improved in May.
GSBARC WEB PAGE:The latest Compass is available. KA2D has corrected
some outdated links.
CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: It is time to start checking out the
equipment that will be needed for Field Day.
LIBRARY: WA2UJI reports there is nothing new at this time.
APPAREL: Club hats, as well as special t-shirts for Field Day and
Lighthouse Weekend are available. In the absence of KC2EGK, these items can be purchased
from WA2QAV. Bud listed the prices of each item as well as combination deals.
REPEATERS: KA2RGI will speak tonight about the history of the club
repeaters, their current condition, and plans for the future.
DX & CONTESTING: KA2D described some new DX stations that can be
heard. Tom reminded everyone that this is Marconi Week and there will be many
commemorative stations on. Tom also described other contests and special events that are
coming up.
VE SESSIONS: The next VE session will be this Sunday, April 28.
Help from VE’s is always needed and appreciated.
ARES/RACES: KA2RGI thanked everyone that helped out at recent events.
Walter also noted several events that are coming up in May. KA2RGI will take pictures for
ARES cards after the business meeting for anyone who needs one.
KA2D described a recent trip he made to Albany with several section
and district officials. Several hams were presented with commendations from the state
senate for the assistance they gave following the Sept. 11 tragedy.
HEALTH & WELFARE: KA2UJP is currently in Good Sam hospital.
N2NQQ gave information on John’s phone number, room number, etc.
FIELD DAY: KA2RGI says there should be an adequate number of
computers available for logging. Discussion followed. Donations of equipment need to be
verified. The May meeting will be for Field Day planning and discussion.
PARTIES, PICNICS, & SPECIAL EVENTS: Rep. Steve Israel will
give a talk on May 29.
A special event station will be set up at the Air Power Museum on June 8 & 9.
GSBARC will have an information table set up at the USPS open house to be held on June 30.
Help will be needed for this event.
Lighthouse Weekend is scheduled for Aug. 17 & 18. We will be set up at Fire Island
Lighthouse.
The annual GSBARC picnic will be held in the park next to town hall on August 24. The
picnic chairman is KA2RGI.
NEW BUSINESS: KA2D has QSL cards available for the K2U special event
station at the NWS open house.
OTHER BUSINESS: We are still waiting to hear from the managers of the
Great South Bay mall for permission to hold an outdoor hamfest in the rear parking lot.
A motion to adjourn was made by KC2FBV and seconded by N2NGE. Meeting
was adjourned at 8:47 PM.
The 50/50 pool was won by K2JY. Amount was $15. Steve donated
his winning back to the club.
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 Eternal 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
