PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE :
September 2002
Welcome to the compass on line. As
you can see from our site there are many interesting linksyou can surf. Any comments about
the compass are welcome and encouraged.
And God Bless our Fighting Troops
73's
Phil N2MUN President GSBARC
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
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY'S
KA2RJV,
KA2VYH, KC2AUZ, KC2DHD, KA2D
GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR
RADIO CLUB
MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING
BABYLON TOWN HALL EOC, LINDENHURST, NY
Thursday August 8, 2002
Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
| President |
N2MUN |
Phil Lewis |
| Vice President |
KC2EXP |
Cliff DeBear |
| Treasurer |
KA2D |
Tom Carrubba |
| Director |
KA2RGI |
Walter Wenzel |
| Director |
KC2EGK |
Frank Spinazzola |
| Director |
WA2UJI |
Dom Stengele |
BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
| Recording Secretary |
N2GBM |
Pete Maxwell |
| Corresponding Secretary |
KC2FBV |
Scott Verity |
| Director |
N2MIG |
Tom Favilla |
OTHER CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT: not recorded
TREASURER’S REPORT: KA2D reported on the GSBARC accounts.
MEMBERSHIP:- No Report
CORRESPONDENCE:
QSL Cards received from various GSBARC Events
NETS: 2 meter .... Check-ins
are good for this time of year.
10 meter ... 4-7 Check-ins
Swap n Shop ... On
hiatus until September. Anyone wishing to volunteer as net control
is invited to jump in
EDUCATION: N2MUN reports
that there are plans for 2 upcoming classes. 9/10/2002 - TECH 9/11/2002 - EXTRA
GUEST SPEAKERS &
PROGRAMS: August Open. September early days of Ham Radio
COMPASS: N2MUN reports that the newsletter is going well at
this time.
GSBARC WEB PAGE: KA2D
reports page is up to date with upcoming events
CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: No
new status.
LIBRARY: WA2UJI reported
no new additions at this time.
APPAREL: KC2EGK has T-shirts and Hats for upcoming Fire Island
Special Event
REPEATERS: KA2RGI reported on the temporary hold-up on the town tower
progress.Also indicated was that other tower tenants have halted their system updates in
the same"wait-and-see" attitude as GSBARC
2 Meter: A Motorola Mycor
radio will be purchased at a cost around $700
220 Repeater: A tech crew is checking out the system.
440 Repeater: Currently running.
DX & CONTESTING: KA2D gave details on recent contests. Before
tonights meeting KD1F ran a DXCC card checking session for GSBARC.
VE SESSIONS: KA2D reported the next session will be held noon on
August 25.
ARES/RACES: KA2RGI reported on the upcoming TOBARES Events. KA2RGI
made note of the following: 08/24 - Annual TOBARES/GSBARC Picnic 09/08 - Babylon Village
Beautification Society Country Fair.
A motion to adjourn was made by KC2EGK and seconded by WA2UJI.
Respectfully submitted by N2MUN
Filling In for N2GBM Corresponding Secretary
GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING
BABYLON TOWN HALL EOC, LINDENHURST, NY
Thursday August 29, 2002
Meeting called to order by N2MUN at 8:00 PM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
| President |
N2MUN |
Phil Lewis |
| Vice President |
KC2EXP |
Cliff DeBear |
| Treasurer |
KA2D |
Tom Carrubba |
| Director |
KA2RGI |
Walter Wenzel |
| Director |
KC2EGK |
Frank Spinazzola |
| Director |
WA2UJI |
Dom Stengele |
BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
| Recording Secretary |
N2GBM |
Pete Maxwell |
| Corresponding Secretary |
KC2FBV |
Scott Verity |
| Director |
N2MIG |
Tom Favilla |
All members and guests introduced themselves.
MINUTES: Minutes of the previous board meeting were accepted as
printed in the Compass by KC2EGL and seconded by KC2EXO..
TREASURER’S REPORT: KA2D reported the balances of the GSBARC
accounts.
MEMBERSHIP: no report
CORRESPONDENCE: QSL cards from various events.
NETS:
2 Meter net is up and running.
10 Meter net had 7 check ins this week.
Swap n Shop – is off the air for the summer. A net control will be needed for this
net when it resumes in September.
EDUCATION: A technician class will start on Sept. 10, and an extra
class will start on Sept. 11.
GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS: N2MUN is trying to arrange to
have Lester, WA2LIC, speak about the early days of Lafayette Radio.
September general meeting will be on the early days of Ham radio
October first round of nominations
November second round nominations and elections
COMPASS: Per N2MUN, working well.
GSBARC WEB PAGE: KA2D says the page contains the latest updated
information. N2MUN thanks KA2D for a great job. N2MUN is getting many positive comments about the web page
CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: Band pass filters were checked out and
are within spec. WA2QAV will be looking into finding/purchasing a TS430 Manual for our club station.
LIBRARY: Nothing new per WA2UJI, librarian.
APPAREL: Spin will be looking into fall jackets
REPEATERS: The 2 meter repeater is running about the same.
KA2RGI says there is no date from the town on when the rest of the tower work will be
completed. The Micro has been ordered and will be here in 4 to 6 weeks
The 440 repeater is up and working, and the 220 repeater is down and is being checked out
by K2TV.
DX & CONTESTING: KA2D gave details of upcoming contests. Tom says
to listen to the Monday night 2 meter net for the latest DX news. The Air power
Museum QSL cards are in. All QSL's have been answered NWS special event set for December 7
for more information see Tom KA2D
VE SESSIONS: The next VE session will be September 22.
ARES/RACES: The Babylon Country Fair will be held at Argyle Lake on
Sept. 8.
SET will be held on October 19
HAMFESTS:
LIMARC Hamfest will be held on September 15
Town Of Babylon ARES Hamfest will be October 27
OTHER BUSINESS:Walt is the nominating chairperson for this year. If
you are interested in running for a office of GSBARC please see Walt
Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM.
The 50/50 pool was won by N2NQQ
A motion to adjourn was made by KC2EGK and seconded by KC2JNX
Respectfully submitted by
N2MUN
for Pete Maxwell N2GBM
Recording Secretary
NEWS FLASH !!!
DXCC is pleased to announce the
addition of the 30-Meter (10 MHz) Single Band DXCC award.
Applications for this award will be accepted beginning October 1,
2002. 30-Meter DXCC certificates will be dated but not numbered.
30-Meter credits will count toward the DeSoto Cup competition ending
September 30, 2003. They will also be
included in the DXCC Annual List totals for the period
ending on that date. A 30-Meter endorsement to 5 Band DXCC will also be available. The 30-meter band was added to the
standard printout in January 2002. If you
received a copy of your record since then, you already have a copy of your 30-meter credits. If you do not know which
credits you have on 30 meters, you can
contact DXCC for a copy of your record. If you have web
access and can handle ADOBE (pdf) files, contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for a copy of your record. If you do not have web
access, please send a note to DXCC along with
$2.00 (US and Canada), $4.00 (outside the US and Canada) for
postage and handling. For further information, please contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES
The Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily
registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public
service when disaster strikes. In the New York City-Long Island Section there are more
than 400 registered and trained ARES members dedicated to serving their communities.
There are
four levels of ARES organization--national, section, district and local.
National
emergency coordination at ARRL Headquarters is under the supervision of the ARRL Field
Services Manager, who is responsible for advising all ARES officials regarding their
problems, maintaining contact with federal government and other national officials
concerned with amateur emergency communications potential, and in general with carrying
out the League's policies regarding emergency communications.
Rosalie White,
K1STO
ARRL Field Services
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111-1494
Tel: (860) 594-0261
Email: k1sto@arrl.org |
Steve Ewald,
WV1X
ARRL Field Organization
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111-1494
Tel: (860) 594-0265
Email: wv1x@arrl.org |
At the
section level, the Section Emergency Coordinator is appointed by the Section Manager (who
is elected by the ARRL members in his or her section) and works under his/her supervision.
In most sections, the SM delegates to the SEC the administration of the section emergency
plan and the authority to appoint District and local ECs. The ARRL Section in this area is
the New York City- Long Island section.
George Tranos,
N2GA
ARRL Section Manager
New York City-Long Island
PO Box 296
Bellport, NY 11713
Tel: (631) 286-7562
Email: n2ga@arrl.org |
Tom Carrubba,
KA2D
ARRL ARES Section Emergency CoordinatorNew York City-Long Island
PO Box 1356
West Babylon, NY 11704
Tel/Fax: (631) 422-9594
Email: ka2d@arrl.net |
In the
ARRL New York City-Long Island section, there are three District Emergency Coordinators.
The DEC is tasked to coordinate the activities of the local Emergency Coordinators, who
are in charge of the ARES membership of the various cities, towns, boroughs, townships or
geographical or logistical areas that make up our section. The DEC is the ARES contact to
County/Borough Agencies and Government.
District
Emergency Coordinators: ARRL New York City-Long Island Section.
Digital Tips’, by Dave, N2UHR
Hello there and welcome to what may become a regular feature of the
Compass. I hope to be able to pass on some information here on what has become a common,
though somewhat misunderstood, ‘appliance’ in many hamshacks…. Your
computer!
Whether used for the digital modes, logging or whatever, this
‘beast’ has become a piece of the fabric of everyday life, and is now more than
ever, a part of our pastime.
This month I’d like to touch on a subject that we take pretty
much for granted. Power. Yes ‘power’. That 120 volts AC that you expect to come out of
your wall outlet is not always what we expect it to be… It happens most often in the summer, when
electrical demand on our local power companies exceeds their calculated capacity, but
power anomalies can happen at any time.
Your computers first line of defense is its own switching power
supply. Relying on this alone could lead to
some very costly and peculiar problems, not only to hardware (motherboards, hard disk
drives etc…), but also data, programs and operating systems (OS’s). What follows here, is an outline of considerations
that can be applied not only to your computer, but also many other devices in the hamshack
and other places. I’ll list them here in
order of their level of protection, as well as price.
Surge Suppressors:
Good for * extremely * short duration ‘spikes’ (increases) in your 120v AC
outlets to your computer. They have a * limited * life expectancy, depending on how many
‘hits’ and the amount of voltage surge intercepted by the device.
Power Line Conditioner (Voltage Regulator):
This device is the next step up from a ‘Surge Suppressor’. It will stop many
power surges, as well as ‘Trim’ and/or ‘Boost’ the line voltage as
needed, due to fluctuations within your home or by the Power Company.
UPS (‘Battery Back Up’):
A UPS must provide enough power to the computer, for the saving of data and shutting down
of the computer in a timely manner. Most UPS’s have a built-in Surge Suppressor, to
mitigate power line ‘spikes’ in addition to Blackouts.
Line-Interactive UPS:
This is the best of all worlds! It provides the voltage regulation of a power line
conditioner in addition to battery back up should there be a power outage, and surge
suppression! In the past, these devices were approximately double the cost of an ordinary
UPS, but advances in technology as well as market driven considerations have reduced their
price to be competitive with an ordinary UPS! In point of fact, many computer service
companies will only provide a ‘plain-vanilla’ UPS at a client’s adamant
instance.
Due to new pricing structures, a ‘plain-vanilla’ UPS just
does not provide you with the value of a ‘Line-Interactive UPS’.
I hope that you have found this information useful and if further
discussion is desired look for me on W2GSB/R, give me a landline at 631-842-6340 or an
email to: n2uhr@arrl.net
Well that’s it for this month, maybe next month we’ll talk
a bit about the ‘Care and Feeding’ of our digital friends!
See you on the radio, Dave, N2UHR.
Swap & Shop
FOR SALE By KA2DZR
Kenwood
TS-850S HF Transceiver -$800.00
YG-455C-1 500 Hz CW Filter
YK-88SN-1 1.8 KHz SSB Filter
Hand Mic Manual and boxes Buyer pays shipping
Frequency counter $50.00
Bero KA2DZR 631-376-6022
ka2dzr@arrl.net
FOR SALE
By KA2D
Hy-Gain HAM
IV rotor/black control box -USED -$225.00
Hy-Gain HAM IV rotor/black control box -REBUILT -$375.00
Rebuilt by Norm's Rotor Service 9/02 - all new SS hardware
Diamond
X-500A 2m/440 vertical -$125.00
YAESU YF-115C 500HZ CW/Collins Mechanical filter $125.00
for all FT-1000 series, D, MP, MARK V, Field
MFJ Antenna
Tuner 949E -$120.00
300W PEP/meter,dummy load, switch, balun
MOSLEY
PRO-57B 5 band HF Yagi antenna -$275.00
20-17-15-12-10 Meters
OUTBACKER Perth 75-10 + WARC mobile antenna (NEW) -$200.00 SOLD
Diamond
Trunk/Hatchback 3/8 mount (NEW) -$50.00
Maldol
HS-790 DUPLEXER (NEW) -$35.00
(16-150Mhz) (410-460)
Contact Tom
KA2D
631-422-9594
ka2d@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
