THE COMPASS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE GREAT S OUTH B AY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB VOLUME 34 ISSUE 1..serving the community through Public Service. January 2006 GSBARC 2005 OFFICERS President: Jay Eichner, N2PIK Vice Pres: Frank Cannata, K2LI Rec. Sec.: Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI Corr. Sec.: PattiLynn Wandell KC2AUX Treasurer: John Cresson, KC2JGH President s Message: Dir. 2006: Thomas Favilla, Dir. 2006: Alan Shaw, Dir. 2007: Bob Myers, Dir. 2007: David Wandell, N2MIG N2CRV K2TV N2UHR Upcoming GSBARC Events Board Meeting 2 nd Thursday 8:00 PM Feb 9, Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11 VE Session 4 th Sunday 12:00 PM Jan 22,Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 23, General Meeting Last Thur. 8:00PM Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27 Open House 12:00 2:00PM Every Saturday @ Town Hall EOC September thru June NETS Newsline Report - Monday 7:00 PM Club Info Net - Monday 7:30 PM DX/Contest Info - Monday 8:00 PM TOBARES Net - Monday 8:15 PM Swap n Shop Net - Tuesday 7:30 PM 10 M Net - Tuesday 8:00 PM 28.320 Club Info Net - Wednesday 10:00 AM REPEATERS 2 M 146.685/146.085 PL 110.9 1 1/2 M 223.860/222.260 PL 131.8 70 CM 440.850/445.850 PL 114.8 WEB SITE www.gsbarc.org Mirror Site: www.qsl.net/gsbarc Well, here it is almost the end of January, and the month got off to an exciting start with HRU 2006. If you couldn t make it this year, plan on making it to HRU 2007-each year it keeps getting better. Briarcliff College is a great location for this event, and easily accessible by car. Recently, Walter (KA2RGI) spent several hours on a Saturday fine tuning the repeater, and changing the voice message on our 2-meter controller. Please be available to lend a hand when assistance is requested with these projects. Even if you lack the technical skills, it s nice to see what it takes to keep our repeater system functioning properly; a second pair of hands is always useful. Some additional work may be required to eliminate the recent 2-meter interference. If you want to get involved with public service, the Suffolk County Half- Marathon will take place on Sunday, March 26. Contact Walter, KA2RGI if you are interested. OLD MAN WINTER is still out there knocking on our door; do you have your HT batteries charged up just in case? Is your go bag filled & ready with emergency supplies in case of activation? Now is a good time to check. We can still get hit hard during February and March. It would be nice if each month we could have some pictures featuring our member s shacks. If you would like to participate please send a digital photo to our editor Ken, N2ZN and he will take it from there. Space is limited, so first come first served. 73, Jay, N2PIK 1
A Note From The Editor Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of the Compass for the new year! As you can see, I have taken over as editor of the Compass starting with this issue, and I hope to be able to provide some interesting content for your reading pleasure. I would like to start featuring some original content in the newsletter, things written by our own club members as well as myself. I know that we have many people in the club who are great talkers, and would have no problems filling up a page or two with their stories. So, anyone that has something they would like to contribute, please get it to me. The deadline is the weekend after the Board meeting to be featured in that month's Compass. Now, for a short bio about myself: I learned of amateur radio through the WB2RCJ Robert Moses Middle School ARC and earned my Novice license in 1994 and was issued KB2REZ. Subsequent upgrades led to Extra in 1998 and I "vanitized" my call that year to N2ZN. Many aspects of this hobby interest me, but my primary focus is DXing and contesting, and currently am a member of DXCC. I operate mainly CW (and mobile CW) but also use SSB and digital modes as well, contrary to popular belief. In addition to being newsletter editor, I am also the Membership Chairman for the club, and will serve in 2006 as a Field Day cochairman. In the past, I have served as Net Control for many of the club's nets and was net manager for the clubs Junior Operator net from 1995-1999. I served on the Board as a Director in 1998. In addition to GSBARC, I am a member of the ARRL, LIDXA, and YCCC. My current station consists of a Kenwood TS- 940SAT and wire antennas at my home, and a Yaesu FT-857D and ATAS-120 in my car. So, that's enough about me (for now)-any other questions, just ask. So now that I have written a short bio for myself, I invite anyone else out there who would like to do something similar to do so! For the February issue, I would like some people to send me a story about how they got involved in the hobby and their interests in the hobby. It doesn't have to be long. I will feature any that I receive next month. For now, that is all. Get your stories about how you got involved to me for next month. Until then- 73, Ken N2ZN dit dit. GSBARC Membership Renewal Just a reminder that your 2006 GSBARC Dues are due. Dues can be paid in person at any meeting or by sending them to the club's P.O. box. As always, any member whose dues remain unpaid after the March general meeting will be dropped from the roster. Don't let this happen to yourenew early! Club Membership Fees: New Membership: $30.00 Renewals: $25.00 Family Membership: $30.00 ARRL Membership: $39.00 Please submit Dues to Club Mailing Address Att: Membership Chairman, Ken N2ZN or to the Treasurer, John KC2JGH. YAHOO REFLECTOR GSBARC has an email reflector that is used to help keep members up to date with information about the club via emails. To become part this Yahoo Group go on the web to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsbarc/ and click the button on top Join This Group. Helpful Web Links of the Month Thanks to the Grand Ol' Man for turning me onto these websites. These are definitely worth a look. http://www.dbeweb.com/kenwood A site devoted to the Kenwood 500/800 series of radios which details the restoration and maintenance of this line of rigs. http://www.cebik.com A site run by W4RNL that has a lot of antenna calculation info, along with some history of ham radio. http://www.radioworks.com For different products, including a current balun that will help you keep RF out of the shack when using and openwire feeder Swap n' Shop Net Controls Needed Anyone who would like to volunteer to help with or take over as Net Control for the Swap n' Shop net can contact Bud, WA2QAV, who is looking for assistance with this position. Contact Bud via email: wa2qav@arrl.net or via his phone number as listed in the roster or on the contact page in the Compass. 2
GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AGENDA OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC Lindenhurst, NY Date: Thursday January 12, 2006 Meeting called to order by Jay Eichner, N2PIK at 8:15 PM. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jay Eichner, N2PIK Vice President Frank Cannata, K2LI Rec. Secretary Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI Director 2006 Tom Favilla, N2MIG Director 2006 Alan Shaw, N2CRV BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Corr. Secretary PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUX Treasurer John Cresson, KC2JGH Director 2007 Bob Myers, K2TV Director 2007 David Wandell, N2UHR WB2COO W2EUL N2IMF N2MZK KC2OOZ KC2OYH N2ZN OTHER CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT: PREVIOUS MINUTES: Recording Secretary Walter, KA2RGI Published in Compass. Nothing new to report at this time. No Corrections. CORRESPONDENCE REPORT: Corresponding Secretary PattiLynn, KC2AUX PO BOX: Bank Statement Insurance Statement West Babylon Library - Clubs and Organizations Serving West Babylon Update PAL Donation Request QSL Cards P.O. Box Bill No Report TREASURER S REPORT: Treasurer John, KC2JGH COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPAREL: Chairperson Charles, N2MZK Club Hats and T-Shirts are available at the next Meeting. Callsign badges, jackets, and golf shirts require advance orders. CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI Both TS570s returned from SRD. One 570 was used for HRU. Club needs to purchase another power cable for the 570. DX & CONTESTING: Chairperson Bob, K2TV For up to the minute info, please check the W2GSB DX Cluster. If anyone entered any of the contests please enter the club as Great South Bay ARC so we can get credit. DX CLUSTER: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI Cluster-up and running. Nothing new to report. EDUCATION: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI General Theory Class will start 1/24 7:30 PM. 5 WPM classes either on 1/28 12:00 PM Extra Theory Class will start 4/4 at 7:30 PM. LIBRARY: Chairperson Alan, N2CRV Nothing new at this time. MEMBERSHIP: Chairperson Ken, N2ZN 91 MEMBERS (65 FULL PAID, 13 FAMILY, 4 ARRL, 7 COMPLIMENTARY) 2 New Membership KC2OYH & KC2OPA. Motion to renew AB2JW complimentary membership for 2006 by WB2COO and 2 nd by N2MZK. Carried by the all board members present. NETS: Newsline Report: NCS - Dave, N2UHR Needs people to back up for nets 2 Meter Net: NCS - Dave, N2UHR Needs people to back up for nets Swap-N-Shop: NCS - Bud, WA2QAV Bud needs a replacement for NCS duties. Ten Meter Net: NCS - Brian, N2NGE Needs people to back up as NCS. Weds. 2 Meter Net: NCS - Jay, N2PIK Net proceeding ok has good amount of net check-ins. NEWSLETTER - COMPASS: Chairperson Ken, N2ZN NOTE: Deadline to submit material for the Compass is the Saturday after the Board Meeting. Newsletter is almost complete and Ken has been working on revamping of the newsletter. REPEATERS: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI 146.685: Working with glitches. Waiting to hear from Bill, N2NFI about a 2m circulator he may have for our use. If it is available we would have to tune it for frequency so it could be used 223.860: Still waiting from Zimmerman Electronics for completion date on repeater. 440.850: Working W2EUL used the repeater from Massapequa to Patchogue in QSO with KA2YMQ during the last week. 3
SPECIAL EVENTS: Field Day: Chairperson Walter, KA2RGI; Don, W2EUL; Ken, N2ZN, Danny, WB2COO Nothing to Report Nothing to report OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Hamfest: Chairperson Cliff, KC2EXO Use of Sunrise Mall for Hamfest for this year may be possible for a small fee, More to come later. Air Power Museum: Chairperson - Bud, WA2QAV Bob K2TV will contact Larry from the group to update situation. Fire Island Lighthouse Weekend: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI Application to be sent in during April. Club Picnic: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI Nothing to Report End of the Year Party: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI End of Year Party went well Need to coordinate dishes. VE SESSIONS ARRL Liaison & Contact - Walter, KA2RGI Next VE session is Sunday, January 22, 2006 WEBSITE: Chairperson Walter, KA2RGI www.gsbarc.org In process of being updated. www.qsl.net/gsbarc updated SPECIAL COMMITTEES: Antenna Committee: Chairperson - Position Open Nothing new to report Open House: Chairpersons - Dave, N2UHR Nothing new to report Public Relations: Chairperson PattiLynn, KC2AUX Nothing new to report Technical Committee: Chairpersons - Bob, K2TV \ Danny, WB2COO Nothing new to report ARES/RACES: EC/RO - Walter, KA2RGI Meets 3rd Thursday of the month at EOC (unless otherwise noted). TOBARES Net meets every Monday at 8:15PM. See http://www.tobares.org for complete event listing. GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS: Chairperson Frank, K2LI Date Speaker Topic January Topic open Club Budget was presented to the Board by Jay, N2PIK. A discussion followed about having the amounts of money the club was spending for its various events and if they should be part of the budget now or brought up to the membership just before the event for approval. After a further discussion it was agreed upon that the expenses for Field Day, the annual picnic, and the end of the year party would be reinserted into the budget. A few other line items from the previous years budget were removed because of the concern that there would not be enough funds to cover all items because of the limited membership to calculate the upcoming years expenses. After further discussion an agreement was accepted. The budget was then amended as appears below to be presented to club by the Board. After the budget, Tom, N2MIG brought up a proposal to the Board to amend the Constitution and By-Laws and modify the authority of the Executive Board in certain matters. After a discussion the proposed motion was withdrawn with complete agreement of the board. Walter, KA2RGI also presented to the board for discussion without making a motion, the idea of merging the two secretary positions back into one position as it was in the beginning of the club. The Board discussed the idea and said it would pass it on to the membership for comments. A discussion was also opened from the floor about filling vacant positions on the board when they occur and the procedure to follow. A discussion followed and no motions were made to the board. The process of filling open chairperson positions and getting people to fill those open positions was also discussed and it was clarified that all committee positions are appointments that serve at the pleasure of the President for his\her term and the chairs can be appointed and removed by the President at will as per the constitution. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Tom, N2MIG and seconded by Danny, WB2COO The meeting was adjourned by Jay, N2PIK at 10:40 PM. Respectfully submitted by, Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI Recording Secretary Note: The 2006 budget appears on the next page. HEALTH AND WELFARE: Chairperson PattiLynn, KC2AUX 4
PROPOSED BUDGET-1/12/06 Fixed Expenses PO Box Rental $50.00 BNY Monthly Charge $60.00 2005 not paid Club Equipment Insurance $200.00 Club Liability Insurance $325.00 Repeater Fund $300.00 $1,000.00 220 rep. Internet Domain Name $35.00 $970.00 Membership & Donations Membership MetroCor $20.00 Membership ARLHS $15.00 Donation, Newsline $50.00 Donation, eham (VE and SE Calender) $25.00 Donation, QSL Net (Backup web host) $25.00 Donation, Hudson Division Awards $40.00 $175.00 Club Functions COMPASS - printing and postage $250.00 FIELD DAY 06 (FOOD) $250.00 ANNUAL PICNIC (FOOD) $150.00 W2GSB DX CLUSTER $50.00 Annual Holiday Party 06 $150.00 Health and Welfare $50.00 Misc. printing. Club brochures & info $50.00 $950.00 Estimate Cub Yearly Expenses $1,795.00 $2,095.00 Present funds in checking $1,629.80 Approximately 50 unpaid members $1,250.00 Estimate of 06 Yearly Funds $2,879.80 5
GSBARC Photos GSBARC Holiday Party 2005: KA2RGI doing repeater maintenance: 6
GSBARC Shack of the Month This month's shack: N2ZN/M Left photo: FT-857 faceplate, Right photo: Bulldog CW paddles My mobile setup is the setup that I find myself using most of the time-between driving to work and school, I do spend a lot of time in the car. I started putting this setup together in May of 2005 and had it mostly complete by June 2005. The setup is centered around a Yaesu FT-857D transceiver which feeds 100W into the Yaesu ATAS-120 screwdriver antenna. The front panel of the rig is mounted overhead on the part of the ceiling that houses the sunroof controls. The front panel cable then runs through the ceiling of the car, to the back then down into the trunk, where the rig is mounted. The microphone is the standard hand mic that came with the rig, and the CW paddles are clipped to the parking brake. The clip consists of a piece of sheet metal screwed to a clip used to hang broomsticks and such, available at Home Depot. I use a small mag mount occasionally for VHF/UHF FM work. The ATAS-120 has given me excellent performance on all of the HF bands, and has enabled me to work some excellent DX, because I am commuting at times when band conditions are optimal, such as mornings just after sunrise, and evenings during sunset. With this setup, I have worked (re-worked) DXCC all from the mobile, and all continents and most of the CQ Zones. I find the antenna to be an excellent performer all around, as I have made solid QSO's from 40 to 6 meters, CW and SSB. Some countries I have been able to work mobile are VK, JA, UA9, VR2, C2, H40, A6, 6W, CY9, CY0, 4J, 4L, CN, 5Z, 3B8, VQ9, V5, EA9, TZ, 3DA0, R1A, R1M and all over Europe, South America, and North America. It is quite a versatile setup that performs well, and was worth the cost and work to install. I do not have any strange RF problems at all, and the voltage display on the rig is quite helpful, and even helped me troubleshoot the car once! The reduced voltage I found one morning immediately signaled a problem with the car (the alternator had given up the ghost), and without that, I may have not known about the problem until I was out on the road. The rig has plenty of features to keep you busy even when you're not playing radio. The complete parts/equipment list is as follows: Yaesu FT-857D, stock hand mic, remote faceplate kit, Bulldog CW paddles, W4RT 500Hz CW filter, MFJ external speaker, ATAS-120 mobile antenna, Diamond K-400C mobile antenna mount. The power cables had to be extended to reach from the trunk (rig) to the battery, and this was done with #10 wire from Home Depot, and an additional fuse holder was used in this run. Hope to work you /m someday! Want to be featured in Shack of the Month? Just send a picture of your shack to the editor! You don't have to do a writeup on it like this month's shack, but it is welcome. Keep those pictures rolling in... 7
January/February 2006 Contest Calendar Major worldwide contests in red, major regional/national contests in blue. Everything else in black. Hungarian DX Contest 1200Z, Jan 21 to 1200Z, Jan 22 North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Jan 21 to 0600Z, Jan 22 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes 1900Z, Jan 21 to 0400Z, Jan 23 CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 0000Z, Jan 28 to 2359Z, Jan 29 REF Contest, CW 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29 SARL Youth Day 0700Z-1100Z, Jan 28 BARTG RTTY Sprint 1200Z, Jan 28 to 1200Z, Jan 29 UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 28 to 1300Z, Jan 29 Vermont QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 4 to 2400Z, Feb 5 YL-ISSB QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 4 to 2359Z, Feb 5 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB 0001Z, Feb 4 to 2359Z, Feb 5 YLRL YL-OM Contest, CW 1400Z, Feb 4 to 0200Z, Feb 6 Minnesota QSO Party 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 4 AGCW Straight Key Party 1600Z-1900Z, Feb 4 Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, Feb 4 to 0500Z, Feb 5 and 1300Z, Feb 5 to 0100Z, Feb 6 Mexico RTTY International Contest 1800Z, Feb 4 to 1759Z, Feb 5 North American Sprint, SSB 0000Z-0400Z, Feb 5 ARCI Winter Fireside SSB Sprint 2000Z-2400Z, Feb 6 ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 7 KCJ Topband Contest 1200Z, Feb 9 to 1200Z, Feb 10 CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest 0000Z, Feb 11 to 2400Z, Feb 12 New Hampshire QSO Party 0001Z, Feb 11 to 0001Z, Feb 13 SARL Field Day Contest 1000Z, Feb 11 to 1000Z, Feb 12 Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW 1100Z-1300Z, Feb 11 Dutch PACC Contest 1200Z, Feb 11 to 1200Z, Feb 12 YLRL YL-OM Contest, SSB 1400Z, Feb 11 to 0200Z, Feb 13 Louisiana QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 11 to 0300Z, Feb 12 OMISS QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 11 to 1459Z, Feb 12 FISTS Winter Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Feb 11 British Columbia QSO Challenge 1800Z, Feb 11 to 1800Z, Feb 12 RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest, CW 2100Z, Feb 11 to 0100Z, Feb 12 North American Sprint, CW 0000Z-0400Z, Feb 12 ARRL School Club Roundup 1300Z, Feb 13 to 2400Z, Feb 17 AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 15 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Feb 18 to 2400Z, Feb 19 Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 20 8
Great South Bay ARC 2006 Contact List Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club supports the Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES), and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES). The members of the GSBARC stand ready to serve the people of the Town of Babylon in time of emergency via the W2GSB repeater system. TOB ARES Emergency Coordinator; Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI - 631-957-0218 TOB EOC - 631-957-4246 GSBARC Meetings: All meetings are held at the Babylon Town Hall, E.O.C., located in the basement. Access is via the rear of the building down the stairs. Press top buzzer for access. Go to the main hallway and turn left. Proceed to E.O.C. on the 3 rd door on right. Executive Officers Meetings: Second Thursday of each month at 8:00 P.M. Except Nov. & Dec. when it is the First Thursday. Restricted to GSBARC members only. General Membership Meetings: Last Thursday of each month at 8:00 P.M. Except Nov. & Dec. when it is the Second Thursday. Weekly Open House: Saturdays September thru June at 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. Weekly Question and Answer sessions plus specialized training and projects. Membership: Club membership is open to anyone interested in Amateur Radio. Dues are $25.00 per calendar year plus a one time $5.00 initiation fee. Please make checks payable to the Great South Bay A.R.C. Please submit dues to the Treasurer at a meeting or by mail to: Great South Bay ARC P. O. Box 1356 West Babylon, NY 11704-0356 FCC Volunteer Exam Sessions: Club sponsored ARRL VE sessions are held the Babylon Town Hall E.O.C., on the 4 th Sunday of each month at 12 noon and the 3 rd Sunday in June and December Great South Bay Nets: Newsline Report 146.685/r Monday 7:00 PM Net Coordinator: Dave Wandell, N2UHR 631-842-6340 2M Club INFO Net 146.685/r Monday 7:30 PM Net Coordinator: Dave Wandell, N2UHR 631-842-6340 TOB ARES/RACES Net 146.685/r Monday 8:15 PM Net Coordinator: Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Swap & Shop 146.685/r Tuesday 7:30 PM Net Coordinator: Bud Egan, WA2QAV 631-643-7071 10 M HF SSB Net 28.320 MHz Tuesday 8.00 PM Net Coordinator: Brian Keegan, N2NGE 631-242-8315 2M Club INFO Net 146.685/r Wednesday 10:00 AM Net Coordinator: Jay Eichner, N2PIK 631-427-0162 Executive Officers President Jay Eichner, N2PIK 631-427-0162 Vice President Frank Cannata, K2LI 631-957-0246 Recording Secretary Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Corresponding Secretary PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUX 631-842-6340 Treasurer John Cresson, Jr, KC2JGH 631-661-2038 DIRECTORS #1 Term ends 2006 Alan Shaw, N2CRV 631-422-3935 #2 Term ends 2006 Thomas Favilla, N2MIG 631-957-5985 #3 Term ends 2007 Bob Myers, K2TV 631-226-4696 #4 Term ends 2007 Dave Wandell, N2UHR 631-842-6340 STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Club Apparel Charles Rousselet, N2MZK 516-935-2046 Club Equipment Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Compass Staff (Editor) Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243 Compass Staff (Printer/Mail) Pete Maxwell, N2GBM 631-231-7426 Compass Staff (email) Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243 DX & Contesting Bob Myers, K2TV 631-226-4696 Educational Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Field Day Coordinators Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Don Rollock, W2EUL 631-929-0705 Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243 Guest Speakers & Programs Frank Cannata, K2LI 631-957-0246 Health & Welfare PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUX 631-842-6340 Hamfest Chairman *** Position Open *** *** Position Open *** Librarian Alan Shaw, N2CRV 631-422-3935 Membership Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243 QSL Manager Bud Eagan, WA2QAV 631-643-7071 Refreshments Don Rollock, W2EUL 631-929-0705 Tom Navas, KC2MOX Sergeant of Arms *** Position Open *** VE Liaison & Contact Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Web Site Administrators Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 David Wenzel, KC2GWO 631-957-0218 SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Annual Picnic Coordinator Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Annual End of Year Party Coordinator Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Antenna Committee *** Position Open *** Ham Radio University Liaisons Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 *** Position Open *** Open House Coordinator Dave Wandell, N2UHR 631-842-6340 Special Event Air Power Museum Bud Eagan, WA2QAV 631-643-7071 Special Event Fire Island Light House Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Special Event JOTA Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Special Event Skywarn Recognition Day Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Technical Committee Bob Myers, K2TV 631-226-4696 Trustee for W2GSB Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Repeaters: 146.685 / 146.085 W2GSB 2B PL 110.9 223.860 / 222.260 W2GSB 3B PL 131.8 440.850 / 445.850 W2GSB 2A PL 110.9 The Compass is published by the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club Submissions to the COMPASS are welcomed in the following formats: ASCII text or MS Word 2000.doc format. Visit the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club Online: http://www.gsbarc.org or the alternate site: www.qsl.net/gsbarc email to: info@gsbarc.org Updated 12/18/2005 9
GSBARC 2006 VE Schedule Contact & Liaison: Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI (631) 957-0218 Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC 12 Noon Jan 22, Feb 26, Mar 26, Apr 23, May 28, Jun 18 Jul 23, Aug 27, Sep 24, Oct 22, Nov 26, Dec 17 Birthday Wishes January Joe K2AP Joe N2IMF Lee KB2RZY Jon KA2YMQ If your birthday is not listed we may not have all the info in our database. Let Ken, N2ZN know your correct information. Great South Bay ARC P.O. Box 1356 West Babylon, NY 11704-0356 10