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GSBARC Compass-August 2006 Volume 34, Issue 8

President's Message

It’s almost the end of August-where has the summer gone? Hopefullymany of our club members have had the opportunity to take a well-deservedvacation. Our club activities are hardly finished. We are still looking forwardto the Club Picnic on the east lawn of Town Hall on Saturday, August 26th, andstarting on September 9th, our Open House weekly get-together will resume.We just finished up two successful events; one at the Fire Island Lighthousethis past weekend, and the Great South Bay Swim. Those members thatparticipated in the Great South Bay Swim witnessed a very interesting event;with over 70 swimmers & kayaks in the water, there was enough action for allinvolved. A big thank you to all of the members who supported the club'sevents this summer. The Air Power Museum special event, Field Day, the FireIsland Lighthouse special event, and the Great South Bay Swim were alltremendously successful. Remember, the 2007 versions of these events mayseem far away now, but before long, it will be time to do it all over again.Please join us at the picnic this Saturday, and also at the General Meeting onAugust 31. We have no speaker scheduled, so there will be plenty of time tocatch up with each other after the business portion of the meeting hasconcluded. See you all there.

73, Jay, N2PIK

Inside This Issue:

Page 1:President's Message; Pages 2-3:General Meeting Minutes;Pages 4-5:Executive Board Meeting Minutes; Pages 6-7:Shack of theMonth; Pages 7-9:Fire Island Lighthouse Pictures; Page 10:ContestCalendar; Page 11:QSL Card of the Month; Page 12:Birthdays/VESessions/Club Info; Page 13:GSBARC Contact Page

Fire Island Lighthouse Pictures Inside!


GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUBAGENDA OF THE GENERAL MEETING

Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC, Lindenhurst, NY Date: Thursday, July 28, 2006

Meeting called to order by Jay Eichner, N2PIK at 8:07 PM.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:President Jay Eichner, N2PIK Vice President Frank Cannata, K2LIRec. Secretary Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI Director 2006 Tom Favilla, N2MIG Director 2006 Alan Shaw, N2CRV

BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Cor. Secretary PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUX Treasurer John Cresson, KC2JGH Director 2007 Bob Myers, K2TVDirector 2007 David Wandell, N2UHR

CORRESPONDENCE REPORT: Corr. Secretary –PattiLynn, KC2AUX

PO BOX: QSL card, bank Statement

TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer – John, KC2JGH

No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

APPAREL: Chairperson – Charles, N2MZKClub Hats and T-Shirts are available. Callsign badges,jackets, and golf shirts require advance orders. Since there was a mix up in the GSBARC Field Day 2006shirt order, the remaining T-shirts without pockets areavailable for $6 each instead of $10 each. The order forGSBARC Lighthouse pocket T-shirts came in. Orders forjackets and golf shirts are also being taken.

CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: Chairperson - Walter,KA2RGI

Nothing new to report.

DX & CONTESTING: Chairperson – Bob, K2TVFor up to the minute info, please check the W2GSB DXCluster. If anyone enters any contests, please enter theclub as Great South Bay ARC so we can get credit.RSGB IOTA contest is this weekend. We are NA-026.

DX CLUSTER – W2GSB 145.670: Chairperson - Walter,KA2RGI Nothing new to report.

EDUCATION: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGINext set of Tech classes will start Tuesday, Sept. 19 at7:30 PM at the Town Hall EOC.

LIBRARY: Chairperson – Alan, N2CRVThere are extra QST's for members to take home. Noreport.

MEMBERSHIP: Chairperson – Ken, N2ZNNo report.

NETS:Newsline Report: NCS - Dave, N2UHR / Don, W2EULWe need people to back up for nets. Nothing new toreport.

2 Meter Net: NCS - Dave, N2UHR / Don, W2EULWe need people to back up for nets. Nothing new toreport.

Swap-N-Shop: NCS - Bud, WA2QAV / Bob, K2TVBud is looking to step down from NCS and needs areplacement.

Ten Meter Net: NCS - Brian, N2NGEWe need people to back up as NCS. Nothing new toreport. Weds. 2 Meter Net: NCS - Jay, N2PIKNothing new to report. NEWSLETTER - COMPASS: Chairperson – Ken, N2ZNNOTE: Deadline to submit material for the Compass is theSaturday after the Board Meeting. Nothing new to report.

REPEATERS: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI146.685: Nothing new to report.

223.860: Currently working on the integration ofcomponents to repeater. We are waiting to receive theinterface cable for controller to computer to complete thewiring. Nothing new to report.

440.850: Nothing new to report.

SPECIAL EVENTS:Field Day: Chairperson – Walter, KA2RGI; Don, W2EUL;Ken, N2ZN; Danny, WB2COOEvent Date: June 24-25, 2006. Participation Certificateshave to be signed by the coordinators for the next GeneralMeeting.

Hamfest: Site Chairperson – Cliff, KC2EXPEvent Date: Open. The use of the Sunrise Mall has beenapproved. A committee has to confirm a date for the nextHamfest.

Air Power Museum: Chairperson - Bud, WA2QAV; Bob,K2TV; Jay, N2PIK Jay reported that Bud will contact the APM for a possibleoperation over Labor Day Weekend.


International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend at FireIsland: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI

3rd full weekend in August, 0001 UTC on Saturday to 2359UTC Sunday. Event Date: August 19-20, 2006. Theapplication has been submitted. Our contact with FINS haseverything confirmed. The event is listed on the FINSwebsite. K2IZ has pole steps for the telephone polealongside of the lighthouse parking lot if we want to usethe pole as an antenna support.

Club Picnic: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGIEvent Date: August 26, 2006 11 AM – 6 PM Babylon TownHall East Lawn. Please let Walter know if you plan to bringany additional food.

End of the Year Party: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGIJay, N2PIK brought up to the Board that some people haveinquired about going to a restaurant for the end of theyear party instead of holding it at Town Hall. There was noinformation presented about prices or types of food orlocations. Input was requested from the membership as tohow they felt. After a discussion, it was decided to tableany final decisions until the membership could commenton the function and more information could be presentedabout locations, food and pricing.

VE SESSIONS: ARRL Liaison & Contact - Walter, KA2RGINothing new to report.

WEBSITE: Chairperson – Walter, KA2RGINothing new to report.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

Antenna Committee: Chairperson - Position OpenKC2OYH will assist with any roof work, but needs aschedule of work to be done. K2LI needs work done on hisantenna.

Open House: Chairpersons - Dave, N2UHR Weekly from 2nd Saturday in Sept. to 2nd Saturday in July.The open houses ended for the summer on July 8 and willstart again on Sept 9.

Public Relations: Chairperson – PattiLynn, KC2AUXNothing new to report

Technical Committee: Chairpersons - Bob, K2TV; Danny,WB2COONothing new to report

ARES/RACES: EC/RO - Walter, KA2RGIMeets 3rd Thursday of the month at EOC (unless otherwisenoted). The TOBARES Net meets every Monday at8:15PM. See http://www.tobares.org for a complete eventlisting. August 17th is the next TOBARES meeting.

GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS: Chairperson – Frank,K2LI

Date – Topic – Speaker

July – Antenna Demo – Walter, KA2RGISept – Traffic Handling – John, K2IZ

Jerry Schatz, W2MFW was asked to speak to club, and heis checking his schedule to see when he can speak. Jerryis one (if not the only) survivor of the “Our Gang” comedyfrom the 1930’s. Frank has requested info on any otherspeakers you would like to hear from.

HEALTH AND WELFARE: Chairperson – PattiLynn,KC2AUX


OLD BUSINESS:Aug 11 - Great South Bay Swim 5:30 AM until about11:00 AM. Aug 12 - Block Party at Walter, KA2RGI’s Thewhole club is invited. 3 PM to 10 PM.

NEW BUSINESS:

Possible Ducks baseball club outing – LAST CALL:Information was presented to the board about the clubattending a Ducks baseball game. The stadium is inCentral Islip at Southern State Pkwy exit 43A. Group tickets are for 25 people or more: Mon – Thurs $8per ticket (1st 700 are reserved). Fri, Sat & Sun-$9 perticket. Premium Group Seats $10 per ticket (limitedavailability) Another option was presented:Plesser’s Pre-Game Picnic: $30 Adult $23 Child (9 andunder). Price includes box seats. 90 minutes before startof each game 50-300 can join pre-game picnic package.Picnic includes all you can eat buffet (hamburger, Nathan’shot dogs, chicken, Pepsi beverages, cookies, snacks,watermelon, potato and macaroni salad, ribs, roasted corn,tossed salad, potato chips). Check with Walter, KA2RGIfor more info. A signup list was started.

Hidden Transmitter Hunting:Matt, KC2OOZ and Justin, KC2OYH asked any clubmembers interested in Bunny Hunting (transmitter hunts)to let them know.

MOTION TO CLOSE: 1st by WB2COO 2nd by N2NGEMeeting closed 8:32 PM

50/50: won by Bob, KC2PWH ($10.00)

Respectfully submitted by,

Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGIRecording Secretary


GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUBAGENDA OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

Location: Babylon Town Hall EOC Lindenhurst, NY Date: Thursday August 10, 2006

Meeting called to order by Jay Eichner, N2PIK at 8:10 PM.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:President Jay Eichner, N2PIK Vice President Frank Cannata, K2LIRec. Secretary Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI Treasurer John Cresson, KC2JGH Director 2006 Alan Shaw, N2CRV

BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Cor. Secretary PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUXDirector 2006 Tom Favilla, N2MIG Director 2007 Bob Myers, K2TV Director 2007 David Wandell, N2UHR

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS PRESENTW2EUL, N2MZK, KB2TCH, KC2PGI, KC2OYH, KC2OOZ,KC2OPA

CORRESPONDENCE REPORT: Corr. Secretary –PattiLynn, KC2AUXPO BOX: QSL card, bank Statement

TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer – John, KC2JGH7/13/2006 Open account 1656.407/13/2006 Payment – Walter Wenzel – FD Carport

-217.497/13/2006 Payment – Walter Wenzel – FD Food

-162.654/28/2006 Bank Fee

-5.285/31/2006 Bank Fee

-4.578/10/2006 Ending Balance 1270.62

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

APPAREL: Chairperson – Charles, N2MZKClub Hats and T-Shirts are available. Callsign badges,jackets, and golf shirts require advance orders. Since there was a mix up in the GSBARC Field Day 2006shirt order, the remaining T-shirts without pockets areavailable for $6 each instead of $10 each. The order forGSBARC Lighthouse pocket T-shirts was picked up.Orders for any GSBARC pocket T-shirts (regular or FieldDay) will be taken at the next meeting. Orders for jacketsand Golf shirts are also being taken.

CLUB STATION & EQUIPMENT: Chairperson - Walter,KA2RGI

Both TS-570’s will be used at the Fire Island Lighthouseevent.

DX & CONTESTING: Chairperson – Bob, K2TVFor up to the minute info, please check the W2GSB DXCluster. If anyone enters a contest, please enter the clubas Great South Bay ARC so we can get credit.No report.

DX CLUSTER – W2GSB 145.670: Chairperson - Walter,KA2RGI


EDUCATION: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGINext set of Tech classes will start Tuesday Sept. 19, at7:30 PM at the Town Hall EOC.

LIBRARY: Chairperson – Alan, N2CRVThere are extra QST's for members to take home.Nothing new to report.

MEMBERSHIP: Chairperson – Ken, N2ZNNo report.

NETS:Newsline Report: NCS - Dave, N2UHR / Don, W2EULWe need people to back up for nets.

2 Meter Net: NCS - Dave, N2UHR / Don, W2EULWe need people to back up as NCS. Nothing new toreport

Swap-N-Shop: NCS - Bud, WA2QAV / Bob, K2TVBud is stepping away from net and is looking for areplacement for NCS duties. Walter, KA2RGI said if noone else steps forward he could do the net onWednesdays, but needs someone to handle the net on thesecond Wednesday of each month.

Ten Meter Net: NCS - Brian, N2NGEWe need people to back up as NCS. Nothing new toreport. Weds. 2 Meter Net: NCS - Jay, N2PIKWe need people to back up as NCS. Nothing new toreport. NEWSLETTER - COMPASS: Chairperson – Ken, N2ZNNOTE: Deadline to submit material for the Compass is theSaturday after the Board Meeting.

REPEATERS: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI146.685: Nothing new to report.

223.860: Working on integrating components to therepeater. Still waiting to receive the interface cable forcontroller to computer to complete wiring. Nothing new toreport.

440.850: Nothing new to report.


SPECIAL EVENTS:

Field Day: Chairperson – Walter, KA2RGI; Don, W2EUL;Ken, N2ZN; Danny, WB2COO

Event Date: June 24-25, 2006 Ken, N2ZN submitted thedigital report. The rest of the paperwork will be sent aftera committee get together. Participation certificates haveto be signed by the coordinators in time for the AugustGeneral Meeting.

Hamfest: Site Chairperson – Cliff, KC2EXPEvent Date: Open. Our use of the Sunrise Mall has beenapproved. A committee has to confirm a date for the nextHamfest in the spring.

Air Power Museum: Chairperson - Bud, WA2QAV; Bob,K2TV; Jay, N2PIK Jay reported that an APM operation over Labor DayWeekend will not be possible. We will have to schedulethe event for another time.

International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend at FireIsland: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGI

3rd full weekend in August 0001 UTC on Saturday until2359 UTC Sunday. Event Date: August 19-20, 2006. Allapplications have been submitted. The event is listed inthe FINS website as well as the GSBARC website. K2IZhas pole steps for the telephone pole alongside of thelighthouse parking lot if we want to use the pole as anantenna support.

Club Picnic: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGIEvent Date: August 26, 2006 11 AM – 6 PM Babylon TownHall East Lawn. Please let Walter if you plan to bring anyadditional food.

End of the Year Party: Chairperson - Walter, KA2RGIJay, N2PIK brought up that interest in going to arestaurant for the end of the year party (instead ofholding it at Town Hall) has waned. The function willproceed as normal.

VE SESSIONS: ARRL Liaison & Contact - Walter, KA2RGIResults of the July 23, 2006 session:

Elements: 1 2 3 4 Total

Passed: 0 0 1 1 2Failed: 0 0 0 1 1Total: 0 0 1 2 3

New Licensed Earned: Tech Gen Extra Total0 1 1 2

Candidates that did not earn an upgrade or initial license this session: 1Total candidates served by this session: 3Number of VE's that participated this session: 3Calls of VE's Participating:KA2RGI, KA2CAQ, K2LI

WEBSITE: Chairperson – Walter, KA2RGINothing new to report.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

Antenna Committee: Chairperson - Position OpenKC2OYH will assist with any roof work, but he needs a listof work to be done.

Open House: Chairpersons - Dave, N2UHR Weekly from 2nd Saturday in Sept. to 2nd Saturday in July.The open houses will restart on September 9.

Public Relations: Chairperson – PattiLynn, KC2AUXNothing new to report

Technical Committee: Chairpersons - Bob, K2TV;Danny, WB2COONothing new to report

ARES/RACES: EC/RO - Walter, KA2RGIMeets 3rd Thursday of the month at EOC (unlessotherwise noted). TOBARES Net meets every Monday at8:15PM. See http://www.tobares.org for a completeevent listing. Aug 17th is the next TOBARES Meeting

GUEST SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS: Chairperson – Frank,K2LIDate – Speaker – TopicAug – OpenSept – Traffic Handling – John Smale, K2IZJerry Schatz, W2MFW was asked to speak to club, and heis checking his schedule to see if he can speak to thegroup. Jerry is one (if not the only) survivor of the “OurGang” comedy from the 1930’s.Frank has requested info on any other speakers you wouldlike to hear from.

OLD BUSINESS:Nothing new to report

NEW BUSINESS:Possible Ducks baseball club outing – LAST CALL:Only four people said they were interested in outing.No further plans are scheduled.

Hidden Transmitter Hunting:Matt, KC2OOZ and Justin, KC2OYH asked if any clubmembers were interested in Bunny Hunting (transmitterhunts) to let them know. If anyone is interested in bunnyhunting, come to Town Hall on Friday Aug. 18 for 1st

meeting and hunt. W2EUL is scheduled to be the hiddentransmitter (bunny).

MOTION TO CLOSE: 1st KC2OOZ 2nd K2LI Meeting closed 8:27 PM

Respectfully submitted by,Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGIRecording Secretary


Shack of the Month (back by popular demand)

This month: N2ZN

My shack has been through a few changes over the years, but I have finally come up with a configuration thatis probably as good as I'm going to get it for now. The antenna “system” is not pictured here, but it consists of wireantennas for 80, 40, and 20 meters. The 80 meter inverted vee has its apex at 45 feet, while the 20 meter invertedvee is positioned about 10 feet lower than that. The 40 meter dipole is at about 25 feet-not optimal, but it works.The antennas are loaded through the tuner for all of the other bands. Currently, the 80 and 40 meter antennas runinto the antenna tuner, while the 20 meter antenna runs directly into the radio. Antenna port 1 on the rig takes thetuner input, while the 20 meter antenna goes to antenna port 2. They are switchable from the front of the radio. Theantennas are all homebrew, consisting of Hope Depot wire, W2AU baluns, and RG58 and RG8X coax.

Earlier this year, I replaced my aging Kenwood TS-940SAT with the Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V Field that isseen above. This is the heart of the station. From this rig, I am active on all bands and modes from 80-10 meters.The station is set up with the laptop computer on the shelf above the rig. This serves two purposes-the computerscreen is right in front of my face, and the computer body is out of the way, but still accessible. The keyboard andmouse in front of the rig allow me to control everything (including the radio, sometimes), and nothing in the station(tuner controls, paddles, microphone) is ever out of arm's reach. Not pictured is the microphone for the rig, but youcan see the box for it under the desk. The paddles are made by Begali (the Simplex model) and there is a BuxcommRascal digital mode interface that sits to the left of the rig, but can't really be seen in this picture. Atop the rig is theUTC clock and DX Gong. The antenna tuner is made by MFJ, and surprisingly, I haven't smoked it yet. Atop the tuneris another ham. The rig is computer controlled, and if you look at the rig's display and then the computer screen inthis picture, you'll see they say the same thing. I use Ham Radio Deluxe occasionally to control the rig. This is a nice


feature-you can control all of the rig's functions from the computer keyboard, but I still haven't found a real practicaluse for this. It's a nice trick, though. I use MMTTY, WinPSK, and MultiPSK for digital modes and MMSSTV for SSTV.

My main logging program is Logger32. This program also interfaces with the rig and is a great all-aroundprogram that keeps track of DXCC stats, has built in rig control, CW send, and cluster interface. For contesting, I useN1MM Logger, which has tons upon tons of neat stuff built into it. Yes, I do send CW via a computer during contests-the secret's out. All other times, though, I am sending au natural. Other computer programs I use now and againare BV7, CQPWin, CT, Grayline, IZ8BLY Hellschreiber, Morse Runner, Morse Cat, RufzXP, VE7CC Cluster, andW6ELProp.

I tend to operate in a lot of contests, whether they are big or small, and having the computer screen right infront of me is a big plus. I used to have the computer off to the side on a small table, and it would drive me nutsswinging back band forth in my seat to go from the rig to the computer, rig, computer, etc. Not to mention it wasvery fatiguing to sit for any length of time. Having everything in front of me and all the station controls within arm'sreach makes everything so much easier. I wonder why I didn't do this earlier, but I guess we all have to figure thesethings out at our own pace.

A good amount of DXing also takes place from this seat, and since I got back on the air in late 2003, I haveworked 225 DXCC entities overall. I have also worked a DXCC's worth on CW, SSB, digital, and several bands. Theonly thing keeping me from 5BDXCC right now is a few more entities on 80, and about 55 on 10 meters. Too bad I'llhave to wait a few years to finish the 10 meter totals. In addition to that, I have earned WAC and WAS in severaldifferent forms. I have also earned the IOTA, WAZ, and USACA awards in name only-just waiting for the cards now.I've also picked up a few contest certificates; nothing major, but a few.

The most important part of a setup is the antenna system-I am hoping to upgrade to something better thanwires shortly; not so much for DXing, but for contesting (although it won't hurt all around). So look for my nextupdate once that happens. 73 and CU on the bands!

Fire is l a n d l i g h t h o u s e pi c t u r e s

Thanks to K2LI, N2MIG, KA2CAQ, and KA2RGI for the photos.


Upcoming contest calendar

August 2006

Hawaii QSO Party 0700Z, Aug 26 to 2200Z, Aug 27Keyman's Club of Japan Contest 1200Z, Aug 26 to 1200Z, Aug 27YO DX HF Contest 1200Z, Aug 26 to 1200Z, Aug 27SCC RTTY Championship 1200Z, Aug 26 to 1159Z, Aug 27Ohio QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 26 to 0400Z, Aug 27SARL HF CW Contest 1300Z-1600Z, Aug 27Kentucky QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 27 to 0400Z, Aug 28

September 2006

All Asian DX Contest, Phone 0000Z, Sep 2 to 2400Z, Sep 3Russian RTTY WW Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Sep 2RSGB SSB Field Day 1300Z, Sep 2 to 1300Z, Sep 3DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Sep 3MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint 2300Z, Sep 4 to 0300Z, Sep 5WAE DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 9 to 2359Z, Sep 10ARRL September VHF QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 9 to 0300Z, Sep 11North American Sprint, CW 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 10Tennessee QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 10 to 0100Z, Sep 11ARCI End of Summer Digital Sprint 2000Z-2400Z, Sep 10YLRL Howdy Days 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0200Z, Sep 14SARL VHF/UHF Contest 1600Z, Sep 15 to 1600Z, Sep 16 1600Z, Sep 16 to 1000Z, Sep 17

Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW 1200Z, Sep 16 to 1200Z, Sep 17Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 16 to 0700Z, Sep 17 1600Z-2400Z, Sep 17

QCWA Fall QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 16 to 1800Z, Sep 17North American Sprint, SSB 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 17Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 18144 MHz Fall Sprint 1900 local - 2300 local, Sep 18NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Sep 21 0330Z-0530Z, Sep 21

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Sep 23 to 2400Z, Sep 24Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB 1200Z, Sep 23 to 1200Z, Sep 24Texas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 23 to 0200Z, Sep 24 1400Z-2000Z, Sep 24


QSL Card of the Month

This card is from the CEØZ DXpedition that took place in January 2006. This expedition was kind of a warmup for some of the members of the 3YØX expedition, as they were in Chile at the time, and decided to hop on this tripto get in some action. Juan Fernandez id located off the coast of Chile, and counts as a separate DXCC country due toits distance from the mainland. The island is inhabited, and sometimes has residents that are hams. Most recently,CEØZIS had been active on the bands, but this expedition put Juan Fernandez on the air in a big way. As can be readon the QSL card above, the island gets its name from the 'Robinson Crusoe' novel, as this island is where the shipgets wrecked. The island is even called “Robinson Crusoe Island” on some charts, and this is the island's claim tofame. Chile has several neat DXCC entities tied to it- Easter Island (CE0Y), San Felix (CEØX) and Juan Fernandez(CEØZ). Easter Island is of course the home of the famous stone heads. The rarest of the three is San Felix, with noresident hams and few expeditions. QSL cards for this (2006) CEØZ expedition go to N2OO. QSL carefully-the callCEØZ has been used in the past by other DXpeditions, and those are not managed by N2OO, so check your routes.


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 18Jul 23, Aug 27, Sep 24, Oct 22, Nov 26, Dec 17

Birthday Wishes

August

Cliff, KC2EXPScott, KC2FBV

Walter, KA2RGI

If you are not listed here and you should be,check with N2ZN-he may not have your info.

Nets

Newsline Report - Monday 7:00 PM

146.685/R

Club Info Net - Monday 7:30 PM

146.685/R

DX/Contest Info - Monday 8:00 PM

146.685/R

Swap ‘n Shop Net - Tuesday 7:30 PM

146.685/R

10 M Net - Tuesday 8:00 PM

28.320

Club Info Net - Wednesday 10:00 AM

146.685/R

Upcoming Events

Board Meeting – 2 nd Thursday 8:00 PM

Sep. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9

VE Session – 4 th Sunday 12:00 PM

Aug. 27, Sep. 24, Oct. 22

General Meeting – LastThursday. 8:00PM

Aug. 31, Sep. 28, Oct. 26

Open House 12:00 – 2:00PMEvery Saturday @ Town Hall EOC

September through June

Open House will resume on9/9/06

Repeaters

2 M 146.685/146.085 PL 110.9

1 1/2 M 223.860/222.260 PL 110.9

70 CM

440.850/445.850 PL 110.9

Web Site www.gsbarc.org

Mirror Site: www.qsl.net/gsbarc

DX Cluster

Connect to W2GSB on 145.67 MHz.


Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club supports the Town of Babylon AmateurRadio Emergency Services (ARES), and the Radio Amateur Civil EmergencyServices (RACES). The members of the GSBARC stand ready to serve the peopleof the Town of Babylon in time of emergency via the W2GSB repeater system.TOB ARES Emergency Coordinator; Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI - 631-957-0218TOB 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 3rd 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 the4th Sunday of each month at 12 noon and the 3rd Sunday in June and December

The Compass is published by the Great South Bay Amateur Radio ClubSubmissions 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: [email protected]

Updated 3/22/06

Executive OfficersPresident Jay Eichner, N2PIK 631-427-0162Vice President Frank Cannata, K2LI 631-957-0246Recording Secretary Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Corresponding 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 ChairpersonsClub Apparel Charles Rousselet, N2MZK 516-935-2046Club Equipment Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Compass Staff (Editor) Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243Compass Staff (Printer/Mail) Pete Maxwell, N2GBM 631-231-7426Compass Staff (eMail) Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243DX & Contesting Bob Myers, K2TV 631-226-4696Educational Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Field Day Coordinators Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 Don Rollock, W2EUL 631-929-0705 Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243Guest Speakers & Programs Frank Cannata, K2LI 631-957-0246Health & Welfare PattiLynn Wandell, KC2AUX 631-842-6340Hamfest Chairman *** Position Open *** *** Position Open ***Librarian Alan Shaw, N2CRV 631-422-3935Membership Ken Boasi, N2ZN 631-587-3243QSL Manager Bud Egan, WA2QAV 631-643-7071Refreshments Don Rollock, W2EUL 631-929-0705 Tom Navas, KC2MOX Sergeant at Arms *** Position Open ***VE Liaison & Contact Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Web Site Administrators Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218

David Wenzel, KC2GWO 631-957-0218

SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Annual Picnic Coordinator Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Annual End of Year Party Coordinator Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Antenna Committee *** Position Open ***Ham Radio University Liaisons Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218 *** Position Open ***Open House Coordinator Dave Wandell, N2UHR 631-842-6340Special Event – Air Power Museum Bud Eagan, WA2QAV 631-643-7071Special Event – Fire Island Light House Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Special Event – JOTA Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Special Event – Skywarn Recognition Day Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218Technical Committee Bob Myers, K2TV 631-226-4696Trustee for W2GSB Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI 631-957-0218


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