Our Next Meeting: Friday
February 9, 2001 8 PM
At Wantagh Public Library
Hopefully the weather will cooperate next friday night and we
will have
A nice turnout for the second meeting of 2001.
The scheduled speaker for the meeting will be ARRL Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon N2FF. Frank will be reporting on the ARRL Board Meeting which he attended two weeks ago in Dallas. Items on the agenda included ARRL policy on HF No-Code licensing, 40 meters expansion & spectrum issues, ARRL dues increase and many other issues.
Due to a family commitment; I (Vic Panzica WA2JIW) will not be able to preside over the meeting. Our VP Vin Vignatti KD2EP; will be taking care of the show.
The business meeting agenda will include a continued discussion of last month's issues including; club field trips, a report on the club web site status and of course the monthly report on Propagation & DX and winter contests activity.
We can also start 2001 Field Day planning. If any members are interested in joining the 2001 Field Day Committee, please step forward. We'll try to have the FD Committee appointed at the March meeting.
Sid K2LJH and myself were the WARC reps at HRU2001; which was
held two
weekends ago at Babylon Town Hall Annex. Due to the early
morning snow storm
many were unable to attend. However those of us who made it
were treated to the well organized and informative agenda. The
turnout was probably less than 50%, but they delayed the
presentations one hour. I got there at noon and after
spending an hour at the WARC table; I attended three of the
afternoon topics on PSK31, Satellites and 6 Meter DXing.
January Meeting Report
Officers Present:
President
Vic WA2JIW
Vice President Vin KD2EP
Treasurer
Herman W2TLC
Secretary
Bill N2RRX
Directors
Arnold W2OEJ and Sid K2LJH
Meeting opened at 8:10 PM by Vic WA2JIW who welcomed all to
the new year
and the new club officers.
December 2000 Minutes were accepted as read by Secretary Bill N2RRX.
Herman W2TLC reported there is $1,092 in the treasury.
Old Business:
Dues are $20 for 2001.
Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for Saturday Morning Jan 20,
10 AM
at Lighthouse Diner.
DX Report by Len KB2HK
PP5 North Korea is rumored to be going on the air.
Maritime Mobile stations do not count as DX (ARRL DXCC entities).
Art Blank N2NB is scheduling a DXpedition to Montserrat for late February. His activities will include the Feb 24-25 Weekend 160 Meter DX Phone Contest.
PSK31 is a growing mode and is also a great mode for DXing.
10 Meters is still wide open.
Hudson Director Frank Fallon N2FF will be the February guest
speaker.
Sid K2LJH arranged this.
HRU 2001 (Ham Radio University) will be held next Sunday at
Babylon Town
Hall Annex. The NYC LI Section convention will be held there as
well.
Guest Speakers:
Vic WA2JIW introduced Ron Tomo KE2UK from the USSC (United
States
Service Command) 26th Brigade. They are a volunteer emergency
response
organization and are presently seeking MOU (Memoranda of
Understanding)
with local radio clubs and other amateur radio organizations to
provide
radio communications during exercises and actual times of
emergency. He is
also seeking to train and license more of their own members.
WARC member Frank Porcaro N2RSO also gave a presentation on
FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency).
Vic WA2JIW and Vin KD2EP also gave a talk on proposed club projects & activities including field trips, newsletter, web site, hidden transmitter "bunny" hunts and a hamfest.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:23 PM.
A reminder that the 2001 yearly dues of $20 are due.
Please see Treasurer Herman W2TLC or you can mail a check to him.
A special thanks to Sid K2LJH for arranging this month's talk
by Frank Fallon N2FF.
Vic Panzica WA2JIW