Our Next Meeting: Friday March 9,
2001 8 PM
At Wantagh Public Library
We are already up to our third meeting of 2001 and before we
know it
this winter weather will be gone and a ham's thoughts turn to.....Field
Day.
Unfortunately I was not able to attend our February meeting.
My daughter
originally had a school event that night but she contracted a
kidney infection
earlier that week instead. She's all fine now but she was
in the hospital for
a few days and kept mom and dad out of work for a couple of weeks.
Special thanks to our Vice President Vin Vignati KD2EP for
handling the February
meeting and hosting Hudson Division Director & Guest Speaker
Frank Fallon N2FF.
Personally I've gotten back to winter ham activities and had a
chance to attend
the LIMARC and Great South Bay (GSBARC) Hamfests these last two
weekends.
WARC member Phil Bossert N2ZUB and myself also attended the
GSBARC Hamfest
VE session as well this Sunday. After 30 years as an
Advanced Class licensee,
I am now an Extra. However unlike 30 years ago, I did not rush
home to get on
the air. Actually I had to change a flat tire on my way
home from there.
This month's meeting agenda will include a discussion of the
winter activities
and a further discussion of club projects including field day.
The discussion / demo part of the meeting will be a discussion
and demo of
PSK31 Mode by myself.
February 9, 2001 Meeting Minutes
Officers
Vin Vignati
Vice President KD2EP
Herman Milatz Treasurer
W2TLC
Bill Kelly
Secretary
N2RRX
Arnold Tarallo Board Member W2OEJ
Meeting Opened 8:20 pm
January meeting minutes were read by Bill Kelly and accepted.
Treasurer's Report by Herman Milatz: $1205 in account.
Half of the members still owe 2001 dues.
Vin Vignati spoke about the planning for a WARC fleamarket.
He is getting in touch with a person at McArthur High School,
Levittown School District; who's in charge of outdoor activities.
Vin also discussed reviving the club hidden transmitter
Bunny Hunts on 2 or 10 meters. Jack Wicks KI2M also talked
about past 2 meter hunts and how they were conducted.
Club Speaker was Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon N2FF.
Frank discussed his recent participation at the ARRL National
Board Meeting held in Dallas on January 19 & 20, 2001.
Topics discussed:
-ARRL Dues will be increased by $5 to $39 for full time members.
-The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) will probably
pass a resolution at its next meeting to drop the morse
code
as an international requirement for amateur licensing.
(I believe individual countries can still vote to keep it
as a
requirement for their own country.)
-The IARU is also campaigning to make the 300khz band a
worldwide band. It is presently a US only band.
-Frank also discussed PRB-1 which is the initiative to strengthen
tower regulations. He also passed out the paperwork to
lobby
our New York State representatives on PRB-1.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM
Reminder to all members who have not paid the 2001 dues.
Come on down to this friday's meeting and help plan the
activities for the spring and summer.
Vic Panzica WA2JIW