HRU 2007 Moderator Biographies

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ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Convention

Sunday, January 7, 2007
Briarcliffe College
Bethpage, NY

"A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators"

Featuring
Spreading Ham Radio Knowledge and Know How

Moderator Biographies

Time Forum Moderator Biography

9:00am - 9:50am Young Ham Forum Lew Malchick N2RQ Lew Malchick, N2RQ, was first licensed in 1959 as WV2FBX while in 8th grade. He is a past president of the Erasmus Hall HS ARC – W2ANU and Brooklyn College ARS – K2APZ. He was faculty advisor at Brooklyn Technical HS – W2CXN from 1977-2003 and continues as station trustee. He has administered the School Club Roundup (SCR) since its inception more than 20 years ago. Lew is a VE, has taught classes and has mentored students mostly at BTHS. He is a life member of ARRL & QCWA, is active in ARES & RACES, is a LIMARC director, Hudson Division Assistant Director and also served more than 30 years in Army MARS. Personal experience as a student, with students and feedback from SCR participants provide knowledge of a wide variety of successful approaches to attracting younger operators to ham radio. We hope the young ham forum will help you to be more effective in rejuvenating our beloved hobby.

9:00am - 9:50am Young Ham Forum Martin Smith KA2NRR Marty Smith KA2NRR of Wantagh, NY, was first licensed in 1972 as WN2IAV. He held that license until 1974. He earned his Novice license again in 1980 as KA2NRR. He achieved his Extra Class Amateur Radio License in 1995. He has served as an Assistant Director of ARRL, Hudson Division and was a member of its Educational Task Force. He has been an ARRL Volunteer Examiner and has served as a volunteer radio operator and Mile Captain for the New York City Marathon as well as the Long Island Marathon in past years. He is the co-founder of the School Club Roundup Contest which is sponsored by ARRL and was co-editor of the New York City Board of Education 90 page manual entitled “You’re On The Air-Amateur Radio in the School Curriculum” which was published in 1990. He has worked closely with Lew Malchick, N2RQ in regard to school-related amateur radio activities over the past twenty five years. Marty has served as president of the Rockaway Amateur Radio Club, president and co-founder of the Council for the Advancement of Amateur Radio-New York City Schools and president and co-founder of the Big Apple Chapter (Tapuach Gadol) of the Chaverim International Radio Club. He was also Second Vice President of the Chaverim International Radio Club. During his many years in amateur radio he has been a member and active participant with these clubs as well as LIDXA, Electchester ARC, MAARC, and LIMARC. He has been Newsletter Editor of the LIDXA, CAARS-NYC and the Rockaway Amateur Radio Club. He also holds membership in the International Amateur Radio Society, International DX Association, the YLISSB, OMISS, 3905 Century Club and the Certificate Hunters Club. His amateur radio interests are rag chewing, DXing, contesting and working Echolink. He has spoken on amateur radio topics at workshops, organizational meetings and religious groups.

9:00am - 10:30am ARRL Forum Tom Carrubba KA2D Tom Carrubba KA2D of Babylon, New York was first licensed in 1978 as KA2DFO and holds an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license. Tom has served as ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Section Manager for New York City-Long Island, since 1998. Tom served on the 2006 ARRL National Emergency Response Planning Committee. Tom will assume the reins as NLI Section Manager in 2007. Besides emergency communications, Tom has been web administrator for Great South Bay ARC, NLI Section and Hudson Division webpages. He is an active DXer, DXCC CW, RTTY and SSB, Island Chaser and Contester. He has coordinated various Special Event Stations from the New York/Long Island area such as Montauk Point and Fire Island Lighthouses, The Long Island Air Show, National Weather Service/ARRL SKYWARN Recognition Day and ARRL Field Day. He has been an officer, past President and the ARRL Volunteer Exam Liaison for the Great South Bay ARC and South Shore ARC.

9:00am - 9:50am QRP low power fun Norm Wesler K2YEW Norm Wesler K2YEW has been licensed since 1957 as K2YEW and has led ostensibly a CW life. Norm says he got into a rut running 1500 watts on CW. In 1990, Norm became a "born again" QRP operator [from 1500 watts to 5 watts - overnight]. Now, he runs mostly at 1.5 watts using his Elecraft KX-1. He hangs out mostly on 7.040 MHz CW. Norm is a member of the Long Island QRP Club, is an ARRL Hudson Division assistant director, an ARRL NYC Long Island Assistant Section Manager. He is a member of Radio Inc. regarding amateur radio tower saving group, regarding zoning board applications (with N2GA, N2FF, W2QUV, K2RIW). He is Past President of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club. Norm works as Professional Engineer [his hobby]. He has been a volunteer instructor for the Amateur Radio 5 WPM and Technician class license at Huntington High School for 12 years.

10:00am - 10:50am What now? Your first station Phil Lewis N2MUN Phil Lewis is the originator of the HRU concept.Phil envisioned a day of education for and about Amateur Radio and with the help of other hams in the NLI section, put together the first HRU in 2000. Phil has beed chairman of the event three times, in 2000,2001 and 2002. Phil is past president of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, and currently is the Affiliated Club Coordinator for the NY City/ LI Section. Phil was ARRL Hudson Division Amateur of the year in 2000. Radio and electronics run in his blood (Father, Uncle and Cousin) Phil is in his 40th year at BAE Systems in Greenlawn producing military hardware for our troops . His forum will be how to setup your first Ham Radio Station and have fun doing it! Phil enjoys DXing and contesting and is a member of the order of Boiled Owls of New York contest club and the YCCC.

10:30am - 11:50am ARES Forum Mike Lisenco N2YBB Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, is the new Section Emergency Coordinator for NYC/LI. He replaces long term SEC Tom Carrubba, KA2D, who became Section Manager on January 1, 2007. Prior to that date, Mike was the ARES District Emergency Coordinator for New York City, supervising an organization made up of the 5 borough (county) organizations that comprise the metropolis. Mike was first licensed in January 1994, having passed the Novice, CW and Technician exams one cold evening in December 1993. He quickly upgraded to General and then Advanced, but waited until last year to upgrade to Extra. Besides emergency communications, Mike's passion is DX; having worked nearly 300 countries (294 confirmed and 290 approved). You can find him trolling the bands on SSB, CW and RTTY searching for that elusive 300th DXCC entity (he needs another endorsement sticker). A professional actor, Mike has appeared in countless films, tv shows and commercials over the past 25 years. He is married, has two children and lives in Brooklyn where he grows antennas in his backyard farm.

10:00am - 10:50am Transmitter Hunting Larry Berger WA2SUH Larry Berger has been involved with transmitter hunting for many years, first on 10 meters and later on 2 meters. The presentation will concentrate on what transmitter hunting is, why hams hunt, different types of hunts, hunting strategies, different types of hunting equipment and how to get involved. Andy Kirschenbaum, WA2CDL will discuss some of the technical aspects of this most enjoyable activity, and a demonstration of some of the equipment used on hunts will be part of the presentation.

10:00am - 10:50am Transmitter Hunting Andy Kirschenbaum WA2CDL Andy Kirschenbaum, WA2CDL, will co-moderate the Hidden Transmitter Hunting forum with Larry Berger, WA2SUH. Andy has been licensed since 1970 and holds an Extra class license. His involvement in amateur radio has included everything from public service thru RACES, to building and experimenting. Many people know Andy from his radio repair activities. He has conducted “tune up clinics” at various hamfests in the NYC area since 1985. Andy is a member of LIMARC and the Plaza Repeater Group. Andy works in the field of radio communications systems.

10:00am - 10:50am Antenna Forum Walter Wenzel KA2RGI Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI, has been licensed in the Amateur Radio Service since 1983 and is an Amateur Extra Class Operator. His whole family, wife and 4 children, are licensed amateur radio operators. His major involvement in Amateur Radio is Emergency Communications. Walter is a past NYC/LI Section Manager and has held almost all of the ARRL Leadership positions over the years. He has also held the position of Assistant Director for the Hudson Division. Walter worked with the New York State Emergency Management Office as a volunteer as their Regional Radio Officer for years under Regional Director, Wayne Georgia. Today, Walter is the Radio Officer and ARES EC for the Township of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services (TOBARES). KA2RGI is also active with the National Weather Service as the Skywarn Coordinator for Suffolk County and is a past Regional Skywarn Coordinator for the OKX Forecasting Office at Upton, NY on the grounds of BNL. He also part of a committee to update radio communications for the American Red Cross in Suffolk County and Long Island. Walter has long been involved with The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club. He served as President multiple times, and has held various other positions on the Executive Board and other committees which have included Field Day Coordinator, Volunteer Exam Liaison for their VE sessions, and the Trustee for club call, W2GSB. Today he is part of their board as their Secretary. Walter has always enjoyed instructing persons in the various levels of amateur radio classes and maintains the VE Sessions for GSBARC. He has been instructing Amateur Radio Licensing Classes (Novice through Extra) since January 1983, and have been an ARRL Certified Instructor since 1984. He has also instructed classes on introduction to computers, soldering, kit building, basic repeater techniques and etiquette, repeater maintenance, packet radio protocols, BBS operation, basic antenna building, basic contesting. Walter is an Awards Manager for the ARRL for HF and VHF/UHF Awards, but not DXCC. Walter is also certified to give ARRL ARECC Hybrid Classes for EC-001, EC-002, and EC-003 plus administer the exams. Walter has been part of HRU since its conception. Walter has also been involved in other "Ham Radio" clubs and organizations such as the Suffolk County Radio Club, South Shore ARC, Larkfield ARC, LIMARC, and the Packteers of Long Island. Walter, KA2RGI is also on the board for the Suffolk County Half Marathon.

10:00am - 10:50am DX Forum - HF Propagation Long Island DX Association

11:00am - 11:50am Wireless History Connie Currie Connie Currie is President of the Long Island Wireless Historical Society. A Novice Ham from 1956 to 57, her father was an electrical engineer who loved radios and fixing them, and she has melded her love of history with radio. Connie has tried to save the Telefunken Wireless site in West Sayville for posterity, but went down in burning defeat. Now she's hoping to see radio history remain in the minds and hearts of Long Islanders, by writing, publishing, exhibiting and talking about it.

11:00am - 11:50am VHF Propagation Ken Neubeck WB2AMU Ken Neubeck, WB2AMU, has an extra class license and has been a ham since 1971. He writes regularly on VHF propagation for CQ VHF and Worldradio. He has written the book, SIX METERS, A GUIDE TO THE MAGIC BAND put out by Worldradio books and it is now in its third edition. He is co-author with Gordon West of the book, VHF PROPAGATION, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR RADIO AMATEURS, put out by CQ Magazine.

11:00am - 11:50am Evolution of Frequency Control Bob Wexelbaum W2ILP Bob was licensed as W2ILP since 1951. He has had his Extra class since 1988. Bob is a member ARRL, QCWA, Mensa, Grumman Amateur Radio Club (GARC), Radio Central Amateur Radio Club, Life member IEEE. BSEE, MSEd. GARC Board Member and editor of GARC Newsletter. He is the contact VE for GARC, has operated RTTY, PSK-31, MFSK and Hellschreibrer digital modes and served as Mentor for ARRL Digital Mode Course. Bob has over 40 years experience as technician, field service engineer, design engineer, technical writer and electronics instructor.

11:00am - 11:50am DX Forum Pat Masterson KE2LJ Pat Masterson KE2LJ was first licensed as a teen in 1961. Pat has been DXing ever since and has worked all but 3 of the current DXCC entity list, which qualifies him for the DXCC Honor Roll. Pat has been Vice President of the Long Island DX Association for 10 years. Pat is also President of the Grumman Amateur Radio Club and a member of the HRU 2007 planning committee.

12 noon - 1:00pm Keynote Speaker Frank Fallon N2FF Frank Fallon, N2FF, of East Williston, New York has for the past ten years served as the elected ARRL Hudson Division Director and has been elected by ARRL Board members as a member of the ARRL Executive Committee for seven of those years. He was first licensed in 1962 and has held an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license since 1975. He is an avid RTTY operator, contester and DXer. He has Honor Roll for DXCC, 339 mixed mode, and over 300 on RTTY. He is an avid DXer and contester in all modes but especially RTTY. He has operated from England, Ireland and Grenada. He is a member of LIDXA (past president), LIMARC (past director), NJDXA, the Boiled Owls and YCCC. He has long been an advocate for Amateur Radio towers and more recently having our voice heard in Washington, Trenton and Albany. Rumors are that he will use his ARRL crystal ball for a look into ham radio in the years ahead.

1:30pm - 2:20pm Fun with CW Neil Heft KC2KY Neil received his first ham callsign (WN2UDP) in 1971 when he was a 12 year old lad living in Stony Brook, NY. In those days, Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High school had a pretty active ham radio club. The club station, WB2LQD, consisted of a Drake Novice line, the 2-NT transmitter and the 2-C receiver - your school taxes at work. Neil spent many a lunch hour (And a few hours when he should have been in class) in the club shack working DX on 15 meter CW. By 1973, Neil was just about able to copy 13 words per minute and upgrade to Advanced, about a month after his Novice license expired. (In those days, the Novice license was only good for 2 years and was non-renewable.) In the middle and late seventies, Ham radio started taking a back seat for Neil. When Neil finished college in 1980 (receiving his B.S.E.E.), his interest in ham radio started to take off again. By then his Advanced call, WA2UDP, had been expired for a year and a half. When Neil renewed his license in 1981, he was issued his present call sign, KC2KY. In 1987 Neil upgraded to Extra Class. Neil works as an Electrical Engineer on Long Island and is an active member of Radio Central Amateur Radio Club. Over the years, he has held various offices at RCARC, starting as Recording Secretary, then Vice President, and was club President in 1993 and 1994. Today Neil is President of Radio Central and is editor of Radio Central's club newsletter, Random Oscillations.

1:30pm - 2:20pm Public Relations for Clubs and Emcomm Groups Rich Moseson W2VU Rich Moseson, W2VU, is Editor of CQ magazine and Editorial Director of parent company CQ Communications, Inc. Before becoming Editor of CQ in late 1999, Rich was founding Editor of CQ VHF magazine and Executive Producer of the CQ Video Library. In addition, Rich was previously a producer and writer for CBS News, and a writer, editor and reporter for the Associated Press. A ham since 1970, Rich is also a member and past chairman of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, past Section Manager for Northern New Jersey and past Affiliated Club Coordinator for Eastern New York. He holds an Extra Class license and lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

1:30pm - 2:20pm Public Relations for Clubs and Emcomm Groups Bob Josuweit WA3PZO Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, is CQ's Public Service Editor and serves on the ARRL Public Relations Committee. He has also written for CQ VHF, Popular Communications, 9-1-1 Magazine, and Conformity. He has also assisted with articles that have appeared in Homeland Protection Professional. He has spoken as several hamfest and convention forums in Rochester, NY, Hagerstown and Frederick, MD, several in Eastern Pennsylvania, and has been asked to speak about amateur radio emergency communications at several emergency management conferences. He currently serves as an Assistant Section Manager in Eastern Pennsylvania. He has been active in the ARRL Field Organization since the late 1970s, serving as Phone Activities Manager, Section Emergency Coordinator, and Public Information Coordinator. He also served as chairman of the ARRL Emergency Communications Advisory Committee and has participated in IARU subcommittees on emergency communications. He is on the Board of Directors of the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club (WM3PEN) in Philadelphia and recently coordinated the club's participation in the ARRL Hello operating event. In the community he serves on the steering committee of the Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade. He is one of several hams to be awarded an Olympic medal for his help in coordinating and providing communications for the 1980 Winter Olympic Torch Relay. He was selected as the 1991 Atlantic Division 'Ham of the Year' and awarded the ARRL McGan award for excellence in public relations.

1:30pm - 2:20pm Echolink Jonathan Taylor K1RFD Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD, of Ridgefield, Connecticut is the developer of the EchoLink voice-over-IP (VoIP) linking system. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he has been a licensed ham since 1974, holding the Amateur Extra license since 1979. Jonathan is also the author of the ARRL book, "VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs", the standard reference for both the IRLP and EchoLink systems. Now in its fifth year of operation, the EchoLink system has grown to nearly 200,000 registered Amateur users in 162 nations worldwide. This HRU seminar features an update on the latest developments in EchoLink, and a discussion of some exciting ways Amateur Radio stations can be interconnected via the Internet to provide essential public service and emergency communications in the 21st century. Jonathan's favorite on-air activities are CW DXing and contesting, traffic handling, FM and repeaters, and HF/VHF digital modes. He has received the ARRL Technical Innovation Award and the Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award, and was named to the CQ Magazine Hall of Fame in 2005.

1:30pm - 2:20pm Packet Radio Primer Charles Alfano WA2GUG Licensed in 1966 one year after getting my First Phone License. Transmitter and audio engineer at WRFM and WNYW. Served in USA Signal Corps operating High power HF [60kw] transmitters and microwave. After leaving the service became interested in Emergency communications and public service. Retired from AT&T after 28yrs of service working on digital and analog transport services. AEC Queens County maintain 2 Telpack nodes and an APRS digi. Operate PSK31 0n the low bands and live for field day. Have been evolved on emergency responses such as 911, American Airlines and the blackout also a member of SkyWarn and RECWA. Have been doing training to beginners on Packet, FlexNet, Winlink2000 and APRS for the last 4 years. Class will be geared to the beginner interested in a reliable digital mode and to the old guy that forgot what a TNC is ;-)

1:30pm - 2:20pm Contesting Operating at the Bottom of the Solar Cycle Mel Granick KS2G First licensed in 1977 as a Novice, Mel Granick upgraded to Technician, General and Advanced class licenses within six months and has been an Amateur Extra since 1981. He’s been active in numerous aspects of Amateur Radio ranging from traffic handling to the early use of packet radio. With a modest station consisting of a 100 watt transceiver, 3-element tribander and 40/80 dipole up just 35 feet, he’s been successful as a DX’er (DXCC-200+), awards chaser (5BWAS) and one of the leading contesters in the 2nd Call Area, repeatedly placing in the top ten among U.S. low-power single operators in the CQ World Wide DX, CQ World Wide WPX and ARRL 10-Meter contests.

2:30pm - 3:20pm SATERN and Go-boxes Jeff Schneller N2HPO Jeff Schneller N2HPO is the senior SATERN Amateur Radio liaison officer for New York City. Jeff was the primary Amateur Radio contact for the Salvation Army during the World Trade Center disaster at Ground Zero in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Jeff also was active for SATERN in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Jeff has developed a number of self-contained Amateur Radio stations in "go-boxes" that are useful for portable and emergency operations.

2:30pm - 3:20pm MagLoop Portable Antennas Cliff Kalfaian N2GYI Cliff Kalfaian was initially licensed as N2GYI in 1986, while residing in Brooklyn, NY. Mostly out of necessity, Cliff became interested in short HF antennas while living in an area of Brooklyn where less than adequate space precluded installation of full size HF antennas. Since moving to Montauk, NY in 2000, he has continued experimenting with short HF antennas, but mostly for reasons of self interest along with an obsession for working portable HF in the great outdoors. Currently, Cliff holds an Extra class Amateur radio license, and is president of Bonac ARC, located in East Hampton, NY. He is also a Skywarn member, and an assistant ARES EC, a VE, and has enjoyed teaching entry level classes on obtaining the Amateur radio license.

2:30pm - 3:20pm Grounding for the Amateur Radio Station Don Kane WB2BEZ Donald W. Kane WB2BEZ has been a licensed HAM for 47 years (ARRL Life Member) and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York with over 35 years of engineering experience including: Product Safety Evaluation; Electric Utility Substation and Plant engineering; Design and Manufacture of Diesel powered generators, including controls and switchgear; and rail transit rolling stock and infrastructure engineering. This seminar will familiarize attendees with the three major purposes of grounding in an amateur radio station: Proper power line protection, Lightning protection and RF performance of antennas. Theory will be intermingled with practical application, to enable one to make sound decisions when trying to install a ground system in a less than perfect situation.

2:30pm - 3:20pm Contest DXpeditioning George Tranos N2GA George Tranos N2GA, the outgoing ARRL NYC/LI Section Manager, is an active contester and has operated as DX from numerous countries. George won the 1999 CQ WPX CW contest in the World low power single operator category operating as VP5GA from the Turks and Caicos Islands. George has placed second twice in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5GA in the Wolrd low power single operator category. He has also operated as part of multi-multi teams as J6DX in St. Lucia and J3A in Grenada. George has also participated as a referee in two World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) - in Slovenia in 2000 and Brazil in 2006. N2GA and Diane Ortiz K2DO will speak about contest DX'peditioning in general and their most recent operation in the 2006 CW WW Phone contest from Grenada.

2:30pm - 3:20pm Contest DXpeditioning Diane Ortiz K2DO Diane Ortiz K2DO admits that besides Field Day, being DX in a contest is the most fun you can have in ham radio. She is past-president of LIMARC, member of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, ARRL NYC/LI Section Public Information Coordinator and is president of the Big Apple Motorcycle School. An Extra Class operator first licensed in 1972, she has been active in major contests from Grenada (J3A) and Providencialies (VP5GA). Diane was also an observer/writer at WRTC 2000 in Slovenia and WRTC 2006 in Brazil (see WorldRadio 11/06) and is working hard to get her CW speed up to 35 wpm+ for the 2007 CQ WW CW contest (J3A).

Time	Forum	Moderator	Biography
9:00am - 9:50am	Young Ham Forum	Lew Malchick N2RQ	Lew Malchick, N2RQ, was first licensed in 1959 as WV2FBX while in 8th grade. He is a past president of the Erasmus Hall HS ARC – W2ANU and Brooklyn College ARS – K2APZ. He was faculty advisor at Brooklyn Technical HS – W2CXN from 1977-2003 and continues as station trustee. He has administered the School Club Roundup (SCR) since its inception more than 20 years ago. Lew is a VE, has taught classes and has mentored students mostly at BTHS. He is a life member of ARRL & QCWA, is active in ARES & RACES, is a LIMARC director, Hudson Division Assistant Director and also served more than 30 years in Army MARS. Personal experience as a student, with students and feedback from SCR participants provide knowledge of a wide variety of successful approaches to attracting younger operators to ham radio. We hope the young ham forum will help you to be more effective in rejuvenating our beloved hobby.
9:00am - 9:50am	Young Ham Forum	Martin Smith KA2NRR	Marty Smith KA2NRR of Wantagh, NY, was first licensed in 1972 as WN2IAV. He held that license until 1974. He earned his Novice license again in 1980 as KA2NRR. He achieved his Extra Class Amateur Radio License in 1995. He has served as an Assistant Director of ARRL, Hudson Division and was a member of its Educational Task Force. He has been an ARRL Volunteer Examiner and has served as a volunteer radio operator and Mile Captain for the New York City Marathon as well as the Long Island Marathon in past years. He is the co-founder of the School Club Roundup Contest which is sponsored by ARRL and was co-editor of the New York City Board of Education 90 page manual entitled “You’re On The Air-Amateur Radio in the School Curriculum” which was published in 1990. He has worked closely with Lew Malchick, N2RQ in regard to school-related amateur radio activities over the past twenty five years. Marty has served as president of the Rockaway Amateur Radio Club, president and co-founder of the Council for the Advancement of Amateur Radio-New York City Schools and president and co-founder of the Big Apple Chapter (Tapuach Gadol) of the Chaverim International Radio Club. He was also Second Vice President of the Chaverim International Radio Club. During his many years in amateur radio he has been a member and active participant with these clubs as well as LIDXA, Electchester ARC, MAARC, and LIMARC. He has been Newsletter Editor of the LIDXA, CAARS-NYC and the Rockaway Amateur Radio Club. He also holds membership in the International Amateur Radio Society, International DX Association, the YLISSB, OMISS, 3905 Century Club and the Certificate Hunters Club. His amateur radio interests are rag chewing, DXing, contesting and working Echolink. He has spoken on amateur radio topics at workshops, organizational meetings and religious groups.
9:00am - 10:30am	ARRL Forum	Tom Carrubba KA2D	Tom Carrubba KA2D of Babylon, New York was first licensed in 1978 as KA2DFO and holds an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license. Tom has served as ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Section Manager for New York City-Long Island, since 1998. Tom served on the 2006 ARRL National Emergency Response Planning Committee. Tom will assume the reins as NLI Section Manager in 2007. Besides emergency communications, Tom has been web administrator for Great South Bay ARC, NLI Section and Hudson Division webpages. He is an active DXer, DXCC CW, RTTY and SSB, Island Chaser and Contester. He has coordinated various Special Event Stations from the New York/Long Island area such as Montauk Point and Fire Island Lighthouses, The Long Island Air Show, National Weather Service/ARRL SKYWARN Recognition Day and ARRL Field Day. He has been an officer, past President and the ARRL Volunteer Exam Liaison for the Great South Bay ARC and South Shore ARC.
9:00am - 9:50am	QRP low power fun	Norm Wesler K2YEW	Norm Wesler K2YEW has been licensed since 1957 as K2YEW and has led ostensibly a CW life. Norm says he got into a rut running 1500 watts on CW. In 1990, Norm became a "born again" QRP operator [from 1500 watts to 5 watts - overnight]. Now, he runs mostly at 1.5 watts using his Elecraft KX-1. He hangs out mostly on 7.040 MHz CW. Norm is a member of the Long Island QRP Club, is an ARRL Hudson Division assistant director, an ARRL NYC Long Island Assistant Section Manager. He is a member of Radio Inc. regarding amateur radio tower saving group, regarding zoning board applications (with N2GA, N2FF, W2QUV, K2RIW). He is Past President of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club. Norm works as Professional Engineer [his hobby]. He has been a volunteer instructor for the Amateur Radio 5 WPM and Technician class license at Huntington High School for 12 years.
10:00am - 10:50am	What now? Your first station	Phil Lewis N2MUN	Phil Lewis is the originator of the HRU concept.Phil envisioned a day of education for and about Amateur Radio and with the help of other hams in the NLI section, put together the first HRU in 2000. Phil has beed chairman of the event three times, in 2000,2001 and 2002. Phil is past president of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, and currently is the Affiliated Club Coordinator for the NY City/ LI Section. Phil was ARRL Hudson Division Amateur of the year in 2000. Radio and electronics run in his blood (Father, Uncle and Cousin) Phil is in his 40th year at BAE Systems in Greenlawn producing military hardware for our troops . His forum will be how to setup your first Ham Radio Station and have fun doing it! Phil enjoys DXing and contesting and is a member of the order of Boiled Owls of New York contest club and the YCCC.
10:30am - 11:50am	ARES Forum	Mike Lisenco N2YBB	Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, is the new Section Emergency Coordinator for NYC/LI. He replaces long term SEC Tom Carrubba, KA2D, who became Section Manager on January 1, 2007. Prior to that date, Mike was the ARES District Emergency Coordinator for New York City, supervising an organization made up of the 5 borough (county) organizations that comprise the metropolis. Mike was first licensed in January 1994, having passed the Novice, CW and Technician exams one cold evening in December 1993. He quickly upgraded to General and then Advanced, but waited until last year to upgrade to Extra. Besides emergency communications, Mike's passion is DX; having worked nearly 300 countries (294 confirmed and 290 approved). You can find him trolling the bands on SSB, CW and RTTY searching for that elusive 300th DXCC entity (he needs another endorsement sticker). A professional actor, Mike has appeared in countless films, tv shows and commercials over the past 25 years. He is married, has two children and lives in Brooklyn where he grows antennas in his backyard farm.
10:00am - 10:50am	Transmitter Hunting	Larry Berger WA2SUH	Larry Berger has been involved with transmitter hunting for many years, first on 10 meters and later on 2 meters. The presentation will concentrate on what transmitter hunting is, why hams hunt, different types of hunts, hunting strategies, different types of hunting equipment and how to get involved. Andy Kirschenbaum, WA2CDL will discuss some of the technical aspects of this most enjoyable activity, and a demonstration of some of the equipment used on hunts will be part of the presentation.
10:00am - 10:50am	Transmitter Hunting	Andy Kirschenbaum WA2CDL	Andy Kirschenbaum, WA2CDL, will co-moderate the Hidden Transmitter Hunting forum with Larry Berger, WA2SUH. Andy has been licensed since 1970 and holds an Extra class license. His involvement in amateur radio has included everything from public service thru RACES, to building and experimenting. Many people know Andy from his radio repair activities. He has conducted “tune up clinics” at various hamfests in the NYC area since 1985. Andy is a member of LIMARC and the Plaza Repeater Group. Andy works in the field of radio communications systems.
10:00am - 10:50am	Antenna Forum	Walter Wenzel KA2RGI	Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI, has been licensed in the Amateur Radio Service since 1983 and is an Amateur Extra Class Operator. His whole family, wife and 4 children, are licensed amateur radio operators. His major involvement in Amateur Radio is Emergency Communications. Walter is a past NYC/LI Section Manager and has held almost all of the ARRL Leadership positions over the years. He has also held the position of Assistant Director for the Hudson Division. Walter worked with the New York State Emergency Management Office as a volunteer as their Regional Radio Officer for years under Regional Director, Wayne Georgia. Today, Walter is the Radio Officer and ARES EC for the Township of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services (TOBARES). KA2RGI is also active with the National Weather Service as the Skywarn Coordinator for Suffolk County and is a past Regional Skywarn Coordinator for the OKX Forecasting Office at Upton, NY on the grounds of BNL. He also part of a committee to update radio communications for the American Red Cross in Suffolk County and Long Island. Walter has long been involved with The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club. He served as President multiple times, and has held various other positions on the Executive Board and other committees which have included Field Day Coordinator, Volunteer Exam Liaison for their VE sessions, and the Trustee for club call, W2GSB. Today he is part of their board as their Secretary. Walter has always enjoyed instructing persons in the various levels of amateur radio classes and maintains the VE Sessions for GSBARC. He has been instructing Amateur Radio Licensing Classes (Novice through Extra) since January 1983, and have been an ARRL Certified Instructor since 1984. He has also instructed classes on introduction to computers, soldering, kit building, basic repeater techniques and etiquette, repeater maintenance, packet radio protocols, BBS operation, basic antenna building, basic contesting. Walter is an Awards Manager for the ARRL for HF and VHF/UHF Awards, but not DXCC. Walter is also certified to give ARRL ARECC Hybrid Classes for EC-001, EC-002, and EC-003 plus administer the exams. Walter has been part of HRU since its conception. Walter has also been involved in other "Ham Radio" clubs and organizations such as the Suffolk County Radio Club, South Shore ARC, Larkfield ARC, LIMARC, and the Packteers of Long Island. Walter, KA2RGI is also on the board for the Suffolk County Half Marathon.
10:00am - 10:50am	DX Forum - HF Propagation	Long Island DX Association
11:00am - 11:50am	Wireless History	Connie Currie	Connie Currie is President of the Long Island Wireless Historical Society. A Novice Ham from 1956 to 57, her father was an electrical engineer who loved radios and fixing them, and she has melded her love of history with radio. Connie has tried to save the Telefunken Wireless site in West Sayville for posterity, but went down in burning defeat. Now she's hoping to see radio history remain in the minds and hearts of Long Islanders, by writing, publishing, exhibiting and talking about it.
11:00am - 11:50am	VHF Propagation	Ken Neubeck WB2AMU	Ken Neubeck, WB2AMU, has an extra class license and has been a ham since 1971. He writes regularly on VHF propagation for CQ VHF and Worldradio. He has written the book, SIX METERS, A GUIDE TO THE MAGIC BAND put out by Worldradio books and it is now in its third edition. He is co-author with Gordon West of the book, VHF PROPAGATION, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR RADIO AMATEURS, put out by CQ Magazine.
11:00am - 11:50am	Evolution of Frequency Control	Bob Wexelbaum W2ILP	Bob was licensed as W2ILP since 1951. He has had his Extra class since 1988. Bob is a member ARRL, QCWA, Mensa, Grumman Amateur Radio Club (GARC), Radio Central Amateur Radio Club, Life member IEEE. BSEE, MSEd. GARC Board Member and editor of GARC Newsletter. He is the contact VE for GARC, has operated RTTY, PSK-31, MFSK and Hellschreibrer digital modes and served as Mentor for ARRL Digital Mode Course. Bob has over 40 years experience as technician, field service engineer, design engineer, technical writer and electronics instructor.
11:00am - 11:50am	DX Forum	Pat Masterson KE2LJ	Pat Masterson KE2LJ was first licensed as a teen in 1961. Pat has been DXing ever since and has worked all but 3 of the current DXCC entity list, which qualifies him for the DXCC Honor Roll. Pat has been Vice President of the Long Island DX Association for 10 years. Pat is also President of the Grumman Amateur Radio Club and a member of the HRU 2007 planning committee.
12 noon - 1:00pm	Keynote Speaker	Frank Fallon N2FF	Frank Fallon, N2FF, of East Williston, New York has for the past ten years served as the elected ARRL Hudson Division Director and has been elected by ARRL Board members as a member of the ARRL Executive Committee for seven of those years. He was first licensed in 1962 and has held an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license since 1975. He is an avid RTTY operator, contester and DXer. He has Honor Roll for DXCC, 339 mixed mode, and over 300 on RTTY. He is an avid DXer and contester in all modes but especially RTTY. He has operated from England, Ireland and Grenada. He is a member of LIDXA (past president), LIMARC (past director), NJDXA, the Boiled Owls and YCCC. He has long been an advocate for Amateur Radio towers and more recently having our voice heard in Washington, Trenton and Albany. Rumors are that he will use his ARRL crystal ball for a look into ham radio in the years ahead.
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Fun with CW	Neil Heft KC2KY	Neil received his first ham callsign (WN2UDP) in 1971 when he was a 12 year old lad living in Stony Brook, NY. In those days, Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High school had a pretty active ham radio club. The club station, WB2LQD, consisted of a Drake Novice line, the 2-NT transmitter and the 2-C receiver - your school taxes at work. Neil spent many a lunch hour (And a few hours when he should have been in class) in the club shack working DX on 15 meter CW. By 1973, Neil was just about able to copy 13 words per minute and upgrade to Advanced, about a month after his Novice license expired. (In those days, the Novice license was only good for 2 years and was non-renewable.) In the middle and late seventies, Ham radio started taking a back seat for Neil. When Neil finished college in 1980 (receiving his B.S.E.E.), his interest in ham radio started to take off again. By then his Advanced call, WA2UDP, had been expired for a year and a half. When Neil renewed his license in 1981, he was issued his present call sign, KC2KY. In 1987 Neil upgraded to Extra Class. Neil works as an Electrical Engineer on Long Island and is an active member of Radio Central Amateur Radio Club. Over the years, he has held various offices at RCARC, starting as Recording Secretary, then Vice President, and was club President in 1993 and 1994. Today Neil is President of Radio Central and is editor of Radio Central's club newsletter, Random Oscillations.
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Public Relations for Clubs and Emcomm Groups	Rich Moseson W2VU	Rich Moseson, W2VU, is Editor of CQ magazine and Editorial Director of parent company CQ Communications, Inc. Before becoming Editor of CQ in late 1999, Rich was founding Editor of CQ VHF magazine and Executive Producer of the CQ Video Library. In addition, Rich was previously a producer and writer for CBS News, and a writer, editor and reporter for the Associated Press. A ham since 1970, Rich is also a member and past chairman of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, past Section Manager for Northern New Jersey and past Affiliated Club Coordinator for Eastern New York. He holds an Extra Class license and lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Public Relations for Clubs and Emcomm Groups	Bob Josuweit WA3PZO	Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO, is CQ's Public Service Editor and serves on the ARRL Public Relations Committee. He has also written for CQ VHF, Popular Communications, 9-1-1 Magazine, and Conformity. He has also assisted with articles that have appeared in Homeland Protection Professional. He has spoken as several hamfest and convention forums in Rochester, NY, Hagerstown and Frederick, MD, several in Eastern Pennsylvania, and has been asked to speak about amateur radio emergency communications at several emergency management conferences. He currently serves as an Assistant Section Manager in Eastern Pennsylvania. He has been active in the ARRL Field Organization since the late 1970s, serving as Phone Activities Manager, Section Emergency Coordinator, and Public Information Coordinator. He also served as chairman of the ARRL Emergency Communications Advisory Committee and has participated in IARU subcommittees on emergency communications. He is on the Board of Directors of the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club (WM3PEN) in Philadelphia and recently coordinated the club's participation in the ARRL Hello operating event. In the community he serves on the steering committee of the Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade. He is one of several hams to be awarded an Olympic medal for his help in coordinating and providing communications for the 1980 Winter Olympic Torch Relay. He was selected as the 1991 Atlantic Division 'Ham of the Year' and awarded the ARRL McGan award for excellence in public relations.
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Echolink	Jonathan Taylor K1RFD	Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD, of Ridgefield, Connecticut is the developer of the EchoLink voice-over-IP (VoIP) linking system. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he has been a licensed ham since 1974, holding the Amateur Extra license since 1979. Jonathan is also the author of the ARRL book, "VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs", the standard reference for both the IRLP and EchoLink systems. Now in its fifth year of operation, the EchoLink system has grown to nearly 200,000 registered Amateur users in 162 nations worldwide. This HRU seminar features an update on the latest developments in EchoLink, and a discussion of some exciting ways Amateur Radio stations can be interconnected via the Internet to provide essential public service and emergency communications in the 21st century. Jonathan's favorite on-air activities are CW DXing and contesting, traffic handling, FM and repeaters, and HF/VHF digital modes. He has received the ARRL Technical Innovation Award and the Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award, and was named to the CQ Magazine Hall of Fame in 2005.
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Packet Radio Primer	Charles Alfano WA2GUG	Licensed in 1966 one year after getting my First Phone License. Transmitter and audio engineer at WRFM and WNYW. Served in USA Signal Corps operating High power HF [60kw] transmitters and microwave. After leaving the service became interested in Emergency communications and public service. Retired from AT&T after 28yrs of service working on digital and analog transport services. AEC Queens County maintain 2 Telpack nodes and an APRS digi. Operate PSK31 0n the low bands and live for field day. Have been evolved on emergency responses such as 911, American Airlines and the blackout also a member of SkyWarn and RECWA. Have been doing training to beginners on Packet, FlexNet, Winlink2000 and APRS for the last 4 years. Class will be geared to the beginner interested in a reliable digital mode and to the old guy that forgot what a TNC is ;-)
1:30pm - 2:20pm	Contesting Operating at the Bottom of the Solar Cycle	Mel Granick KS2G	First licensed in 1977 as a Novice, Mel Granick upgraded to Technician, General and Advanced class licenses within six months and has been an Amateur Extra since 1981. He’s been active in numerous aspects of Amateur Radio ranging from traffic handling to the early use of packet radio. With a modest station consisting of a 100 watt transceiver, 3-element tribander and 40/80 dipole up just 35 feet, he’s been successful as a DX’er (DXCC-200+), awards chaser (5BWAS) and one of the leading contesters in the 2nd Call Area, repeatedly placing in the top ten among U.S. low-power single operators in the CQ World Wide DX, CQ World Wide WPX and ARRL 10-Meter contests.
2:30pm - 3:20pm	SATERN and Go-boxes	Jeff Schneller N2HPO	Jeff Schneller N2HPO is the senior SATERN Amateur Radio liaison officer for New York City. Jeff was the primary Amateur Radio contact for the Salvation Army during the World Trade Center disaster at Ground Zero in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Jeff also was active for SATERN in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Jeff has developed a number of self-contained Amateur Radio stations in "go-boxes" that are useful for portable and emergency operations.
2:30pm - 3:20pm	MagLoop Portable Antennas	Cliff Kalfaian N2GYI	Cliff Kalfaian was initially licensed as N2GYI in 1986, while residing in Brooklyn, NY. Mostly out of necessity, Cliff became interested in short HF antennas while living in an area of Brooklyn where less than adequate space precluded installation of full size HF antennas. Since moving to Montauk, NY in 2000, he has continued experimenting with short HF antennas, but mostly for reasons of self interest along with an obsession for working portable HF in the great outdoors. Currently, Cliff holds an Extra class Amateur radio license, and is president of Bonac ARC, located in East Hampton, NY. He is also a Skywarn member, and an assistant ARES EC, a VE, and has enjoyed teaching entry level classes on obtaining the Amateur radio license.
2:30pm - 3:20pm	Grounding for the Amateur Radio Station	Don Kane WB2BEZ	Donald W. Kane WB2BEZ has been a licensed HAM for 47 years (ARRL Life Member) and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York with over 35 years of engineering experience including: Product Safety Evaluation; Electric Utility Substation and Plant engineering; Design and Manufacture of Diesel powered generators, including controls and switchgear; and rail transit rolling stock and infrastructure engineering. This seminar will familiarize attendees with the three major purposes of grounding in an amateur radio station: Proper power line protection, Lightning protection and RF performance of antennas. Theory will be intermingled with practical application, to enable one to make sound decisions when trying to install a ground system in a less than perfect situation.
2:30pm - 3:20pm	Contest DXpeditioning	George Tranos N2GA	George Tranos N2GA, the outgoing ARRL NYC/LI Section Manager, is an active contester and has operated as DX from numerous countries. George won the 1999 CQ WPX CW contest in the World low power single operator category operating as VP5GA from the Turks and Caicos Islands. George has placed second twice in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5GA in the Wolrd low power single operator category. He has also operated as part of multi-multi teams as J6DX in St. Lucia and J3A in Grenada. George has also participated as a referee in two World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) - in Slovenia in 2000 and Brazil in 2006. N2GA and Diane Ortiz K2DO will speak about contest DX'peditioning in general and their most recent operation in the 2006 CW WW Phone contest from Grenada.
2:30pm - 3:20pm	Contest DXpeditioning	Diane Ortiz K2DO	Diane Ortiz K2DO admits that besides Field Day, being DX in a contest is the most fun you can have in ham radio. She is past-president of LIMARC, member of the ARRL Public Relations Committee, ARRL NYC/LI Section Public Information Coordinator and is president of the Big Apple Motorcycle School. An Extra Class operator first licensed in 1972, she has been active in major contests from Grenada (J3A) and Providencialies (VP5GA). Diane was also an observer/writer at WRTC 2000 in Slovenia and WRTC 2006 in Brazil (see WorldRadio 11/06) and is working hard to get her CW speed up to 35 wpm+ for the 2007 CQ WW CW contest (J3A).

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