Moderator Bios
Bios are current as of December 12, 2012. Moderators please send any information about your forum to us for publication on the HRU CD to be distributed at HRU. Deadline for this info is December 21, 2012.
| Time | Forum | Moderator | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am – 9:50am | Introduction to Scanning |  Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE |
Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE was granted his Technician license as a teenager in 1994 as N2XUT, and is a harmonic of WB2PIV and N2UZI. After being licensed, Phil was active with the LIMARC Junior Operator’s group, and attended a few ARES and SKYWARN activites. His main interest was Packet Radio and 2m voice. As with any teenager, Ham Radio took a back seat to college life, followed by years of radios in storage. After being issued a new call (KC2LPE) when updating his ticket, Phil decided to go for the vanity call of W2LIE. Nothing says Long Island like the L.I.E.! Since receiving the new call, he is active again in SKYWARN and ARES, is the Trustee for W2ATT, and upgraded to General in February 2009. In addition to Ham Radio, Phil enjoys collecting and working with reptiles, and runs his own website – w2lie.net. |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | ARRL Forum NY City / Long Island |  Mike Lisenco N2YBB |
Mike Lisenco N2YBB, of Brooklyn, New York, is the new Director of the ARRL Hudson Division. For the past four years, he has served as the ARRL Section Manager for NLI. He was the ARRL ARES Section Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Section Manager for New York City-Long Island from 2007-2009. Prior to that, Mike held the ARES District Emergency Coordinator for New York City position, 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 12 years to upgrade to Extra. Besides emergency communications, Mike’s passion is DXing and Contesting. You can find him trolling the bands on SSB, CW and RTTY searching for any elusive DXCC entity (he always needs another endorsement sticker) or for multipliers in a contest. 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. |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | QRP low power fun |  John Meade W2XS |
John Meade W2XS started ham radio in the mid sixties as WB2SLI. The QRP bug hit him when Heathkit came out with the HW-8. Since that time, he has used many of the QRP rigs out there including Ten Tec, Small Wonders Labs, MFJ, OHR, NorCal, and Elecraft. There have been many successful outings with the Long Island QRP club with QSOs far and wide with simple (but effective) equipment and antennas. His career has been in the Electronics Management industry as well as teaching Electrical Technology at Nassau Community College. |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | Transmitter Hunting |  Larry Berger WA2SUH |
Larry Berger WA2SUH was first licensed in 1961 and has been involved with transmitter hunting for many years, first on 10 meters and later on 2 meters. He is a member of the Plaza Repeater Group and for many years participated in Nassau County RACES activities. He serves as the Vice-President of the 10-10 International Net and is their Scholarship Manager. His sons are Matt K2MSB and Michael KC2YPO. Larry recently retired from the Nassau County Planning Commission where he worked for 42 years. The presentation will focus on what transmitter hunting is, why hams hunt, different types of hunts, hunting strategies, different types of hunting equipment and how to get involved. A demonstration of some of the equipment used on local hunts will be part of the presentation. |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | 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. |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | Software Defined Radios Overview |  Kevin Morgan AB2ZI |
Kevin Morgan AB2ZI was first licensed as a Novice in 1974 with the call, WN2SAP. He joined the navy in 1976 and spent 6 years as an electronics technician working with radar, IFF, communications, radio positioning, some sonar and underwater mapping. Kevin pretty much ignored ham radio until 2008 when he got interested in using repeaters while hiking. Since then he has gotten back into CW (real amateur radio), HF, traffic nets, antennas and more. Currently, Kevin is a board member of the Great South Bay ARC in Babylon where he teaches the license classes and is the club’s VE Liaison. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Advanced Scanner Forum | Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE |
Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE was granted his Technician license as a teenager in 1994 as N2XUT, and is a harmonic of WB2PIV and N2UZI. After being licensed, Phil was active with the LIMARC Junior Operator’s group, and attended a few ARES and SKYWARN activites. His main interest was Packet Radio and 2m voice. As with any teenager, Ham Radio took a back seat to college life, followed by years of radios in storage. After being issued a new call (KC2LPE) when updating his ticket, Phil decided to go for the vanity call of W2LIE. Nothing says Long Island like the L.I.E.! Since receiving the new call, he is active again in SKYWARN and ARES, is the Trustee for W2ATT, and upgraded to General in February 2009. In addition to Ham Radio, Phil enjoys collecting and working with reptiles, and runs his own website – w2lie.net. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | EMCOMM in NLI |  Jim Mezey W2KFV |
Jim Mezey W2KFV, is the Section Emergency Coordinator for NLI. With over 45 years of experience in Emergency Communications, Jim most recently served as ARRL District Emergency Coordinator for Nassau County. He holds an Extra Class license and is a member or officer of LIMARC, Nassau Amateur Radio Club, Nassau County Police Amateur Radio Club, QCWA, and IPARC. A VE examiner, Jim is well versed in public service communications and is also a certified ARRL instructor who is trained in ARRL EC 001, EC 002, and EC 003, as well as ICS and NIMS. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | EMCOMM in NLI |  Mike Corey KI1U |
Mike Corey, KI1U, joined the ARRL HQ staff in April 2010 as Emergency Preparedness Manager. Prior to joining League staff he worked in law enforcement in Indiana and Mississippi. He has also served as an emergency management volunteer, disaster response volunteer, reserve police officer, and on emergency operations center staff. Mike is also a public safety training instructor in Mississippi.
Mike, along with Vic Morris, AH6WX, is the author of the ARRL publication Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio. Mike has been licensed since 1988 and holds an Amateur Extra class license. Besides emergency communications and public service Mike’s interests in Amateur Radio are diverse. He is an active DXer and contester. He primarily operates CW and digital modes as well as satellites. He is a life member of the ARRL, alumni member of Indiana University Amateur Radio Club, member of the University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club, Yankee Clipper Contest Club, and the Kokomo Amateur Radio Club. Mike is also a member of the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials, International Association of Emergency Managers, Radio Club of America, and American Meteorological Society. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Operating 6 meters during Cycle 24 |  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 fourth edition. He is co-author with Gordon West of the book, VHF PROPAGATION, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR RADIO MATEURS, put out by CQ Magazine. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Intro to DXing | Long Island DX Association | Join members of the LIDXA discuss the why and how of DXing. This forum is for you whether you are new to DXing or a seasoned pro. Discussed will be DXing techniques, QSLing, HF propagation and upcoming DXpeditions. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Intro to DXing (propagation, history, techniques) |  John Reiser W2GW |
John Reiser, W2GW, was first licensed in 1958 and upgraded to Amateur Extra twenty years later. His primary ham radio activity is HF Dxing, and his preferred modes are CW and RTTY. He also enjoys building electronic gear, restoring vintage equipment, and operating QRP portable outdoors. John serves as the official ARRL DXCC field checker of QSL cards for the New York – Long Island Section. He makes himself available in that capacity at several ham fests in the area. You can also contact John for an appointment to have your QSL cards checked at his home in West Hempstead or another agreeable venue [w2gw@arrl.net]. John is currently President of the Long Island DX Association which meets at the Town of Oyster Bay-Ice Skating Center in Bethpage, Community Room 1, on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM (all are welcome). John is also active in LIMARC and QCWA Chapter 81, where he serves as Secretary. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Echolink / VOIP |  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. |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | WORKSHOP – Connectors |  Richie Cetron K2KNB |
Richie Cetron is president of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club. He will discuss connectors – how to use them and where do they go. This hands-on workshop will last up to 2 hours. Preregistration is required at the gate during the event but prior to the workshop. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | Remote Station Operation |  Rick Bressler K2RB |
Rick Bressler K2RB operates his Flex 5000 radio over the internet. His forum is geared at showing how to set up and operate a remote station. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | The National Traffic System in NYC/LI |  Jim Kettyle KC2LEB |
Jim Kettyle KC2LEB was introduced to Ham Radio in the 1970′s. A neighbor gladly gave him a tour of the tube radio inventory he maintained in his garage and from then on it was anything electronic. Computers in the 80′s and on to Networks and Communication Systems. First licensed in 2003, Jim upgraded to General in 2007. Maintaining several repeater systems and a full time job keeps him busy, as well as his wife, children, and granddaughter. Jim Kettyle KC2LEB and Mike Patino N2BMU will speak on Introduction to the National Traffic System. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | The National Traffic System in NYC/LI |  Mike Patino N2BMU |
Mike Patino, N2BMU, has been a licensed Amateur Radio Operator since 1979 and has lived in Brooklyn, NY all his life. He graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1985 with a B.S. in Police Science. Mike has over 24 years of criminal investigative experience for a major NYC agency and currently co-supervises a division of over 35 criminal investigators and supervising investigators. When he is not working, Mike enjoys traveling to his camp in the Adirondack Mountains and sitting close to a nice backyard fire. Of course his trusty HF rig and a multi-band dipole travel with him. He enjoys HF operation in the field. Mike currently serves as the Vice-President of the Kings County Repeater Association and is also the NLI Section Traffic Manager. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | Azores Nine Island Hunt – the other side of the pileup |  George Tranos N2GA |
George Tranos N2GA, was ARRL NYC/LI Section Manager from 1998 through 2006. He was president of LIMARC from 1996 to 1997. George was past chairman of Ham Radio University in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. N2GA is a member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, the Order of Boiled Owls DX and Contest Club and LIMARC. He is an ARRL life member, Assisant Director of the ARRL Hudson Division and NYC/LI Section State Government Liaison. George has participated in three World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC) as a referee, the most recent in Moscow, Russia, in July of 2010. George has operated as DX from many countries including the Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Lucia, Grenada and recently from the Azores, a Portuguese possession off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. His presentation will be about what it’s like on the other side of the pileup. He will discuss specific techniques and methods to help you get into the DX station’s log. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | Working Satellites with your HT |  Peter Portanova WB2OQQ |
Peter received his first Amateur call sign (WN2OQQ) in 1964, the call sign N for Novice license which expired in a year, when he was a Freshman at Delahanty Institute in Jamaica, NY. The school scheduled a day of education at the 1964 Worlds Fair, Peter visited the Coca-Cola pavilion, home of K2US and his journey into Amateur Radio began. His first challenge was to find a General to administer his Novice exam. Peter got on his Bicycle and started to ride east, and look up for beams, he found a willing Ham. His next hurdle was to convince his parents, who in 1960 moved into this new house, and to erect a 10’ top section of a Rohn tower and install a two meter and six meter yagi’s and a 40 meter dipole. What parent would let a 16 year old kid allow a bunch of hams to drill large holes into a new roof, no way? Yes they said, why, it’s better than giving him permission to drive a car and we will always know where he is. Peter was a happy Ham, with an IQ of a Salesman not an Engineer a Technician license was fine with him, at that time. In 1995 Peter moved to Massapequa and renewed his interest in the Amateur Service. He joined the GSBARC, met Phil Lewis, N2MUN, and he became his friend, mentor and instructor. He was teaching both the Advanced and Extra classes, and with his easy style of education and his genius for presenting complicated Amateur theory in a simple manner Peter did what was unthinkable in 1964, becoming an Extra Class Operator. He became a Director in the club and later joined YCCC; Peter recently received his DX Century Club Award, thanks’ to LOTW and the RTTY and CW operators around the world. Peter met another Mentor at Field Day, 2008, Neil Heft, KC2KY, who was operating the Satellite station for Radio Central and the Boiled Owls. He was making a contact on AO-51, an easy-sat, while Ritchie, KB2ZPB was rotating the antenna on both horizontal and vertical plains, and they were having a great time. He was, mesmerized, again recalling 1966 and the Oscar Satellites and he thought you had to be a Rocket Scientist to talk thru our Satellites. Neil, again a brilliant Engineer and communicator used simple everyday language to explain what he was doing. Peter went home, put in the uplink and downlinks of AO-51 into his Yaesu FT-50R , went to the AMSAT site for the passes and made my first Satellite contact with Tim, N3TL, it’s that complicated and that easy, a year later he received his VUCC Award and the Oscar Satellite Communications Award.; Peter is the NY Area Coordinator for AMSAT. He will talk about how you can become a Satellite operator using your HT. |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | Intro to DSTAR – digital Amateur Radio |  Randy Gutentag WA2RMZ |
Randy Gutentag WA2RMZ has been licensed since 1971. He is currently holds an Extra Class license. He is a life member of the ARRL and QCWA. He is also a member of the Cherryville Repeater Association. Randy was very active in vhf/uhf contesting and traffic handling in the late 70′s and early 80′s. For the last 15+ years he has been active in Emergency Management in Middlesex County NJ. Randy is the President of the Central NJ D-Star Group and a trustee of the NJ2DG D-Star repeater system in Martinsville, NJ. |
| 12 noon – 1:00pm | Keynote Speaker |  Bill Cross W3TN |
Bill Cross W3TN is at staff member in the FCC’s Mobility Division, part of the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | 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. 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 was 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 was the Trustee for club call, W2GSB for many years. Walter 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 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 currently the Executive Director for the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts and is also on the board for the AHEPA Suffolk County Half Marathon and 5K and is serving as a Co-Race Director. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | Telefunken – Long Island 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. At Ham Radio University, the Long Island Radio and Television Historical Society will present a glimpse of important Long Island landmark stations that defined the early days of wireless: The Telefunken station in Sayville in 1912, the first able to consistently span the Atlantic; U.S. Navy 200-kW arc station at Sayville (Telefunken site commandeered when America entered World War I in 1917); RCA’s crown jewel, Radio Central, the largest, most powerful radio communications operation in the World, with a 10 square mile transmitting site in Rocky Point and a 2,000 acre receiving site in Riverhead; and Mackay Radio, operating in Sayville, Southampton, Napeague, and Brentwood. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | Contesting with the N1MM Logger |  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-225+), 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. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | Emergency Power for Home |  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. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | Advanced DSTAR – as easy as Pi – Raspberry Pi |  Gary Lindtner KB2BSL |
As a teenager, Gary Lindtner KB2BSL was first licensed in the mid 80’s as a novice. A geek before it was trendy, Gary was drawn to the new digital mode of the time, packet. Gary credits everything he learned with amateur radio in preparing him for his Information Technology career. Today he is an Extra class and a proponent of narrow band modes such as CW, PSK, and D-Star. In his limited free time when he is not busy being the Technical Chairperson of the Kings County Repeater Association, Gary enjoys helping at ARES events, on the HRU committee, and participating as a rover in contests. |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm | WORKSHOP – Digital Interfacing |  Neil Heft KC2KY |
Neil Heft KC2KY is president of the Radio Central Amateur Radio Club, past chairman of Ham Radio University, a member of the Order of Boiled Owls of New York and an avid digital contester, kit builder and tinkerer. Neil will review the basics of interfacing your radio and computer to utilize the newest digital modes such as PSK-31, JT65, etc. This hands-on workshop will last up to 2 hours. Preregistration is required at the gate during the event but prior to the workshop. |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm | LINUX and Ham Radio | Long Island LINUX Group | Long Island LINUX Group |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm | 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, 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. |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Tips, Tricks and Techniques of the best operators |  Diane Ortiz K2DO |
Diane Ortiz K2DO is past president of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club, a member of QCWA, YLRL and the Order of Boiled Owls of New York. Diane has operated from many countries including the Turks and Caicos Islands, Grenada, the United Nations HQ and recently from the Azores as part of the Azores Nine Island Hunt. Diane wrote the YL news column for the ARRL’s QST Magazine for 10 years and the YL Contesting column in CQ Contest Magazine. Join her for an informative—and sometimes humorous—journey through the best of her many “Tips, Tricks and Techniques” monthly columns. Diane’s insider “scoop” is certain to make you more comfortable and confident, both on and off the air. |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm | Grounding for the Amateur Radio Station |  Donald Kane WB2BEZ |
Donald W. Kane, WB2BEZ, has been a licensed HAM for over 45 years (ARRL Life Member) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York with over 40 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; rail transit rolling stock and infrastructure engineering and electrical construction and HVAC. This seminar will present an overview of grounding and bonding, as applied to the typical amateur radio installation, with regard to power, lightning protection and RF (antenna) grounding. |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm | IRLP |  Preston Waterman W2PW |
Pres Waterman W2PW has been licensed since 1977. Interested in many phases of Ham Radio and has been building and operating repeaters since the ’80′s in Patchogue and Manorville and Hauppauge. Early on the first repeaters had HF remote bases on them.
With the popularity of cell phones, normal local repeater traffic has been dwindling but the advent of Internet linking has seen a resurgence of activity lately. Any repeater may be very quiet but 30 quiet repeaters makes a very nice mix. An IRLP node 4700 on WR2UHF (Hauppauge) begat a portable node 7300 in a briefcase repeater which spawned a home node 7737 which serves a 223MHz repeater at GSBARC which led to a new home node… well, the addiction spreads. 4 or 5 nodes is not enough! The presentation will include a demonstration of the homebrew portable node as well as overview of IRLP operation from the user standpoint and a question-answer session for those new to IRLP as well as technical issues for the prospective or current node owner. Deep practical experience in UHF repeaters and IRLP linking as well as an easygoing personable instructional manner will provide an enjoyable talk. A portable node on 444.7125 +5MHz PL88.5 should be available onsite for you to try. |