Moderator Bios

Bios are current as of December 24, 2011. 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 23, 2011.

Time	Forum	Moderator	Biography
9:00am – 9:50am	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.
9:00am – 9:50am	Political Advocacy in NLI	Mike Lisenco N2YBB	Mike Lisenco N2YBB of Brooklyn, New York is the Section Manager for NLI. Mike served as ARRL ARES Section Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Section Manager for New York City-Long Island from 2007-2009. Prior to that, 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 12 years to upgrade to Extra. Besides emergency communications, Mike’s passion is DX; having worked over 300 countries. You can find him trolling the bands on SSB, CW and RTTY searching for any elusive 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.
9:00am – 9:50am	Political Advocacy in NLI	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 assisted many hams to obtain zoning variances for their amateur radio tower installations.
9:00am – 9:50am	Political Advocacy in NLI	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 and an ARRL Local Government Liaison. Peter was instrumental in arranging a meeting with Congressman Peter King about HR607.
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	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.
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. 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.
10:00am – 10:50am	Intro to 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	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	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.
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.
11:00am – 11:50am	Ham Radio Deluxe	William Dahl W2ANQ	Bill Dahl W2ANQ holds an Amateur Extra License and is a member of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, he also serves as Chairman for the Repeater Committee. Bill is a 22 Year Veteran of FDNY EMS, Retired in 2006 from the Academy where he was Lead instructor for Hazardous Materials training as well as Paramedic and Anti-Terrorism Instructor. Bill has been involved with Emergency Communications throughout his entire career as well as Amateur Radio. Bill also is certified as a National Fire Service Instructor, State Fire Service Instructor, FEMA Facilitator / Instructor as well as Technical Rescue Specialist.
11:00am – 11:50am	Intro to NTS	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	DXing II (continued including QSLing)	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.
11:00am – 11:50am	DXing II (continued including QSLing)	Bill Hudzik W2UDT	Bill Hudzik – W2UDT has been licensed since 1961 and is an ARRL Life Member, Past NNJ SM and currently serves as Hudson Division Vice Director. He has been a member of the North Jersey DX Association since 1986 and served as Secretary, Vice President and President of the organization. He remains an active letter manger for the NJDXA which has operated the W2 QSL Bureau since 1957. Bill is also an DXer, contester and has been on a number of DXpeditions. His presentation explains the operation of the Bureau.
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.
12 noon – 1:00pm	Keynote Speaker	Norm Fusaro W3IZ	Norm Fusaro W3IZ is the ARRL assistant manager of member and volunteer programs.
1:30pm – 2:20pm	Advanced DSTAR – what hams have built	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	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 101 – What newbies need to know and oldtimers need to remember	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	Dealing with RFI during reception	Steve Barreres K2CX	Steve Barreres K2CX is the Technical Coordinator for the ARRL NY City / Long Island section.
2:30pm – 3:20pm	Meet your local radio clubs	Phil Lewis N2MUN	Phil Lewis N2MUN is the ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator for the NY City / Long Island section. Phil is the originator and founder of Ham Radio University, winner of the 2000 ARRL Hudson Division “Amateur of the Year” award and past president of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club. Phil will moderate a forum where NLI local radio clubs introduce themselves and describe there activities to the audience.
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	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.
2:30pm – 3:20pm	Logbook of The World (LoTW)	Tom Carrubba KA2D	Tom Carrubba KA2D of Babylon, New York is the chairman of Ham Radio University. Tom was first licensed in 1978 as KA2DFO and holds an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license. Tom is a past Section Manager for NLI. KA2D 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. 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.
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.

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