Hello,

In addition the group will have a satellite station operating W2GSB, working the available FM satellites, if you hear them give them a call, thank you.

73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com

Subject: Special Event This Weekend at the Custer Institute and Observatory, Southhold, NY, Suffolk County, NY FN31

A CELEBRATION OF AMATEUR RADIO: LECTURES & DEMOS

The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club will set up a ham radio station at Custer this Saturday at 8:00 A.M. and will operate until 8:00 A.M. Sunday morning, broadcasting around the world. There will be demonstrations and hands-on opportunities to learn about amateur radio.

Radio licensing exams will be administered at noon (contact Kevin AB2ZI for info): ab2iz@arrl.net

Lectures will run Saturday afternoon and evening and be presented by GSBARC, Peconic ARC and Custer Members on a variety of radio-related topics. Please check Custer's website closer to the date for lecture times and details.

Suggested donation for the event: $10 Custer & ARC Members, $15 Non-Members, $5 Students.

For more information, go to the following website:

http://www.custerobservatory.org/ http://www.gsbarc.org http://www.peconic-arc.net/

Lecture Schedule for Saturday, July 30th, 2011:

Noon - 2:00 PM: VE Session (licensing exams, $15 additional fee) 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Jim Baker, W2NSF: "How Peconic does Field Day" 4:00 - 5:00 PM: Bob Myers, K2TV: "Real World Propagation" 5:00 - 6:00 PM: Helio Takai, PhD: "Detecting lightning, airplanes,meteors and cosmic rays using radio waves" 6:00 - 8:00 PM: Dinner break 8:00 - 9:00 PM: Tom Carrubba, KA2D: "Amateur Radio Contesting" 9:00-10:00 PM: John Melfi, W2HCB: "How to run a special event station" Ÿ 10:00-11:00 PM Pres Waterman, W2PW: "Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)"

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ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Section Manager: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB n2ybb@arrl.org

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