August 2026 Compass #8
Inside this edition: • 2026 Events & Meetings • AB2ZI’s YouTube Picks • Fire Island Lighthouse this month! • Be a Better Communicator
July 2026 Compass #7
Inside this edition: • Field Day Photos!!! • 2026 Events & Meetings • AB2ZI’s YouTube Picks
June 2026 Compass #6
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
General Class Running Tues. Evenings 7 – 9 p.m.
American Airpower Museum Pictures
2026 Events & Meetings
Field Day Comic #6
Special 250th USA/2026 Field Day Challenge Coins and Mugs
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
May 2026 Compass #5
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
General Class Running Tues. Evenings 7 – 9 p.m.
Marconi Day Event Photos
2026 Events & Meetings
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
K2IZ’s Tool Review
April 2026 Compass #4
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
ATTN: Technician Class Starting Tues. April 7th 7 p.m.
Will Humans Evolve to Receive RF Directly???
2026 Events & Meetings
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
Babylon St. Pat’s Parade Pics
Baofeng UV-5RM Review
March 2026 Compass #3
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
Baofeng UV-7B Review
2026 Events & Meetings
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
Does GSBARC Really Exist?
February 2026 Compass #2
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
Winter Field Day Report
2026 Events & Meetings
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
New Operating Challenge: Volcanoes On the Air
A Ham Radio Valentine
Parachute Portable Ops
January 2026 Compass #1
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
No Classes Currently Running…
2026 Events & Meetings
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
Ham Radio University & Winter Field Day in January!
December 2025 Compass #12
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
General License Class Running Tues. Evenings @ 7PM
The First Thanksgiving QSO!
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
FM Converters for AM Radio and Why They Matter…
Photos from the Suffolk County Marathon
Ham Radio Math in Everyday Use
November 2025 Compass #11
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
General License Class Running Tues. Evenings @ 7PM
The First Thanksgiving QSO!
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
FM Converters for AM Radio and Why They Matter…
Photos from the Suffolk County Marathon
Ham Radio Math in Everyday Use
October 2025 Compass #10
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM! General License Class Starts Tues., Oct 7th @ 7PM Pictures from September’s Heckscher POTA Operations AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks Members Get ‘Tuned Up’ Some GSBARC History from Founding Member K2TV HOAs, Towers and Antennas Ham Radio University 2026 Announcement WRTC Talk at September’s Meeting…
September 2025 Compass #9
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
Technician License Classes Running Tuesday Evenings from 7 – 9 PM in the EOC and Running Through August
POTA Activation at Hecksher Park: Sat. Sept 6th 10:30
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
Fire Island Lighthouse — International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
Are Solar Panels Draining the Sun?
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August 2025 Compass #8
Inside this edition:
• NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM! • Technician License Classes Running Tuesday Evenings from 7 – 9 PM in the EOC and Running Through August • Is ARRL Membership Worth It? • AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks • Maggie Fischer Cross-Bay Swim
July 2025 Compass #7
Inside this edition:
• NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM • Technician License Classes Running Tuesday Evenings from 7 – 9 PM in the EOC and Running Through August • FIELD DAY PICTURES!!! • AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks • Modes, Modes and More Modes! • Can your horoscope predict propagation?
June 2025 Compass #6
Inside this edition:
Field Day Weekend is June 28-29
• NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM • Technician License Classes Starting Tuesday, June 3rd from 7 – 9 PM in the EOC and Running Through August • Air Power Museum Armed Forces Day Event Photos • AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks YouTube Picks •…
May 2025 Compass #5
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM! General License Classes Running Tuesday evenings, 7 – 9 PM in the EOC World Amateur Radio Day Open House Photos AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks List of upcoming GSBARC meetings and events May 17th is Armed Forces Day: Join us at the American Air Power…
April 2025 Compass #4
Inside this edition:
NOTE: All GSBARC Official Meetings begin at 7:30 PM!
General License Classes Running Tuesday evenings, 7 – 9 PM in the EOC
Thevenin’s Theorem for Circuit Analysis
AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks
List of upcoming GSBARC meetings and events
GSBARC Launching Repeater into Lunar Orbit!
Babylon St. Patrick’s Day Parade pics
What’s the Deal…
March 2025 Compass
Inside this edition:
General License Classes Running Tuesday evenings, 7 – 9 PM in the EOC Multimeters 101: Volts, Ohms and Current AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks List of upcoming GSBARC meetings and events Wire Strippers for Kit Building Winter Field Day Geochron Mechanical Grayline Clock Beginners Kit Recommendations – Get Started NOW! Help! My Power Supply…
February 2025 Compass
Calculating Power in Series and Parallel RL/RC Circuits AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks List of upcoming GSBARC meetings and events DIY SO-239 1/4-Wave UHF/VHF Ground Plane Project Grounds Ham Radio University Photos Trailer Battery Upgrades
November 2024 Compass
Inside this edition of The Compass!: Suffolk County Marathon Photos AB2ZI’S YouTube Picks List of upcoming GSBARC meetings and events RC vs. RL Time Constants List of Upcoming Events Interpreting Antenna Patterns
July 2020 Compass
Inside this issue: New Ham Radio Licenses on the Rise Remembering the Fire Island Lighthouse Event RACES Members Needed KB6NU’s Guest Column
