Quick links to current items on the page :
Meeting schedule, updated Aug.14.
July issue of Ham Happenings,
August Meeting Minutes, posted Aug. 9.
Get a QSY Society badge, posted Apr. 25.
September Meeting Tuesday 9/7/2010 7:30 PM
The meeting will be Tuesday September 7. at 7:30 PM
Social hour starts 7:00 PM
at the East Fishkill Community Library at 348 Route 376.
Topic for the September meeting :
This months's discussion will be a review of the Saturday
August 21 operation of the Lighthouse Special Event Station
K2QS at the Esopus Lighthouse
and winterizing your ham radio gear.
Please bring a show and tell as we all learn and enjoy seeing
and hearing from others of how they enjoy the ham radio hobby.
And feel free to bring any questions you may have on any aspect
of ham radio.
We'll do our best to get you an answer then and there.
Hope to see you all there.
Also be sure to participate in the online "QRP in the Park" poll.
Scott KC2NTV and I plan to put together these sort of outings this year
and we hope to attract interest in this great way to get fresh air and be
on the air while enjoying good company.
Click here to vote on the "QRP in the Park" poll
The public is welcome to attend.
Refreshments and social half-hour begin at 7:00, meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
The library is located at 348 Route 376, in Hopewell Junction, about 1.5 miles north of Route 52. (845) 221-9943
For more information contact Shirley Dahlgren at 914 736-0717, n2skp@arrl.net
or visit the club website at www.qsysociety.org
Click here for the map to the E.F. Library
If you have not already joined the QSYsociety reflector :
Click here to visit the group on the web
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Visit the QSY Society Blog to read or post items of interest to our club.
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QSY Society Badge vendor
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QSY Society Holiday Party pictures 2009
If you were there, you will probably want to be reminded.If you were not there, you will want to see who was and what you missed.
Pictures from the QSY Holiday party
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ARRL VHF QSO Party Sept. 12-13. 2009
Please reply asap if you’re interested: (even if you’ve already signed up)We're looking for a solid 'hands-up' from hams who are interested in setting up –
operating – and tearing down - the ARRL VHF QSO Party, Sept 12-13.
This will involve setting up one or two towers in the wooded area at the top of
Perkins Drive, in Bear Mt State Park.
When: Setup Saturday morning Sept 12, teardown Sunday afternoon,
(or Monday if we have enough people for teardown)
We’ll be camping overnight – this is rustic – much smaller than Field Day –
and just real operating in a great location.
I love seeing the faces on the hikers as they walk by … !
73,
Shirley N2SKP
Lighthouse Event Saturday 8/15
Pictures from the Lighthouse EventQSY Society activated the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse event
on Saturday August 15,
during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend.
Operating site was the Esopus Meadows Preserve in Ulster County.
Callsign: K2QS. ILLW Number US0065.
Primary band was 20 meters, 14.270. QSL info : QRZ.com
Setup time: 9:30am, we were there until 5pm. There is a rest room.
Directions: Town of Esopus:
Crossing the Mid-Hudson Bridge from east to west,
take Route 9W north for 10.3 miles. Turn right on River Road.
Proceed 1.3 miles. Entrance is on the right.
Just down the road is the Lighthouse Park, a small waterside town park,
with picnic benches.
Bring your own food and/or beverages, it is a carry in/ carry out facility.
This is an operating event.
There's a link to the photos from last year's event
and pictorial directions to the event with a map
Click here
The event site is www.ILLW.net
Another good link with info about the lighthouse is wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA276.html"> (different lighthouse society)
and :
www.esopusmeadowslighthouse.org
Questions? Ask
Shirley,N2SKP or
Julian,WA2WMJ
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CW practice net
The QSY CW practice net has been dormant for the past year,due to lack of check-ins.
If you'd like to see it brought back to life, please tell QSY Co-Cordinator John N2QMT.
For more information on the CW net Click here>
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QSY Raffle winners
Congratulations!The winners of the QSY Raffle are:
Dennis NC2F - 1st prize Autek Deluxe Computing SWR/Wattmeter
Fred KC2QFR - 2nd prize CQ Magazine, 1 year subscription
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Field Day Pictures
Click on the Antenna picture for QSY/MBARC Field Day pictures |
| QSY Field Day 2009 pix |
Visit the QSY Society Field Day web page for pre-Field Day information ,
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Digital Modes
Does anyone operate digital modes. I am interested in experimenting on 2m. I work lots of HF digital but never any 2m. 73 de Fred KC2QFRBack to top.
New Members
Welcome the new member:Joey Stanford, K0FCC
Shirley writes :
New qsy application in the mail yesterday, Joey Stanford K0FCC, lives in Colorado.
I shot him a welcome to qsy email, and asked him what we could do for him, or vice versa.
He said:
I took my novice in NY in 1992. Because I was heading out to Colorado
the FCC gave me a 0 callsign instead of a 2.
I grew up in Red Hook, was volunteer fireman and on the Dutchess County Disaster team.
I went to school at Marist. After my parents died my brothers & I sold the house so there's
nothing much there for me now.
I am often in Boston for work these days and keep thinking of swinging by.
I really just wanted some sort of tie back into the region.
Shirley continues :
He is interested in D-Star, QRP, ARES and more.
He will be applying for a vanity call so he will be changing to NV0N.
Maybe we'll see him someday, or someone may recogize his name.
Shirley
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Silent Key
Linda Ferdinand N2YL became a silent key on 5/4/2010The Poughkeepsie club (PARC) used her call sign. N2YL for many years
for their Field Day Click here for the obituary ,
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Current Ham Happenings
Shirley, N2SKP, has a comprehensive list of Ham Happeningsin the Mid-Hudson valley. Click here
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QSY coordinator John, N2QMT has interesting comments about the Oct. meeting
John has some interesting observations about the October QSY meetingVisit the QSY Society Blog to read them
Also in the Blog, read about the special event station N2H and get on the air and make a contact
Make a sked with Dave, KC2AFK who is operating N2H until
Sunday Oct. 11. at 2359 local.
N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar
If you are interested in contests here is a link to aContest Calendar for April and May
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SkyWarn Class in Poughkeepsie
If you are interested in taking a SkyWarn class here is a link to aSkyWarn Flyer with information.
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Meeting Minutes for August
Click here for minutes of the August 2010 meeting.For the archive of minutes of past meetings, click here.
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N2FTR is now W2BOS
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Do you operate CW ?
How long does it take to send a callsign ? Look hereIf you want your callsign added to the list Click here Finn WB2UWU
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Important local election
Although the importance of the election of Coordinator and Co-Coordinator may not be
quite as important as the recent election of President and Vice President of the U.S of A.,
the members of the QSY Society will be pleased to know that a long and hard won campaign
is finally over. It was a landslide victory !
Kieran O'Hagan N2MWE and John Velez N2QMT are it, starting in January 2009.
Congratulations and may your reign be long and successful.
Ham Operating Procedures
If you tried this : Daily podcasts in CW You may also be interested in this : Ham radio operating procedures
The introduction :
The Radio Amateur's Code
is the most important part of this long (66 pages of PDF) document.
The rest is rules and opinions by the authors that you, in some instances
may not agree with, but very good information nonetheless.
QSY Society Mug
While reading the QSY Society web page we hope that you are using
the correct mug to sip your favorite beverage
(coffee, possibly Irish, tea, hot chocolate, hot cider, etc.)
If you do not have one of these yet, contact Shirley, N2SKP she probably has a couple left in stock. Click on picture for large size.
New QSY Society Blog
Visit qsysociety.blogspot.com for the latest news and happenings. If you are a QSY member and would like to contribute to the blog, email Fred, KC2QFR for more information.
Activities anyone ?
Hi all,
Maybe time for something new and different.. got any ideas, please share!
Just what do you like about ham radio, anyways?!
How 'bout a dxpedition to somewhere strange, or a qrp hike up Sam's Ridge?
Or participating in East Fishkill Community Day? (9/20)
always here, Shirley, N2SKP
Field Day Review Information
- For 99 pictures in a Picasa gallery format Click here .
- To read the article in the Dutchess Beat publication Click here .
- To read the article in the Poughkeepsie Journal Click here .
- And to see the 14 pictures in the Poughkeepsie Journal gallery Click here .
- To see the Field Day score and details Click here
My First Field Day Experience
If you missed Brenda's email about Eric, N2RRA's great article with a lot of comments from fellow eham posters you can click on this link and go there directly. My First Field Day ExperienceThe QSY Society Amateur Radio Cub
The QSY Society is a group of amateur radio enthusiasts dedicated to having FUN.Click here to find out more.
Caveat : The weather data may be dated by an hour or more.
Click on the image with a town near you for a lot of information
about weather and other items in your neighborhood.
Caveat : The weather data may be dated by an hour or more. Click on the image with a town near you for a lot of information about weather and other items in your neighborhood.