If you want to view a short video of the W2M Morse special event go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40NMs-X25N8
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Please see: http://www.qrz.com/db/W2M/ref/1367178293 for an “After Action Report” 73, Stan WB2LQF
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March Meeting and New Refreshments Team
Tony – W1ZMB and Alice -W1ALI have volunteered to take over refreshments at our meetings effective today, March 12, 2013. Thanks Tony and Alice from the QSY Society.
The March meeting of the QSY Society Amateur Radio club will be held Tuesday March 12 at the East Fishkill Community Library at 348 Route 376.
This month’s topic: Improving CW copying speed. John WK2T will share tools and techniques to improve contest and DXing CW copy speed. Freeware training software will be presented to the user to assist with increase various facets of CW copying skills. Tips on how and when to practice CW copying skills will be discussed.
Feel free to bring any projects, items for show & tell or swap/sell, and questions you may have on any aspect of ham radio. We’ll do our best to get you an answer then and there.
Social half-hour begins at 7:00, meeting begins at 7:30. The library is located at 348 Route 376, in Hopewell Junction, about 1.5 miles north of Route 52.
73 de Fred, WY2E
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EC-001 Introduction to Emergency Communications course-Free
From: David Galletly <d4star@…>
Sent: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 10:36 am
Subject: EC-001 Introduction to Emergency Communications course
In an effort to make Emergency Communications training more widely available,
two classroom sessions of the ARRL’s EC-001 Introduction to Emergency
Communications course will begin shortly. This course is a complete rewrite of
the original Level 1, 2 and 3 courses of years past and now more closely follows
the Incident Command System (ICS) used by government agencies. This course
requires proof of completion of FEMA IS-100 and 700 as prerequisites for taking
the final certification exam. The exam closely follows the style of a standard
VE session with a 35 question multiple choice test scored by two accredited
Field Examiners (FI). The exam fee is $15, same as a VE session.
As part of the ENY section’s Statement of Understanding with the Northeast New
York Region of the American Red Cross, the class sessions will be held at ARC
facilities. We will do the classes in two methods: a 6 week set of Thursday
evening sessions and a two full day set of Saturday sessions. Both will
conclude with an exam given at the last session.
There is no charge for the class. The text (optional but highly recommended) is
$24.99 from ARRL but we can get a 25% discount if pre-ordered and pre-paid
through the instructor. The exam fee is $15 collected at the time the exam is
given. The six session class was proven in the spring with a test class in
Albany. Based on the outcome of the two day session in Glens Falls, we will try
to schedule another two day session in Poughkeepsie in September or November. It is my hope that these sessions will end up “training some trainers” to extend to
more classes in future. Just remember that proof of completion of FEMA IS 100
and IS 700 will be needed to qualify to take the final exam.
The two sessions are as
follows:
Thursday, April 04 2013 – Thursday, May 09 2013
6:30-10 PM
American Red Cross Northeast NY Region
33 Everett Road
Albany NY 12205
Saturday, April 27 2013 – Saturday, May 04 2013
9 AM – 5 PM
American Red Cross Adirondack Saratoga Chapter
74 Warren St.
Glens Falls NY 12801
While not required, it is highly advisable to have a copy of the ARRL course
textbook prior to the start of this course. A significant discount on the books
is possible if arrangements are made with the instructors in advance. Otherwise
the book is $24.99 directly from the league.
The online course is always an option to obtain the certification individually
with a $50 charge for ARRL members/$85 non-members.
Contact me directly at km2o@… to preregister.
–
David Galletly KM2O
Section Emergency Coordinator
Eastern New York Section
km2o@…
hudson.arrl.org/eny
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December 2013: Holiday Party
December 2013: Holiday Party
Check back for details and the date. Thanks to Dave and Henry for coordinating the annual holiday for the past few years. It alwys ends up a major work projuct for them each year and this year the Cost of the room has almost double the previous years.
This year we are tentatively going to hold it at the Wappingers Buffet, with an all inclusive price of approximetyly $13 /Adult and less for kids. You pay at the door when you enter. I am assuming the club will cover the waitstaff tip.
Details will follow later in the year.
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SK – Donald Stein W2PTF
SK – Donald Stein W2PTF
Don Stein was a member of QSY since 1998. He was instrumental in obtaining our Field Day site at Carnwarth Farms 2003-2005, and enjoyed yearly visits to Field Day, and meetings. He will be missed.
The following is from the Poughkeepsie Journal:
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Donald Francis Stein, 85, of Wappingers Falls since 1968 and formerly of Adams, MA died on Saturday, January 26, 2013.
Born on July 14, 1927 in Rochester, he was the son of Francis H. and Cecilia Kircher Stein. After high school, he was a disc jockey and worked for Philco from 1951-1954 in Korea, Japan, Germany and France supporting radio and radar stations. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Iona College and was employed as a test engineer for Perkin-Elmer in Danbury, CT for 20 years until his retirement. He had worked on the Hubble Space Telescope and was a Ham Radio Operator. Donald was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction.
On August 6, 1955 at St. John’s Church in the Bronx, Donald married Mary W. Glennon who predeceased him on October 28, 2009. He is survived by his sons and their wives, William and Marguerite Stein of East Fishkill and Joseph and Susan Stein of Yorktown; his granddaughters, Margaret, Rachel and Joan Stein of East Fishkill; and his brothers, Francis and George Stein.
Calling hours will be held Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 11:30am at St. Columba Church, 835 Route 82, Hopewell Junction followed by interment in St. Denis Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association , 2 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 103, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
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A Note from Stan WB2LQF re: Coffee and Goodies
Fellow, members: I feel compelled to write this given the “surprise” expressed by some that we no longer have a “Coffee, Tea, and Cookie Service” at our monthly meetings.
Our 2013 Coordinator, Fred WY2E, posted this change on the QSY website before today’s meeting but some (a good guess would be those who don’t regularly check out www.qsysociety.or) were blindsided.
As one half of the previous “Coffee and Cookies Team” — Fred being the other half – let me just say say when I joined QSY a handful of years ago, there was *no* refresment service offered. It was BYOB.
Because of my involvement in other clubs (different disciplines from Ham Radio), I couldn’t usnderstand why we didn’t have at least some coffee and tea. Shirley N2SKP informed me that QSY once had coffee at their meetings but no one wanted to take on the job. I guess it was too much trouble.
Well, as luck would have it, I did not even have one full year as a QSY member when I found myself elected Coordinator ( no one wanted that job either!).
As Coordinator, with Fred my Co-coordinator, both of us decided we’d re-instigate coffee and cookies. I bought a two coffee pots and a hot water boiler – at my own expense. Fred volunteered to store the equipment and supplies (we were not permitted to leave them at the library). I bought the cookies and 2 gallons of water each month. We did this for two (2) years. All at our own expense.
We set everything up each month. At the end of each meeting, we cleaned everything after use. Sometimes we had help. Usually, all we heard was, “When is the coffee going to be ready?” – or – “I only drink de-caf; how come we don’t have de-caf?”
I guess we just got tired after awhile. No one else seemed interested in giving us a break from this routine. So while everyone else was having a fun time during the 10:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m pre-meeting birds-of-a-feather gathering, we were measuring out scoops of coffee and searching for magic markers to identify the de-caf pot lest someone be offended that we did not address their dietary restrictions.
That’s it in a nutshell. If you are a member who would like to see coffee re-appear at our monthly meetings either step forward or stop complaining.
You are either part of the problem or part of the solution.
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Texting vs. CW Competition Video
Hello Fellow QSY members. During my presentation on CW at today’s meeting, we lost connectivity to the web and I was unable to play the short video of a texting vs. CW competition that had aired on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno a couple of years ago.
Here it is. Just click to view:
http://www.flixxy.com/sms-text-messaging-vs-morse-code.htm
P.S. – Somewhere in this video the youngster states that he once sent a text message of 160 characters in 57 seconds. That’s only about 31.5 wpm in CW! Child’s play!!
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Meeting Refreshments – Bring Your Own
Fred and Stan will no longer be providing coffee service at our Meeting effective January 2013. We handled it for the past three years. If someone would like to take over for us we will transfer the pots, etc to you just let us know at the next meeting. Thanks means you store the bin at home, provide coffee, supplies, water, and clean it after each meeting.
Be sure to bring your own if you want some at the meeting. The library has a pot inside for a fee if you forget.
73 de Fred, WY2E
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