Monthly gatherings of The QSY Society are held in the Alley Room of the East Fishkill Community Library according to the following schedule. The East Fishkill Community Library is located at 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, NY. The telephone number for the East Fishkill Community Library is 845-221-9943. To obtain specific driving directions from your location go to Directions.
Weather related cancellations: If the library is closed, the meeting is automatically cancelled. If the library is open, the meeting will be held as scheduled. Those planning to attend can check the HOME page of the www.qsysociety.org and/or check both QSY Society and East Fishkill Community Library status at www.cancellations.com. When the library closes for poor weather conditions, there will be a recorded message at 845-221-9943.
Saturday December 15, 2012
The QSY Society Holiday Party date is Saturday December 15, at the E. Fishkill Community Center, 5 & 9PM, (On NY Rt.82) in Hopewell Jct.,NY. If attending email: qsysociety@gmail.com with the following:
- Name, call
- number of attendees
- what food you are bringing (This a Pot Luck Party)
| Day | 2013 Date | Time |
| Saturday | January 5 | 10:00 – NoonKC2QFR, Fred to give intro to Antenna Modeling software, 4NEC2 and MMana-Gal . Also show how to evaluate your OCF performance and feedpoint selection. |
| Saturday | February 2 |
10:00 – NoonWB2LQF, Stan to Present and demo on the Topic of CW. Details to follow, |
| Tuesday | March 12 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.WK2T, John to present tools and techniques to improve your CW Speed. |
| Tuesday | April 2 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.WA2NYY, Mark, will be running our Annual “Old Timers Day” meeting. If your were licesed prior to 1980 then you will be considered an old timer. Tell us about your experience in getting licensed, rigs you used, challenges you faced, bring some old QSL Cards to show and old rigs you may have. |
| Tuesday | May 7 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | June 4 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.W2NTV, Scott to review Field Day plans, setup, and Field Day SSB, CW, and operating tips. |
| Tuesday | July 2 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.W2NTV, Scott will lead a discussion, and followup Field Day Operation Review. |
| Tuesday | August 6 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.Guglielmo Marconi
In this photographic presentation, W2BOS will discuss the history of “The father of Radio’s” stations, and what one can see and visit there even today at the three major stations sites : Wellfleet MA, Glace Bay NS, and St. John’s NF today. |
| Tuesday | September 3 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.Mark WA2NYY will present a brief intro to Logbook of the World and useful websites for Hams. |
| Tuesday | October 1 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | November 12 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.WA2NYY and KC2QFR will lead a Review of QSY Societies 2013 activities, members suggestions for 2014, and we will hold the elections of coordinators for 2014. |
| Holiday Party | December; Check back for details | TBA |