QSY Field Day 2011 Slide Show

QSY Field Day 2011, 85 Sheafe Rd, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY -Jun 25, 2011

by Shirley- N2QKP

Field Day: a test of amateur radio skills under emergency conditions, a contest, education, and meeting friends over great food. QSY Society operated 3A plus a GOTA and VHF. We got bonus points for solar power, PSK31 education session, had 100+ operators/visitors, and operated all night. We had a tribander up 40′ on a mobile tower with a 10 meter vertical on top, an 80 meter OCF dipole, 160 meter OCF dipole, 40 meter vertical inverted V, 40 meter EDZ, 40 meter Bobtail Curtain, 20 meter Delta …

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Photos Credits: Bill NG2D, Scott W2NTV, JB WA2WMJ, Shirley N2SKP, and Finn WB2UWU.

Field Day 2011 Video Memories Now Online

Eighty video snippets, taken across the 3 day event, were edited into a total of 73 minutes of memories and posted to Youtube in 7 parts.  Hope you enjoy them de Stan WB2LQF.

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 1

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 2

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 3

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 4

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 5

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 6

Field Day 2011 Video – Part 7 (Dutchess County Mobile Command Center Tour)

Field Day 2011 – What a Great Show it was!

FIELD DAY 2011 was an outstanding success from every perspective!  We made more contacts than last year, accumulated more points than last year, and had a totally enjoyable experience.  The food was delicious and plentiful, the weather cut us some slack, and the equipment purred along without a complaint!  Let’s thank ourselves for the effort we put forth.  Since we are a ‘non-club’ it only gets done if we do it, therefore we have to thank ourselves  and each other for our efforts.  Let’s also recognize those who went the extra mile – Scott W2NTV, our Field Day Coordinator and JB WA2WMJ, our major antenna supplier, both of whom lent us the major portion of the equipment we used; Frank W2GIO who totally handled the VHF end; Nick, N2QZ who took the lead to establish our network; Adam KC2DAA who fed us; Shirley N2SKP for the zillion little things she stuffed into her car and then organized on-site.    Pictures will be posted soon.  A collection of candid videos will be edited into an online video remembrance of Field Day 2011 and posted shortly.

73  from Stan WB2LQF and Fred KC2QFR