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

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

Ulrich will be on 14.031 and listening for QSY members every hour on the hour beginning at 1800Z today (Friday, 01/25) and tomorrow (Saturday, 01/26).

He’s running 12 watts into a PAR EndFEDZ dipole so listen carefully.

Happy Hunting!

Stan WB2LQF

At our next regular QSY meeting on Saturday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m., I intend to present a program on telegraphy.  The subject matter will cover material that may not be widely known.  I think you will find it informative as well as entertaining.  There will also be a raffle for one (1) prize consisting of the two items shown and described below.  The Club Coordinators will handle the raffle.  All proceeds go to the Club treasury.

The raffle prize consists of an antique  J. H. Bunnell “Standard Steel Lever Legless” straight key of approximately 1918 vintage and a Bunnell 15-B 150 ohm Main Line Sounder.  These items were typical of the equipment used during the Golden Age of electrical telegraphy, before the invention of the oscillator.  This equipment could be found in Western Union offices, train stations, and press rooms all around the world and was used well into the 1950s.

The pair would make an interesting conversation piece.

Hope to see you at the next meeting.

73, Stan WB2LQF

DIY: Bringing Coax into your house by WA2WMJ

Part One: Installing Outside Coax Box Review

Part Two: Coax in the House

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