December Meeting Schedule
The December meeting will be on Tuesday the 2nd at 7:30PM. at the East Fishkill Library.348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, NY. Normal social hour starting at 7:00PM.
Our special guest is George Politzki K2ZZ of Radio Oasis,
a well-known supplier of Amateur Radio equipment and accessories.
George will talk about what's new in antennas, power supplies and radios,
and will have some equipment available for demonstration and purchase.
Feel free to bring any projects, items, and questions you may have on any
aspect of ham radio. We'll do our best to get you an answer then and there.
QSY Holiday Party!
The QSY Holiday PartyWHEN: Saturday December 6, 5-8 pm
WHERE: East Fishkill Community Center , not the Library.
WHO: QSY members and families
We always have a great potluck dinner, and have an enjoyable evening with you and your families.
Tell Brenda N2TTO that you're coming*, how many adults & children,
and what kind of food you'll be bringing:
Appetizers - salads - entrees - dessert
if you're unable to bring a dish, just donate cash & we'll shop for you.
(But PLEASE let us know ahead of time, ok? ok. )
Also, please bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots
or a cash contribution if you're unable to shop.
The toy should be non-violent, and please supply batteries if needed.
If you need directions : Here is the map for the EF Community Center.
Important local election
Although the importance of the election of Coordinator and Co-Coordinator may not bequite 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 Happenings for November
Shirley, N2SKP, has a comprehensive list of Ham Happenings in the Mid-Hudson valley for November 2008. Click hereBeacon on Mt. Beacon
On Tuesday November 25. from 5PM to 9PM there will be a Beacon "Fire" to remember thebeacon fires used during the Revolutionary War. The article about the project : November Beacons
Sylvia Stone, K2SLY, SK
We lost a valued member of the ham community on November 1.Obituary in the Poughkeepsie Journal : (correct call sign is K2SLY)
Sylvia Mary Stone
MODENA - Sylvia Mary Stone, loving daughter, wife and friend passed away at
Mt. Sinai Hospital Saturday, November 1, 2008 surrounded by those who will
never forget her compassionate heart or remarkably sharp mind. Sylvia was
born in the Bronx on April 26, 1953 the daughter of Vito and Mary Bank
Fierro. Mrs. Fierro survives at home in Beacon. Sylvia graduated from
Aquinas HS in the Bronx in 1971 and went on to earn her BS in English
Literature from Fordham University in 1975. Sylvia has been working as a
Controller for H.O. Penn Machinery Co., Inc. since she graduated from
Fordham. She will be greatly missed. Sylvia moved to Dutchess County in 1980
and later met her soul mate, Frank Stone, who only predeceased her in death
17 months ago. The two were married on April 13, 1991 in Newburgh, NY. Frank
died on July 17, 2007. Frank's mother, Mrs. Betty Stone of Chatham, NY also
survives. Sylvia was a Ham Radio operator call letters KB2SLY, and an active
member of A.R.E.S. and R.A.C.E.S. In addition to her mother, Mary and mother
in law Betty, Sylvia is survived by countless people whom she has touched in
her all too brief 55 years; her best friends, Marina and her husband Jeff
and daughter Angel DeLong of Salt Point, Patricia and her husband Michael
Keane of Pleasant Valley, Lisa Katz of Ardsley, Sue and her husband Willie
and daughters, Niki and Kayla Rosado of Modena, Ro Milano of Poughkeepsie,
John and his wife Paula Marino of Hopewell Junction. In lieu of flowers
donations may be made to the Hudson Valley Chapter Make-A-Wish Foundation,
832 South Broadway, The Wish House, Tarrytown, NY 10591, E-Mail:
hudson@hudson.wish.org or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Calling hours will be two days, Tuesday and
Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 on both days. A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at St. Mary Mother of the Church on Jackson Street in Fishkill on
Thursday at 10:00 AM. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newburgh
New member
George Danko N8END, Extra class license from Illinois, but has lived here for years! His interests include recreational boating (Power Squadron) and he is a semiconductor technician.BLOG Reminder : Winter Meeting Survey
Do not forget to check the BLOG once in a whilethe latest post is November 7. Visit qsysociety.blogspot.com
But be sure to take the Winter Meeting Survey
as announced in the September 16. 2008 BLOG.
Alert : Stolen items
(Courtesy AFA1UC) The following is from the DHS's National Terror Alert newsletter. All members are encouraged to be alert for this equipment which may show up on Ebay or at local flea markets, hamfests, etc. Army investigators are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to whoever stole more than $400,000 worth of equipment from a warehouse at West Point. According to the Army Criminal Investigation Command, the crime occurred between 5 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 a.m. Sept. 17 in a storage facility near Washington Gate. The perimeter fence around the warehouse was cut, CID reports said, and the "door to the building, although secured with lock and key, was easy to open with a strenuous pull." The stolen goods included 330 Motorola Portable Astro Digital XTS 5000 radios, worth $1,142 each, and about 600 Ni-Cad batteries worth $87 each. The most interoperable radio of its class, the Motorola XTS 5000 radio is an incredibly versatile Public Safety portable designed for mission-critical APCO Project 25 users. APCO Project 25 is a set of industry standards for digital mobile radio designed primarily for public safety agencies. Investigators publicized the theft and introduced the reward this week. Anyone with information is asked to call Special Agent Jared Kalmes at (845)-938-7548.Minutes of September meeting
The Minutes of the September 2008 meeting are available hereActivities anyone ?
Hi all,QSY will NOT be participating this year in the VHF QSO party - just not enough interest.
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
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.
Click on picture for large size. 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.
Meeting Minutes
If you, like your webmaster, have been missing some of the in-person meetings here is a chance to find out what went on.A lot of interesting information.
Minutes of the June 2008 meeting are available here
Minutes of the July 2008 meeting are available here
Minutes of the August 2008 meeting are available here
Minutes of the September 2008 meeting are available here
Field Day Review Information
For 99 pictures in a Picasa gallery format Click hereTo 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 ExperienceNew 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.
The QSY Society CW Net (QSY Net) is a CW training net meeting most days at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on 3,576 KHz.
The QSY Society Amateur Radio Cub
If you're not quite sure how you arrived at this site and are scratching your head wondering what the heck "amateur radio" is, click here to find out. If you're already aware of this wonderful, exciting, fulfilling hobby, read on...
The QSY Society is a group of amateur radio enthusiasts dedicated to having FUN with the hobby, while still fulfilling the stated goals of the amateur radio service. The majority of our membership comes from the Mid-Hudson region of New York State (Dutchess, Putnam, Orange & Ulster counties), but is open to all. We enjoy the camaraderie of our group activities, and appreciate a good sense of humor!.
Many ham clubs tend to get bogged-down by their internal structure, suffering from the effects of their own bureaucracies, politics and related strife which quite frankly tends to drive some members away. From the ground-up the QSY Society was designed to avoid that. There is no Executive Board or group of directors. Rather, there is simply a "Club Coordinator", whose primary duties are to run the monthly meetings and coordinate the various group activities. That role is assisted by (naturally) the "Assistant Club Coordinator," who's duties are just that - assisting the CC. There are no standing committees; when needed they are comprised of volunteers on an "ad hoc" basis.
If you're still reading this and feel that this type of unstructured, loosely-knit type of group appeals to you, why not pay us a visit? Check out our meeting schedule and come to our next meeting. You're guaranteed to be welcome and pleasantly surprised!
Can't make it to the meeting? Email your questions and/or comments to us - we'd love to hear from you!
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