2010
December Club Meeting
Wed Dec 08
Don't forget, the meeting will feature our annual Holiday Gift Exchange. If you do wish to join in the fray bring a wrapped present of about $15-$20 in value. As usual it will be a "Chinese Style Gift Exchange" by lottery. In the spirit of WNYDXA tradition, they'll probably be lots of "gift theft" and fun. See you at the meeting!
73,
Fred,W2UB
President
73,
Fred,W2UB
President
Tower Crew and 12/10/10 Meeting
Sun Dec 05
Check out the Activities Page for more antenna party photos. The tower crew has been working overtime! WB2ABD raised a SteppIR and W2KZ put up and undisclosed secret weapon. Check it out!
And don’t forget that the super WNYDXA gift exchange takes place at the club meeting this Friday, 12/10/10. See the Meetings page for more information.
And don’t forget that the super WNYDXA gift exchange takes place at the club meeting this Friday, 12/10/10. See the Meetings page for more information.
N5XDM Antenna Party
Sun Nov 21
CQ WW Preparations
Tue Nov 16
Now these guys know how to get ready for a contest! Here is how Lee, WW2DX portrayed the event:
Pat N2IEN and I decided it would be a cool idea to play a practical joke on Ray W2RE by buzzing his towers at his Catskill contest QTH and then land a helicopter in his front lawn! I took the video that I shot that day (thanks WU2X for HD camera) and made a funny Movie trailer using iMovie 11.
73 Lee
Click here for the video!
Pat N2IEN and I decided it would be a cool idea to play a practical joke on Ray W2RE by buzzing his towers at his Catskill contest QTH and then land a helicopter in his front lawn! I took the video that I shot that day (thanks WU2X for HD camera) and made a funny Movie trailer using iMovie 11.
73 Lee
Click here for the video!
K2NV at PJ2T!
Mon Nov 15
New photos of Tony’s operation at K2NV are now posted on the Activities page. Check it out! Looks like fun.
November Meeting Announcement
Fri Oct 29
Do you have this QSL Card? If not, read on.
Bob will highlight the tools, techniques and methodology of QSLing in the 21st Century. Believe me when I say you'll go back to your shack with information you want and need to get those logged DX contacts confirmed, the very toughest notwithstanding!
Bob is noted worldwide for his depth of knowledge on this fascinating topic. Come learn from WNYDXA's own QSL guru.
See you at the meeting!
WB2RAJ Antenna Party Photos Posted
Tue Oct 05
Photos of a successful antenna party at WB2RAJ’s in Clarence are now posted. Click HERE.
October Club Meeting - Don't Miss It!
Wed Sep 22
Come join us at our monthly Western NY DX Association club meeting which is held on the 2nd Friday of the month. WNYDXA's meeting location is Denny's Restaurant, 4610 Genesee Street just east of the Buffalo Airport.
Members are invited to arrive early to enjoy dinner and conversation before the meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
The October meeting will be a moderated presentation by Dick, K2ZR.
The program will be an open discussion on the recently updated DX Code of Conduct & DX Pile-Up Etiquette. In the recent past there has been an alarming increase in poor DX-ing operating habits and WNYDXA could become a driving force to champion improved DX operating conduct and etiquette amongst our region's amateur radio community.
See you at the meeting!
Members are invited to arrive early to enjoy dinner and conversation before the meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
The October meeting will be a moderated presentation by Dick, K2ZR.
See you at the meeting!
September Club Meeting
Fri Aug 27
In case you haven’t blocked of 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10th, 2010, do it now! The September club meeting will be held at our usual QTH. CU there.
August Club Picnic Pre-Announcement
Mon Jul 12
The regularly scheduled August club meeting WILL NOT be at Denny’s on August 13th. But the annual WNYDXA picnic WILL be on August 14th at W2UB/WA2LGZ’s estate in Clarence, NY. If you have not been to this picnic, you have missed out on the best fun and camaraderie of the year! The time is yet to be established, but SAVE THE DATE. Now is the time to make sure your swim suit is in order and ready to go. Fred and Debbie’s pool if fabulous.
See you there!
See you there!
July Club Meeting!
Fri Jul 09
Don’t forget that tonight is the July meeting. Your webmaster is slipping as I just realized this yesterday! Ouch. At any rate, join fellow members for Amateur fellowship and DX talk tonight at the regular club meeting spot.
WRTC This Weekend!
Tue Jul 06
This is one of the best DX contests of the year with many cool callsigns and neat features. Give it a try!
Fred's Fabulous Field Day Festival
Wed Jun 16
6M DX
Fri Jun 11
Hey gang, don’t forget that this weekend is smack in the middle of E-Skip season. The June VHF usually sports good propagation and the DX stations can only work US/VE for points. So if you are working towards that WNYDXA 6M Cycle 24 Challenge, this is a good weekend to get on! Click o the picture to get full rules and info.June Meeting Announcement
Thu Jun 10
The club election and results meeting is June 11th, 2010. This has been one of the most interesting election seasons in recent memory. Be at the meeting for the results!!
Club Election
Wed May 26
With the election of new officers at hand, the biographies of the two presidential candidates are now published on the Web site. Check out this special page for the information that will help you cast you vote.
Life is Too Short for QRP, and QRO!
Wed May 26
Amateur radio operator charged 
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Press Release: New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development
Radio Spectrum Management recently prosecuted Amateur Radio Operator Alan Potter, ZL3II, for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio License for Amateur Radio Operators.
The radio spectrum is an important resource for New Zealand and a key part of Radio Spectrum Management’s work is to ensure responsible use of the radio spectrum in a way that doesn’t cause interference to other users.
All amateur radio operators are required to gain a qualification that covers the risks and harmful effects of interference from their transmitting equipment. This includes the risks associated with transmitting at high power levels.
“As a qualified amateur operator, Mr Potter is well aware of the risks but has chosen to ignore them”, says Chris Brennan, Compliance Manager for Radio Spectrum Management.
“This behaviour is unacceptable. Radio Spectrum Management are serious about protecting the radio spectrum for all users; we are continually monitoring and enforcing radio spectrum compliance, which includes prosecution when necessary”.
Radio Spectrum Management was alerted to a video Mr Potter posted on ‘You Tube’, a well known online video sharing site, which showed his transmitter operating at 3100 Watts. Operating at such high transmitting power is likely to cause interference to, and disruption of, a range of other licensed radio services in the local area.
Radio Spectrum Management’s role is to protect the public good by ensuring equipment capable of transmitting radio waves complies with the terms, conditions and restrictions of radio licences and International standards applicable in New Zealand.
Conviction and charge
Mr Potter was charged in the Christchurch District Court on 14 April. He was found guilty of breaching section 113 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. He was fined $1,750 and $130 for costs, plus he has been required to forfeit his radio equipment.
For the purposes of section 113, any person who erects, constructs, establishes, maintains, or is in possession of any radio transmitter is presumed to have used the radio transmitter. In this case, Mr Potter was found in possession of radio transmitting equipment that was capable of operating at a significantly higher power than the Amateur Radio Operators General Licence allows.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Press Release: New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development
Radio Spectrum Management recently prosecuted Amateur Radio Operator Alan Potter, ZL3II, for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio License for Amateur Radio Operators.
The radio spectrum is an important resource for New Zealand and a key part of Radio Spectrum Management’s work is to ensure responsible use of the radio spectrum in a way that doesn’t cause interference to other users.
All amateur radio operators are required to gain a qualification that covers the risks and harmful effects of interference from their transmitting equipment. This includes the risks associated with transmitting at high power levels.
“As a qualified amateur operator, Mr Potter is well aware of the risks but has chosen to ignore them”, says Chris Brennan, Compliance Manager for Radio Spectrum Management.
“This behaviour is unacceptable. Radio Spectrum Management are serious about protecting the radio spectrum for all users; we are continually monitoring and enforcing radio spectrum compliance, which includes prosecution when necessary”.
Radio Spectrum Management was alerted to a video Mr Potter posted on ‘You Tube’, a well known online video sharing site, which showed his transmitter operating at 3100 Watts. Operating at such high transmitting power is likely to cause interference to, and disruption of, a range of other licensed radio services in the local area.
Radio Spectrum Management’s role is to protect the public good by ensuring equipment capable of transmitting radio waves complies with the terms, conditions and restrictions of radio licences and International standards applicable in New Zealand.
Conviction and charge
Mr Potter was charged in the Christchurch District Court on 14 April. He was found guilty of breaching section 113 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. He was fined $1,750 and $130 for costs, plus he has been required to forfeit his radio equipment.
For the purposes of section 113, any person who erects, constructs, establishes, maintains, or is in possession of any radio transmitter is presumed to have used the radio transmitter. In this case, Mr Potter was found in possession of radio transmitting equipment that was capable of operating at a significantly higher power than the Amateur Radio Operators General Licence allows.
Member Scores in CQ WPX
Sat May 22
Mark, W2MFT, reports that the "claimed scores before log checking" list just posted for the CQ WPX SSB 2010 contest shows him in the 8th position in North America QRP SOAB. He does mention that QRP with a vertical and 40m delta loop is NOT an exercise in dominant run operating!
The CW version of this contest is May 27 and 28. NEXT WEEKEND! The rules are posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
The CW version of this contest is May 27 and 28. NEXT WEEKEND! The rules are posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
Brags from June 2009 VHF
Sat May 22
From Dave, N2RHL: I just woke up to some snail mail, one from the ARRL. A certificate from the 2009 June VHF contest for first place single operator, low power for WESTERN NEW YORK 144MHz. Looks like I have a title to defend in a few weeks.
Dave-N2RHL
And from K2QO/R, the postman was just as responsive. First place Atlantic Division Rover.
Dave-N2RHL
And from K2QO/R, the postman was just as responsive. First place Atlantic Division Rover.
Mike Lafferty, W2TB Receives Award
Sun May 16
At our May meeting Bill, WB2AIV presents an appreciation plaque to Mike, W2TB for service to the club as President for the past two years.
May Club Meeting
Thu May 13
March Meeting
Thu Feb 25
Peter will present a DVD program on the exploits of the famous Kon-Tiki which was a raft that drifted from the shores of South America across the Pacific Ocean and smashing onto a reef in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947 as proof that the ocean currents could propel a raft across the Pacific.
You may ask what does this have to do with ham radio? It was ham radio that provided the communications while they were sailing across the Pacific. No transistor solar powered rigs in the raft! Wait till you see what they used for their transmitter and receiver.
The expedition was headed up by Thor Heyerdahl who wrote a book on the expedition along with four others.
See this months QST, March, page 73 for a brief synopsis and indicating that the last survivor of the raft exploit has died.
George W2YJ
February Meeting Update
Fri Feb 12
Another super meeting is in the bag and if you did not get a handout of the presentation by Bob, WB2YQH, simply click on the Files page and download a copy. Enjoy.
February Meeting
Mon Feb 08
Member Graces CQ Cover
Tue Jan 26
This month, CQ Magazine is featuring one of WNYDXA’s most active members, Bill Klepser Jr., WB2AIV. What a photograph! If you don’t get the magazine via USPS you can buy this collector issue at the news stand. If they are sold out, no worries as Bill intends to carry a copy around for all to see. Bill will be available for cover signings at the Lockport Hamfest on Saturday 1/30/2010. Congrats Bill!
February Meeting - IOTA Exposed!
Sun Jan 10
January Meeting Announcement
Mon Jan 04
The first meeting of 2010 will be this Friday, January 8th, at Denny's by the airport. Jim Hain, W2IMY, will present a program on Satellite Operations. Meeting time and location are on the Meetings Page. See you there!