Meetings
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.
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
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!
December Meeting Announcement
Sat Nov 21
The rules are very simple, but until you try it you’ll never appreciate how much fun this can be!
Typically, one spends about $20 and wraps a gift for the exchange. It does not have to be obviously radio-related. There will be numerous bottles of adult libation if history repeats. You might find small kits, parts, tools, or even a giant chocolate bar. You never know what your fellow member wrapped up in that box. Come on out and join us at the Christmas Holiday meeting on December 11.
November Meeting
Mon Nov 09
The November Meeting program on 11/13/09 (a.k.a. Friday the 13th) will be a presentation by Bob Brown of National Grid on Electrical Safety for Amateur Operators. He will discuss some of the recently publicized accidents and help us learn how to avoid problems. Be there and be safe!
October Meeting Announcement
Fri Oct 09
Don't forget the October meeting on Friday 9/9/09. We will be reviewing some key points about the NYQP contest and watching a presentation on receiver performance measurements prepared by Rob Sherwood. (He won't actually be here.) George, W2YJ, will show a power point presentation that Rob sent him and will discuss the key points.