ASHLAND, MA PEBMIT NO.7 - Quarter Century Wireless Association

Chuck Litilewood, K4HF President
Chopter 134, Pine Tree (ME)
The QCWA Pine Tree Chopter '134, met ot the Moine
Stote ARRL Convention (oko, the "Andy" Homfest) ot the
Romodo lnn, Lewiston, Moine, on Soturdoy Morch 28,
2009. The meeting wos opened ot opproximotely 1 'l :00
AM by President, Bruce Rondoll, WIZE. There were l8
members ond severol guests present.
The Chopter welcomes two new members, Joe Blinick,
KlJB; ond Skip Swenson, WB6WA.
Letters from Kl IGD ond W4YE ocknowledging the
Chopter's donotion of $ I 00 to the QCWA Memoriol
Scholorship Fund were reod to the meeiing.
The meeting observed o moment of silence to reflect
on the possing of four recent Sileni Keys. We ore soddened
by the loss of Wl BCA, W2NYU, NWI A, ond
Wl KUL. lt wos noted thoi W2NYU hod o long ond distinguished
coreer ot NBC during which he won on EMMY
Aword.
All rodio omoteurs ore reminded thot if ihey mode contocts
with ten different Moine stotions during the period of
August 1,2007 through August 3'1, 2008, they ore eligible
for the Moine Shipbuilding Certificote issued by the
Chopter. For detoils contoct AA4AK.
aCWA Gold Certificotes were presented to the following
members of the Chopter: Wl AO (licensed for 50
yeors ond continuously licensed for 5O yeors); Kl GUP (50
yeors); W3ZD (55 yeors); ond Wl SCM (60 yeors).
(Photos courtesy of Michele Briggs, KCTLIF, q friend of the
Chopter) A 5O-Yeor Certificote for Wl HOW will be presented
ot o fuiure meeting. A 70-Yeor Certificote for
Wl NV (who is unoble to trovel) will be presented to him
ot o suitoble time.
A7l-Yeor ploque hos been prepored for Dick
Boldwin, Wl RU, retired Generol Monoger of ARRL ond
President Emeritus of IARU. ln his role in WARC 79,Dick
wos lorgely responsible for the ollocotion of the 30, I 7,
ond I2 meter bonds to omoteur rodio. Dick wos unoble to
qttend the Morch meeting, but hos indicoted thot he
expects io be ot the June meeting; he will be oworded his
ploque ot the June meeting. We invite All QCWA members
who ore in Moine ot the time to come to the June 6
meeting ond congrotulqte Dick on his mony contributions
during his 75 yeors in hom rodio.
WB6WA hos invited members of the Chopter to porticipote
in the QCWA Picnic on July 1 1 ot the New
Englond Wireless ond Steom Museum in Eost Greenwich
Rt.
All ACWA members ore reminded thot the Pine Cone
Net is octive, ond meets regulorly eoch Sundoy ot 1400
ET on 3942 kHz, September through Moy'
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Pine Tree Chapter 134 Golel Certificate winners, lefi to right: Joseph Kozak,
WlA0, 50 years; Jerry Burns, KIGUE 50 years; Norman l'Heureux, WlSCM,60
years; and Al Corderman, W3ZD,55 years.
Our next meeting will be immediotely ofter the Hermon
Homfest June 6, 2OO9. The meeting will be held ot the
Hoppy Chino Restouront on Stillwoter Rood in Bongor.
W3ZD will give o presentotion oboui his fother (W3ZD-
SK, o pioneer in hom rodio from 19121 ol theJune meet-
ing.
Stefien W. Kercel, AA4AK, Secretory
Choprer l4l, Amqrillo (TX)
Chopter l4l in Amorillo is o smoll group of homs thot
enioy rubbing elbows once o month ond porticipoting in
vorious octivities. Most of us ore olso members of the
Ponhondle Amoteur Rodio Club in Amorillo. The QCWA
Chopter tends to be o little more loid bock ond we chot
with eoch other more ot meetings. We meet ot Z p.m.
(coming eorlier for the meol) on the 4th Thursdoy of eoch
month (except November).
At the meeting thot took ploce on Morch 26th, ot our
new meeting ploce, Broum's on South Grond Street, obout
o block south of 1H40, we hod o group of 8 thot included
Brod Miskimen, N5LUL; Jerry Von Note, WB2UZT; Honno
Von Note, WA2HUW; Scott McDowell, N5SM; Jim
Musgrove, KSBZH; Corol Musgrove, WDSDCZ; Chip
Andrews, N5LTZ (visitor); ond Connor Costonedo (visitor).
Brod brought o complete pocket stotion ond demonstroted
o piece of softwore he found thot provides some nice
enhoncements to pocket operotion.
The Ponhondle Amoteur Rodio Club is hoving their 9th
onnuol Picnic/Swopfest in Moy ond thonks to President
Brod Miskimen, NSLUL, our group plons to hove o speciol
event stotion there signing the coll W5l. A discussion took
ploce obout the purchose of QSL cords for the event.
Hqnno plons to moke QCWA posters for the picnic.
At the Ponhondle Club's Field Doy event, Chopter 141
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