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

60-Year Award presented to Bill King, W7MCC. L to R: Bobin Alexandei NX6Z;
Bill King, WTMCC; and Jim Jolly, W6EW.
"Spy Radio Set, AN/PBC-1, lwlilll". Discussion and demonstration by Rohin
Alexandet; NXOZ.
At the conclusion of the meeting o roffle wos conducted
with KH6LC gornering most of the prizes.
Corky, W60R5, Setretary
Sodly I hove to report thot Bob Rickenbough, WBSKDL, is
o Silent Key. Bob loved the ACWA qnd he will be deorly
missed.
Severol out-ofJown visitors mode ii o point to ioin us
Quarter Century Wireless Association
,SIfr ffi --;ntts
for our luncheons. Croft Toylor, VE3CI ond his XYL,
Elizobeth, spend the winter in southwest Florido. Jock
Porsons, K3OTY ond his XYL, Ann, ore now full+ime
Floridions. Upstote New Yorkers Mike Weber, WA2RZJ,
ond his XYL, Donno, missed lunch but met me ot the
Octogon \Vildlife Sonctuory where Mike operoted
WSOWS right on site. Lorry McColvy, WA9JMO, who is
o QCWA Director, wos oble to ioin us for lunch while
vocotioning in the Florido sunshine.
Stello Gurko, WB2FAU, heoded up o speciol event stotion
for o whole week in Februory ot the Edison Ford
estotes in downtown Fort Myers. Stello operoted W4X
ond mode over o thousond contocts during the week long
celebrotion of Thomos Edison's birthdoy.
It wos my distinct pleosure to oword Don Kilpotrick,
WSLBY his 55th Anniversory Aword. Chopter 196
Secretory Don Cole, WA2JNM, received his 50th
Anniversory Aword. We sure hove q lot of experience in
our Chopter. Congrotulotions gentlemenl
I hove been working with Mott Bush, KA9RlX, ond
Bill Smith, WA4ZD, for severol months ond the results
L-fr Clarence Smith, AHTA; Corky Kitk, W60S; Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC; Paul Lieh,
KHOHME; Dean Manley, KH6B; and John Buck, KH7l.
ore thot Chopter ,l96 hos o 2 meter repeoter on the oir.
The coll sign of the repeoter is K4QCW ond the output
frequency is 145.390 MHz. Progrom your rodios ond
meet us on the oir.
Iod Burib K38C, President
Chqpter 2O3 Gill Crossley (PA)
Chopter 203 is off to o greot new hom rodio yeor. Our
first quorter octivities included our winter meeting on
Jonuory 31. Everyone hod o greot luncheon ot o Stote
College steqk house where we enioyed o privote room.
Our guest speoker, Woody Brem, K3YV discussed ond
demonsiroted on RF Direction Finder prolect ond the
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