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A Couple Of Letters From The ARRL he hobby of Anrateur Radio is often referrod to as a bnotherhood" Sme evan go so far as to cupar€ it to a big fmity. ' Occasionally, even in ttre best of families, mistakes are ma&. Wh€n 0tat occlns, it takes a higlrty hmorable mber of the family to oorne to the others and say, "I'm son1y'.'o Wilh lhst in min4 we print the following tanscribed lefters, with d€ep appreciation from on frien{ atd folloril QC\[A€1, DavE Sumner, KlTz,Executive Vice-President of the ARRL. Internat Revenue Service Oeparunent of the Treasrry Washington, DC2O224 202622:7705 RE: CP:E:SDA December6,1993 Mr. PaulYoharures Boo[ Frer*& Imlay Suite 294 1233 20th Street, NW WashingtorL DC 20036 RE: Quarter Century Wfueless Association (@WA) EIN l1-1990569 DearMr. Yohanrrcs: This is in rcryonse to yor letter datd Ncrvember 4, 1993, in which yor reque$ed onfirmation as tro which IRS Code section the abwe-refererred organization is orempt under. otr reoords sho\il that this orgurization is exempt from federal irpome tax urder section 5Ol(cX3) of the Internal Revenue Code with the provision tlut ontributions by donors are doductible uder section 170(c). The information recent$ provided to you by our Freodom of Information Reading Room washsed on erroneous data that had been reflected on or computer maser file. That data has now been corrected to rcflect the Association's @rrect taxorcrnpt status. Therefore, tlrc information furnished to you by our Dallas ofEewas aocurate. We apologize for any irponveniene you may trave ocperierceA Ifyorturrc any questiors regarding this matter, please referthem to rne at the phone nrunber which appears in the heading of this lefl€r. Sfurceretyyo6 /dDonnaM. Hrdson DonnaM. Hrdson lvlanagement Assi$ant Offie of Systems Darelopment and Administration QCIIA Journal 10 American Radio Relay Lrague 225 lv[ain Strea Naringoq CT06lll 203ffi-ts0l December 10, 1993 Ilarry J. Dannals, W2I-ID, Pr€sident Qruter Century Wireless Association 1800 BentirarDr. Ctnrlofiewille, VA 22901 DearHarry: fnrc ARRL Cieneral Cqmsell Chds Imlry ha6 fimlly tsiwd the erclosed explanation ard rylogy dsor6 ftorn tb Int rml Revenue Servioe for having misinfonnod him as to lhe shhts d ttrQCWA I want to extend to yor ard to my fellov QCWA memters my doqe$ apologes for any irmnranienoe ttut nuy hac rcf,rltd ftom qr reliarrce on the earlier misinformation. I lqrcw that Christriedvery hard tobe absoluetycertaintlut tE had mrile informatlon, but that sirnply nndcrsorcs tlst lw lsrw it uE imporantto gS it riglrt ad onlytpightensonsibanassrrrt We will make orpublicarlrcnds in QSf. As yor pr&abtv know, on Monday tlr FCC plans to ddeie thc nrles for "pri\xate entity call sign adminisfato[s" by Memorardum Opinion ard Order. We can only lnpe thd it urcn't take tlpm too long to gs tlEir olyn smtrr!€r E$€m rpgraded to ttrc point tlrat rrew club calls can begin to f,ow ftom Cetty*urg. Best wishes for the holidays. 73, Sho€rely, /YDavid Sumrrcr David Sumner, KIZZ Executive Moe president
Announcements by ond about your fellow QCWAers By:QCWAJoumdStatr QClUAer lVhr QS? Cover Plrquc: Lee Richey, WA3FIY, who authored the article *WIAW at the Flick of a Switch," which appeared in the Febnrary 1993 issue of pS2nwas honored for the article by receiving the coveted QST Cover Plaque Award for that nrqrth. Rictrcy's article, which appears in the "New [Iam Hqizons" section of the magazine, covers the simple cqrstrtrctiqr of a receiver capable of receiving WIAW transmbsions. The constnrction is straightforward and the parts fqthe radionm rmder $35. Perhaps this is a project you ohapter might want to pursue as a way of interesting new hams in listening to WIAW. Congratulatims go to lre for receiving the honor and cmtibuting to the growth of ham radio via his frne article. Incidentally, L€e, we will be looking forward to contributions to tfuJanrnal frontyou. QCWA Conrlderlng Flling on Vanity Call Sign Proposal: According to President tlarry Dannals, W2}ID, the Board of Directors of QQWA is considering filing a response to the FCC's propocal to issue so called *vanity" call sigrrs (See "FCC Highlights" column, page l3). Dannals stated that it has been the goal of QCWA leadership for years to entreat the FCC to allow the reissuance of formerly held call sigrrs. Now that the FCC is proposing that amatetus may be able to selet their call sigrrs, the leadership feels that QCV/A members and otlrers who had to give up their calls when they morrcd out of a district seveml years ago should be allowed a special window of opportunity to reolaim that lost call. The proposal would be for the applicant to have a aertain timeftame o[, perhaps 90 days, after the regulations go into effect and before the seleotion process is opened to anyone in order hr a p€rson to apply for the "lost call," Among the requirunents would be that the person must prove that he or she had previously held the call. In a related itern, the ARRL has asked the FCC for an orlensior of time of the filing period because it's leadership fecls that the present time lemgth (which is due to expire while this issue of the Joumal is being printed) is inadequate for amateurs to be able to respond to such an important proposal as this. JouraelBillsor to bc on Hrm Redlo & Mone Talk Show: Joe Lynch, N6CL, the editor of tlrc Journal, will be interviewed on th€ IIam Radio & More talk show on March 20th. Lynch is expected to talk about his new position as editor of the Journal, the future of QCWA, and a wide range of other topios. For more infqrnatim about reoeiving the only talk show geared to ham radio in yotr arca, see the write up on page 86 of the Deoember issw oftheJorrnal Irc Arlr Cluptcrr to Co-Sponror Spring Banquct: Washington, DC, area QCWA Chapters as well as other radio clubs will co-sporsor the 1994 annual Spring Banquet. This year In The News the banquet will be held on Satur&y night, April 23, at the Ramada Hotel, Tyson's Comer, VA. The principle speaker will be Richard C. Kirby, WOLCT/Fts9BOA, the Director of the Radio Communication Bureau at the International Telecommrurications Union, Geneva. For more information, contact: Chrpter 9 to Sponror Deyton llrmYentlon Benquet The Southwest Ohio Chapter 9 will hold its 1994 Annual Barupet in conjunotion with the Dayton llamVention on Friday, April 29, at the Alex's Continental Restaurant. There will be a oash bar starting at 7 PM, with ttp banquet to follow at 7:30. Resmrations are required; howev€f,, QCWA mernbership is not. For yours, send $15.00 per reserration to: Robert L. Dingle, KA4LAU, Treasruer, Chapter 9, I I l7 Big HiU Road., Kettering, oH45429-1201. QClVAer Authon Hem Radh Bnnkt QCWA Journal Bjritor Joe Lynch, N6CL, has completed authoring a book related to his Amateur Radio specialty. Lynch, who has been the VHF editor fu CQ magazine for the past three years, has compiled the best of his columns plus much more to 6eate a beginner's gurde to the wonderftrl world of VHF. Tentatively titled WF+ fuurceDoolr, his book contains all the beginner (or the old timer new to WIF, for that matter) needs to know to get on the air od bprticipate in sonre of the more exotia forms of communications, such as mcteor scatt€rr, EME, and satellite operations. "This book is soon to be published ry CQ Commrmications," said CQ Marketing Director (and new QCWAeT) John Dorr, KIAR. Dorr states that CQ expects to p,remier the book at the CQ bmth at the 1994 Dayton IlamVention. With the CQ boottr stategically located in close proximity to the QCWA booth, there should be no excuse fo, yqr to stop by and pick up a copy of firis book written by our fellow QCWAer. Incide'ntally, John Dqr stars in a new CQ vidoo tape, entitldGetling Started in Contesting, also available Dayton. QClYAer Autlmrr Book on Tccharurdr Orlllorcopcr: Stan Crdmfts, W7NI, has published his first edition gdde to seleting and restoring the classic Tektronix oscilloscopes (llow to choose, fix, clean, find parts and other information)., For morc information, contact Stan at: 18955 S. W. Blantorl Aloha, Oregon 97007 ; 503-6494837. Atmouncem enu of lorthc om ing corwentions, b otque ts, books, md olher items will rypear here. Please send lnur otnouncements od/or correspondence for this column to: Mitor, "In he Nq,s" column, c/o lhe Journal. 1L Spring 19&a
Page 2 and 3: EDITORIAL In With The New, Continue
Page 4 and 5: QCWA Officers And Board Of Director
Page 6 and 7: Please address your lelters to Edil
Page 8 and 9: Dear Editor: Yonr New QCWA Joumal i
Page 12 and 13: By: Jack Kelleher, W4ZC NTIA Action
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Page 26 and 27: By: Betty Strattan, W2PVS, as told
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Page 30 and 31: 1994 aCWA National Convention El Pa
Page 32 and 33: QCWA Lapel pins are gold plated, wi
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