Untitled - Quarter Century Wireless Association

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.
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