Untitled - Quarter Century Wireless Association

tTlh. following candidates have been certified as being
I eligible to run for the positions for which they have
I declared. Each candidate has been asked to submit a
brief biographical sketch and a photograph. Ballot, with
instructions for voting your choice from among these
candidates, will be mailed in June.
PRESIDENT:
Lew McCoy, WIICP, who is
running for President, has been a
member of the QCWA Board of
Directors for over l0 years,
serving first as a director and
then as vice president and
chairman of the
admi ni stration/finance
committee.
Lew, or "Mac" has held
several calls, including W9F[Z,
WOICP, XE2VIIT, and WIICP.
He operates all the bands,
including phone, CW, and other modes. He held several posts at
ARRL during his 30 plus years as a technical writer and after
retiring from ARRL, tmk the post of Technical Editor of CQ
magazine.
McCoy is a life member of QCWA and ARRL and is a
member of many other organizations.
kw says, *I have long felt a great debt to amateur
radio as it has been my work and livelihood for the majority of
my adult life. I feel I can bring a continuity to QCWA as
president. My main goal for QCWA is growth and
strengthening our scholarship program. I feel that QCWA has
much to offer amateur radio. I appreciate your support."
YICE-PRESIDENT:
John Kelleher, W4ZC, is
running for Vice-Fresident. John
was first licensed as W2DSV in
1932. He is an incumbent
QCWA Director. He is active all
IIF bands and 2-meters. He is
past president QCWA Chapter
9l; General Chairman 1968
QCWA National Convention;
Life member QCWA, SOWP,
ARRL and a Life Fellow, IEEE.
Kelleher is an AIvISAT
Charter member (number l3); he helped achieve secondary
payload status for AI\4SAT on NASA launch vehicles.
Kelleher was a member of the WARC-79 Advisory
Committee for Amateur Radio; he participated in analyses of
ionosphere propagation data showing advantages of additional
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lIF bands; which were eventually allocated as "WARC Bands".
He was a member of the U.s. Delegation to wARc-1979.
Kelleher was a member of the Army Signal Corps
between 1932-1937; he was a CW operator and technician at
WVB, Ft Sam Houston TX; an Instructor, Signal School, Ft
Monmouth NJ. He was a CW operator, RCA Communications
between 1937-1940. He was a federal civil servant benveen
1940-1969, in the following areas: With the Signal Corps
between 194D-1962;' and NASA between 1962-1969. He was
with private industry between 1969-1980.
Kelleher was a U.S delegate to numerous CCIR and
ITU conferences between 1963-1990. He has been a past
chairman of the U.S. CCIR Working Group 88, the Amateur
and Amateur Satellite Service.
John states, "My objectives as Vice'President are to
improve national and international recognition of, and
membership in, QCWA; to secure greater Chapter participation
in QCWA aflairs; to acquaint younger Amateurs with
advantages of QCWA membership when they become eligible;
and to increase QCWA participation in technical and regulatory
matters affecting the Amateur Seryices."
SECRETARY:
John Swafford, W4HU, is
running for Secretary. He was
first licensed in 1940. He now
holds an Extra Class License. He
is the past President of Vic Clark
Chapter 91 and the Department
of State Amateur Radio Club. He
is also a past Director of SOWP
Chapter 10. Additionally, he is a
member of AF-MARS, VWOA,
SOWP, OOTC, Radio Club of
America, AFCEA & [EEE.
Swafford served with AACS
during 1942 & 1943. He was a broadcast engineer after W.W.[
until 1951. He sewed with U.S. Army Signal Engineering
Agency and Department of State Offrce of Communications
until retirement. Swafrord is a life member of QCWA and
ARRL. He is incumbent Secretary of QCWA.
John states, *Ifelected, I will endeavor to continue to
provide assistance to members and chapters."
TREASURER:
Westey C. Randles, W4COW, is a candidate for the office of
Treasurer. Wes has served as Treasurer of QCWA since March
of 1982.
Randles installed a full accounting practice in QCWA
and has brought QCWA into the Computer age of Accounting.
Born in Kent, Ohio and raised in Florida, Randles was
first licensed in 1933 as W4COW and holds and Advanoed