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NESCON. NESCON was organized in October 1975 under the leadership of charter member Ralph llasslingel W2CVF, #23, because itwas slructued as a direct challenge to national QCWA to achiwe more nationally representative offioers. The dsolete goal uas because electing an officer from tte Northeast uras firlfilled in qpades with the election of IIarry Dannals, W2HD, as QCWA President. Ilarry and Sy, W2NBT, trace tlrcir friendship back to their hometowrU Hempstead, long Island. Ilarry's QSL card (when he uas still W2TLIK) confirms an April 1947 oontact with W2NBT-are QCWA!). At the Sooond Annivenary Meeting of CONEX on November 19, 1988, ttrcn QCWA presidential candidate Harry Dannals was the guest ryeaker. Ilarry has aluays supported CONEX A "renewed' NESCON meeting was scheduled for November 14, 1987, by the steering committee: John Weber, KA2D(W, the president of the Founders Chapter, Irv FildermarL W2EAZ, the president of the long Island Chapter and Sy Yuter, W2NBT, Chairman Pro-Tem. They had met at Sy's home on Jurrc 20, 1987, togetherwith Cad Tod{ AEII! from the Nutmeg Ctupter and llarry Moore, W2JQS. The Northern New Jersey Chapter was npresented by prory. RalplU W2CVF, supplied detaild information on NESCON history. But the Northem New Jersey Chapter, by its president Carl Felt, N2XJ, in a letter to Sy dated November ll, rejected the NESCON idea on the ground that there was no neod for a regional QCWA organization, stating that'fte 'old' NESCON died because it reatly served rp lxrq)O6e." It was at tlut point that Sy tealiTrd, that the NESCON id€a had torched a raw nerve with national QCWA So Sy, a patent lawyeq proposed to change the name to the Council of Northeastern Chaflers of QCWA with the acronym CONEX the '.X' standing for "Chapters of QCWA." And he proposod oonesponding changes in the constitution and by-laws, which he had draftd paserned almosl exactly on the QCWA constitution and by-law. turd he emphasized that the function of CONEX was to strengthen tlrc fellowship phase of @WA in the Northea$ and to provide help and advice to chapters having ditrqilty in oontinuing drr to loss of members and inactivity. (I1re experiene of John WSer, KA2XW, in reactivating the dormant Metro Nery York Chapter, later namechanged to Fonders, uas to be pr$ to worlg beginning with the dormant NewEnglard Ct$er.) On November 13 Sy talked by phone with QCWA Cieneral Manager Ted Heithecker, W5EJ, about these changes, se*ing national QCWA approral for the regional group. Te( after consultation with President kland Smittt, W5KL and S€qetary Jim Walstr, WTLV|I, on November 13, a*ed Sy to trtt the changes in writing which Sy did on November 15, right after the charter CONEX nreoting on November 14. On Norrcmber 26 President Smith wote to Ilarry, W2JQS, to say that the proposed CONEX org;anization would be $ftmitd to Boad consi&ration But CONEX was not approved as a formal organization. In a CONEX meeting at W2KW's QTH in Middletorrq NY on Jurp I l, 1988, the CONEX constitution and by-laus were QCWA Joumal 22 amenH to delete incorporatioq thus making it an informal org;anization. That reflected the vote of National QCWA on April 8-9, 1988 recogrizing that "sel,eral similar organizations operated very well on an informal basis," apparently a refererrce to the other regional council, the Florida Courcil. Ard, as an informal organizatiorl CONEX did not need formal apprwal@ QCWA. WHA'T REGIONAL COI]NCtr,s CAN DO T'OR QCWA The most important functions of a regional council ar€ to strengthen the fellowship phase of QCWd ooordinate clupter meetings, exchange resources like meetings ideas and speaker$ trclp anyweak chapters and help to start nor chapters. Also, one of the QCWA membership problems is the dropout of at-large members who have no contact with a local chapter. If there were regional QCWA councils ryread across the counEy so that an at-larye member cotrld check in on a regional oouncil 7s-rneter net and attend at least an annual ourril meeting fewer woild probably drop out. Moreover, a series of regional oouncil nets on 75-meten across the country muld provide rapid oommunication of any ugent QCWA announcements, W relay beturcen the nets (ike the early ARRL). Thus, when Ted Heithecker, W5EJ, became a Silent Key, that sad information and the funeral arrangements ould have been relayed right across the munty in just a few hours. CONEX stands ready to support QCWA @ helping to e$ablish other regional oouncils across the oountry. Simpty call Sy, W2NBT, at9l4-7624111 orfax him at 914-762-3348. March 19-20 March 19-20 March 19-21 March 19-21 March ?"6-27 April 2-3 April 2-3 April 13-15 April 18 Apnl23-?tL April 25 Apnl27-29 May 4 May 7-8 May 14 May 2l-22 May %3-N June 4-6 June 11-12 June 18-19 June 25-26 July 9 July 9-10 Current Contects Bermuda Amateur R"adio Contest Alaska QSO Party BARTG RTfi Contest Virginia QSO Party CQ WW WPX SSB Contest Holyland DX Contest Italian YLRC XVII [nt'l Contest DX-NA YLRL CW Contest 144 MHz Sprint Helvetia Contest (HBg) 222MHz Sprint DX-NA YLRL SSB Contest 432 MHz Sprint MARAC CW Contest 902-ZSO4 MHz Sprint 5O MHz Sprint CQ WW WPX CW Contest ARRL June VHF QSO Party ANARTS WW RTIY Conteet SMIRI( 6-meter Contest ARRL Field Day IARU International DX Contest CQ WW VHF WPX Contest John Dorr, KIAR, and
By: Joe Lynch, N6CL Journal Editor Visits Cuba s a member of a United Methodist church in Oklahoma City, I have kaveled to cormtries on short term mission trips for oonstruction purposes. Following the devastation of Hurricane Hugo, I went to Montserrat for a week long trip to repair a roof on a church. Following the earthquake in Costa Rica I traveled to that oountry to help build houses. Last summer, as president of the Central States VIIF Sooiety, I had as my guest Amie Coro, CO2KK, for our annual oonference. Amie spoke at the serninars and at the banquet, giving excellent speeches about how American hams have been instrurnental in helping him and his fellow Cuban hams over the years. In private meetings with Amie, he told me of the changes in religious freedom taking place within Cuba. He spoke of relaxations that have occr:rred following the 1984 visit of Rev. Jesse Jackson. He also told me of how Protestant church groups outside the country were now being allowed into the country to work with indigenous churches in Cuba. Not being a "doubting Thomas," I still was curious of these ohanges that Amie spoke of. Therefore, when it was annormced that a team from the Oklahoma Conference of the UMC would be organized to travel to Cuba in February, I decided that I wanted to be on it. On February 4, I, along with 12 others, traveled to }Iavana. At the airport in tlavana we were met by Phil Wingeier-Rayo, an American missionary who was to accompany us to the Methodist group house. I was also met by Amie, his wife, Olguita, and his son, Amie, Jr., CM2KW. Amie asked Phil for permission to transport me to the group house, which was easily granted. On the way, Amie showed me a bit of downtown }Iavana. One building that Amie pointed out, in particular, was the National Library building. He told me that many of the national treasures were preserved in that building od that even in the worst of times of laok of cooperation behveen Cuba and the U.S., there remained in place a cooperati'rrc agreernent between the curators at the National Library and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. After our arrival at the group house Arnie his family and I were able to spend some time visiting before Amie, Jr., who was driving his family, had to retum to work. Lunch with my team at the group house was followed by a meeting with Phil and Joel Fernandez, the Methodist bishop for Cuba. He told us of what we were going to be doing and gave us a bnief history lesson of religion in Cuba. Following otr meetings we boarded the vans and drove to Cifuentes. Aniving around ll:30 PM, we were ready for bed. We bunked with seminary students in a bam-like building that is part of a seminary This was to be our home for the next several d"yr. Our job in Cifuentes was to work with the Cuban contractors and parishioners in helping thern clear off a lot, which was the site of the old Methodist church, and prepare it for construction of a new church./pa.rsonage. The building had been previously tom down because it was in such a state of disrepair. The next day we immediately went to work on clearing the lot. From Saturday through Wednesday we worked alongside mernbers of the church in clearing the lot, digging trenches, preparing forms for the foundation, and mixing and pouring concrete. We also had opportunities to visit with citizens of the town, who would happen by and be curious about the Americans visiting and working there. In the evenings we attended church meetings or visited with the citizens in Cifuentes. We found complete freedom of worship in the church services and &eedom of exchange in ou conversations with the locals with no restriction on what we could or could not talk about. As a ham I am always on the lookout for fellow hams. I met three of the twenty in the town of a population of 5,000. They are: Luis Hemandez, CM6LX, Pastor Perez, CM6PD, and Humberto Diaz, CM6FIH. Luis is a member of the congregation and worked with us on the church project. Pastor is the president ofthe looal radio club and works for the local ministry of health. ln that capacity he is in charge of mosquito infestation conhol. Humberto is employed elsewhere in the community. In describing our work activities above, I said "we" but I must confess that I did not work the whole time. The reason that I did not work was that I got sick. First, I got diarrhea. On Tuesday evening I started feeling il. By Wednesday morning I was really feeling the effects of il. I took some medication which got me past that problem. However, by late Wednesday aftemoon I had a fever. By Wednesday evening I did not feel like getting out of bed. When some of the team mernbers became alerted to my condition they came by with some more medication. However, when the students with whom we were sharing bunk space heard of my plight they insisted on laying hands on me and praying for my recovery. Within a half hour I started feeling better, So much so that when the rest of the team went to a church service in our honor, I was able to sit up in bed and visit with the serninary students who were hanging around the dorm. The next mormng I still felt a bit feverish so I didn't go to work. Instead, I stayed in bed and rested. I had taken some medication for the fever but was told that it would be 12 hours before the efTects of the medication would take effect. Around lunch time these same serninary shrdents came around to once again pray for me. Almost immediately, in spite of the fact that I hadn't eaten anything in 24 hotus, I started feeling my strength retuming. Within an hour or so I felt no effects of the fever. I feel that these young Christian men had nothing else to give me but their prayers. At the time I recalled the passage in the Bible in the Book of Acts, particularly verse 3:6 when Peter said to the crippled beggar, *Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." I felt that I had recovered so quickly, partly ttuough the medication, but mostly throtgh the prayer of these young men who also gave to me from what they did have. 23 Spring 1994
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 10 and 11: A Couple Of Letters From The ARRL h
Page 12 and 13: By: Jack Kelleher, W4ZC NTIA Action
Page 14 and 15: tTlh. following candidates have bee
Page 16 and 17: a charter memhr of the Nutmeg Chapt
Page 18 and 19: Troster is the editor of *The Jug,"
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Page 26 and 27: By: Betty Strattan, W2PVS, as told
Page 28 and 29: Note: I indioates life member and ^
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Page 32 and 33: QCWA Lapel pins are gold plated, wi
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Page 50 and 51: KLTAF; Vice-President, Chuck Sappah
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