Untitled - Quarter Century Wireless Association

Choptet 15E Prqidenl Lorry Bollzfiine, NSBZB, lzfi, yesefis
QCWA Anniversory Awordfor 60 yean to Pem McRoe, WSEKD.
Photo courtesy f5.SfS.
Following an enjoyable hmch and fellowship perio{ President
Iarry Ballentine, N5BZB, called the meeting to order. Ttre major item of
huiness was the presentration of the nominees for 1993 Chapt€r ofiic€rs by
the Nominating Committee Chairman Bill McClintock, KSSGG. We
odended our thanks to Bill and his mmmittee mernbers, Bob Ideker,
WBsVLnl and Tom Spencer, WSIGM, for their elforts.
Our mernbership at the end of 1993 stands at thirly+ight and
gro\i/tng. We are pleased to amounce that QCWA mernber Chest€r H.
Pierce, AB5Q,4" has recanfly joined Chapter 158. Welcome aboard!
Our first meeting of 19% uas held on Jamrary 15 at the same
location as the November meeting. The meeting had an attendance of
foruten mernbers and guests.
President Iarry Ballentine, N5BZB, condtrcted tlre business
rneeting which inchded the election of Chapter 158 offrcers for l9%. The
are: President Iarry Ballentine, N5BZB; Vice-President, Herman L. Cole,
W5YDR, Secretaly-Treasuro, J. Phil Powledge, KSSBS; Directors,
William C. Mcclintock, K5SGG; and J. P. '?ern" McRae, W5EKD. kt
keeping with Cltapter 158 poliry, Bob Ideko, WB5VUH, will also serve on
tlrc Board ofDirectors as Past President.
The highlight of the meeting was the presentation of a
QCWA Aruriversary 60 Year Certificate to J.P. "Pem" McRae,
W5EKD. Our congratulations, Pem!
Our fellow Chapter 158 QCWA member, Elmer "Bud"
Orvis, KD5KE from Sherwood became a Silent Key on Tuesday,
Decernber 28, 1993, while visiting his family in Cleveland, Ohio. Bud
died from a head attack wtrile preparing to come back to Arkansas.
Bud was an electrical engineer having worked for Franklin
Electric Compary in Jacksonville until his retirement in 1985 t{rcre he
served as a design engineer. He was listed in the "Who's Who in
America" in the '70's for his electric motor design work. His efforts
were responsible for three U.S. patents.
He had an early career in radio where he was a vocalist and
played the violin, clarinet, and saxophone. He loved classical and big
band music.
Bud was active in our hobby. He held the Advanced Class
license and loved to have QSOs daily with many of his friends in Ohio.
He was an active member of the MARC Club in Little Rock and had
been recently awarded a certificate of appreciation in the recruitment
of hams for the club. In 1991, Bob Ideker, WB5WH, Section Manager
for the ARRL in Arkansas, asked Bud to become the editor of the
Arkansas Section Newsletter. "Bud did an excellent job as editor and
was always there helping me and other hams in our section,' Ideker
said. *He was truly the right person for the right job and I will truly
miss his contributions and friendship as I know many of you will."
We will miss Bud but know that his spirit of friendship and
leadership will live with us for a long time to come.
Respectfully submitted, J. Phil Powtedge, K5SVS, Secretary-
Treasurer.
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CIIAPTER 155, YORK COIINTY, PENNSYLVANItu Chapter 165
held its Furth Qurterly meeting and Christnas Party for 1993 at the Stony
Brcok Family Restaurant ort December ll, 1993. Tlrere was a total of 22
people that attended
President Jotm H. Shaffer, W3SST condrrted a Business
M€tfurg. Votittg of Chapter's 1994 Oflicers and presentatiur of QCWA
A$ards were ttrc ords of hsirrcss. Tttose receiving awards were: QCWA
Meritsions Service A\{ard, John H. Shaffer, W3SST; 55 Yea QCWA
Gold Certificate, Jotrn W. Mrmnell, W3IISB 60 Year QCWA Gold
C€rtilicate, Cly& H. Boring, W3DJF; Crqge H. Gable W3EDQ and J. H.
VryArtdalerU W3AXA. The new Chapta oflicers for 1994. are: President,
Cuey S. Grcen,I3Its; Vice-hesident Philip W. Steinfelt, Jr., W3YQJ;
Board Mernbers, Joh rf Shaffer, W3SST; and Raymord A. Shaub,
w3N(C.
At the conclusipn of the meeting, each lady present received a
potted Poinsettia fidn tlre Chapter.
Respectfirlly sutrnitte4 Edw'drd H. Kirby, Jr., W3YQJ,
Secretary-freasrer.
CIIAPTER 166, COL,TONIAL: Our Cttrishnas Party qas held on
December l9th at the Country Irm in Wawa Pa., with 40 members and
wives attending. Electior of Officers was held with a new slate fo 1994..
President Houard Trotlt, W3IGW Vice,PresidentThunas Jones, W3BED,
Recording S€crctary San Tharpsur, K3ST, Carespoding S€cretary
Charlie Stouth, W3ZPR ard Treasurer Woody Sbei, W3TTW were all
elocted. Paul Bcftiruder, W3WS, was presented with a 50 year certificate.
Curgmtulatiors Paul. After a fine hupheqr and good fellowsttip we
adjounrcd rntil our nort rrceting. All ttrc ladies wene given a Ctrishnas
Cactus plant to take horne. Ourn€xt meeting will be held m lvlarch 30th. kt
the mean time, a qtrestiornaire will be sent out to tlre mernbers to find out
what in tlre u,ray of pograms and/o services they might int€rested in
p,roviding to help make our chapter and meetings more enjoyable. We have
a lot of talent out th€r€. I, fu one, had a great tinp at the QCWA convention
in Clearwater, Roida and wish to tlrank the many uito attended and those
utro wortedtrard to make itthe success it was.
Respectfully submitted, Charlie Stouth, W3ZPP,
Corresponding Secretary.
Chopta 179 Secretuy Mike Hoshiko, nryCJV meets with
Ndional hqillent Harry Datnals, W2HD, d lant yeot's Dayton
HomVeiliott Pltdo coutesY t4ryCJW
CHAPTER 179, SOUTIIERN ILLINOIS: With the widely scattered
mernbership, it has been diflicult to hold QCWA meetings with most
memb€rs present. We have found that the only way the widely
scattered members could meet was at various hamfests in scattered in
southern Illinois and one in Evansville, Indiana. We consider Centralia
llamfest as being the central one. Other sites that QCWA members
meet are at hamfests in Granite City, Godfrey, DuQuoin, and
Evansville.
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