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Please address your lelters to Edilor, QCWA Journal, P. O. Box 7i, Oklahonu Cig OK 73101, orvia CompuSenre a 72124,2734, orfar at 405-52E-0746, Nanes, Collsigns and One's ldenlily Dear Editor: Just received my copy of the Jaurnal. Haven't finished reading it yet, just Harry's editorial, but I wanted to comment on that before I forgot wlrat I uanted to my. We old codgers forget quickly and easily. Harry makes the point that your amateur call letters are your identity-sort of like your name, I guess. So }Iarry changed his call to reflect his name. Why didn't he change his name to reflect his call, and become Harry Tuk? It's a lot shorter than Dannals and a lot different. You won't run into many people named Tuk, but quite a few named Dannals, maybe even some named Harry Dannals. If IIarry had kept W2TUK, he would now be the only person ever to have held that call. But W2HD (without the "W') had been issued before ( forurd his QSL in some of my old cards and sent it to Harry), maybe more than once. And }Iarry was well known as W2TUK, not known at all at frst as W2HD. My original call was W3AMR (1930) and it was a neat call, had a very nice, melodic CW swing. I loved it. When I moved to Connecticut to join the ARRL staff, I became WINJM, not nearly so nice a call. I kept W3AMR at our family fann in Pennsylvania until 1973 when we sold it (the farm, that is), and at that time I could have kqt W3AMR and discarded WINJM. But I was "known as" WINJM; so I kept it and discarded W3AMR. amidst much weeping and grashing of teeth (yeah, I still have'em). When John Huntoon changed his call liom WILVQ to WIRW, I passed him in the corridor at 225 Main St. one day and stared at him. He stopped and asked me wtrat I was staring at, and I said, "Aren't you the former John HrmtmnT' He laughed [derisively] and continued on his way. I am constantly nmning into hams on the air wtro call me by my lirst narne, having recogrized my call. I don't know them. They tell me their former call and [then] I immediakly recognize them (well, usually). It's a little irksome, at times. I think FCC should assigrr calls methodically and that we should stick with the call we are stuck with. If that's our amateur identity, we shouldn't be allowed to change it at a whim or a ten dollar bill. (It appears closer to seven 10 dollar bills, nan---ed.) But I had my come-uppance on€ day not so long ago. I was monitoring the WIAW re,pea.ter when I heard some one ask for directions to [ARRL] headquarters. I QCWA Joumal Letters To The Editor obligod, and we chatted awhile. He said he has been reading QST for over 30 years and maybe if I told him my full name he would rcopize it. So I did, and he said, 'Nope. Doesn't ring a bell." 73 de George Had, WINJM DearEditm I have waited many, nuny, many y€ars to be able to join lhis orgafzation. I have been a very active h8m in the amteur community. I sure unuld appreciate it if pn uonld getny call right" PLEASE CORRECT IT IN TTM NEXT ISST'E OR IF YOU PREF'ER, SEND B,{CKMY DUES AS IAI\d PROUD OF MY CALL A}.ID DO NOT WA}.IT TO BE ADDRESSED BY AIVY OTHER IF I DID I WOULD IIAVE TIIE F@ CHANGE II. Thank pt inadvarce. Sfurcerely, Janres L. Policasho, WB2QIY Dear Editor: Recently, I sod of complained to QCWA because my name and call were not listed in the new Dr'recrory. Red-faced, I had to apologize because I became a member after the cut-offdate! However, I now have a legitimate "complaint." In the Winter 1993 Jottnral you have me listed as W2QBZ. My call is W3QBZ. Guess you can't correct it but it is important to me to noti$ you for future use. Must admit, it's kind of nice to know I'm not the only one to make an honest mistake! Am still striving for perfection anyhow! Best 73! & Adda M. Gontarz, w3QBZ. @imutbNcwLfr-otdctctt Sltgertrbts Dear Editor: The new Joumal lmks real good! For us QNB tWes (I was born within a couple days of KTJA),I thfuk it will be much more lmked-foruard-to than the previous format. One item Otat has been showing up recantly Orat I di&l't find this issue is a firsthand account of sorne hantming or other radio experiance from the "old days." The Trieste story, etc. were lots of fun to read, I suspect for both tlre OOTs, the QNBs, and all between. The ISQ pSf reprint was OK, but the non-fiction stories have a special appeal, at least for me. Hope you'll be able to include them in fuhre issrrcs. Again, congrahrlations ut a grat Janmal. 73 de Bruce KOBJ DearJoe, Congratrlatiuts m,our first editiqr of trcQCWAJaorul.It is a rmst funFolement I un sure that as yur S€t inb tlE job, it u/ill cotinue to gA befter. This nd to denigrate the €trods of pasteditss. They did a good job as tlry saw it ad tlrc facilities arailable to ttsn alloui'ed" Besideq that is a good nare m the lvlastltead! Shcaely, Joe Lylrch, K9IFE, or W9MLD(1933) Dear Editor: I Just uantd to let you knowthat I really like the new format for tlrc Jounul. Although I don't think the Jonrnal should try to be a ganeral int€rest IIam magazhe, I do thir* it should reflect the interests of the QCWAmembers. Keepup the gmd wor*. 73 &Riclq KDOSU Dear Editor: I've just finished reading the Jounal--+nver to cover--ond must say that this publication gets better all the time! Congratulations m being the new editor. A young fellow like you ought to hang in there for a long time-Hl. Yoru staff seems to be well chosen too. I enjoyed Carol King's introductory article and I also appreciated being brought up to date on satellites by W5IU. I always thought those 'tniniahrre" antrennas were !$me sort of a gimmick until I saw Chip lvlargelli's article (I'm surcly glad that I don't have to resort to one though!). Dr. Dub George's peper certainly hit close to home for me. Before I retird, I taught electrosurgery at scveral dental schmls (as a visiting professc to continuing education d€eartments) and thc zubject of pacernakers always came up. His informatim is certainly well presented! As a journalist, you are certainlY well anare that you are going to be fd inaccurate information from time to time. On page 88 (ower right hand conm) the captiott under the photo reads, "For the first time ever at a convention, W2MM, the Memorial Club Station was activated." NOT SO JOE! When CltaPer 35 was the host of the convention here in Kansas Crty we did essentially the same thing. W2MM was assigned to us several
months in advance of the convention. We used ttrc call on the Sunday afternoon 20 meter nets and also established a 2 meter net (which is still going!) then during the convention W2MM was the talk in station. I was the convention chairman. The Classic Radio Exchange Party looks interesting-as I just "inherited" an S Line. I'll look for you on the QSO Party in lvlarch. Vy 73, Bill KOORB Dear Editor: Great job on the @WA Journal. 73 de Gordon West, WB6NOA Dear Editor: Just received the new WrlrA Journal and I had to drop you a note to tell you wlrat an improvernent it is over prior issues. Much more informative and interesting. Keep it up. 73 deNeil E. Salowitz, WAICBW Dear Editor: Just read through my copy of the Wint€r 1993 ffWA Journal... Congrats on a very fine issue... I like the format and of course the new columns and your choice of Columnists... Your *AND FINALLY'was the icing on the cake... Keep up the good work and know that while many may not take the time to say so or to let you know, your efforts are really appreciated. 73 de Chadie Stouth, W3ZPP, Secretary Chapter 166 Dear Editor: Congratulations Joe on your fust issue of the @WA Joumal. It looks great. Nice seeing Chip Margelli's DX column also. I hope he continues to conkibute. Best wishes for continued success with tlrc, Joumal. Happy New Year. 73, Bill Hellman, NA2M Dear Editor: Congrats on a frne Joumal... jnst received it. This coming Tueday, I am beginning my 40th year in ham radio and enjoy the QCWA Jounal more and more. 73 de Gary, WOSH Dear Editor: Congrats on your fust iszue of the QCWA Journal; it lmks pretty good. I especially like the listing of Chapter Reports in numerical order. However, only the nrunber was given for some chapters and their names were omitted. I'd like to see all of the chapter names included with the numbers; this will make for a more uniform presentation, and will help those lmking for reports by chapter names. Could you also include the state or province abbreviation with the name? It isn't always possible to deduce the geographic location from the name alone. 73 de Perry F. Crabill, Jr., w3HQX Dear Editor: Congrafulations on becoming editor of the QCWA Journal and on the new look ofthe Jozrnal. I arn particularly pleased to see the chapter news sections laid out in numerical order-that scheme makes it much easier to locate news of a particular person and/or place. Good luck and 73. Sincerely yours, Dick Baldwin, WIRU Dear Editor: I was disappointed to note in the Wtuter 1993 issue of the @WA Jourual the block showing information on the Chapters on the Air nets had been deleted. I am swe those of us who devote our time to conducting these nets for the furtherance of QCWA appreciate the recogrrition that these nets do exist and that we invite anyone who is interested to participate in the fellowship of these nets. 73 de Warren Weldon, W5DFU Dear Editor: I received the Winter 1993 iszue of the @lVA Journal yesterday and read through it quickly to get a flavor and to look for specific items. I want to congratulate you on the job you have done-I think it is great! I like your approach of listing the chapter news in chapter numeric order-it makes it much easier to find the various chapters that way. There is one thing I missed in this issue from previous issues and that is the Chapters on the Air section. From my perspective, this page is vital, and I would like it to be in the next issue and continued. As you might imagine, there are several chapters within the Pacific Division [of the ARRLI and a few with on-the-air meetings (nets). As I try to meet physically with each Chapter periodically and also check into the on-the-air nets, having this information in a readily available form is very useful to me. Again, you have done a greatjob. 73 de Brad Wyatt, K6WR, Director, Pacihc Division, ARRL Dear Warren and Brad: I apologize for not inclading the "Chapters on the Air" column in the last issue of the Journal. You will find it in this issue and subseEtent issue* Howaryr, vith rugatd n Chapter 15, which WSDFU is listd as a net cottrcl, Headqurters has notitied me tlut rte Tuls Chapter is in an inqctive status ot d, thercforc, cannot have a listing in the Chopters-on-the-Air column. While it is listed in rtis issue, wless notified dffirently by Hedryaners, it vill be deleted in ke nert printing of the column. -Ed Dear Editor: Just a short noie to congratulate you on doing a fine outstandingjob in getting out yonr fvstJounul for QCWA. I liked it very much, although the printers did not have rmiform darkness to the printing, wtrich I am sut will be corrected for the Spring Issue. As a zuggestion, I think that in listing the Silant Keys, the QCWA number of the member slrculd be include4 as was done in the past. Am sure the majority of the members also liked it. Wishing you much suoces{i in the new year and thanking you for assuming the big job of being the editor. 73 de Ralph Cabanillas, Jr., W6IL Dear Editor: I want to congratulate you on your editorship of tbe QCWA Jurnal.It is a great improvenrent and I know that with your experiance it will continue to improve and become a truly important journal. I put out I monthly journal myself and know what it takes. Keep it up! 73 de Rev. George Whitrey, w5w Dear Editor: Gmd qork and Congmts on the fust edition of the QCWA Joumal. Lot's of work, as if yor schedule uasn't already frrll. Best regards de Bob Ideker, wBsvt H DearEditm: Good luck, Joe, with yoru new job and staff. Enjoyed reading the first issue. 73 & J. Douglas, WJ5J, and Joyce, N5LAA, Shary Dear Editor: Nice job on tlre QCWA Joumal. Hope you get plenty ofsnpport. 73 &Tomlnynd,NSOEE DearMitor: Just got my copy of the @WA Jounul....ldxs good and congrahrlations as the neweditor! 73 de Jack Nyiri, AB4CR Spring 199[
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