G[mloulnal - Quarter Century Wireless Association

Chapter Reports
Chapter 1O, Michigan
With spring finally arriving, the Chapter members
are looking forward to the annual meeting. As usual,
a very tasty luncheon has been arranged for, and it
will be good to see everyone out and about again after
a snowy winter. That includes those who escape to the
warmer climes for the cold season. The next report
will give the details of the meeting and the new officers
we expect to elect.
The weekly net has held up well this winter, and
the checkins have been a little better than average.
The net controls have been right there when it was
net time, and we thank them for their loyalty and good
net sessions. Conditions have been generally good and
the ones who enjoy QRMing the net have been thankfully
absent most of the time. We have had some good
discussions ofbuilding projects, especially those being
done by our President, Mike WBSICN.
The Chapter recently received some pictures for
the archives from the estate of WSGJH. I expect they
will bring back many memories to the old timers when
they are displayed at the meetings, and will show some
faces of old timers, now gone, to us more recent members
of the Chapter. It will be interesting to hear the
conversations that are sparked by these pictures.
Beverley Stoner K8ZJU - Secretary
Ghapter 16, Arizona
The "Riverboat Strummers" banjo band led by
Orrin Hale, entertained 41 members and guests at
lunch Saturday, January 20th. The Dixieland style
music featured our own Bob Menefee AATQJ playing
banjo and doing the vocals. President Tom Worthy
WTYW offered some opening remarks and then introduced
each person around the room. Ken Hopper
KDTKH gave the invocation and lunch was served.
After lunch Tom presented service awards with one
outstanding award for 80 years as a Ham to Cliff Fay
K7BQ. Cliffs award had serial number 12, which indicates
exactly how rare this award is. Others receiving
awards included Ralph Barr WODNO 50 years,
Left to right: Cffi Fay KTBQ - 80 years, Ralph Barr
W$ONO - 50 years, Al Lee W6KQI - 50 years, Ray Schulte
WQDFI - 60 years and George Lucchi W6NVN - 65 years.
AI Lee W6KQI50 years, Ray Schulte WODFI60 years
and George Lucch, W6NVN 65 years. Others earning
awards but not present at the meeting were Phil Battey
20 QCWA fournal - Summer 2001
WBFZV, Pen Brown 27KL, John Elwood WWTP each
50 years, Clem Chase W7 JGU, Darval Nelson
W7KNA, Lock Pingree W1ZD each 55 years, Harry
Paston KDTESJ and Clarence Wenzel W9ILM 60
years, Cameron Allen W70IF and Mike Kovar W2ZN
65 years, Ruby LaRue WTJZA 70 years. Their certificates
will be mailed to them.
After the awards, George Lucchi W6NVN presented
a slide show on his trip to Peking, China in 1979.
George was an engineer for RCA at that time and was
demonstrating some airborne radar equipment to the
Chinese engineers. It was a very interesting trip including
pictures of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City
as weII as many shots of Peking.
Another distinguished guest at the meeting was
Ethel Gross, the widow of 41 Gross, WSPAL well known
inventor who held many patents in electronics. He was
probably best known for inventing the "Walkie Talkie"
used extensively in WWII.
Prizes were drawn and the meeting adjourned at
2:00 PM.
Gerry Higgins WTES' Secretary/Treasurer.
Chapter 21, Canton, Ohio
The regular quarterly meeting of QCWA, Chapter
21, Canton, Ohio was held February 17,2001, following
luncheon at The Hometown Buffet, Canton, Ohio.
There were 24 members guests present.
Congratulations were sent to the Cleveland Chapter
1 on their 50th anniversary.
It was reported that member Jesse Wilson W8LDQ,
QCWA #L2345, became a Silent Key in January. He
had been president of this chapter in 1980. He was
frrst licensed in 1952 and joined Chapter 21 in 1978.
Jesse served in the U. S. Navy in WWII and was retired
from LTV Steel (Republic Steel). Operating on
both HF and VHF, he ran the RTTY portion of the
CARC Sunday morning net on 2 meters and was also
active on the Buckeye RTTY Net. A donation in his
Chapter 27 secretary David Glass WSUKQ Qeft) presents
the Century Club Award to Ed Gammeter W8CSU.
Assisting are Ed Clinger WASDRT and Denny Frey KSNIB
(right). Digital photo by Etl Clinger WASDRT and Dorothy
Gammeter.