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Contents of this Journal are @2009 QCWA 

(Quarter Century Wireless Association) 

DISCLAIMERI Opinions expressed by the authors 

of articles contributed to the Journal do not 

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Directors of the Quarter Century Wireless 

Association, lnc. 

REPORTS 

r acwAr 

rrou,,nal 

President's Messggg Pg! tof ke, NOUF 

www.qcwa.org . Winter 2009 . Volume 58, Number 4 

General Manager's Report {bySt Vvpbl{g::e, KI IGD 

lluplel_ Reports 

FEATURES 

The Margate Safari Net -- Pat West, WTEA 

QCWA Scholarship Winners 

Teenaqers Then 

Random Recollections - 

GeorEre Hart, 1,4/_7.,NJM 

N_ovlse i[l]ary Plrl t Crff Chsts-lh!- Aege 

COLUMNS 

Rules and Regs Digesl - John B. lohnston, W3BE 

DEPARTMENTS 

New Membrers 

_LLem-otal,_S*cl-olarchlpl!!d 

Classfiq{, Ads 52 

Chaoters On The Air 55 

!1le[ 

Keys 54 

Tlris month,s coverr Chapter 

1 i I sponsored the 10TA Expedition to Tangier 

lsland, lt began on Juiy 23,2009 and ended 

July 26, 2009. The expedition call sign was 

W4T. Team members included: Steve Batton. 

W4X0; Butch Burke, KE4ML;Vic Culver, 

W4VIC; Joe Deschaine, KI4RKB;Talley George, 

W4TVG;Terry Hunsicker, KI4RXC; Bary Priddy, 

K5VIP; and Ouint Webb, K4C0W, The Suppofi 

staff included: Pilot Station Ron Young, WBRJL, 

and digital advisot Stu Spatz, K4MIL. 

The logistics team members for the expedition departed Cobb's Marina aboard the sailboat D0-U- 

WUNA, Captain Terry KI4HXC navigating, 0n Wednesday a{ternoon and the remainder of the operators 

from Onancock, VA on Thursday morning July 23 via the Tangier pedeslrian {erry. Anlennas for the 

duration included a tri"band yagi, all bancl veriical antenna, and a Carolina Winclorn wire antenna. The 

photo to the left is Tangier lslancl at hish tide. Ph0t0 by the team. 

A-) 

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QCWA Officers and Board of Directors 

President: Bob Roske, NOUF 

993 Hassan Street SE., Hutchinson, MN 55350-3215 

Phone. 320-587-3890, email: bros[e@hutchtel.net 

Vice President.'Kenneth 'Ken' D. Oelke, VE6AFO 

729 Harvest Hills Drive NE, Calgary, AB, T3K 4R3, Canada 

Phone, 403-226-5840, email ve6afo@3web.net 

Secretary: Walter Supina, N3WS 

525 Ridge Avenue, State College , PA 168A33442, 

Phone; I 1 4-238-37 98, email : n3wsqcwa@g marl.com 

Treasurer: Frank Harris, WA4PAM 

512 E Pasadena Ave, Clewiston, FL33440-3207 

Phone: 863-983-3800, e-mail: fcharris44@embarqmail.com 

General Manager: Chuck Walbridge, KIlGD 

PO.Box 3247, Framingham, MA 017A53247 

Phone: 508-405-1930, FAX: 508-405-1965, 

email. qcwagm@rcn.corr 

QCWA home page - http://www.qcwa.org 

Directors 

Le Roy Baldwin, WOOTY 

645 S- lvlentzer Road, Robins , lA 52328-9703 

Phone: 319-395-7 183, email: lgbw0ofy@aol.com 

Val Erwin, W5PUT 

1419 Latigo Lane, Flowe'Mound, TX 75002-6588 

Phone : 81 7 -490-61 22, ema\1. da I lasqcwa@sbcg loba I. net 

Carolyn Harrison, WBOOUM 

P.O. Box 467, Bolivar, MO 65613-0467 

Phone: 417-777-7777, email'. wb0oum@arrl net 

Tony Hirsch, WSRSH 

6229 Ole'ltangy River Road, Worthington, OH 43085-3469 

Phone. 61 4-880-4466, ema i l. th irsch@ameritech. net 

Larry McCalvy, WASJMO 

5400 Six Mile Road, Racine, W|53402-9741 

Phone: 262-639-1327, e-mail: wagjmo@wi.net 

William Pasternak, WA6ITF 

28197 Robin Avenue, Saugus, CA 91350-2066 

Phone: 661-296-1 180, email: wa6itf@arnewsline.org 

Ken Simpson, WSEK 

8400 NW 1 I 5 Avenue, Ocala, FL, 34482-1A14 

Phone: 352-732-84A0, email: w8ek@FlHam.net 

Ed Yoder, W3YMB 

9 Lakeridge Dr., Greensburg, PA 15601-9799 

Phone : I lq-eso -+qa2, ema i I : edyoder@comcast. net 

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WINTER 2OO9 

ur 54lh Annual QCWA Spring QSO Party will be in April 2010. Watch for the rules in the lournal or at http://www.qcwa.org/qsoparty.htm. 

Hopefully we'll get a sunspot or two before then. 

Congratulations to the winners of the QCWA Scholarships. They are listed elsewhere in the Journal. Thanks to FAR for handling the 

selection process. 

I had the pleasure of participating in a CQ10O demonstration at the Chapter 63 Meeting in Oklahoma City. lt was lots of fun surprising 

the members of Chapter 63. 

The Annual QCWA Members Meeting will be held at Dayton again in 2010. Time and location to follow. 

Chapter 41 is planning the Dallas QCWA Convention to coincide with HamCom on 11 - 12 )une,201O in the Dallas area, plano actually! 

See page 29 or check http://www.hamcom.orgl for more info. 

Check out http://www.qcwa.org/events-by-chapter.htm to find out when and where a chapter in your area is meeting. 

l'd like to call your attention to the revitalized QCWA Chapter 36 in Northwest lndiana - Creaky Knees and Rusty Keys -.Visit the 

chapter's website at http://chaote136.orgl. Chartered in 1967 and dormant from 1993 until now, Stan and the guys ur. doing a great 

jobl 

Dogwood Chapter 98 in Vancouver, BC is also being reactivated. On 10/04/09, six amateurs gathered and agreed to proceed. lnterim 

Officers are President, Gary Skett, VE7AS, and Secretary-Treasurer, EdFrazer, VE7EF. Chapter 98 was chartered in 1976 and was active 

until 2001. 

All the best to the officers, members and prospects of Chapters 36 and 98. 

Left; Terry, AAGT; Cente4 Stan, WAGZGI; Right, Ron, NCGU. 

Quarter Century Wlreless Assoc ation 

On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, three members of 

Northern California Chapter 1 l, traveled to Livermore in 

Alameda County to install a complete HF radio station in 

the home of Chris Pelton, AF6Jl. Chris is a relatively new 

ham who has earned her Extra Class license. The radio 

was a Yeasu FT 920, with an Astron 35m power supply. 

The G5RV was erected in the side yard. 

The equipment was supplied by Ron Carmichael, NC6U, 

Terry Finn, 446[, provided a grounding strap and coax , 

and Stan Towle, WA6ZGI did most of the installation. 

This HF radio station was owned by Ken Beck, WB6UyV 

of Lancaster, CA. Ken became a SK in the spring of 2009 

and his family asked Ron, NC6U, to find a new home for 

the equipment where it would be put to use by a new 

ham who would really appreciate the gift. 

Good Show, Chapter 1 1 ! 

73 de N@UF op Bob Roske 

President QCWA

lhe Quurler 

Cenlury Wireless 

Associulion 

The Quarter Century Wireless 

Association, lnc. was founded 

ljecember 5, 194/, as a non-commercial 

association of radio amateurs 

organized for the promotion 

of interest in Amateur Radio communication 

and experimentation, 

for the establishment and 

advancement of the radio art and 

of the public welfare. 

QCWA is an incorporated association 

without capital stock chartered 

under the laws of the State 

of New York, and is a tax exempt 

5U l(L)J organrzatton unOer tne 

lnrernal KevenLre Locte oT lv5b. 

Its affairs are governed by a 

President, Vice President, 

Secretary, Treasurer and a Board of 

Directors, whose votrng members 

are elected every two years by the 

general membership. 

ln order to qualify for membership 

in QCWA one must have demonstrable 

proof of having been first 

licensed as an Amateur Radro 

operator at least 25 years prior to 

application for membership and 

must be currently licensed. 

Membership inqliries and general 

correspondence should be 

addressed to the business office at 

PO. Box 3247, Framingham, MA 

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THE MARGATE SAFARI NET 

by Pat West, WTEA 

the more interesting jnternational 

nets I have participated 

in was referred to as the 

" Marqate Safari Net " . 

There were 40-50 active 

members of this net, and 

over 100 counting occasional 

checkins. 

lvlargate, a noted tourist site in 

Natal, South Africa, is located on the lndian 

Ocean about 375 miles Northeast of Port 

Elizabeth. The net control station for the Margate 

Safari Net was the late Manny Laxton, ZS5WX, a 

Margate resident, a World War ll hero of the war 

in the desert against Rommel; and a famous big 

game hunter, safari guide, and movie actor. 

Manny changed from a big game killer, trophy collector 

and safari leader to become an avid game conservationist. 

ln fact, in addition to several qame farms he 

owns, he purchased a 3,000 acre spread, north of Margate and when last heard from, 

had fenced the farm and was stocking it with natrve animals. His plan was to provide 

an area like our Pacific Northwest Trek, where children could view the wild animals of 

Africa in a wild native environment. 

ln the late 1980s and early 1990s, lwas an active participant in the Margate Safari Net. 

Several mornings each week, I would tune my radio to the proper frequency at the correct 

time and would check in to the net. For about an hour, hams from the world over 

but mostly from our state of California, would discuss numerous topics of mutual interest 

We would tell about ourselves, our other hobbies, work experience and you name 

it. Many lasting friendships were achieved via The Margate Safari Net. 

The late Bill Rea, WGVZZ, from Pasadena, California was the alternate net control station. 

When Manny couldn't make it orwe did not have propagation to Africa, Bill 

would take over the net control. 

Several of the group have visited Manny and his loving wife Stella, now deceased, at 

lVargate and on at least one occasion, Manny visited the USA at one of the Visalia DX 

conventions. which are held each year at Visalia, California. Hams from all over the 

world get together for eyeball QSOs, and camaraderie. I have participated in several of 

the Visalia DX conventions but have never had the opportunity for an eyeball to eyeball 

conversation with Manny, however, did correspond with him and wife Stella. 

ln 1994, the low in the eleven year sunspot cycle cut off much of our world wide communicatrons 

and contact with Africa became very difficult to achieve. Our Margate 

Safari Net ceased ro exist. 

ln 1995, Gus Gilkas, W5HRF, from San Antonio, Texas, one of my active net friends, 

sent me a copy of a letter he had received from Mannys wife Stella. lquote from 

Stella's letter as follows: 

(continued on page 43) 

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WINTER 2OO9 

GENERAL 

Chuck Walbridge, KIlGD 

SAFETY - The recent tragedy in Florida should serve as a reminder of the importance of reading and following all safety rnfo in manuals 

and rnstallatton instructions of our ham equipment and antennas. While much of our equipment operates at low voltages, pnmary power 

is as much of, and is still, an area where safety needs to be considered. Please read your manuals and if you have safety questions, always 

contact the manufacturer of the item-radio or antennal We send our condolences from QCWA to the family of these hams. 

ELECT|ON2010-Ballotsforthe20'1 0Officer/Directorelectionwill bemailedtoall activemembersbyApri 15,2010.Theymustbe 

returned to the tellers no later than July 15,2010. The tellers for this election will be members of QCWA Neosho Valley Chapter No. 21 1. 

Photos and a brief bro of each candidate will be included in the spring Journal. The Nominat ng Committee report was included in the 

last Journal and the r selections are listed below. Other members, wishing to run as an Officer or Director, can submit a pettion, signed by 

25 members n good standing, tothe General Manager no laterthan December 15,2009. 

DAYTON 2010 - Thinking ahead, the Dayton Hamvention will be the weekend of 14-16 May 2010 with the annual Board Meeting on 

Thursday, May'1 3th. A QCWA general meetrng will be held during the Hamvention, time and location to be determrned. Further details 

wrll be published in the spnng Journal and placed on the QCWA web page. 

QCWA SCHOLARSHIPS - Agarn this year, we are happy to provide the photos and a summary of the actrvities of our QCWA 

Scholarship winners for 2009. QCWA congratulates all the winners and wish them the best in their schooling! Our thanks also to the 

Foundation of Amateur Radro for therr support in reviewing all the applications received each year, and for their effort in selecting the 

winners. This effort is accomplrshed at no cost to QCWA 

CHAPTER WEB PAGES Bob Roske, changing from his "President's hat" to his "Web Master hat", has been posting links on the 

QCWA web page to various chapter web pages. This allows those chapters to post various activities, which may be of interest to local 

hams or even members who might be traveiing through the area. While you might not have anyone in your chapter who has the computer 

programs or ski ls to prepare a web page, Bob can help by listing the important contact information for your chapter on a generic 

web page. Send him an e-mail wrth the info desired. 

Earlier thrs year, the QCWA web page was moved to a new host with the help of Howard Cunningham, WD5DBC. Thanks, Howard, for 

your efforts on thrs move. 

CANDIDATES FOR 2O1O ELECTION (at press time): 

President, Bob Roske, NOUF 

Vice President, Ken Oelke, VE6AFO 

Secretary, Walt Supina, N3WS 

Treasurer, Frank Harris, WA4PAM 

DIRECTORS (vote for eight) 

Le Roy Baldwin , WAOFY 

Howard Cunningham, WD5DBC 

Val Erwrn, W5PUT 

Gary Harrison, K0BC 

Tony Hirsch, WBRSH 

Pierre Mainv lle, VA3PM 

Larry McCalvy, WA9JI\1O 

Ken Simpson, WBEK 

Robert 5mith, KK3P 

Ernie "Skip" Swenson, WB6WA 

Jan and lsend greetings and best wishes to everyone as we celebrate the upcoming holtday seasonl 

Chuck, KllGD, General Manager 

QCWA HISTORICAL MATERIAL IIVANTED: It is important that we preserve any or all material pertaining to the 

history of the QCW,A for posterity. lf you have iiems to contribute to the historical record of the QCW,A organization 

ploase conta(t. 

Historian, Gary Harrison, KOBC 

PO Box 467 

Bolivar, M0 65613-0467 

k0bc@arrl.net 

Quarler Century Wire ess Assoclat on

The Foundation for Amateur Radio, lnc. 

QCWA Narweo Memoant ScuoteRsHtps 

. Alfred Burke, W3VR, Memorial Scholarship: $2OOO.OO 

Fynn McPherson, ABSAT - Harrisonburg, VA 

. Ralph Hasslinger, W2CVF, Gharter Member Scholarship: $15OO,OO 

Sabra Perry, KDTJPR - Sweet Home, OR 

. Leland Smith, Sr., WSKL, Memorial Scholarship: $15OO.OO 

Stephen Sciarini, KCSIDJ - Dover, OH 

. Travis Baird, W9VQD, Memorial Scholarship: $15oo.oo 

Jonathan Troup, KADE 

. Donald & Phyllis Doughty Family Scholarship: $14OO.OO 

Lauren Rice, KC2LR - Syracuse, NY 

. Edwin P. Woodruff, W3SX, Memorial Scholarship: $12OO.OO 

Nicholas Bauer, KC)GN - Bloomington, lN 

. Jacob-Keller, WSDUG -w4z9 Memoria! Scholarship: $12OO.oo 

Brendan McDonald, VA3BJM -Dryden, ON Canada 

. Wes Randles, W4COW, Memorial Scholarship: $11OO.OO 

Jeremy Pedersen, AB3DL, Milford, DE 

. Leo Meyerson, W@GFGI, Family Living Scholarship: $1OOO.OO 

Kayla Check, NSKAY - lndependence, OH 

QCWA Sl,:enr Key MmnoRtAL Scuorensurps 

Christina Check, WSHBI - lndependence, OH 

William Chimel, KB3HUG - S. Abington Township, PA 

Daniel Ellis, KG4IVC - Pikeville, NC 

Alexander Jasper, KB9TTO - Plover, Wl 

Kerry Manderbach, KAXOK - St. Louis, MO 

Blake McCabe, KC2QGX - Vestal, NY 

Stephen Oi, NVOA, Brentwood, TN 

Lori Rose, N9BRH - Franklin, lN 

Edward Schell, KC2TGD - Montauk, NY 

Jack Shor.t, KCZQIO - Columbia, MO 

Stephen Simpson, KCBIY - Ocala, FL 

John Sohl, KG4WWE - Shepherdsville, KY 

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Fynn McPherson, AB3AT 

Fynn McPherson, AB3AT 

I am a freshman biomedical engineering 

major at Case Western University in 

Cleveland, OH. I have been a licensed 

Amateur Radio operator since 2000, when 

I was in 5th grade and first discovered the 

world of ham radio, achieving the Extra 

class level in 2003. I have been active off 

and on since then, and even operated 

briefly in Australia while I worked there for 

5 months last year using the call VK2AQB. I 

am planning on using the Case Western 

Ham Radio Club station, W8EDU while I 

am here. i am planning on either attending 

medical school or physical therapy school 

after I graduate, but plan on remaining 

active in the amateur radio community. I 

Jeremy Pedersen, AB3DL 

I am a Computer Engineering student at 

the University of Delaware, minoring in 

Computer Science. My interests are in high 

performance computing and in collecting 

old computer "junk" with which I can clutter 

up my room. Currently, I am active in 

the Linux User's Group, which has some 

crossover with the amateur radio club, I am 

working on becoming a VE so I can assist 

the University's amateur radio club in 

bringing in new members, as it has been a 

rough couple of semesters for them. In my 

spare time, I am trying to build a small cluster 

so that I can learn the basics of parallel 

Jonathan Troup, K0DE 

Quarler Century W re ess Assoc ation 

Jeremy Pedersen, AB3DL 

programming. I hope also to have some 

time to build some HF qear, as I am currently 

limited to a 2M handheld. I 

Alexander Jasperi KB9TTO 

I am a junior at the University of 

Minnesota, majoring in Bioproducts 

Engineering. I am active in the lnternational 

Association for the Exchange of Students 

for Technical Education, and hope to attain 

an internship abroad this coming summer. I 

enjoy storm chasing and contesting with 

my dad, NE9U, who got me started in 

Amateur Radio, Outside of Amateur Radio, 

I spend my time running, golfing, and skiing. 

I 

Jonathan Troup, KODE 

Jonathan is a 22-year old Amateur Extra 

currently attending the University of lllinois 

at Urbana-Champaign as a second-year 

graduate student and teaching assistant. 

He graduated Magna Cum Laude from 

Colorado State University in May 2008, 

earning a B.S. in Mathematics. He heard 

about amateur radio through his family 

and shortly after receiving his novice 

license, discovered an amateur radio club 

for kids called BARC Jr. This organization 

helped him earn his Extra within the same 

year, when he was 12 years old. Jonathan 

still greatly enjoys ham radio contests and 

Morse code. I 

Kerry Manderback, K1XOK 

Alexander lasper, KB9TTO 

Kerry Manderbach, K0XOK 

Kerry Manderbach is an adult student who 

has returned to college in order to complete 

his education. He has an Associate of 

Science in Mass Communications, and is 

seeking a Bachelor's of Science in Media 

Studies with an emphasis on broadcasting. 

He attends the University of Missouri at St 

Louis, and participates in many charitable 

activities through his membership in several 

student organizations on campus. Kerry is a 

co-founder of "The U--UMSL Student 

Radio" at the University, and helped set up 

broadcasting facilities for the station along 

with advisor Dr. Charles Granger (KBOPCZ) 

and lT Specialist Marcel Bectoldt (N9NJY) 

Kerry enjoys working 2, 40 and 75 meters, 

as weil as 70CM. He is an avid SWL and 

participates in the activities of the St. Louis 

and Suburban Radio Club. Kerry is working 

towards his Extra Class ticket and is a 

SkyWarn Spotter for his iocal A.R.E.S I 

William Chimel, KB3HUG 

I am the fourth ham in our family. My 

father, WA3LWR, is a QCWA member, and 

my mother, Sue, KD3GG, will soon be 

licensed long enough to be a QCWA. My 

brother, KA3SRC, just graduated from 

Pennsylvania State University with an 

lnformation Technology degree, double 

minors, and high honors. I enjoy VHF and 

UHF contacts as well as satellite communi- 

William Chimel, KB3HUG

lack Short, KClQIO 

cations, and hope to upgrade to General 

this year. 

I am active with our APRS network, as 

well as remote packet node system, ARES 

and RACE5. I have also served as an officer 

in some of the local clubs and assisted in 

teaching various ham radio classes over the 

years. lt is my hope to follow in a similar 

path to my brother's and obtain degree in 

lnformation Technology, I hope to be able 

to combine it with my amateur radio inter 

ests and provide a new service to hams. I 

Jack Short, KCOQIO 

Jack H. Short is a first-year medical student 

at the University of Missouri School of 

Medicine. A 2009 graduate from Mizzou 

(B.S. Biology), he has been an active ham 

and weather spotter in Columbia, MO and 

his hometown, Kansas City, MO. He has 

been active in amateur radio since 2003, 

and has chaired numerous field day activities 

with his club, the Northeast Kansas 

ARC (KOHAM). Being involved in ham 

radio helped Jack further his interests in science 

and community involvement, as well 

as meet many new friends. Recommended 

by QCWA member Lee Bergren, WOAR 

(sk), Jack hopes to keep meeting new 

friends around the world, and sharing the 

spirit of volunieerism and activism that is 

amateur radio. I 

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Stephen Sciarini, KCSIDJ 

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Lauren Rice, KC2LR 

Edward Schell, KC2TGD 

There have been a lot of changes in my life 

since graduation from East Hampton High 

School. A summer work experience 

arranged by a Ham Radio friend opened 

new doors for me. I changed my major to 

Electrical Engineering, and am attending 

Clemson University in South Carolina. 

After setting up my apartment and computer, 

I gained permission to put up an 

antenna on the top of the building. lt still 

needs some tweaking, but I am able to get 

some RF out. Over Labor Day weekend, I 

attended the Shelby Hamfest in Charlotte, 

North Carolina. Now I am trying to join up 

with the Clemson Amateur Radio Club. As 

you can see, Ham Radio is a huge part of 

my life I 

Stephen Sciarini. KCSIDJ 

At the age of eleven I passed the 

Technician Class Amateur Radio License 

issued by the Federal Communications 

Commission and currently hold an Extra 

Class License, ln January 2004, 1 received 

certification through the Amateur Radio 

Relay League to administer amateur radio 

examinations. I am a member of the 

Massillon Amateur Radio Club and the 

American Radio Relay League. My father, 

mother, and sister also hold Extra Class 

licenses and are volunteer examiners. 

Some of the pro.jects that I designed 

& 

Stephen Simpson, KCSIOY 

Edward Schell, KC2TGD 

and/or built include four channel mixer, 

vacuum tube display, CW keyer, infrared 

PLC remote control, 2 meter repeater, 

PSK3'l transceiver, ChemE car wireless data 

acquisition & sensor circuitry (for a team of 

students in the Chemical Engineering 

Department) and wireless MlDl accordion. 

ln April of this year, - classmate losh A. 

Boley and I placed first in the 5th Annual 

Computer Science Day with our senior 

seminar prolect entitled " Legendary Rock 

Bot" at the University of Akron. 

I enjoy participaiing in field day and fox 

h u nts. 

This fall I started classes for a Master's 

Degree in Computer Science at the 

University of Akron in Akron, Ohio I 

Stephen Simpson, KCSIOY 

Stephen Simpson, KC8IOY is a 20 year-old 

student currently studying for a Bachelor of 

Science degree in Computer Engineering at 

the University of Florida, where he is a fifth 

year engineering student, after which he 

plans on pursuing a Master of Science 

degree in Computer Engineering at the 

University of Florida. He transferred from 

Central Florida Community College after 

receiving an Associate of Arts degree, 

along with Associate of Science degrees in 

Computer Engineering Technology, 

Computer lnformation Technology, and 

lnternet Services Technology. Stephen was 

Nicholas Bauer KCgGZY 

QCWAJourna o Winter 2OO9 . w\ vwqcwa,org

Sabra Perry, N 

first licensed as a Technician when he was 

B years old, and presently holds a General 

class license. Stephen is President of the 

Gator Amateur Radio Club at UF, is a member 

of IEEE, Golden Key lnternational 

Honor Society, Eta Kappa Nu electrical and 

computer engineering honor society, serves 

as webmaster for the Friendship Amateur 

Radio Club, of which he is a member, and 

also serves as webmaster for the Ocala 

Chapter 62 QCWA He is the son of WSEK 

and N8AJU, and grandson of WA8ETW. I 

Nicholas Bauer, KC9GZY 

This fall I will be entering my junior year at 

the lndiana University Kelley School of 

Business in Bloomington, lndiana. I am 

double majoring in accounting and finance 

and pursuing a five-year program to receive 

my bachelor's degree as well as a Master's 

of Professional Accountinq (MPA) at 

lndiana University. After I complete these 

degree programs I will be eligible to take 

the CPA exam and pursue a career in the 

accounting industry. 

I currently volunteer an average of five to 

six hours a week with the Argus Canine 

Search and Rescue Team in my hometown 

of Bloomington, lndiana. I actively participate 

in helping to reinforce training and 

various skills for five to ten dogs and handlers. 

We actively use amateur radio communications 

during training sessions. I also 

Blake P. McCabe, KC2QGX 

Quarter Century Wire ess Assoclat on 

Daniel Ellis, KG4IVC 

currently serve as the team financial officer 

with responsibilrties for maintaining team 

financial records. At lndiana University, I 

have participated in juggling club events 

and accounting case competitions. I am 

also a trained SKYWARN Severe Storms 

Spotter through the National Weather 

Service and a nationally certified amateur 

radio Volunteer Exam Coordinator by the 

Amateur Radio Relay League and W5Yl 

Amateur Radio Group. I 

Sabra Perry, KDTJPR 

I am 20 years old and a Junior in the nursing 

program through Oregon Health and 

Science University. I d like to work as a 

pediatric oncology nurse. I hold an Extra 

Class License and am a volunteer examiner. 

I taught a Technician class as the Secretary 

of the Ham Radio Club at the Oregon 

Institute of Technology and plan on teaching 

a class again this fall. 

Daniel Ellis, KG9IVC 

Daniel Ellis, son of Kirk and Robin Ellis, of 

Pikeville, NC attends N.C. State University 

to study Parks, Recreation, and Tourism 

Management. Daniel first acquired his amateur 

radio license at the age of 'l 1. At N.C. 

State, Daniel is active with Student Media, 

has written for the Raleigh television station, 

WRAL, and has worked as a member 

of the N,C. State Union Activities Board. ln 

Kayla Check, NSKAY 

John Sohl, KG4WWE 

addition, he also volunteers his time at a 

Raleigh community center, the community 

soup kitchen, and with activities at the 

annual State Fair. Daniel plans on pursuing 

a career in program management or event 

planning. 

John Sohl, KG4WWE 

Wow. I couldn't be more surprised by this 

award. I've been an amateur radio operator 

since I was about 12 years old when my 

dad taught a class for my scout troop. l'm 

1B years old now and am attending WKU 

in Bowling Green, KY to major in Broadcast 

Journalism. I was active in the St Aloysius 

Radio Club, a big project school and assisted 

occasionally after my graduation from 

grade school. l'm currently a General Class 

Operator, but my scope of activities is not 

limited to ham radio, alone. 

ln hiqh school, I maintained a 3.89 GPA, 

graduating 3rd in my class For my senior 

project, I spearheaded a theological program 

based on the Church's teachings on 

the Theology of the Body. lt lasted for 

twelve weeks and I personally accumulated 

nearly 70 service hours. On top of that, I 

have a gift at the piano, train altar servers 

at my local parish, was a starting pitcher 

for my Varsity Baseball Team, attained the 

Rank of Life Scout in my troop, and have 

worked numerous organizations like the 

Red Cross, Special Needs Baseball, and 

Lori Rose, N9BRH

Stephen Oi, NVSA 

Summer Camp for Kids Diagnosed with 

Cancer. As I look back on all that I have 

done, I realize I have done a lot, but I 

couldn't be prouder to have received this 

scholarship to help in my future success. 

Thanks again and 731 I 

Blake P. McCabe, KC2QGX 

Blake P McCabe is a 19 year old, 3rd generation 

ham, first licensed at age 'l 0 as a 

Technician and now holds a General Class 

License. She has been active in the 

Binghamton Amateur Radio club including 

holding the position of past secretary. She 

was an emergency operator for 3 Empire 

State Games. Blake is a sophomore music 

education major at Mansfield University 

and is on the Mansfield University Spirit 

and the Pride Marching Band Drumline. 

Kayla Check, N8KAY 

Kayla Check, N8KAY is'1 9 years old and 

will be a sophomore at Kent State 

University in the fall. 5he is a Nursing major 

and hopes to one day combine her nursing 

and amateur radio skills to help people. 

Currently Kayla holds an Extra Class License 

and has taken emergency service training 

through the ARRL. I 

Lori Rose, N9BRH 

Lori Rose, NgBRH, became a ham in 1980 

when she earned her Novice License while 

still in elementary school. She upgraded to 

Technician Class in 1981. She was active in 

the Wabash County Amateur Radio Club 

with her father, N9AFl, and her mother, 

N9BRH, until Lori moved out of the area to 

attend college. 

Lori attended the University of 

lndianapolis from 1987-1991, earning a 

B.A. in psychology. Lori is currently a student 

at lvy Tech Community College in 

Columbus. Lori is in her final year of nursing 

school and plans to work as an RN in a 

local hospital upon her graduation. While 

at lvy Tech she has been honored to be 

...1r :,'r 1.1,1 ,'lt' 1.'. 

*,N-t'fi's 

Brendan McDonald, VA3BIM 

named to the Dean's List, Phi Theta Kappa 

honor society, and named a DiMichieli 

Scholar in 2008 and 2009. 

Lori and her husband, Eric, live in 

Franklin, lndiana with their three children. 

Lori is active in her church and in her children 

s schools. Lori enjoys playing tennis 

and training in tae kwon do. I 

Stephen Oi, NV6A 

Ham radio has been more than just a 

hobby - it has given me direction for my 

education as well as the f inancial assistance, 

not mentioning the fine people I 

have come to know. Although I have been 

a ham more than half of my life, it will be 

another dozen years until I am eligible for 

the QCWA membership. The day I turned 

1B years old, I signed up to be a volunteer 

examiner with the ARRL VEC and I was the 

youngest VE in the nation. I look forward a 

day when I will be the youngest (or maybe 

one of the younger) QCWA member. ln the 

mean time, I will use the scholarship money 

wisely to be able to graduate from the 

University of Tennessee. I 

Brendan McDonald, VA3BJM 

My hometown is Dryden, Ontario, Canada. 

My parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle, 

as weli as many family friends are qualified 

Amateur Radio operators. My uncle, Scott 

Moody-VA3EXl, got me interested in amateur 

radio; he supplied me with all of the 

materials I need to get my licenses. My 

grandfather, Neil Moody, VE3VNM, encouraged 

me to get my basic license, and gave 

me my 2m handheld as a gift for succeeding. 

At the age of 12, I got my basic qualifications 

and 6 months later my Morse 

code, and finally at 13, I completed my 

advanced qualification. I can still remember 

one of my first contacts made to ltaly while 

I was driving with my uncle. Memories like 

that make this hobby all worthwhile. 

I am studying Linguistics at the University 

of Ottawa with hopes of going into 

Christina Check, WSHBI 

Audiology. I have also been a volunteer in 

my community. 

I am proud to promote Amateur radio to 

those I meet, I 

Christina Check, W8HBI 

Christina Check, W8HBl, is 39 years old 

and is working on completing a Bachelor's 

Degree jn Technical Management with a 

concentration in Accounting, Christina 

holds an Extra Class License and has taken 

three levels of emergency service training 

through the ARRL. I 

Lauren Rice, KC2LR, is 18 years old and 

lives in Syracuse, NY. She is a freshman at 

Cornell University this fall and is majoring 

in biological sciences. She has her Extra 

class license and was first licensed at the 

age of 1 0. She has been very active in her 

community amateur radio club, RAGS, participating 

in numerous community service 

activities such as communications for the 

St. Patrick's Day Parade, the YMCA 

triathlon and the Mountain Goat Run. She 

also participated in a Department of 

Environmental Conservation study of the 

endangered lndiana bat, tracking their 

nesting patterns using radio tags. Lauren is 

thrilled to be attending Cornell this fall and 

would like to thank the QCWA for their 

generous scholarship. I 

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Shall Not Perish 

Good morn i n g, Vol u nteer-exam i ner Coord i nators. 

Welcome to Gettysburg and the 2009 VEC Conference. 

Keeping with the long-ago established protocol for an 

address delivered on these hallowed grounds, only this 

morning during the ride from Washington was this humble 

report lotted down on the back of an envelope. 

We have been using our National Park Service Senior 

Pass to visit as many United States battlef ields as possible. 

It is amazing that most of our Nation's battles, like 

Gettysburg, have been fought in National and State 

Parks. 

Threescore and 15 years ago our fathers brought forth 

to this continent a new Communication Act; conceived in 

liberty and dedicated to the proposition that our 

American public would benefit from the regulation of 

interstate and foreign communications transmitted by 

wire or radio. lncluded in that law were provisions for 

some very uniquely-qualified people: duly authorized persons 

interested in radio technique solely with a personal 

aim and without pecuniary interest. 

Their purpose was to empower these amateur operators 

to carry out self-training, intercommunication and 

technical investigations. The FCC was created therewith 

and directed to prescribe the qualifications of radio operators, 

classifying them according to the duties to be performed, 

fixing the forms of such licenses, and issuing 

them to persons found to be qualified. 

The FCC thereupon codified those directives into its 

ruies: To become duly authorized. a license grant must 

be requested and the person must pass an examination 

sufficrent to prove possession of the operational and technical 

qualifications necessary to perform properly the 

duties of an amateur operator" 

After a half-century of preparing and administering 

those examrnations, the FCC was further authorized to 

accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of amateur 

operators to carry out these tasks. lt was directed to 

prescribe rules for selecting, overseeing, sanctionrng and 

dismissing any person so accepted. 

Now we are engaged in our great volunteer examiner 

system, testing whether our system - or any system so 

conceived and so dedicated - can Iong endure. We are 

assembled here to confer with the FCC and to plan for 

the future. lt is altogether fitting and proper that we 

should do this. 

Quarler Century W reless Association 

:r'',i.' 

We must remember that our VEs have their unique 

tasks to carry out: they must prepare each question on 

each pool; they must prepare each question set according 

to instructions from their volunteer-examiner coordinator 

or obtain them from a supplier; they must administer the 

examinations; they must determine the correctness of the 

examinee's answers. They do a superb job. 

We must also remember that you VECs also have your 

FCC-assigned coordination tasks to carry out. You must 

seek a broad representation of amateur operators to be 

VEs. You must determine that the volunteer is competent 

to perform the VE functions. Your must determine that 

no questions of the person's integrity or honesty could 

compromise the examinations. You must not discriminate 

in accrediting VEs on the basis of race, sex, religion or 

national origin; nor on the basis of membership in an 

amateur service organization; nor on the basis of the person 

accepting or declining to accept reimbursement. 

All fourteen VECs, additionally, must cooperate in 

maintaining one question pool for each examination element, 

giving assurance that there is uniformity in the 

questions being asked regardless of where they are 

administered. 

With these responsibilities in mind, here are my recommendations: 

Make public your VEC instructions to VE Teams. 

Disclose to all volunteers your conditions for VE accreditation 

so that they can make an informed choice when 

selecting the VEC to coordinate their work. Document 

your policies such that all VEs know what they are. 

Repudiate your call to make "... the amateur service 

accessible to as many citizens as possible." Part 95 

already provides citizens and non-citizens alike with 

access to HF CB, VHF Multi-Use, and UHF Family and 

General Mobile Personal Radio Services. No examination 

is required. ln most of these, the Iicense grant is by rule. 

They are domestrc services; they are not recognized nor is 

spectrum allocated internationally. Experimentation is not 

allowed. Equipment type certification, moreover, is 

mandatory. 

Our rules Parl97, however, in addition to the 

Communications Act and the international Radio 

Regulations, say that our service is for those aforementioned 

uniquely-qualified amateur operators. Equipment

type certification is not required. Experimentation, rather, 

is expected and encouraged. 

Do not blur the distinction between CB and amateur. 

Stand against the trivralization of our radio service. Enable 

our VEs to fulfill their duties so as to allow our amateur 

service community to uphold its reputation of high standards 

of legitimacy in being beneficial to the American 

pu blic. 

Adopt a set of VEC instructions to your Question 

Pool Committee. You have created your question pool 

committee to carry out your obligation. Very few VECS, 

however, have ever participated on your committee. 

Become involved! Cooperate, at least, by joining with the 

other VECs in developrng a set of instructions for your 

committee to follow. Because your QPC members are 

sublect to change every year, a set of agreed-to instructions 

can help assure continuity and demonstrate permanence 

in that your considered policy is directing your question 

pool-maintaining process. 

A noteworthy commerce has evolved for providing 

examination preparation services. lts practitioners, their 

employees and associates depend upon your question 

pools. lt is their lifeblood. Your obligation, nevertheless, 

is to maintain your question pools for the VEs. Frequent 

revisions obviously benefit exam preparation services commerce. 

but the constant churning of the questions disadvantages 

the examinees, the VEs and our instructors. lt 

obsoletes and disrupts unreasonably their administration 

and training materials and curricula. 

Do not tolerate your pools being revised unnecessarily. 

Only revamp a pool when it needs updating because of 

rule amendments or evolving good amateur and engineering 

practices. 

You are exceptionally fortunate to have (QCWA 

Member) Rol Anders as your Question Pool Committee 

chair. ln the Baltimore area, he is our most respected 

amateur radio instructor and expert. He loves to teach. 

He is unencumbered by any examination preparation services 

commerce. Do not let him get away. 

Comply fully with the FCC element standards. First 

and foremost, a working knowledge of the pertinent FCC 

rules is fundamental to operating an amateur station properly. 

Also required is an understanding of our good amateur 

and good engineering practices, along with a grasp 

of the related technical rudiments sufficient to make those 

rules and practices meaningful. Keep on track! You have 

no rightful excuse to shape the pools to manipulate licensing 

trends or to faciliiate commerce. 

On my website is a list of the technical terms taken 

from the FCC rules that need to be understood in order 

for the rules and practices to make sense. 

Do not compromise any question just to satisfy the 

constraints of the multiple-choice format. Enable our 

VEs to prepare, administer and grade in the format of 

their choice. Although it is probably the most widely 

administered type, that lowly-regarded multiple-choice 

answer format is not an FCC rule requirement. Unless you 

condition your VE accreditation upon the volunteer's consent 

to admrnister only multiple-choice examinations, it is 

not obligatory. 

Heretofore, the FCC staff examiners also employed a noknowledge-to-grade 

multiple-choice format. Holding an 

amateur operator Iicense grant, however, was not in their 

position descriptions. The questions and answers, moreover, 

were not disclosed beforehand. 

Our VE system cannot lay claim to any similar justification. 

Every VE must have passed not only the examination 

element that he or she is preparing or administering but 

also the next higher element, where there is one. Your 

multiple-choice format, with the exact questions and 

answers publicized beforehand encourages quickie memorization 

rather than benef icial learning. 

For example, the very first statement codified in Part 97 

is the basis and purpose for the rules in locations where 

the FCC regulates the amateur radio service. Any person 

seeking a license should be aware of the FCC's expectations 

on how he or she is to make use of the privileges 

conferred thereby. Hence, those fundamental principles 

should be addressed in the very first examination for a 

license. Your multiple-choice format question and answer 

character constraints, however, will not accommodate it 

satisfactorily. The question-preparing VE, therefore, must 

dumb-down the question to fit your 210-character constraint. 

One shortcut is to state briefly the knowledge 

amateur operator needs to know and then simply ask the 

examinee to identify its source; maybe something like this: 

T1A01 (97.1Xa) Voluntary noncommercial communications, 

technology, skills, operators, technicians, electronics 

experts, international goodwill are the objectives 

for the amateur service of which authority? 

A. FCC 

B. ITU 

C. FEMA 

D. OSTP 

It looks like it addresses the basis and purpose of the rules. 

But it is not the fundamental expertrse a truly qualified 

FCC-licensed amateur operator must possess. That knowledge 

has been subjugated to satisfy the constraints of 

your limiting format. 

Don't take our spectrum for granted. We are all concerned 

about disturbing news reports of spectrum 

demands for Internet services. The BPL may be only the 

opening shot. Congress now knows of the billions that 

can be raised through auctions. Let's try our very best to 

retain our spectrum for those genuine uniquely-qualified 

amateur operators. lf your question pools are not correct, 

our VEs' efforts are meaningless. Get your pools right. 

The world will little note nor long remember what we 

say here, but it can never forget what we do here. lt is for 

us to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us: 

that every person in America for whom our spectrum is 

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allocated goes on to qualify fully for an amateur operator 

license and uses it forever after in doing that for which it 

is intended. 

And our amateur radio services shall not perish from 

the earth. 

Have a great conference and thank you. 

John B. tohnston W3BE, Vice-Chair NCVEC, July 24, 

2009 

Read the rules - Heed the rules 

Have a question about the amateur service rules? 

Visit http ://www.w3 B El nformed. org and e-mai I 

john@johnston. net. 

The Rules Say... appears monthly in WorldRadio Online 

at http://www. cq-amateu r-rad io. com. 

QCWA members in attendance at the 2009 VEC Conference (l to 0: Gordon 

Girton, W6NW, Sunnyvale VEC; Norm Harfill, N4NH, Western Carolina VEC; R.C, 

Smith, W6BA, Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group; Billy Stewait, 

WA PV|, W4VEC, VEC; Fred Maia, WiYl, W1Yl, VEC; Rol Anders, K3BA, Laurel, 

VEC; John B. Johnston, W3BE, URC-YEC. 

Bitl Cross from the FCC Wiretess Tetecommunications Bureau fields a question 

from an attendee, 

Quarler Century Wireless Association 

Laura Smith from the FCC Enforcement Bureau presents a report. 

Pat Rinn (at lectern) and Dorothy Conway lrom the FCC office of Managing 

Director make a presentation. 

While in Gewsburg, a visit was made to the new shack of ham radio's best 

friend: QCWA Chesapeake Chaptet N0.20 member, Biley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH. 

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CHAPTER 

r-eport 

Please send the reports b: Chuck Walbridge, General Manage4 to arrive 

Our yeorly owqrds ond recognition luncheon in 

October honors o number of our speciol members. 

This yeor, QCWA certificoies were presented 

to the following: 

50-yeor Gold to John Petkoc, KBNMY ond Jomes 

Procker, KBQOT. 55-Yeors to Dovid Dennis, WBDDD; 

ond Donold Seoly, WBQKO. ZO-Yeors to Kirk Sonderson, 

WBWNA. Z5-Yeors to Robert Briggs, WBMMC. ACWA 

Century Club Certificotes to Mqrvin Grossmon, WBAZO, 

ond George Keltner, K8SGM. Congrotulotions to oll! 

West side coveroge of the chopter's Wednesdoy night 

net {1 46.850,8:00 p.m.) hos improved with o new 

receiver input in Royolton. The ontenno is 400 feet toll, 

ond fills the holes thot the Eost Side receiver doesn't heor. 

We regret the possing of Joe Zelle, WBFAZ, o long{ime 

member of Chopter One, ot oge 97. 

D.E. "Dee" Logan, WIHE0, Editor 

Summer, Julv 1 tor Fall and october 1 for Winter Beports received later than the deadline may Eot be p$blishad tn the Joumal! $oO 

Chapter Report suhmittal requirements! 

Chopter 6 held its foll 2009 meeting ot its regulor venue 

of Rocky's ll in McKees Rocks, PA. We were pleosed to 

welcome new members ond visitors: Lloyd Croft, KA3MSE, 

Bob McCloskey, W3RJM, ond his son, Rob, W3RTM. 

Speciol guests were Don Kunst, W3LNE, ond his son, 

Gorrison, KB3LEZ, who drove over four hours io ottend 

our meeting ond heor their fother ond grondfother speok 

obout his eorly doys in rodio. The visit wos kept o secret 

from our speoker, Art Kunst, W3WM ond his wife, Sylbio, 

KB3HYV. Needless to soy, they were quite surprised to see 

their son ond grondson show up for the meeting. 

Art Kunst, W3WM, spoke obout his eorly interest in 

rodio os o young school boy growing up in Chicogo during 

the Greot Depression. He reloted teoching hlmself the 

Three generations ol Kunst Family operators at Chapter 6 Meeting. 

code ond the terror of toking the rodio exom before the 

Rodio lnspector in Chicogo. He olso told of the difficulties 

encountered in obtoining ports with little or no money during 

the ,l930s, ond the bios of some old timers who held 

lower closs licenses thon he did ot such o young oge. 

Art's eorly interest in rodio would go on to serve him well 

in both the militory ond civilion sectors in his odult life, 

ond he remoins octive to this doy. 

Chopter 6 meets on o quorterly bosis ond interested 

omoteurs con get detoils of chopter octivities from Brion 

Roberts, K9VKY directly, or by checking into the Sundoy 

mornlng net ot 0830 prevoiling time on 147.03+. The net 

is hosted by Bruce Murroy, N3GH|, ond oll ore welcome. 

Brion Roberts, K|VKV Choper Scrihe 

Chqpter 8. Upper Midwest (MN) 

Following our summer hiotus, Chopter B kicked off o new 

seoson of meetings with o round toble discussion by the 

I 2 members ond guests present. 

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The highlights of the business meeting included the foct 

thot Don Johnston, WAJBX, wos oppointed os o Chopier 

Director during the Summer to fill the voconcy left when 

John Fox, WOLER, become our Vice President. Our 

Treosurer, Tom Steele, AAOHQ, reported we hove 42 

members ond ore in the block. The door prizes were won 

by WATLE, WDAGUP, WAJBX ond KOMWC. 

Our November progrom will be on the Member 

Assistonce Progrom, "MAP" by o Representotive from the 

Stillwoter Amoteur Rodio Assoc. (SARA). 

The Holidoy Porty is December I2 ond the progrom 

will be on o pilot progrom currently run by the St. Poul 

Rqdio Club thot provides mentoring to youth ot the 

Woshington Mognet Middle School. 

ln Jonuory severol members of the Bokken Amoteur 

Rodio Society will tolk obout supporting the MS-,l50 Bike 

Roce. 

Our Chopter nets meet Soturdoy morning on 3.908 

MHz ot 0800 centrol time, Boldy, WAOFY, is our NCS. 

Then, between Sept ond Moy qt 09OO centrol time Jock, 

NOGI, is NCS on 145.450 MHz. This repeoter is connected 

to Echolink (89680) with no PL tone, pleose ioin us. 

Boh Roske, Chaler I Secretary 

Chopter I l. Northern CA (CA) 

See speciol mention in the Presidents Report - poge 3! 

Chopter 12 is holding iis monthly meetings ot Piccodilly 

Clossic Americon Cooking, 830.l West Floger St., Miomi, 

FL the third Soturdoy of eoch Month ot l2 Noon. At our 

September meeiing Horry Pilofion, W4SQG, wos oworded 

his Distinguished Member Aword tor 70 Yeors of service, 

Don Seorch, W3AZD, wos oworded his 55-Yeor 

Aword. The following members not in ottendonce were 

olso oworded, Evelyn Gouzens, W4WYR, 55 yeors of 

service, Morion Rouch, WB4RFB, 55 yeors o{ service ond 

Harry Pitafian W4S0G was awarded his Distinguished Member awatd for 70 

Years of service, Don Search WSAZD was awarded his 55 year award. 

Quarter Century Wireless Association 

#$A&F?HH r-ep*rts 

Ted Schempp, K4ONY 50 Yeors of service. Pleose ioin us. 

Visitors ore olwoys welcome. 

Art Rauch, W4Vl Secretory 

Chopter 19, Missouri (MO) 

Soturdoy, August 8,2009, Chopter l9 held its onnuol 

picnic. Although the temperoture wos o little high, we 

were in the shode ond hod o pleosont breeze oll doy. 

Turnout wos good ond oll ottendees hod plenty to eot ond 

drink. 

Speciol thonks once ogoin to Chorles Novel, KOCW 

for reserving the shelter ot Kirkwood Pork ond olso picking 

up the food ot KFC. Thonks once ogoin to Ken Scott, 

W9VHL, for bringing the refreshments ond ice chests. 

Chopter '19 will ogoin hove o toble ot the St. Louis 

ond Suburbon Rodio Club Homfest on Jonuory 30, 2010. 

We disploy our bonner with hopes of ottrocting new members. 

The toble qlso serves os o gothering ploce for fellow 

members. 

Our weekly Net Control stotion Bill Bell, W9BEL, 

would like to invite aCWA members troveling thru St. 

Louis to pleose check in. This net meets every Wednesdoy 

evening ol7:00 pm on two meters ol 147.360 MHz. 

John Gernonos, WB9PNU, Secrelory firetsurer 

The folks from Chapter 19 at their annual picnic! 

Chqpter 2O, Chesopeqke (MD) 

Chesopeoke Chopter No. 20 hod its Foll Picnic ot the 

home of John Johnston, W3BE on September 14. Twentytwo 

members ond spouses ottended. The food wos greot 

ond o good time wos hod by oll. 

Chopter 2O invites the lodies to ottend our luncheon 

every month, but especiolly on the first Mondoy of the 

'15

#Eg&ffiffiH *-erp*c"t* 

Chapter 20 ladies at Labor Day luncheon, 

Jules, KoZMA, and his model steam engine. 

monih. September Z (Lobor Doy) sow o greot turnout of 

our lodies ot our weekly luncheon. 

We encouroge our members to bring "show ond tell" 

items to our weekly meetings, whether q QSL from o rore 

DX stotion, pictures of home stotions, home-built rigs, or 

other items. 

On September Z, Chopter 20 member Jules Kozmo, 

KOZMA, demonstroted one of his three minioture steom 

engines. The one pictured qbove is o working reproduction 

of on Edison ,l00 KW bipolor electric dynomo. Jules crofted 

ond ossembled it, working only from o single drowing 

shown in o I 900-ero electricol hqndbook. After foshioning 

the vorious ports in wood potterns, they were cost in 

bronze ond mochined to finol size 

Trovelers Note: Anyone in the Boltimore/Annopolis 

oreo on Thursdoy evenings con ioin us on the Chesopeoke 

Chopter Net, ot 2000 on the Jessup, MD repeoter 

{146.76 MHz). KR3AB will be Net Control Stqtion. We 

"Meet ond Eot" every Mondoy ot Noon ot Coctus Willie's 

Steok ond Buffet, Glen Burnie, MD, ocross Rt 2 from the 

Empire Towers. Tolk in on 146.52 until Noon. For info, 

contoct Russ Slye/N3GT ot greenflosh@ool.com. 

Russ Slye, N3GT, Seuetory 

Chqpter 21, Cqnton (OH) 

Our quorterly meeiing wos held August '15, 2009 ot the 

home of Mel, WBMV ond Mortho Vie in Akron, Ohio. 

Seven members ond eight guests were present. Chopter 

President, Ed Clinger, WABDRI welcomed us qll ond hod 

us introduce ourselves before we hod o delicious outdoor 

lunch. The weother wos beoutiful ond ofter lunch Mel took 

us on o 90- minute ride oround the Portoge Lokes in his 

ponioon boot, where we enioyed the peoceful woter ond 

vorying orchiiecture. Severol of us got o bit of o sunburn. 

Following the tour o short business meeting wos held. 

President Ed Clinger, WASDRI presented Nelson Coley 

the QCWA certificote recognizing his 60 yeors of licensing 

os o Rodio Amoteur. Certificotes were olso received 

for Mqe Rouvolo, WBEKL, for 60-Yeors of Licensing ond 

Denny Frey, KBNIB qnd John Edel, KBLBZ for 5O-Yeors of 

Licensing ond Les Myers, WBTJF, for 55 ond SO-Yeors of 

Licensing. WBEKL ond KBNIB , KBLBZ ond WSTJF will 

receive their certificotes ot o loter dote. 

Our onnuol meeting will be held ot noon, on Soiurdoy, 

November 15,2OO9. For more informoiion bring up our 

websiie ot http: / /www.cmh.net/qcwo/ 

Judy McCune, NSAlltL Secretary, Pictures ond some commentary hy 

loe Vignos, WIFEZ 

Nelson Caley, WBEAR (right), past Chapter 21 President receives his 60 -Year 

Gold Certificate from Ed Clinger, WABDRT (left). 

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John Edel, WilLBZ, on left, past Ghapter 21 President and past QCWA National 

Director was presented his QCWA s0-Year Certilicate ot Licensing at the 

September 2nd Lancheon gathering at Tim's Tavern in Canton. by Chapter 21 

President Ed Clinger, WABDBT. Ed has been kept busy elelivering QCWA 

Certiicates to members absent trom the August Meeting. They were ioined by 

Judy, NSAIM; Nelson, WBEAR; and Joe, WIFEZ, at the luncheon. 

Chopter 36, Norlhwest lndiono (lN) 

Chopter 36 continues to grow ond prosper. We now hove 

iust over ZO combined members ond guests on our roster 

with our biggest turnout yet (31 ) for our most recent meeting 

in September. 

Two good friends received owords ot our July meeting. 

Bob Pence, WSORW received his 50th Anniversory 

Aword ond Fifty Yeors Continuously-Licensed. And the stor 

o[ the show wos Gene Wiggins, W9CWG, who finolly 

got cought up with FIVE owords: 50th, 55th, ond 60th 

Anniversory Awords, Fifty Yeors Continuously Licensed, 

ond the prestigious aCWA Century Club Aword. He hod 

so mony owords we hod to roll them in on o hondcortl 

Gene is aCWA Life Member #6040 ond our Chopter's 

only Century Club Aword winner. Congrotulotions guys! 

Our July contest wos for "sironge test equipment" ond 

wos won by Dole Kempf, AC2E, with o L&N (Leeds ond 

Northrup) type K potentiometer, probobly from the 

,l920's. 

Other entries were o smoll signol iniector from 

Dove Nicolous, W9DN, on old Eico electronic voltmeter/ohmmeter 

from John Miller, W?ZG, on old Eico 

copocitonce meter from Troy Horrison, KC9E, ond o very 

interesting device from Corl Hollberg, W9CJH, ihot meosured 

the thickness of point on steel... I hove no ideo whot 

thot device is colled, but it worked! 

Also ot the July meeting, Gene, W9CWG, possed 

oround o copy of o signed letter, doted August 10,1949, 

from fomous electricol engineer Dr' Lee de Forest to .Jomes 

"Doc" Fry (loter WgQHW) declining on ARRL invitotion to 

speok ot the Mid-West Convention in Omoho. The letter is 

on Americon Television, lnc. letterheod (Chicogo) where 

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Gene Wiggins, W0CWG, holding his QCWA Century Club Award. 

Bob Pence, W90RW (right), receives his 50th Anniversary and Filty Years 

Continuously-Licensed Awards. Gene Wiggins, W9CWG (cente\, holding his 

60th Annivercary and Century Club Awards while Stan Vandiver, W4SV supports 

Gene's other three awards. 

Dr. de Forest wos Director of Reseorch. Gene hos ihe originol 

of this letter. 

ln August, the "unusuol microphone" contest wos won 

by Bruce Bolsley, W9OTN, with his "Arthur Godfrey" speciol. 

John, W?ZG, olso broughi o wireless VOX microphone 

setup. A speciol contest to find the middle nome of 

our fomous Chorter Member Herbert S. Brier, W9EGQ, 

hod no winners ond wos corried over to September' 

September's contest wos for the "most interesting hondgun" 

(photos only)... ond it wosn't even won by o hondgun 

ot olll The hondgun look-o-like tennis-boll-ontennolouncher 

by George Kelly, K9WWT, ond Tom Ruggles, 

WBFIB, cloimed the top spot. There were some greot 

entries though... from Stor Trek phosers, to o storter pistol, 

to some very interesting reol fireorms. And we hod o winner 

for the Herb Brier middle nome contest this iime. 

Chuck Hill, KCSOYE, collected o $20 prize by finding o 

geneology reseorch deoth certificote which included the 

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middle nome: Herbert Sebosiion Brier. Sebostion wos 

Herb's grondfother's nome. 

Thonks to members George, KSWWI ond Tom, W8F|B, 

(ond friend John Noson, NASU) who plon to ociivote our 

club coll, K9ACW, during the November CW 

Sweepstokes on Nov. Zth-8th. They will operote from 

member Don Scheetz's, WSDWS commerciol tower site 

with ontennos up obout 200 feet. Good luck guys! And 

thonks for getiing our coll onJhe-oirl 

More detoils ond pictures on our website: 

http: / / chopter3 6. org. 

SIan Vandiver, W4SV President 

Chqpter 4l, Borney Moffofi (TXl 

Dollos Chopter 4l is deeply soddened to onnounce the 

untimely deoths of members Borney Moffott, WSCJZ, ond 

Jock Dye, WSLUE, which were unexpected. Borney, who 

in 2007 wos feotured in o Journol orticle upon being 

oworded o7S-Yeor Operoting Certificote, led on octive 

life up to the lost ot oge 94. Jock wos o long{ime member 

of both the Dollos ond Fort Worth chopters ond regulorly 

ottended the QCWA notionol conventions with his wife 

Doris. He wos olso founder of the "Jock Dye Greot Tower 

Give-A-Woy Progrom" which prepored pool lists of members 

or surviving fomily members hoving useoble but no 

longer needed towers, ontennos, rodios or occessories to 

be mode ovoilqble to homs who could pui them bock into 

use with distribution mode through periodic drowings. 

At the June 2009 meeting the following Officer ond 

Director condidotes were duly offirmed for the Yeor July 1 , 

2009 through June 30,2010: President - Lorry Essery, 

K5XG; Vice-President - Steve Brodie, KSZYZ; Secretory- 

Treosurer - Bert Wells, W5JNK (Editor's note - Bert hos 

since reiired ofter mony yeors of exemplory service in thot 

office.) Directors: Vol Erwin, W5PUT; Richord Bouer, 

K5RB; Bob Olney, N5NT; Roy Costolow,W5ZOZ. 

The Chopier welcomes the following new members: Phil 

Polhemus, WN5DFH; Jim Shugort, N5BKL; Dick Morgon, 

KFSCMF; Robert Brunskill, KC5GMZ. 

Chopter member ond Notionol Director Vol Erwin, 

W5PUI who spends on opprecioble omouni of time yeor 

round on the rood representing QCWA ot numerous homfests, 

conventions, ond informol gotherings, wos busily 

engoged ot the 2009 Doyton Homvention followed by 

Hom-Com in Plono, Texqs which onnuolly oitrocts o lorge 

contingent of hqms from norih Texqs ond south Oklohomo. 

Noi surprisingly, Vol, in o selfless disploy of oltruism, reiieroted 

his offer to personolly extend his recruiting efforts 

to Howoii or even the Fiii lslonds. While impressed, the 

chopter's Executive Committee determined thot in view of 

prevoiling notionol economic condiiions, this would be on 

inopportune time in which to levy on ossessment on the 

Fort Worth chopter in order to cover his trovel expenses. 

ln o recent development (then) Secretory-Treosurer, Mr. 

Wells, reported thot the chopter's meeting host, the exclusive 

MidPoint Restouront & Club in Dollos, following on indepth 

onolysis it commissioned, determined thot os o 

result of on unusuol yeor of chopter meetings in which 

there were no ofter-meeting reports of shortoges of plostic 

plotes, plostic eoiing utensils, ielly glosses, unusuol consumpiion 

of poper nopkins or condiments, necessity of butter-potty 

removol from ceiling tiles or ceiling fons, missing 

outogrophed pro-wrestler woll posters nor eiection of the 

moitre d', the customory surety bond ond deposit requirements 

were being woivered on o triol bosis. Mr. Wells 

odded hoppily thot the resulting finonciql soving should 

enoble the chopter to resume meeting-notice moilings os 

well os improve its overoll stonding in the community. 

The chopter meets the first Soturdoy of the month ot 

I l:30 for lunch or buffet followed by o progrom ot the 

MidPoint Resiouront & Club in Dollos ot the corner of LBJ 

Freewoy ond Midwoy Rood. QCWA members, fomilies, 

guests, ond prospective members ore invited. 

Boh 0lney, N5NT, Recording Secretory 

Chqpter 45, Citrus (FL) 

It hos been o good quorter for the Chopter ond we hove 

only hod two heolth issues but they ore coming olong fine 

os of this writing. Our monthly meetings ore still well 

ottended by 20 or more members ond spouses. Our quorterly 

dinners hove resumed now thoi some of our members 

hove returned from their summer vocotion up north. We 

look forword to our upcoming QSO Poriy ond hope thot 

our Chopter does porticipote. Elections ore coming up 

shortly ond we hope we get some volunteers to run for 

President AL LaPeter, W2AS presents Jack Colton, W2FIA (l), with a QCWA 50 

Year Service Award, 

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VE Carl Zelich, AA4MI (r), presents Chapter Life Menbership award to AL 

LaPeter, W2AS. 

office, especiolly from some of our newer members. 

We ore pleosed to onnounce thot the Chopier hos 

oworded Chopter Life Membership to Mort Cohen, 

WA2ARS, AL LoPeter, W2AS, ond Cloyd Toylor, 

WAEWZ, for their contributions to our Chopter. ln oddiiion, 

o aCWA Aword wos presented to Jock Colton, 

W2FlA, for 5O-Yeors of Coniinuous-Licensing. 

The Chopter owns ond operotes on open repeoter, 

W4PLA, operoting on I47.195 MHz (no tone). 

Scheduled net is ot I 930 hours locol time on Tuesdoy of 

eoch week. All homs in the oreo ore invited to check in 

ond onyone possing through ot net time is porticulorly welcome. 

AL LoPeIer, WZAS, President 

Chqpter 48, The Treosure Coost (FL) 

We recently honored Croig Stewori, W4PHJ, with his 50- 

Yeor Certificote. The presentotion wos mode ot our weekly 

meeting ot Bob Evons Restquront in Vero Beoch, FL. 

Attendonce wos quite good thot doy ond everyone 

enioyed his cqke (especiolly Croig). We hold our informol 

meetings every week, with members of the Vero Beqch 

Amoteur Rodio Club ond other locol Homs. The meetings 

ore ot Bob Evons Restourqni on route 60 Vero Beoch FL. 

Come ioin us. 

On o more somber note, we regret to report the possing 

of one of our members. Al Smith, NR2K, become o silent 

key on August 17,2009. Al wos 84 yeors old ond still 

qctive in the locql rodio club, serving os on officer for 

mony yeors, ond publishing the newsletler. Al wos olso on 

ex SeoBee, NY Firefighter, ond very octive in the locol 

borbershop quortets. 

Woody Anderson, K4EBK, Secretary 

Quarler Century W reless Assoc ation 

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Craig Stewert, W4PHJ (center), receiving his 10-Year Certificate from VE Dick 

Kesler, K9BTU, and Pres,, Joyce Anderson, K EER. 

il Snrth, NR2K, enjoying his favorite lunch (he took most of it home), with Dick 

othman, KqATL, at Bob Evans shortly betore he passed away. 

Chqpter 49, Peqch Stqte (GA) 

It hos been o busy quorter since Chopter 49 lost reported 

in to Notionol. Our nets remoin octive, especiolly the 

Soturdoy morning net thot meets ot 0900 hrs ET on 

3.8575 MHz using the club coll sign K4VN. As on oside, 

remember the doys when we meosured frequency in 

"cycles" ond noi "hertz" ond 3.850 Mc would hove been 

iust fine? But time morches on ond chonge hos generolly 

been for the better. Our second net meets Wednesdoy 

nights ot 2000 hrs. ET on .l45.41O (-) PL l0O. lf you ore 

in the oreo or heor us on the oir, pleose feel free to check 

in ond ioin in on the conversotion. 

Chopter 49 hos been using o new progrom developed 

by Dove Bruse, W4DTR, our membership monoger to better 

hondle our porticipotion in the QCWA owords progrom. 

So for this yeor we hove submitted requests for 

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The QSL card photograph that will go out to the lucky 819 contacts with W4A. 

three 60-Yeor Awords, seven 55-Yeor Awords, eleven 50- 

Yeor Awords ond one Century Aword. Doing things monuolly, 

we hod gotten behind so some individuols got severol 

owords in one moilingl The new system hos reolly helped 

us stoy on top of this one. Congrotulotions ore in order to 

oll the Chopter 49 members who received these owords 

recognizing mony yeors of service to Amoteur Rodio. 

While we hove hod inieresting progroms over the lost 

quorter, Chopter 49 member Brion Poge, N4TRB, offered 

o speciol progrom. Brion, olong with severol other homs 

troveled to Mobile, Alobomo, to pui speciol event stotion 

W4A, the WWll bottleship USS Alqbqmo, on the oir for 

the Museum Ships speciol event weekend. Seems Brion's 

dod hod shipped out on ihe USS Alobomo in 1942.We 

heord oll obout the logistics, the highs ond the lows (like 

the beoutifully mounted 'l 60 meter ontenno with o broken 

connectionl) of the odveniure. All in oll the W4A teom 

compleied Bl9 QSO's for the weekend. The thing thot 

mode this presentotion even more speciol wos the fqct thot 

Briqn volunteered ot the very lost minute, literolly, ot the 

meeting, when our scheduled presenter wos unoble to 

ottend. Thonks, Brion! 

We meet ihe third Soturdoy of the even months ot l2:00 

noon most frequently oi Ryon's Fomily Steokhouse in 

Norcross, Georgio. The exoct dote, time ond locotion for 

oll octiviiies con be found on our website 

www.qcwo49.org. Questions or comments should be 

directed to the club Secretory, John Kludt, KZSYS, ot 

kZsys@orrl. net 

lohn Kludt, KZSYS, Secrelary 

Chqpter 53, Suncoqst (F[) 

Suncoost Chopter 53 hos been enioying on excellent 

furnoui of poriiciponts for our yeor-round monthly meetings 

ond lunches. During the summer seoson, when our 

Snowbird members ore "up yonder," we lust hove informql 

lunches June through September, oi ihe Pondq 

Povilion, I265 South Tomiomi Troil (US 41) in Venice, FL. 

During those four months, iust possed, we overoged I4 

Chopter members, fomily members ond friends. 

From October through Moy, Suncoost Chopter 53 meets 

ot Denny's, 3Z0l Bee Ridge Rood, Sorosoto, FL, ot I l:30 

AM the first Wednesdoy of the month. All QCWA members 

living in or visiting the Florido Suncoost ore olwoys 

welcome. Pleose contoci our Secretqry, Jock Sproot, W4JS 

vio w4is@iuno.com if you ore in the oreq ond would like 

to loin with us. 

lack Syoot WAIS, Secretary 

Chqpter 58, Colorodo (CO) 

On August 16, the Denver Homfest wos held ot the foirgrounds 

in Golden, CO. As we hove in ihe post, Chopier 

5B hod o toble qt the homfest. Since President Jim, 

W9KRE, wos out of town, Russ Young, WOEXR, wos the 

moin contoct ot the homfest ioble, olong with John Wollis, 

W0CGV Secretory/Treosurer. They were ossisted by 

aCWA Director Ken Simpson, WBEK, ond his wife Sue, 

NBAU. Quite o few QCWA members signed in, ond we 

recruited o couple new members. 

Ken Simpon, W8EK, Nolional Director 

Russ Young, W0EXB, and Directoq Ken Simpson, WBEK, at the Chapter 58 booth 

at the Denvil C0, Hamfest. 

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Chopier 62 hod enloyoble summer meetings in June ond 

August. At the June meeting it wos decided thot we needed 

o new roster. Len, W'l GFX, took core of thot ond o 

new roster wos presented ot the August meeting. 

Also ot ihe August meeting Ken, W8EK, gove o presentotion 

obout his rood trip to Alosko ond his odventures 

olong the woy which included stops to see some aCWA 

members ond officers, ond of course some homfests for 

ACWA. We ore looking forword to some cooler WX ond 

q few more members ot our meetings. li looks like we 

might hove ot leqst 6 members who operoted during the 

aCWA foll contest. Ben, N6SL, soys 4OM CW on 

Soturdoy night hod the most octivity. 

Don't forget our net on Soturdoy mornings ot 9 AM 

on 3940 Kl1Z. 

Chopter 62 meets on the fourth Thursdoy of the month. 

On even-numbered months we meet ot The Golden Corrol, 

2l I I SW College Rood, Ocolq, ot 'l I :30 AM. On oddnumbered 

months we meei oi Dennys Restouront ot the 

corner of Route 40 ond l-75 in Ocqlo ot 5 PM. 

Doug Hawkins, W3HH, Recording Secretary 

Chqpter 63, Oklohomq City {OK) 

Another yeor hos come ond gone, but if you missed ihe 

convention ond Chopter Centrol Oklohomo 63 meeting, 

on July 25, 2009, ot Hom Holidoy you truly missed out on 

one of ihe best events we've hod in severol yeors! The 

locotion wos greot, the vendors enioyed the locotion, the 

climote wos greot, ond there wos odequote seoting for 

vendors ond visitors, os well. And to top things off, we 

Lyeal Amos, W1SJC, receives the QCWA Meritorious Service Award lrom 

National Directors, Val Erwin, KSPllT, and Carolyn Harrison, WB0oUM, as Chapter 

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QCWA tormer President, Gary Harrison, and National Directo4 Carolyn Haffison, 

at the July, zUB Chapter 63 quarterly meeting. 

(L) Don Shelton, K50K; (R) Directot; Val Enuin, W5PUT. 

should be oi ihe some locotion next yeor. 

We celebroted Lyeol Amos, WSSJC, Doy. He wos Presented 

the Meritorious Service Aword for oll of the yeors 

of service he hos so untiringly devoted behind the scenes 

io the Chopter. Lyeol hos held severol offices in the 

Chopter, mointoins the Chopter OCWA websiie, ond is 

the W5HXL Memoriol Net custodion ond Net Monoger. 

He ond his lovely wife, Jeqn, most olwoys ottended oll of 

the Chopter functions ond octivities together. Lyeol not only 

received the oword, but won the moin door prize, o Yoesu 

FT-6OR Duol Bond hondie-tolkie - oll in the some doyl 

The Meritorious Service Awqrd is presented to o chopier 

member for yeors of outsionding dedicotion ond service io 

o chopter. This oword connot be requested, nor be purchosed 

by ony OCWA member; it is only presented to 

one member, once o yeor, by the officers ond the boord 

of direciors of o chopter. On hond to present this prestigious 

oword to Lyeol were, Vol Erwin, W5PUI Corolyn 

Horrison, WBOOUM, boih QCWA Noiionol Directors, 

ond Dr. Skip Amis, NSCFM, Chopter 63 President.

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Another long time Chopter member, Jockie Olsen, 

KSENU, won both the preregistrotion ond grond prizes ot 

the swop meet. Our second drowing, o Doiwo, ,l.5 KW 

P.E.P. Wottmeter, wos won by Wode Horris, KF5lF. We 

hod over 45 in ottendonce, so oll-in-oll, Chopter 63 is still 

on the rise. Others, who were ot the meeting, hod mony 

questions; ond severol were "chomping ot the bit" to ioin 

QCWA, but locked 1 or 2 yeors meeting the requirements. 

Whot o deoll 

Vol Erwin, W5PUI ond Don Shelton, K5OK, did o fontostic 

iob with their presentotion of VolB ECHOLINK, ond 

aSONET.NET. This wos o new concept for mony, ond it 

truly "rocked the boot" for oll of us with o grond finole - o 

QSO with OCWA Notionol President Bob Roske, N0UF - 

old ond new olike were totolly omozed with the presentotion! 

My son, Jim, wos there ond now he con hordly woit 

to get his license. As he put it, "l wished I hod become o 

hom like you did Dod, o long time ogol" 

So in closing, I om ever so groteful to oll of you who 

helped out to moke this the BEST convention ond meeiing 

in o long time. lf we begin to stort plonning noq we con 

"hit o home run" Chopter 63 meeting ond Stote-Wide 

aCWA convention next yeor. Moybe if your schedule permits, 

you could drop by next yeor. 

Dn SkipAmis, NSCFIIL President 

Chqpter 64, El Poso (TX) 

Howdy from Chopter 64 in El Poso, TX ond southern NM 

where the oromo of roosted green chili fills the qir os I 

write this in September! Welcome to our newest chopter 

member Al Veed, KMSMB, from Alomogordo, NM. Al is o 

regulor check-in to our Soturdoy morning net ond ottends 

our monthly luncheon meetings olong with fomily members 

from New Mexico. I suspect we will see odditionol chopter 

members from Alomogordo very soon! Al recently 

received his QCWA 55th Anniversory Aword. 

Congrotulotions ond welcome to our chopter Al ond fomilvl 

Other chopter news include presentotion of QCWA 55th 

Anniversory Awords to Dorothy, WOSWK; ond Deon 

Figgins, WAZEPU, from Los Cruces, NM, by Secretory- 

Treosurer, Monny Gonzoles, W2BF|. Deon is oworded 

posthumously os his key is silent this post summer. 

Welcome bock to our Soturdoy morning net post 

President, Director, ond current Vice-President Bob, 

Corroll, K5lE. Bob recently instolled his Z5M ontenno ot 

his current QTH ond fired up his Kenwood TS-440S. We 

ore glod to heor Bob's strong signol bock on the oir. 

Good iob Bob! 

Our Chopter hqs o monthly luncheon meeiing ot Furr's 

Cofeterio locoted in the Sunrise Shopping Center in 

Manny, WZBFI (B), welcomes Al, KM,MB, to the chapter. 

Manny, W2BFI (R), presents 55th Annive$ary Awards to Dorothy, K0SWK and 

Dean Figgins, (WA7EPU, SK). 

Noriheost El Poso on the third Soturdoy of eoch month ot 

I l:30 locol. We olso enloy o weekly net on Soturdoys ot 

08:30 locol mountoin time on 3.933KH2. Net control 

operotors vory using our chopter stotion coll W5RO. OutofJown 

check-ins ore especiolly welcome! Adios omigos, 

be well ond God blessl 

Rick RumhouglT W1P\E, Choper Director 

Chopter 65, Niogoro Frontier (NY) 

We were quite shocked to see one of our members, Gory 

Sixt, KB2AK, listed in the Silent Keys column of QST mogozine. 

We hoven't heord from him for severol months but 

we were owore thot he hod some heolth problems, which 

he preferred to keep privote. He wos o foirly relioble 

check-in to our weekly 7S-meter net. None of our members 

ever met him, ond he never ottended ony of our gettogethers, 

but he certoinly wos o friendly ond interesting 

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Bob Rooney, W2AE\ treating us to his transmittet site interactive slide presentation. 

gentlemon on the oir. 

At our September luncheon, we were treoted to on interoctive 

slide show conducted by Bob Rooney, W2AET. 

During his extensive trovels over mony yeqrs, Bob wos 

drqwn to scores of remote broodcost, government, ond 

commerciol iwo-woy communicoiions locotions. He provided 

us with bockground clues ond historicol detoils. Tom 

Foley, WA2EYF, wos oble to guess ihe ideniity of the most 

sites. Thonks ogoin, Bob, for your efforts in puiiing togeiher 

o most unusuol but interesiing Progrom. 

Chopter 65 meets on the second Soturdoy of every 

month of noon of Brennon's Bowery Bor ond Restouront, 

locqted ot Tronsit Rood ond Moin Street in Clorence NY. 

Our overoge ottendonce count is oround o dozen or so, 

ond we olwoys welcome new orrivols who wish to enioy 

the good compony of fellow homs served up with good 

food ot o greot price. 

Lorry Ryhacki, WAZARA, Presidenl & Secretuy 

Chopfer 67, Trqvis County (TX) 

Chopter 67 is continuing to experience improved ottendqnce 

ond membership os we opprooch foll. 

We hold regulor monthly meetings ot the IHOP, on US 

Highwoy ,I83, in NorthWest Austin. Mony members/visitors 

orrive ot obout I pm for sociolizotion, ond 

perhops lunch. Our regulor business meeting storts ot 

2pm. These meetings ore held on the third Soturdoy of 

eoch month. At the conclusion of the business meeting, 

we generolly hove o progrom presenied by o member or 

invited guest. 

ln August, Pete Jordohl, K5GM, gove o preseniotion on 

ARRL's Logbook of the World (LOTW). Although not oll of 

our members ore "DX chosers" we oll found the informo- 

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Pete Jordahl, and wife, Karen. Pete presented at our August meeting. 

Hank Belopavlovich presenting at our September meeting, 

tion presented useful ond interesting. 

At our September meeting, our Presideni, Honk 

Belopovlovich, WA5ZL|, gove o presentotion on "An 

lntroduction to 6 Meters". This wos on interesting discussion 

of the vorious types of propogotion on 6M-Sporodic 

E, F-Loyer, etc. For me, it brought bock good memories 

of 6 meter operotions in the mid to loie l95Os. At thot 

iime, we hod mony good bond openings where one could 

work lots of DX with iust o few wotts of Power on CW or 

AM. 

At future meetings will will hove o "show ond tell" of 

member's QSL collections ond o chopier Christmos porty 

ot our November gothering. 

Milt Crun, W8,NUE, Seuetory 

Ottqwq, Ontorio, (CA) 

ln eorly September 2009, our chopter put on o disploy ot 

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Chapter 70 table at the September 2009 ottawa Amateur Badio Club Hamfest. 

Standing L-B: Chaptet 70 Director, Dick Bonnycastle, VEJFUA, and Past 

Prcsident, Dave Parks, VE3AV. Seated in the foreground L-R: Secretary, Ken 

Pulter, VE3PU, Directot; Bichard Ferch, VESKI and former QCWA President, Croft 

Taylor, VESCI 

the onnuol Otiowo Amoteur Rodio Club Homfest which 

tokes ploce ot Comp Ontqrio neor Ottowo. The event wos 

very successful ond in oddition to publicizing QCWA, the 

chopter sold severol pieces of donoted equipment. 

ln oddition to our well-ottended weekly breokfosts ot 

Summerhoys restouroni, Chopter ZO held o quorterly dinner 

meeting on September l5th. Following the dinner, 

member Borry Crompion, VE3BSB, gove o lively 

PowerPoint presentotion eniitled "Amoteur Rodio Journeys 

to the Edge of Spoce". Borry described severol high oltitude 

bolloon flights orgonized by o group of rodio omoteurs, 

students, ond other interested residents of the Perth 

Ontorio oreo, who hove built ond lounched severol helium 

filled bolloons corrying poyloods composed of APRS 

equipment ond of times o comero. The bolloons, lounched 

from Perth, hove climbed to os hlgh os 122,O00 feet, ond 

londed os for owoy qs eostern Moine. 

This yeor, our executive decided to updote the Chopter 

ZO history which covered the period 1974 to 2000. 

Foced with ropidly increosing publicotion costs, the 

executive decided to odopt o revolutionory opprooch, 

ond to mointoin o continuously updoted history on the 

chopter web site. Director Doug Leoch, VE3XK who looks 

ofter the web site, hos olso token on the duties of chopter 

historion. 

During the quorter, Chopter Z0 welcomed two new 

members, PeterJogo VA3PJ, ond Arnold Vondenbelt, 

VA3lEE. Sodly, in August, member Ken Willing VE3CV 

become o silent key. Licensed since I953, Ken wos one 

of the first locol omoteurs to befriend me when I first 

moved to Ottowo in 1954. 

Ken Pulfer, VEIPU, Seuetory 

Chqpter 76, Blue Ridge, (NC) 

It's officiolly foll ond if you hodn't noticed, ihe doys ore 

definitely growing shorter. When I wos o kid, foll wos 

morked by the pervosive smell of burning leoves. Time 

moves on ond the smell of burning leoves is now pretty 

much o thing of the post .... worries obout ecologicol 

impoct (moinly by everyone else), burn permits ond oll 

thot stuff. Todoy, the BIG reminder of the foll seqson is our 

3rd Quorter estimoted iox poyments! With eoch possing 

yeor, I reolize more ond more thot oging is not o lineor 

function. Enough .... let's move on to the chopter octiviiies. 

For our July meeting, we obtoined onother DVD from the 

Northern Colifornio DX Foundotion librory, ihis time, 

A52A.... Bhuton for those of you who don't chose DX. 

Another well-done, professionol video by Jomes Brooks, 

9YlYC. Mony Dxpedition videos opprooch home videos 

in quolity butJomes includes o bit of trovelog which odds 

consideroble interest. lf you borrow o video from the 

NCDXF librory, look for one by Jqmes Brooks. 

ln August, Joe Goult, W4WZ ond Glen Forr, N4AK 

treoted us to o few lessons on resioring "boot onchors" 

thot mony of us owned ond deorly loved (if we loved them 

so much, why don't we still hove them)? As o motter of 

foct, I DO hove qn S-38 thot wos my very first receiver. I 

remember troveling to Conol Street to buy the thing - o 12yeor 

old kid, olone - with the purchose money corefully 

pinned under my shirt by o coutious motherl Anyhow, 

some of the chopter members took the restorotion lessons 

to heort, bought o few gems ot locol homfesis ond will be 

bringing them bock to life in the coming months. 

Finolly, September. I don't know how mony people in 

OCWA ore owore of the "Hom Rodio Promotion Proiect", 

o loint effort of the lndion Hills Rodio Club ond OCWA 

Chopter I (The "push" behind this is Dee Logon, Wl HEO 

who deserves o lot of credit). Anyhow, I bought the DVD, 

showed it to the chopter. ond ofter seeing it (very well 

done, by the woy), we voted to ioin other rodio clubs 

ocross the couniry in this worthy hom rodio promo effort. 

Check out http:/ /www.neohom.org for the full story. lt's 

our hobby... if we don't promote it, who will? 

As on extro for the chopter members, our president, Al 

Smith, N4ZA, orronged o visit ond guided lour to 

NOAA's Meteorologicol Dqto Center in Asheville, NC. 

Fourteen members, XYLs ond friends mode the trip ond 

whot we found wos o myriod of in-depth weother doto 

from stotions oround the world oll gothered in one ploce 

ond in one dotobose. ln oddition to receiving doily compuierized 

doio, the Doto Center mointoins o vost omounf 

of old poper records, one doy to be scqnned, digitized 

ond entered into the dotobose; hond written logs in 

Joponese from the 40's owoit tronslotion; old records from 

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Glen Farr, N4AK, 

Joe Gault, W4WZ. 

every reporting stotion in the US ond its territories; oceon 

surfoce temperotures recorded by ship coptoins over the 

centuries. How obout the weother qs recorded by George 

Woshington ond Thomos Jefferson {in their own honds), o 

couple of formers with whom we're oll fomilior! The current 

estimote, depending on budget constroints, is 10 

yeors to get everything into the dotobose ond online for 

free occess to users oround the world. The Center olso 

mointoin o very interesting museum wiih weother ortifocts 

from yeors post. lt wos o greot tourl 

Thot's the ihird quorter octivities of Chopter 76. We still 

meet on the I st ond 3rd Wednesdoys, I I :,l5 ot the 

Golden Corrol in Hendersonville. Stop by ond breok 

breod with us. 

Duke, W4DK 

Quarler Century Wire ess Assoc at on 

Chqpter 85, Ark-Lq-Tex ([A] 

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Chopter 85 held its quorierly meeting ot the Bossier City 

Librory on July 25th. An importont topic ot the meeiing 

wos our recent donotion of omoteur equipment to the Sci- 

Port Science Center in Shreveport ond how thot equipment 

might be used. The Chopier will be open to opportunities 

to help the homs ond stoff ot Sci-Port enhonce the educotion 

of visiting school children ond bring omoteur rodio to 

the ottention of oreo youth. 

Severol members were seen of the recent Meno 

(Arkonsos) Homfest. Held oi the historic mountoinside 

retreot, the Queen Wilhelmino Stote Pork, the gothering 

oppeored well ottended in spite of the roiny weother. 

Attendonce is qn onnuol rituol for mony oreo homs. 

Congrotulotions to the orgonizers of the event for onother 

iob well donel 

Two members porticipoted in the recent aCWA Spring 

QSO Porty. We hope to hove more porticipotion in the 

future. 

lohn Stewort, AASKV Secretory fireosurer 

Chopter 89, South Cqrolinq (5C) 

The regulor Sepiember meeting of South Corolino Chopter 

89 wos held Soturdoy September 27lh ot Ryon's Steok 

House in Columbio. The turnout wos smoll due to conflicting 

events, threotening weother ond oiher unknown reo- 

SONS. 

A discussion led by Dr Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, SC, SM 

ond John Crockeit, KC4YI SCETV Chief engineer, concerning 

the conflict which hqs orisen in the SCHeorts progrom. 

A question of hospitol employees who hove obtoined their 

hom licenses hondling rodio operotor duties during on 

William Krocs of Charlottes Web LLC during a lecture on Linux Ham Radio operating 

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Bobert Harman, KCAUTX (L), receiving his 5o-Year Award trom Chuck Johnson, 

WD4NSZ (R). 

emergency becouse of the prohibition of pecuniory interest 

of hom rodio. However technicol the conflict seems to be, 

it is felt thot this issue must be oddressed so I leove the 

solution to those in chorge to resolve it. 

RK Hormon, KC4UTX, received his 5O-Yeor Aword. 

Grody Robinson due his SO-Yeor Aword but wos not present 

so it will be moiled to him. 

The progrom wos on introduction, instolling ond operoting 

the Ubuntu/Linux operoting system with o demonstrotion 

on the system ond some of the 90 dedicoted hom 

rodio progroms it contqins. 

Rolfi Mott, N4RM 

Chqpter 9I, Vic CIqrk (VA) 

Vic Clork Chopter 9i, serving the Woshington DC metropoliton 

oreo hos been busy with our monthly meetings ond 

tours throughout the summer ond eorly foll. ln honor of the 

2009 lnternotionol Yeor of Astronomy, we hod on invigoroted 

ond stimuloting visit to our meeting by Robert 

Zimmermon, KB3lWD. Bob is on oword-winning science 

writer ond historion whose work hos oppeored in Noturol 

History, the Woll Street Journol, ond Astronomy. His books 

include Leoving Eorth: Spoce Stotions, Rivol Superpowersr 

ond the Quest for lnterplonetory Trovel ond Genesis: the 

Story of Apollo B. 

The Hubble Spoce Telescope hos produced the most 

stunning imoges of the cosmos humonity hos ever seen. 

And in its newly renovoted stote, it continues to omqze the 

scientist ond cosuol observer ond hos tronsformed our 

understonding of the universe oround us. We know more 

obout the ploce we coll home becouse of the new informoiion 

provided by Hubble including the oge of the universe 

ond its evolution, the life cycle of siors, ond fhe very existence 

of block holes. 

Bob gove us some outstonding bockground on the ideo 

thqt would not die despiie technicol errors ond the heoted 

Bob Zimmerman, KBSIWD gives us the heads up look at Hubble, 

debotes befween scientists ond bureoucrots. This presentotion 

wos perfectly timed with the lost visit to repoir Hubble 

before its ultimote demise o few yeors from now. 

And then in August we hod o ioint tour with Virginio 

Beoch Chopter I l9 to Greenbqnk, West Virginio for o 

customized tour of the Notionol Rodio Astronomy 

Observotory (NRAO). Founded in .l956, the NRAO provides 

stote-of-the-ort rodio telescope focilities for use by the 

internotionol scientific community. NRAO telescopes ore 

open to oll ostronomers regordless of institutionol or 

notionol offiliotion. The NRAO is funded by the Notionol 

Science Foundotion (NSF) under the terms of o cooperotive 

ogreement between the NSF ond Associoted 

Universities, lnc. (AUl), o science monogement corporotion. 

During the ioint ACWA Chopter I l9 ond 9l custom 

tour, porticiponts leorned how ostronomicol observotions 

ot rodio wovelengths ollow scientists to oddress fundomentol 

questions obout our Universe such os: When ond how 

did goloxies form in the eorly Universe? How do supermossive 

block holes form ot the heorts of most goloxies? 

How ore stors ond plonets born? There wos olso discussion 

of recent ond hopefully increosing sun spot octivity. 

Following our tour of NRAO, mony spent the next doy 

ot the historic Coss Mountoin Roilrood - olso in West 

Virginio. This wos o three-doy event ond q reol winner. 

We hope to continue loining forces with other neorby 

OCWA Chopters for ioint meetings ond tours in the future. 

This first ottempt worked well for us ond we ore so groteful 

for the legwork of the leodership of Chopter I l9 in 

Virginio Beoch. They mode the ioint effort hoppen. 

ln September, we hod our onnuol Chopter Picnic ot the 

QTH of our president, Tim Donovon, WA4CLK. About thirty 

people ottended including husbonds, wives ond friends. 

We ote well, tolked long ond loughed often. lsn't thot 

whot o OCWA event is oll obout? 

Tim Donovan, WA4CLIL President 

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Chqpter 92, Northern Lights (AK) 

On July 28, 16 members ond guests of The Northern 

Lights Chopter 92 of aCWA met ot Denny's Restouront in 

Anchoroge. 

Chopter 92 hos not been too octive for q while, so the 

meeting wos held to reociivote the chopter. Director, Ken 

Simpson, WBEK, wos in ottendonce os well qs locol members. 

Since Alosko is such o Iorge stote, it is difficult to get 

members together in ony one ploce. On the oir meetings 

ore o possibility, but octuol foce io foce meetings ore olso 

desired. These meetings will probobly be held in the 

Anchoroge oreo. Croig Bledsoe, KL4E, will speorheod the 

effort to get things rolling. If you ore q QCWA member 

ony ploce in the stote of Alosko, ond especiolly if you 

ore in the greoter Anchoroge oreo, pleose conioct Croig 

ot KL4E@orrl.net. lf you hove suggestions for meeting 

times ond ploces, ond especiolly if you hove on ideo for 

o progrom, pleose contoct Croig. 

Some of the 16 members in attendance at the July 28 meeting to revitalize The 

Northern Lights Chapter 92. 

More members in attendance at the July 28 meeting to revitalize The Northern 

Lights Chapter 92. 

Quarler Century Wire ess Assoclat on 

Ken Simpon, WBEK, Notional Director 

Chqpter I 02, Dqkoro (ND/SDI 

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Roger Kehm, who received his 65-Yeor Anniversory 

Aword qt the meeting, obtoined his first Hom license in 

1942 during WWll when only operoior licenses were 

issued; no stotion licenses ond coll signs were issued ond 

the Homs were off the oir for the durotion of the conflict. 

He served during WWll ot LORAN stotions, mostly in the 

SoPqc theotre of operotions. He is octive on 2 Meter ond 

HF operotion. Along with QCWA membership, he is o 

member of ARRL qnd 3 Rodio Clubs in Souih Dqkoto. 

Pleose note in the photos: QCWA 5Oth Anniversory 

Aword being presented to Jock Brond, KOSTF. From left to 

right ore the nomes of Dokoto Chopter .l02 QCWA members 

ol the morning coffee. Jock Brond, KOSTF, Scott 

Rousch, WAOVKC, the ARRL SD SM ond Fronk Show, 

NU0F, the President of Dokoto Chopter 102. Following is 

o list of other Dqkoto Chopter I 02 members who will be 

receiving similor owords os soon os orrongements con be 

mode. Rolond Cory, WOYMB, of Mobridge, for 55-Yeors; 

(L to B) Frank Shaw, NU0F, presenting Boger Kehm, K0B0G, with his 65-Year 

Anniversary Award, 

(L t0 R) Jack Brand, K4STF; Scott Rausch, WAOVKC, the ARRL SD SM; Frank 

Shaw, NUoE Chapter President. 

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Chapter 4L to Host a QCWA 

Convention at Ham-Com 2010 

Chapter 41 will hold their 

convention in conjunction with 

Ham-Com and the ARRL West 

Gulf Division meeting on June 11- 

L2,201A. 

The convention will be known as 

the Dallas QCWA Convention and 

all QCWA Chapters and their 

members are invited. The convention 

is expected to attract 

QCWA members world-wide. 

The Ham-Com hamfest, a Texas 

tradition, attracts several thousand 

hams and dozens of commercial 

exhibitors from all over 

the USA each year. 

More details about the Dallas 

QCWA Convention will soon be 

available at the Chapter 41 web 

site at www,chapter4l,org 

and at the Ham-Com web site at 

www.hamcom.org. 

What you can Expect 

O_qr Amateur Radio Qavalcade 

of Progress Multi-Media Displav 

Southern Hospitality 

QCWA Dinner - Great Food 

QCWA Mixer 

Relevant Discussions 

XYL Shopping Tours 

Good Times - Friendly People 

ARRL Division Meetino 

Largest Hamfest in the Region 

DX Dinner 

Technical Forums 

Commercial Vendors 

Flea Markets 

f;hnpt*r;tl * F**laro T*x*s 

The Hnrr*g f{o#att ilemtrial thapter 

Chapter 41 r Th* Gold Standprd'of'AraatetrrRadio 

Quarter Century Wireless Assoc ation 

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Tom Wilson, NlOl of Sioux Folls, for 55-yeors; John 

Clouser, W)AA, of Wolsey; ond Buck potter, KOODy, of 

Siurgis for 55-Yeors ond Fronk Show, NUOF, of Ropid City, 

SD for 5O-Yeors. 

Fronk Show, NllhE President 

Chopter ,l03 does not hold summer meetings, but insteod 

goes on vocotion os mony of the members do. Thot does 

not meon thot there wos no aCWA octivity in the NW 

US, however. On August 9, o hqmfest wos held ot 

Sponowoy, WA, neor Tocomo, ond sponsored by the 

Rodio Club of Tocomo. At this homfest, owords to iwo 

longtime omoieur rodio operotors were onnounced. 

Ed Reinke, W7EBF, hos been o hom for over 75 yeors, 

qnd thus hos eorned ihe QCWA 75-yeor Aword. 

Unfortunotely, he wos not oble to be ot the homfest. 

Worth Gurley, W7WG, wqs presenied q ZO-yeqr 

Certificoie by Director Ken Simpson, WBEK. Worth olso 

hod o nice disploy of working vintoge equipment which 

wos octuolly on the oir moking contocts. Congrotulotions 

to both of these long time homs. 

Ken Simpon, W$EK, Nationol Director 

Director, Ken Simpson, WBEK, presents a 7,-year Certiticate to Worth Gurtey, 

W7WG, at the Tacoma WA Hamfest. 

Who.t o fun quorier for our Chopter. Our onnuol picnic 

wos held ond we hod greot ottendonce. Our hosi, 

Howord, WB7OK, prepored o scrumptious lunch of BBe 

hot dogs, homburgers, qnd solmon burgers for the vegetorions. 

Everyone brought their fovoriie solod, dessert 

ond/or side dish. Only one ioker of the solmon burgers 

showed we oll love our meot. The temperoture soored into 

the high 9O's but thot didn't seem to diminish the exuber_ 

once ond comoroderie of the doy. lt wos o fun doy. 

We missed the report for lost quorter so l,ll give o quick 

updote. We hod o wonderful visii to the Evergreen 

Aviotion Museum in Monmouih, Oregon. Chopter member 

otiendonce wos phenomenol. The EAM is home to 

Howord Hughes Spruce Goose, in cose you forgot. There 

ore numerous commerciol ond experimeniol oircrofi on 

disploy from the Wright Brothers, to o Strotegic 

Evergreen Aviation Museam visit under the wing of the Spruce Goose. From 

left, Kay Bobinson, Alan, W4LKE; unidentitied, Howard, WBZIK; Gene, K6ylS; and 

Dick Knight. 

Reconnoissonce oircroft (SR-z1), ond the Spoce Museum 

hos octuol size mock-ups of the Apollo mission Lunor 

Londings ond on octuol Titon rockei. One could eosily 

spend o couple of doys touring the vorious exhibits. 

Well, thot is enough for now. See you next quorier. 

Howard Honig WB70K, Secretory /lreasurer 

Chopter I I O. Kqnsqs (KSl 

Chopter 'l I0 held their summer meeting ond dinner on 

Sundoy August 16th, 2009, ot Konsos Stoie Convention 

qnd the CKARC onnuol Homfest. We hod 29 members 

ond guests present. We took o picture of os mony os we 

could get together ofter the meeting. 

This meeiing Glen, WOYVR, on left, received o 55-yeqr 

Aword, Fred, KOTCS, cenier; ond Nodine, KOUHF on 

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Glen, W0YVB, on left,5,-Year Award; Fred, K0TCS, center, and Nadine, KoUHF on 

right, both 10-Year Awards, 

The members of Chapter 110 at their summer meeting! 

right both 5O-Yeor Awords. At our spring meeting we hod 

7 members receiving owords. Our foll meeting is being 

plonned ot this time. Wish we could hove gotten oll '13 

members together for ond owords picture but with members 

coming from both ends of the Stote its hqrd to get oll 

togeiher oi one time. We possed out info obout QCWA 

ond sent 3 opplicotions home but hoven't goiten ony thing 

bock yet. 

Alvin W 0 ME, Setet ar y /Treusurer 

The Joint Chopters summer Picnic wos held ot The New 

Englond Wireless ond Steom Museum on July 11,2009. 

OCWA Pioneer ond Nutmeg Chopters ioined us. There 

were 35 members ond guesis present. 

Wl NTE, Bob, Director of the Wireless Museum goYe o 

tolk on Tronsmitters before vocuum tube ond solid stote 

rodios. Members were oble io view the steom-up demonsirotion 

os well os visiting the other buildings contoining 

ontique wireless equipment. 

The weother wos obsolutely beouiiful, we could not 

Quarter Century Wireless Associat on 

#Eg&trYffiffi r*p*rts 

WINTE, Boh, Director of the Wireless Museum gave a talk on Transmitters 

belore vacuum tube and solid state radios. 

WINTE, Bob, Dircctor ot the Wireless Museum. 

hove osked for o beiter doy. 

The pictures included in this report ore Wl NTE, Bob 

giving o tolk on tronsmitters before vocuum tubes ond 

solid stoie rodios; Fessenden's synchronous rotory gop, 

port of o I OOKW tronsmitter he sold io the government 

ond instolled in Woshington, DC. This wos quickly 

reploced by o much hlgher powered CW orc tronsmiiier; 

The godget Bob, Wl NTE, is hondling is on omrod 

quenched gop mode for omoieurs in the eorly tweniies. 

This wos mode in Medford Hillside, MA. 

Our Foll meeting will be held on October 24,2009 oI 

Whites Restouront in Westport, MA. 

lanke, K4|JK, Secretuy 

Chopter I 19, Tidewqter (VA) 

The hustle ond bustle, the heot ond humidity of Summer 

hove left us ond preporotions for Foll DX ond Contest 

octivities ore occupying whot time mony of hove ovoiloble 

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for 'getting reody.' Other demonds ore still pressing bui 

this is the time to be getting reody in spiie of whoiever 

else mlght be on our schedules for once the winter winds, 

the cold, the ice set in ony serious ontenno work will iust 

noturolly hove to be postponed. 

As we close out the third Quorter on the Chopter 1 19 

3Oth Anniversory yeor we find l9 new Chopter members 

(aCWA members) on the membership roster. This is obout 

two-thirds of the woy 'home' os we hoped to bring 

onboord 30 new members. The moiority of these l9 new 

members ore olso first time ACWA members, so the 

Anniversory push hos been good for the entire orgonizotion. 

With three months to go you con bet the ronch thot 

we will be shoklng bushes for oll we're worth. 

Chopter 1 l9 hod o successful ioint excursion wiih 

Chopter 9l to the Notionol Rodio Astronomy Observotory 

ot Greenbonk, WV in August. This wos o wonderful 

opportunity for cross-fertilizotion of the two Chopters ond 

we will be exploring opportunities for future expeditions of 

this noture. Our Chopter 1 19 sponsored IOTA Expedition 

in July wos o huge success. Very speciol QSL cords should 

be orriving from the printer ony doy now. lf you worked 

us on Tongier lslond ond if you sent on SASE to our QSL 

monoger, KSV|P, (aRZ.COM oddress is correct) then you 

ore olreody enioying your Tongier lslond (NA-083) confirmqtion. 

There is o good chonce thot you will be heoring 

more qbout this exciting odventure in the not-too-distont 

future. 

Annuol elections for new Chopter I l9 Officers for 

2010 will be ioking ploce loter this quorter ond by the 

time you reod this Chopter Report there lust might be new 

leodership in our Chopier. New leodership brings the 

promise of new ideos, new energy, ond we oll look forword 

to thot. Let us be the first to wish you Hoppy 

Holloween, Hoppy Thonksgiving, ond Merry Christmos 

ond o Hoppy New Yeorl 

Vic Culver, W4V|C, Secretory 

Chopter l20, Quqrter Century Wireless 

Women, GIC\M/I/ 

As you reqd this repori, our Annuol ond only meeting of 

the yeor will hove token ploce on boord Hollond 

Americo's Eurodom during the QCWA Convention Cruise. 

Only one chopter officer will be soiling with us ond I om 

not sure if ony others members will be in ottendonce. lf 

not, it will hove been o very short meeting. 

But I moy be oble to tolk o few of our cruising Homs 

into chopter membership. I will hove some chopter opplicotions 

wiih me on the ship. lf I om successful in this 

endeovor or con find o chopter member in the group, I 

will try to get some operoting pictures from one o[ the 

three ICOM HF stotions on the ship with the chopter bonner 

in the bock ground. YES, we do hove o chopter bonner 

ond it will be on the cruise ship wiih us. 

At this writing it oppeors there will not be o 2O1O 

QCWA Convention. The onnuol QCWA membership ond 

boord meetings ore scheduled to be held in coniunction 

with the 2010 Doyton Homvention, 14-16 Moy 20,l0. So 

we will set up o aCWW meeting during thot time frome 

ond find somewhere to hold it. Perhops right ofter or iust 

before the QCWA membership meeting. Pleose see the 

spring Journol for the time ond locotion. 

A chopter member requested ihree of our QCWW 

potches - I hod to dig through the boxes of QCWW 

records to find them. And find them I did, obout 40 were 

wropped in plostic ond siored with the bonner ond o lot 

of old records. I hove included o picture o[ our potch with 

this orticle ond if you qre so inclined to get one or two or 

three; drop me o check for $5 o potch to Lorry McColvy, 

WA9JMO, 54OO Six Mile Rood, Rocine, Wl, 53402- 

9741 ond l'll hove the potch(s) in the return moil ihe some 

doy I receive your request. 

HF bond condition will begin to improve soon (they 

hove to). lt would be nice to resume our QCWW net. 

Would onyone be willing to work with me on this proiect? 

lf you ore interested, pleose contoct me qt the obove 

oddress or by emoil to wo9imo@wi.net; ond/or by telephone 

ot 262-639-7327.1 will be most hoppy io work oul 

the detoils with you ond ony other interested porties. 

Also, Ann Nutter, VE3HAl, hos offered to siort up the 

Silver Belles Column in the QCWA Journol. But Ann needs 

your input, she needs qt leost o contoct person willing to 

The VERY handsome 0CWW Patch! Notr available lor $5.00 each. Please read 

the Chapt$ 120 report lor simple ordering details! Grab one or two or three tor 

your favorite ham! Just in tine for the holidays! 

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e feotured in the column or suggest other individuols 

thot would be our feotured member of the Quorter. 

Those orticles were interesting; I miss thot column when 

reoding the quorterly journol. 

lony McColvy, WA|IM0, Secretory fireosurer 

Chopter 126, Piedmont (NCl 

The Piedmont Chopter 126 held its regulor meeting on 

Soturdoy, September 12,2009, ot Best's Food Cofeterio 

Siler City, NC. There were l9 members ond guests present. 

The following boord members were present: Chuck, 

K4HF; Kent, K4MK; Chorlie, WB4DCM ond Woyne, 

W4HG. Meeting locotions, dotes ond possible progrqms 

were the primory topics discussed by the boord. 

A "down Eost" meeiing is in the works for the spring. 

At the generol meeting, following blessing, lunch ond 

introductions, President, Chuck, K4HF, recognized 

Sondy Gerli, AClY, our newest Chopter member. 

Sec/Tres., Chorlie, WB4DCM, gove the Treosurer's 

Report ond the Q3 Net Report received from NCS 

W4DGJ. WAWXZ missed none ond W4DGJ, WJ4DX, 

ond WA4BVY missed one or two nets. WB4DCM wos 

recognized for plocing second in the CW Mode of the 

April, 2009 aCWA QSO Porty. Kent, K4MK, then introduced 

our speoker, Icmmie Wood, N4YZ, who gove us 

o greot presentotion of the digitol mode PSK 3l . 

Besides o full rig ond computer set up inside o coble 

wos run to his vehicle to use the mobile HF ontenno. The 

membership outhorized o chopter donotion io The ARRL 

Diomond Club ond to the Notionol QCWA Scholorship 

Fund in the nome of our Chopter's Silent Keys. Ken, 

K|4OTO, onnounced o technicol tour during the onnuol 

open house of lndependent FM ond lnternet Stotion 

WCPE, on Sundoy, October 4. Severol members indicoted 

on interest. As o Chopter member you ore set up, 

with your E Moil oddress, on the Chopter's internet 

reflector to send ond receive messoges of interest to the 

membership. lf you ore not getting Chopter correspondence 

os you should pleose let us know. Also, the 

Chopter hos two distinguished coll signs ovoiloble to use 

during rodio operoting events. 

Chorlie, WB4DCM, won the 50/50 drowing ond 

Clorence, K4SHU, won the door prize. Thonks go to 

Mory Jo, K4MJL, our meeting helper ond Woyne, 

W4HG, our photogropher. Guests included Herb Locey, 

W3HL of Cory, NC ond Lee Ponto of New Hill, NC. 

Remember our Soturdoy morning net. lt wos good to see 

some members ond guests thot we hoven't seen of our 

meetings in some time. All members ore encouroged to 

invite friends ond fomily to porticipote in Chopter octivi- 

ties. The next Chopter 126 Meeting will be December 

Quarler Oentury W reless Association 

nHefffiH repcrts 

Speaker, lommie llllood, N4YZ who gave us a great presentation ot the digital 

mode PSK 31. 

Charlie, WB4DCM being recognized tor his 2nd place eftort in the April 2tng 

QCWA 050 Party hy Chuck, K4HF at the Chapter 126 meeting. 

5, 2OO9, ot Yorborough's Restouront in Lexington, NC. 

Hoppy Holidoys to oll! Our meeting odiourned ot 2:,I5. 

Chuck littlewood, K4HF 

Chqpier I 4O, WyominL(WY) 

Chopter 140 covers the entire stote of Wyoming, so o 

monthly meeting is simply not procticol. lnsteod, we meet 

every Soturdoy morning on 3923.5 KHz ot 8 AM 

Mountqin Time. ln oddition, there is o rother lorge group 

in both Cheyenne ond Cosper. Both groups meet on 

Soturdoy mornings, ofter the net is over. ln Cheyenne, we 

meet ot the Arby's on Yellowstone Rood. 

On Augusi .l5, Director, Ken Simpson, WBEK, ond his 

wife Sue, NBAJU, ioined us on their woy bock to Florido, 

ofter going to Alosko. At thls meeting we were hoppy to 

welcome o new member - Dole Putnom, WC7S. We hove 

been trying to gei Dole to loin for some time. Welcome 

Dole. 

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Chapter 140 Sec./Treas., Don Mille\ KTTFW talks with Sue Simpson, N&AJU. 

New QCWA Memher, Dale Putnam, WC7S, 

Pleose ioin us on 3923.5 ot B AM Mountoin Time on 

Soturdoy. All ore welcome. 

Don Miller, KTIFW Sec/fres. 

Chqpter l4L Amqrillo (TX) 

As September moves to on end, Chopter l4l in Amorillo 

hos iust completed onother yeor of porticipotion os W6l, 

Amorillo, in the Route 66 On The Air Speciol Event. 

This yeor W6l mode 833 coniocts. John Ashurst, K5FS, 

Brod Miskimen, N5LUL; Scott McDowell, N5SM; Jim 

Musgrove, KSBZH; ond Bob Hill, W5FBQ served os operotors 

in the 2009 event. 

The Route 66 Speciol Event wos lounched in 2000 by 

the Northern Arizono DX Associotion. Bock in 1999 they 

storted tolking obout the possibilities of hoving the thrill of 

o Dxpedition without octuolly going on one. The ideo of 

Scott McDowell, N,SM, serves as one ol our CW operators for W6l in the Boute 

66 0n The Air Special Event. Scott is a retired railroad engineer who still loves 

to smell rosin burning and builtl things with his hands. He can be tound in the 

CW segments of the HF hands, 

ochieving thot thrill with o speciol event stqtion surfoced. 

As ihe broinstorming coniinued, plons developed into the 

Route 66 On The Air Event os we know it todoy. 

lnitiolly the focus wos on the cities mentioned in Bobby 

Troup's song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66." Thot oction 

brought Amorillo into the event the first yeor os K6E. 

Amqrillo missed the yeors 2001 ond 2002, but wos bock 

in 2003 os N6l. They were there in 2OO4 os W6G. 

From 2005 to 2009 they hove porticipoted os W6l. 

ln the eorly yeors Amorillo's poriicipotion wos sponsored 

by the Ponhondle Amoteur Rodio Club. From 2005 

to 2009 the sponsor hos been OCWA Chopter l4l os 

we hope it will be in 20l0 ond future yeors. 

ln the yeor 2000, the Amorillo teom wos composed of 

three people: Howord Polecheck, KDSCEM; John Sikes, 

KDSAZO; ond John Ashurst, K5FS. John Ashurst, K5FS, 

hos been o dedicoted member ond normolly provides 

more Route 66 contocts thon the other Amqrillo porticiponts. 

He sort of stumbled into the event the first yeor ond 

ioined os on operotor. Thot yeor he mode 489 contocts 

thot included 3 DX QSOs (Jopon, Austrolio, ond Africo) 

plus one Moritime Mobile on the USS Dovid R. Rey. ln 

2009 John mode 525 QSOs ond Brod mode 227 Qs. 

Scott McDowell, N5SM, mode the comment "Operoting 

on the Route 66 On The Air Event wos the only time I wos 

ever the recipient of o pileup on CW!ll Wos kind of nerve 

wrecking l!" 

ln previous yeors, Gene Bitner, WA5ETK, spent o lot of 

hours porticipoting in the event ond hondling the locol 

odministrotion functions (logging doto, QSL distribution, 

etc). ln 2008 he hondled the odmin functions, but 

"retired" os on operotor. Brod Miskimen, N5LUL, hos now 

picked up the odministrotive duties. 

QSL cord demond is normolly pretty high ond cords 

over the yeors hove included pictures of Codilloc Ronch, 

The Big Texon Steokhouse, Amorillo's brick morker thot 

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soys "Welcome to Historic Route 66," ond such. 

Chosing the Route 66 stotions usuolly proves to be o lot 

of fun; in 2009 there were 19 porticipoting stotions. A 

prize piece of wollpoper for one's homshock is o Route 

66 certificote indicoting oll stotions hove been worked. 

QSL cords from eoch of the Route 66 siotions enhonce 

thot piece of wollpoper iust o wee bii more. Look for the 

event next yeor, in mid September, ond ioin the fun, Get 

Your Kicks on Route 66, ond keep the spirit of the Mother 

Rood olive. 

lin, KSBZH 

Chqpter 146, Twin Stqte (NH) 

Chopter ,l46 hod their onnuql meeting ot BJ Brickers on 

Woshington Street in Cloremont, NH on August 29th, 

2OO9. There were 9 voting members present. Lunch wos o 

buffet or you could order from their menu if you preferred. 

President Roy Mokul, KIXV colled the meeting to order 

ot l:04 PM. He dld the stondord introduciions ond told 

his (woit for the punch line) ioke thot everyone responded 

with "ugh". Skip Swenson, WB6WA, informed the ossembloge 

ihot the 20'10 Notionol Membership Meeting of 

aCWA will be held in Doyton, Ohio. Plons io hove the 

Notionol Conveniion in New Englond ore continuing ond 

will be submitted for o loter dote. The only other ogendo 

iiem wos nominotion ond election of officers. 

When oll wos soid ond done, the Secretory wos osked 

to cost one vote for the current slote of officers for onother 

term. The officers elected ore: Roy Mokul, K1XV, 

President; Ed Feusiel, N5El, Vice President; ond Cheryl 

Breuning, WAI WEY Secretory/Treosurer. The meeting 

odlourned ot I :3,l PM. 

For everyone, Hoppy Holidoys ond o very Hoppy New 

Yeqr in 20.l0. 

Cheryl A. Breuning WAIWEV Seuetury/lreosurer 

Chqpter I49, Nutmeg (CT) 

The summer meeting wos held ot Serofino's Restouront in 

Wollingford, Connecticut, on Soturdoy, August B, with 3l 

persons in ottendonce. Our feotured speoker wqs Bill 

Hennessey, o longtime ond well-known professionol broodcoster, 

qdvertiser ond on-the-oir personolity in Connecticut. 

Bill gove o very interesting ond delightful tolk obout his 

long coreer in the rodio ond television industry' He shored 

stories ond onswered questions. Mr. Hennessey reveoled 

thot Al Cohen, Wl FXQ, o Chopter ,l49 member, who 

wos o studio engineer ond loter o soles monoger for the 

Hortford Times rodio stqtion WTHI creoted q very 

"colchy" ond memoroble odvertising lingle - "Arthur 

Quarter Century WireLess Assoclat on 

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Nutmeg Chapter members Al Cohen, WIFXQ, and Jellrey Galin, WIJG, welcomed 

guest speaker and professional broadcaster Bill Hennessey to the August,2009, 

meeting and luncheon in Wailingford, Connecticut, 

Arthur Arthur, Open All The Time. Alwoys Open, Never 

Closed"- mony yeors ogo for o Hortford, Connecticut, 

phormocy. Folks throughout Connecticut still remember 

this porticulor odvertisement severol decodes loter. 

Congrotulotions io Chopter President, Luke, KAI SE ond 

Noncy Louretono, on the recent birth of o gronddoughter 

in Seottle, Woshington. ln oddition, we ocknowledge ond 

celebrote Woyne Shoffer's W3AAN) 90th birthdoy on 

June I B, os well os he ond his wife's (Jone) 67th wedding 

onniversory on June 25th. Hoppy Birthdoy to Bob 

Moseley, WAIZLI on his recent 94th birthdoy. 

The ARRL Boord of Directors - ot their 2009 Second 

Meeting, held in July - voted to creote o new oword 

nomed for George Hort, Wl NJM, o member of our 

Nutmeg Chopter l# 149)of QCWA. George, who lives in 

Hortford, is retired from his longtime service os o stoff 

member of ARRL Heodquorters in Newington. He is the 

chief developer of the ARRL Nqiionol Troffic System thot 

storted 60 yeors ogo. Nominotions for the George Hort 

Distinguished Service Aword will be received qt ARRL 

Heodquorters through November 1,2009. This ARRL 

oword moy be given out onnuolly to o rodio omoteur who 

hos demonstroted longiime ond distinguished service within 

the ARRL Notionol Troffic System, the ARRL Field 

Orgonizotion or the Amoteur Rodio Emergency Service@. 

The trqditionol roffle of prizes concluded our summertime 

goihering. Thonks to Dole ond Joe Szczech, Kl lKE, 

for shopping for the roffle prizes. They hove been hondling 

the shopping duty for eoch of our quorterly Chopter 

meetings/luncheons this post yeor. 

Sleve Ewald, WVIX, Seuetory 

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Earl Smith, VE6NM (L), receives his QCWA 60-Year Certiticate from Chapter 

President, Ken oelke, VE6AF0 (B). 

Chqpter l5I, Alberto Wild Rose 

Chopter l5l held its foll lunch ond business meeting on 

September 26,2009 ot the Tuxedo Pork Communiiy Holl, 

Colgory. Although there were no Silent Keys within the 

Chopter, o moment of silence wos held for Andy Berry, 

VE6NDY who wos known to mony in the Colgory omoteur 

rodio community. 

Chopter President, Ken Oelke, VE6AFO reported thot 

Chopter l5'l hod been involved in orronging for R.T. 

Aldermon Middle School (Colgory) to hove on upcoming 

sked with the lnternotionol Spoce Stotion on September 

28. Ken olso reported thot onother sked wos being 

orronged wiih Glenmore Christion Acodemy between 

October l4 ond 1 6. Chopter l5l continues to be 

involved with Morse code instruction ot the Colgory 

Militory Museums. Recently, o group of militory codets 

trovelled to the Colgory Militory Museums from Regino 

ond porticipoted in the Morse code progromme. The 

Colgory Militory Museums reported thot their motivotion 

for presenting the progromme wos to teoch people "o new 

longuoge". The Chopter welcomes new volunteers to ossist 

with the Morse Code progromme. 

Volerie Hepburn, VE6VMH, ond Howord Hepburn, 

VE6GI received oppreciotion owords for their ossistonce 

in orgonizing ond setting up for the Chopter meetings. 

Eorle Smith, VE6NM, received o QCWA certificote to 

recognise his 60 yeors os o hom rodio operotor, ond Tony 

Howord, VE6AY received o QCWA certificote to recognise 

his 50 yeors os o hom operotor. 

Elections were held for the Chopter I 5l executive, ond 

the results were: President - Ken Oelke, VE6AFO; 

Secretory - Mitch Goodiohn, VE6SM; Treosurer - Vocont 

(Gerry Linton, VE6PL ogreed to continue os octing 

Treosurer until o replocement could be found.) 

Chapter Secretary, Mitch Goodiohn, VEOSM (L) thanks Jason Nishiyama (B), lor 

a stimulating SETI presentation, 

Les Cord, VE6CA, remoins os Post President. 

After the business port of the meeting, Joson Nishiyomo, 

o science teocher ond member of the Royol Astronomicol 

Society, gove on exciting tolk on "The Seorch for Extro- 

Terrestriol lntelligence". He reviewed the theory behind 

colculoting the probobility of finding intelligent life beyond 

our solor system, ond gove on overview of ihe vorious 

methods by which the seorches ore mode, including 

piggy-bocking onto existing rodio telescopes used for 

rodio ostronomy. Joson spoke of the SETI Leogue, ond 

SETI@Home progromme, ond told the Chopter members 

how they could become involved. ln view of the increosing 

competiiion for reseorch time on rodio telescopes, Joson 

believes thot omoteur rodio operotors hove the poteniiol to 

become on importont component in the seqrch for intelligent 

life in other poris of the goloxy. 

Mitch Goodiohn, VE6SM, Secretary 

Members of Utoh Chopter '160 living in the greoter Solt 

Loke oreo enioyed o fine dinner ond visit on June I 2 ot 

"spoghetti Msmo's" in Sondy, Utoh. 

The members fron Utah Chapter 160. 

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Those in ottendonce were: Rick Seyboldt, KZOWZ; Phil 

Bullock, KZPB, ond Wife, Doris; Lee KZNKH; Peggy Hone 

qll the woy from Pioche, NV; Mike, WZDNI ond Corol 

Pet. Moryellen Voughon, WZCKD, our much-opprecioted 

Secretory who drove from the Oregon Coost to be with 

us. Dove Roob, WZDKR (not pictured), ond Lovo, 

KETDZD, rounded out the smoll but fun group. 

Activities for the coming yeor of 2Ol0 ore April 6th 

Picnic ond dinner in Mesquile, Nevodo, the big one for 

our Chopter. Plqns for onother dinner for the folks in 

Northern Utoh ore underwoy. All members ond visitors 

ore welcome to ottend ony of our octives. Wotch for 

detoils in the Chopters "Key Click" newsletter or E-moil. 

Dove Raoh, WIDKR, President 

Chqpfer 162, Southeost Wisconsin (WI) 

President, Ron Fox, K9AKH, used our Sepiember business 

meeting os on opportunity to present Bob Schefke, 

W9FFC, with his ACWA 55-Yeor Licensed Certificoie. 

Other business token up by the membership included 

selecting cqndidotes for next yeor's Direciors; ond looking 

for nominotions for the Olie Fox, K9AHG, yeorly Aword 

of Excellence; ond the newly estoblished Bob Jensen, 

WUWLN, Life Time Achievement Aword; plus updoting 

the Chopter roster. 

The Chopter wos osked to provide Communicoiions for 

o locol high school's wolk-oJhon. We hod worked with the 

school severol yeors ogo, but when the event wos moved 

from ihe spring to the foll, the school went with the use of 

cell phones for communicotions. The leod time from the 

request point to the event point wos short so we were only 

oble to gother 4 Homs insteod of the usuol .l3. But whqt 

we lost in quontify we mode up in quolity. Mike Melnik, 

N9PMO; Bonnie, WB9ZKX; & Gene, WB9ZKY Honey; 

Ron Fox, KqAKH presenting 55-Year Certiticate to Boh, WqFFC. 

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ond Lorry McColvy, WASJMO, enioyed the morning while 

ossisting the 284 siudents olong the l0-K wolk. 

We only monoged to field four members for the OCWA 

foll aSO porty. Al Algiers, W9HR, worked 20 ond 40 

meter CW; whlle Willie Woikins, KA9QMM; Ed Konicek, 

W9NVK; ond Lorry McColvy, WA9JMO, worked SSB on 

the 20 ond 40 meter bonds. Conditions in Wisconsin 

were not kind to Chopter 162 for ihis event. 

Lany McCalvy, WAqlMO 

Chopter 159. Sqcrqmenfo Vqlley (CA) 

We hod lots of octivities during this quorter. The group 

elected Robin Alexonder, NX6Z, os President. Mony 

thonks to.Jim Jolly, W6RW|, for oll his work ond effort 

these post two yeors. 

Longtime aCWA member, John Minke, N6JM, hos 

moved io Homer, Alosko. john donoted his lcom lC 740 

to the group ond in August we presented the rodio to o 

young locol hom, Curtis Moccown, KI6ESK. Thonk you, 

John, ond good luck, Curtis. 

During the quorter we lost old member Jim Allen, 

W6laH. You will be missed deor Jim, RlP. 

Progroms during the quorier were: A video tour of ARRL 

Heodquoriers, Gory Stilwell, Kl6T, gove o iolk obout the 

Bob Atexander, NXOZ, during a presentation about a WWll spy transceiver built 

in a suitcase. 

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Left to right: Bobin Alexander, NX6Z; Jim Jolty, W6RW|; and Curtis MacCoun, 

K|6ESK. curtis was awarded an tc0M 740 for his outstanding pertormance as a 

new ham. 

ARRL lncoming QSL Bureou. 

We meet on the second Wednesdoy of the month ot 

Denny's locoted ot 7900 College Town Drive in 

Socromento. The restouront is iusi north of Highwoy 50 

ond on the west side of Howe Avenue. Gothering storts 

oround I I :OO o.m. for o no-host lunch ond meeiing storts 

oround l2 noon. We try to finish by I :30 p.m. yls ore 

olwoys welcome. For further informotion contoct our 

Turn y

President, Dave Botenberry, K DR. 

return. 

Don, N4TN, wos first licensed in 1954 os Novice 

WN4DMS, ond his first stotion wos o Notionol S-3BC 

receiver qnd o 40 wott Eldico crysiol controlled trqnsmitter 

with chongeoble bond coils ond o long wire ontenno 

instolled by Bill. A yeor loter, he become W4DMS, ond 

much loter, N4TN. His son, Andy, now corries on the fomily 

hom trodition with Don's originol coll, W4DMS. 

Don's greot CW obility wos recognized by the Army 

when he enlisted, ond he wos o Morse lntercept Operotor 

in Ethiopio during his militory service. He olso operoted 

the hom stotion ot ET2US in Ethiopio during his tour there. 

Bill, W4CZ, noted his communicotions ot the some time 

were in the Civil Air Potrol, with o restricted rodio 

telephone license issued olso in 1954. Bill received on 

omoteur license o few yeors loter os WN4MCZ, then o 

yeor loter os WA4MCZ, ond loter os W4CZ. Bill ond Don 

mointoined q close friendship for those 60+ yeors ond 

Don's possing wos o speciol loss to B'll,W4CZ ond to 

mony oihers. 

Dick Church, N4ARO, olso spoke of his eorly friendship 

wiih Don. Dick met Don (before Don wos o hom) 

ot o Field Doy event in Kingsport, Tennessee. Don sow 

Dick's hqm coll on his moiorcycle license plote ond soid 

"if they con do thot, I con too!". 

Dovid Rotenberry, K4DR, our new President, spoke of 

Don's helpfulness during his eorly doys in hom rodio, noting 

thot he wqs olwoys helping onyone thot needed help 

in their eorly doys in the hobby. 

Don Boker, KA4R, qlso hod some very kind words of his 

friendship with Don for mony yeqrs. 

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Gorlond Coudill, W4WFX, hod mony words of proise 

for Don for his help os he begon os o new hom. 

Corl Smiih, AA4H, told of the hilorious story of his 

friendship with Don in the eorly doys of trying to leorn 

guiior pickin'. At one of the group sessions, o close friend 

of the group, Jim Clork, W4HRT (SK), mode o clossic 

stotement thot oll would remember - "Thot they hod set guitor 

pickin' bock o good 50 yeorsl" Everyone ot the meeting 

hod o good chuckle on thoi one ond the meeting wos 

odiourned. 

Others members ottending: Robert Simmons, W4UKJ 

ond XYL, Sue; Bob Moy, K4SE, qnd XYL, Corol; 

Chorlie Perry, KAOZX; Bill Owen, W4VS, ond XYL, 

Noomi; Windell Messimer, KAZAK; ond Guests; Connie 

Price, XYL of WACZ; Chuck Greever, K4UTN; Buddy 

Presley, WB4PDD, ond XYL, Borboro Presley, KA4TKP; 

Robert Aorden, KU4R; Jim Blevins, KC4QLM; Scott 

Newlond, AC3D; Ben Morris, K4ED|, ond Jim Morris, 

K4BGV. 

William D, Prke, W4CZ, Secretory/freasurer 

Chopter I96, Edison (FLl 

It is with deep sodness thot I report ihe loss of our deor 

friend, Hugh Pulliom, W4SEM. Hugh wos first licensed in 

.l932 ,I96. 

ond he wos o chorter member of Chopter He 

will be missed but never forgotten. 

Stello J. Gurko, WB2FAU, mode Chopter history os she 

won the aCWA QSO Porty lost spring. Congrotulotions 

Stello J. We ore oll very proud of you for hoving the highest 

score. 

Dove Penezic, WG4K, formerly \VA4GUK, hos stepped 

down os the Lee County, Florido, ARRL Emergency 

Coordinotor so he con pursue his retirement gools 

of troveling. Lorry Zimmer,Y{ALWZ, hos token over those 

some duties. Best of luck to Lorry, ond mony thonks to 

Dove for his long time of community service. 

Chopter I96 is hoppy to report thot Loing Botchler, 

NT4TS, is now o member of our group. Welcome oboord 

Lo ing I 

fsd Burh K38C President 

Chqpter 2O3, Gill Crossley (PA) 

Chopter 203 hod o greot summer of omoteur rodio octivity. 

Our summer picnic meeting wos held ot Loke Roystown 

in centrol Pennsylvonio. The loke is o lorge impoundment 

with over 25 miles of novigoble woter. We oll enioyed o 

wonderful luncheon cotered by Clem's Borbeque, which 

wos simply delicious. After lunch, the Chopter hod on 

ofternoon sightseeing on o cruise on the Seven Points 

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Cf€AHilEE reparts 

Morino river boot, Princess, which hod both indoor oir 

conditioned seoting ond outdoor seoting. The ride losted 

over two hours ond toured the loke. Coptoin, Bill, ond 

First Mote, Jenny, provided o running commentory describing 

the loke's geologicol feotures ond providing interesting 

onecdotes. We were pleosed to hove QCWA Notionol 

Secretory, Wolt Supino N3WS, oboord for the ride. 

Everyone hod o wonderful time. 

Chopter 203 hosts o Sundoy night net on the 146.85 

MHz Stote College, PA repeoter. The net meets weekly ot 

2030 hrs locol time. Net control stotions rotote. Hove o 

greot foll seoson. 

Woody Bren, K3YV, President 

Chqprer 2IO, Omqho (NE) 

The Chopter 2.l0 Annuol Meeting wos held on Thursdoy 

August 27th, ot the Old Country Buffet 7540 Dodge 

Street, in Omoho. There were 3Z in ottendonce. 

The following members received owords during the 

onnuol meeting: CorlJohnson, WOGAj, licensed 60 

yeors; Gene Mortin, W0UJ|, licensed 55 yeors; Jim 

Mineor, KOJL, licensed 50 yeors. 

The Chopter monthly luncheons will continue ot i l:00 

AM on the 4th Thursdoy of eoch month, ot the Old 

Country Buffet. We do not meet in November ond 

December's luncheon is the I st Thursdoy, due to the holi- 

doys. 

The Chopter 2.I0 ACWA Net meets every Tuesdoy 

evening ot 7:00 PM locol time on the 147.36+ (KOBOY) 

repeoter, using the Chopter Club coll, WOOMA. Pleose 

moke on effort to checkin ond enioy the conversotion ond 

topics during the net. The Net does not meet Moy through 

August. 

We hove $1025.75 in the Chopter Treosury. 

We hod no volunteers wishing io run for Chopter 

office's for the 2009 - 2010 term with the exception of the 

Secretory-Treosurer. I will fill the role of Chopter President 

for the 2009 - 20I 0 ierm. 

l[ you know other omoteurs with 25 or more yeors of 

licensing thot might be interested in QCWA, pleose hove 

them contoct me ot w0hxl@cox.net. Chopter 2.l0 membership 

is $5.00 to ioin ond there ore no yeorly dues. We 

ore the most octive Chopter in Nebrosko ond welcome oll 

quolified omoteurs to become members. 

Pleose visit the Chopter 2 i 0 Website: 

http://members.cox.net,/renewsome/. Jock Powley, 

WAOSAA is the Chopter 210 Webmqsler ond we thonk 

him for the mony hours he spends mointoining the chopter 

website. 

Dick New some, W0HXL President /Secrelar y-Treasurer 

Aug 2ilN Awards 

KAL, Jim. 

WOGAJ, Carl. 

WOUJl, Gene. 

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Chqpfer 212, Centrol Ohio (OH) 

Chopter 212look the summer off ond will resume meetings 

in the foll of 2009. Contoct President, Fritz Tender, 

WDBE ot wd8e@orrl.net for furiher detqils. 

Boh Cashdollar, NRBU, Secretary 

Chqpter 2I3, Fresno (CA) 

Greeiings from Fresno Chopter 2.I3. Our monthly meetings 

ore on the 4th Tuesdoy ond Noon ot Corrow's 

Resiouront, 4480 N. Blocksione in Fresno. All OCWA 

members ore welcome to ottend if they ore in the Fresno 

CA oreo on our meeting doy. Our meetings ore very informol 

with on overoge oitendonce of 20 members ond 

guests. WA6CWA mode one conioci in the 2009 foll 

QSO Porty. The Chopter hod o disploy ot the 66th Fresno 

Homfest in October. 

Churles Mc(onnell, W 6DPD, Seuetary / Treosurer 

Chqpter 2I4, Bluegrqss (KYl 

The members of Chopter 214 wish to poss their condolences 

to Joe, KADZM, on the possing of his brother Ernie, 

W9UQI. 

Over the summer severol members got together to porticipote 

in Field Doy ond ottended severol homfests. Severql 

members picked up new equipment in oniicipoiion for the 

upcoming rodio seoson this foll ond winter. 

A speedy recovery goes out to Don, K4GFY, ihe better 

holf of Corol, K4SAF. 

Congrotulotions goes out to the President of Chopier 

214 Pele, K4OM, who ofter some 40 yeors hos completed 

his 6 meter DXCC ond os this is being writien should 

be in process. Good lob, Petel 

KBDV KBCR, qnd AABHH oll ioined forces lost yeor in 

the ARRL Phone Sweepstokes ond eorned first ploce Ohio 

section for multi-op. This wos o surprise to oll three who 

were unowore of their oword until the certificote showed 

up in eorly September. 

Post president ond founding member Dove Vest, KZAG's 

memory lives on os his coll hos been reissued to the 

Wireless Outbock DX Crew. I om proud to hove such o 

greot group os the keeper of his coll. There were no new 

members brought into the Chopter over the summer bui 

recruiting efforts remoin in full swing. 

Dove Vest, KBDI, Secrelory 

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Poid Members: Six (6) memberships down by six (6) from 

lost yeor. 

Our monthly meeting is the second Thursdoy of eoch 

month ot l030AM EDT oi The Verondo Cofe, Loke Sumter 

Londing Squore, The Villoges, FL. 

Chopter octivities hove been picking up with the 

Snowbirds returning this month. We'll be woiiing to gei 

into the restouronts for supperl We finolly hod o breqk in 

the hot weoiher todoy. The temperoture wos in low BO's 

with low humidity, iust o beoutiful doy...Hoven'i seen doys 

like this since lost spring. 

We hqve dodged the Hurricone bullet so for. So, keep 

your fingers crossed. We still hove October ond 

November before we're home free. 

Horold Lloyd, W40E, Secretary /Treasurer 

Corrections: 

An error in the QSO Party source data received from 

George Roach indicated that Certificate Winner, Charles 

Swindell's, WB4DCM, location was listed as Stanfield, 

OR. His correct location is Raleigh, NC. Sorry for unexpected 

move to Oregon, Charles! 

ln the last issue of the Journal Silent Key, KSWAE, was 

incorrectly listed as being from Chapter 64. He was a 

member of Chapter 84. 

W2UAE was incorrectly listed as an SK in the fall 

Journal. QCWA apologizes to Don Field and his family 

for the error. We are qurte happy that he is still with usl 

Sorry Don I 

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THE MARGATE SAFARI NET 

(continued from paqe 4) 

Quote: 

"Dear Friends Gus and Leola, 

Please forgive my lack of letters, but there is so much to do in caring 

for Manny that in the afternoons, after lunch, I lie next to him 

on the bed & promptly pass out! I think of you both a lot and 

was very sorry to hear that you, Gus, have not been well, but t 

surely hope that by now you are completely recovered-so please 

stay well-there's no future in being sick! Unfortunately, I can,t 

give you any good news about Manny He is now confined to his 

wheel chair and can no longer stand or walk and is in constant 

pain and at the mercy of pain killers. His morale is very low and 

the joy of his life, ham radio, has clealt him a cruel blow in that 

reception has been so bad for so long between the Margate 

Safari Net members that he can no longer enjoy his daily eSO,s 

with all his friends anymore. He rs so happy when he can get you, 

Gus, but unfortunately, the reception both ways is not so hot, I 

believe. I push him into the shack every afternoon, bring him his 

tea and 15 minutes later bring him out again-nothing! He's 

always so disappointed. I suggested yesterday that he come on a 

little later than he does now-mebe you chaps don't feet tike getting 

up early on a cold winter's morning for a QSO?" 

End Quote. 

I wrote a letter to Stella in April and received a reply in July. 

Attached was an obituary about Manny from the Margate newspaper. 

I quote as follows from the article: 

Quote: "Game Huntq Conservationist, Movie Star, Manny Laxton 

Dies- Manny Laxton's death last week has left the South coast a 

poorer place. He was one of those rare, larger than life characters. 

After meeting Manny, you never forgot him. 

For more than 35 years, he was a professional hunter and led 

safaris all over southern and central Africa. One of his biggest 

regrets was that he never got to see gorillas in the wild. 

He went to Rwanda, saw pygmies, heard and even smelled the 

gorillas, but never saw them. However, Manny was also an ardent 

conservationist, having owned seven game farms solely for the 

conservation of animals. ln the early '60s, Manny was instrumental 

in getting the cages and enclosures at the Johannesburg Zoo 

rebuilt. He also used to regularly check up on circus animals with 

members of the \PCA. He acted in many movies and even had a 

contract to go to Hollywood. However, an explosion on the set, 

which almost cost him an eye, cut short his film career. 

After selling their business (arms, ammunition, camping and fishing 

equipment) Manny and his wife, Stella, retired to Margate in 

1977. They bought a property in the heart of the town, known as 

'Eensame Kasteel', which they renamed 'lagtersrus". 

ln March, 1997, the Laxtons celebrated their 52nd wedding 

anniversary. They have two sons- well-known musician, Julian, 

who lives in Johannesburg and lonathan a Margate businessman. 

Jonathan said the family had, for years, been telting Manny to 

write a book about his life. "During the past few months he has 

been making notes. Hopefully we can collate these." 

On May 18, 1997, Manny, aged 79, was rushed to Margate 

Hospital where he died later that night. 

He also left behind two daughters-in-law, Karen and penny, four 

grandchildren, Kayshya, Lloyd, Morgan and Margot and a stepson, 

David, who lives in the USA." 

We, members of the former Margate Safari Net, remember well 

our favorite pastlme and its leader and Silent Key, Manny Laxton, 

and his faithful XYL, Stella, who passed away in October, 1997. 

Unfortunately, Manny's obituary does not include his World War ll 

experiences or his ham radio activities. The young folks today are 

very active with their computers, and cellular phones. Perhaps if 

they ever experienced an international radio net such as the 

Margate Safari Net, they might shift their activities to ham radio, 

or at least include ham radio in their activities 

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The Appendixes 

(continued from the Fall 2009 lssue of the eCWA Journat) 

A Journalistic History of The Life and Times in Amateur Radio of George Hart, wI NJM 

by George Hart, Wl NJM 

THE BORED DIRECTORS 

The American Radio Relay League has always considered itself 

loyal to the principles of democracy. lts governing body, the 

Board of Directors, is elected by the membership in the 

League's I 5 divisions. Originally it was I6 divisions, when 

Canada was a part of it. The Canadian General Manager was 

a full-fledged director with voting powers, except on issues 

concerning only the U.S. The constitution did not specifically 

deny him a vote on such issues, but it was customary for him 

to abstain. However, I recall several instances in which the 

CGM cast a vote and was challenged by one or more of the 

U.S. directors. Canada was thus a part of the ARRL "field 

organization " until sometime in the 80's when the office of 

Canadian Director (the CGM trtle was abandoned some time 

after WWll)was abolished and Canada formed its own amateur 

radio membership society. lt still remains, however, a part 

of the National Traffic System with the eastern provinces forming 

their own region net, the midwestern and western 

provinces a part of U.S. region nets. I only knew of two 

Canadian directors, both from the eastern, most populated 

part of the country: Alec Reid, VE2BE, from Montreal and Noel 

Eaton (call?) from Toronto. Both were good personal friends. 

My very best friend of all time among the directors was Harry 

Engwicht, W6HC. I first met Harry at the time of a Board 

meeting, perhaps in the fifties, when he was a vice director of 

the Pacific Drvision under Ray Cornell, WdZ - who was also a 

personal friend. Harry and I "hit it off ' from the very first and I 

was delighted when he became a full director succeeding Ray. 

By the time I succeeded Ed Handy as communications manager 

in 1967 we had established full rapport. both officially and 

personally. He was responsible for my attendance at several 

Pacific Division conventions, one of which was in Hawaii. In 

each case I spent much trme with him and his family, wife 

Olive and daughters Christy and Susan at their home in San 

Jose. We traveled together to Hawaii and throughout much of 

the rest of his division, and on his trips east to attend directors 

meetings we spent much time together. Between times of personal 

get-togethers we kept a weekly TCC schedule and supplemented 

it with much personal chitchat. We called each 

other UOG (you old goat) and referred to General Manager 

Budlong as the "GWF' (Great White Father). 

We HQ staff people were not allowed to speak at Board meetings 

unless requested by a director. Harry and I had a system 

of signals which would permit me to speak up at any time. lf 

the matter being discussed concerned the Communications 

Department, he would look at me. lf I nodded, it meant I 

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wished to add my comments; if I shook my head, it meant I 

felt no need or wish to comment. Any time he did not look at 

me and I wished to comment, I would cough to get his attention. 

We were careful, however, not to use this device to 

exce55. 

On one occasion Harry and I discussed, before the meeting, a 

measure which was sure to arise to which I was vigorously 

opposed. I don't remember what it was about, but Harry, 

although he had no strong feelings about it, promised to support 

my stand. During a recess lwas called into conference 

with some of the directors supporting the measure and discovered 

it was not at all what I thought, causing me to reverse 

my stand. The meeting reconvened before I had a chance to 

tell Harry I had changed my mind and I could not get his 

attention. When the motion was put forward he arose and 

bitterly opposed it. One of the directors with whom I had conferred 

then asked for my comments and I said I had no objection 

to it, and it was passed. Harry glared at me. He was cool 

with me for several weeks afterward, but we "made up" after 

I pointed out that our apparent disagreement would have the 

beneficial effect of dispelling any notion on the part of the 

other directors that lwas Harry's 'pet.' This was the only rift 

in our long personal friendship and it was a short and minor 

one. 

The friendship ended on a tragic note. During our many TCC 

schedules I had much trouble receiving Harry's signal, and vice 

versa, and he determined to erect an antenna which would 

make his signal stronger and also enhance reception of mine. 

This involved a 60-foot telescoping tower. When the job was 

almost complete and he had the tower cranked up its maximum 

height it suddenly collapsed, crushing an arm at the 

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elbow. He was rushed to the hospital where his arm was 

amputated, but too late. Bone fragments had entered his 

bloodstream, causing cardiac arrest. 

I had a curious feeling of guilt; after all, he had been putting 

up the tower because of me. Olive completely rejected this, 

said enhancing our TCC schedule was only one of the reasons 

for the project, and that if he had been more careful it wouldn't 

have happened. So I was left with just another feeling of 

grief at the passing of a friend. There have been many of 

them. 

Backing up a bit, I attended two Board of Directors meetings 

when lwas "subbing' for Ed Handy in the early 40,s. At that 

time, hardly any of the directors paid any attention to me. Doc 

Woodruff was president and chairman at my first meeting, in 

May of 1942. At that meeting there was a highly-contested 

election for president. The candidates were Doc Woodruff, the 

incumbent, and George Bailey, W1KH. The two candidates 

were almost exact opposites in character. Doc was a quiet, 

soft-spoken, mostly-unappreciated genius. George was an outspoken, 

extroverted executive with great administrative expertise 

who had served as vice president. There were 16 voting 

directors (in this case the CGN/ did vote). The incumbent president-chairman 

did not vote except to break a tje. 

The first balloting produced a tie. and the charrman abstained. 

Several more ballots were conducted, with recesses between 

them, all producing the same result. Finally, George withdrew 

and Woodruff was declared re-elected. I had the impression 

that George's candidacy was a spur-of-the-moment thing in 

an effort to get the quret, soft-spoken Woodruff out of the 

chair. Two years later, at the next presidential election, Bailey, 

after a considerable campaign, was elected easily. 

My attendance at those two Board meetings, in 1942 and 

1943, followed a tradition that lasted until a couple of years 

before my retirement in 1978. Ed Handy had been a key frgure 

at HQ in the 20 s and 30's, a vice president and a member of 

the Board's Executive Committee. His position on the headquarters 

staff was considered very high, even above other 

department heads, for in addition to being a vice president he 

was required to attend Board meetings and write an annual 

report on CD operations to be included in the annual reports 

of the president, directors, general manager and other officers 

of the League. His annual report was usually longer than any 

of them, taking up quite a bit of space in the book and going 

into great detail. Those early years of the CD under Ed Handy's 

regime were quite comfortable ones for him, but by the time I 

came aboard in 1938 his prestige was beginning to crumble 

and his personal morale showing signs of deterioration, 

accompanied by extreme nervousness symptoms. These symptoms 

only added to the disdain for which he was beginning to 

be held by many of the directors and other staff members. 

Shortly after WWll he was stripped of his vice presidency, put 

under the direction of the general manager and removed from 

the Executive Committee. ln partial recompense he was made 

an honorary vice president, a position wrth a minimum of 

influence and no specific duties. 

But the traditional separate annual report of the communica- 

tions manager to the Board continued well into my own 

regime. Ed was still highly respected in the field and continued 

his high dedication to his job, although the symptoms of nervous 

breakdown continued to increase. Despite the effective 

demotions he still had supporters on the Board. Nevertheless, 

prior to each Board Meeting he spent many hours before and 

after normal office hours, in his office, hammering on his old 

No. 5 Underwood typewriter, clearing his throat loudly, coughing 

20 times per minute. He Iived in perpetual fear of Board 

action against his department, sometimes instigated by 

General Manager Budlong, who was his avowJd enemy, but 

the week or so before the directors arrived for their annual 

meeting in May was a time of extreme stress. I often wondered 

how he could survive the pressure, most of it self-generated; 

but he always did. 

During the late 40's, 50's and into the 60's I was a sometimesamused, 

often-distressed spectator to this scene. Despite occasional 

annoyances, especially when he butchered my copy for 

QST or a bulletin to put my words into his (l eventually refused 

to put my name to copy I considered so butchered), I retained 

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my admiration for his dedication and considerable executive 

ability and my feeling of close friendship and sympathy for his 

person. ln my opinion, the League could never have achieved 

the high position it now holds without him. 

It was Harry Engwicht who coined the term " bored directors,,, 

not l. I thought the term not really apropos, not because I had 

a high opinion of the Board, but because it really didn t apply. 

The Board considered itself an august body of policymakers, 

but persistently meddled in headquarters management, especially 

where the conduct of the Communications Department 

was concerned. When K. B. Warner was general manager he 

skillfully manipulated the Board while simultaneously maintaining 

its respect, somewhat to the amusement of most of the 

more discerning staff members. His manipulations, however, 

were dedicated effectrvely to the overall betterment of the 

League. When Warner died suddenly in 1948 and Budlong 

took over, the manipulation continued. especially in the persecution 

of Ed Handy and the CD; but Budlong was not a 

Warner. His actions were often outwardly antagonistic on a 

personal basis, or dedicated to his own personal advantage. 

He was qurte effective during the first few years of his regime, 

but lapsed into heavy drinking and, after a few disgraceful 

performances in the field, during which time the headquarters 

was in effect managed by his understudy, John Huntoon, was 

forced to retire. He died shortly afterward. 

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Although Budlong obviously felt Ed Handy was unfit to head 

an important department of the headquarters and almost succeeded 

in getting the Board to believe this-and although he 

transferred this same attitude to me as Handy's understudy, I 

was fully aware of Budlong s capacity toward leadership and 

don't mean to paint him as a vrllain. lt is hard to say what 

caused the flaws in his personality that led him to vindictiveness 

and malice, and to a discerning person the high intelligence 

and capacity for leadership were obvious, but his effectiveness 

dwindled to the point where he had to be replaced, 

and young John Huntoon, who had stood behind him during 

the dwindling period, was his obvious successor. 

Under Huntoon, the fortunes of the headquarters and the 

League in general took a definite turn for the better. He had 

joined the headquarters staff as an assistant secretary in ,l939, 

very shortly after I became second operator at W1AW. He had 

been a favorite of the Board of Directors throughout the latter 

stages of K.B. Warner and the full term of Arthur Budlong, 

doing a great job as an assistant secretary and, in Budlong,s 

final couple of years, as assistant general manager. He took 

full and effective charge of the headquarters, engineered the 

move from La Salle Road in West Hartford to the WlAW property 

in Newington, almost overnight gaining the respect of the 

headquarters staff and the Board - a respect that had been 

ebbing during Budlong's last days. 

ln the next installment, George continues his insight into 

the operation of the Board. 

How I Earned the OCWA WAS Award! ByDickchurch,N4A*, 

ln June of 2OO8, I decided it uras time during the Fall party in September would really like to achieve WAS by 

to finigh uP:!!I.P_job of earning the 2OOB means o{ using CW only, I only had five 

ACWA*FS avtilrdr { hafl-started col- such states to replace. The firstthing I 

lect'in$ffiL cards forrth,tr award'baek-in..., -,ln-..gffgl]g ge! [he lasl remaining states, did was io research ORZ dot com.tti sree 

197$=qfortly after iqining GGWA I was I agafn seaidhed thfoiitiH-the,,(atgbase if the cells I had cards from were itltl r,. 

livin$ in Ea'*';F*nnes$ee & that time. I and composed an e.lnail requediii4(ia_ * active. Sadly, all five were no longer^ lisred": 

maile SE of the GSffs du.*ing the 1980 sche.dule and sent it,out to groupa.of ; . ori.oplls had been re-issued,-86 fiQm.pfit 

and 1981 GCWA GSO parties and col- GCWA mernbers. I selected the ones to . 3 thr"ough Oct. 7,2008, using the eame 

l$clgU tlle GSL car:Us. f also had-a couple - coritact by running a Fheck aS GHZ dot ,;,11 $:mail,,method, I re-wo*ked:thsoe"fiiie 

oi caiag'tr.lo*n.ffi in 1979. ln 4 sea t conr t* see if the callb I fsund'dppeareu j' .,srbre-!';b reptace,itrd- old $SB osl.ooids 

moved to California where I was very active at all. lf they appeaned active. which I did not want to use for my "all 

.'acdve in tramming, but did nnt Lontinue seetmed accurate, af:d had an em6il ' .'""i ,,,*W awEf.d."r The last state beihg worked 

working on the award, as I did not want addness, they wer^e put on a short list of for" this reason was KOUB^in North 

to mix Gontacts from Califor-nia with 6 or 7 in each state to contact, Dakota. One of the cirds replaced was 

those fnom Tennessee in getting the lnterestingly, I found that many folks do Missouri. I had a card in my GSL file 

awand. I retired in 1997 and moved not keep up their email addresses as fr"om Al0O from a CW coritact back in 

babk,h Eesl Tennes$be 'With thahelp of many &unced; many probably do noi''i ..i'i'g8a and.he'wart.founU irtthre cunrent 

a couple of local GCWA chapten 182' r"ead their email and did not nlspond, GCWA member database, but our GSO 

memuerg:1Dop.:N411{ 1orry SK and Canl, , qpp, Fulo,ligthe hsf doeqq in pep-hr;,u , weq beforg, halwes p,.**p'*1. sf OCWA. 

Al4Hl t gdt back ojr the air here in East stalF that I ottempted to iantact at ,,r ,'*,"-'.' { gteiii"Hob'a.F e-msil sid'found thst he 

Tennessee in 2006. I stanted working to least one [and often only one] came was still active and happy to produce the 

add to my BCWA'86!'s by enteiing the tt"rrdugh whh a nebfonsi freiqh*-€.nded up j new Ci6O and Osfi$ir me. K4NVJ gave 

GCWA GSO parries. Surprisingty,.l added . . in.,qh ernail exchenge culminating in an : me .Al4bema, K1 PT, Hhode Island, and 

,ing the OSO pa*iiiS. 8V June of 2oo8, I , case the neadad GSL was prbmptlf ' -.i-.";t:{$est,+,,qp,an all CW GCWA WAS award. 

still needed the. following states: NV, WY, neceived, I finished up my t*sk on Sept. 

iMT, KY, Q[ ilnq SD. Thesp states jubt a7, aOOE.Oy working.WXTM in Nevida,"" So, a peniod of ,almoie exactly P9 years 

don't show up often in the QSO-parties the last state needed. WSDB gave me elapsed from the finst GSL collected unLil 

sad to say, By.r_pprchihg the GBil1A , . . -,. Delawane, KTTFVd; Wyoming, the last one was if, lpt$ for SCWA 

,member on-line.feiabase and sed*infu l'"' wqpvew, Sbuth.Dakota, N70DM, WAS - all from Eastf,e'hnessee, all on 

itvyo or thrq6- : ails to a few GCWA I tUo*Anai and KZ4G lnow SKJ Kentucky. CW. [t's been fun arrd I met lots of nice 

,mdrhFBrsin these,.$carce states I m6n:. -. - . .. -t .- . folks along the way in exchanging the 

aged to get three of the states activeted Feeling pretty happy with th6 success contacLs and the cards. Thanks to sll the 

[SD, MT, and WY] and they were worked from the email campaign, I deeided that t guys who helped out in the effort. 

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Novice History 

Part 8 in a Series for the QCWA Journal 

Novice H istorical Society, wwwNovice. bappy.com 

by Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., AC6C, formerly WN6JpA (1975) 

Headnote - Many hobbies like amateur radio do not have a well 

documented "history." This "history" was compiled from many 

sources (see endnote); some of them are contradictory. This history 

is incomplete and should be regarded as a work in progress 

There is an absence of YL, minorities, disabled hams and hams 

from the U.S. territories in this history for they are historically 

under-represented in ham radio. 

\ fl /elcome to this our eighth article in our Novice History 

V V Series for the QCWA Journal. This Series is based the 

Novice H istorical Society s website, www. Novice. bappy.com, 

where over 230 American hams, as of early-Fall of 2009, have 

shared their Novice stories and photos. lf you are an American 

ham who started as Novice, please visit our website and share 

your own Novice story and photos. 

Our Series began in the Spring 2008 issue discussing the structure 

of new Novice license which was first authorized on July 1, 

1951. ln Summer 2008, the second article iooked at 1951 

Novices. Then in the third, fourth and fifth articles. respectively, 

we looked at the early-1950s, mid-1950s and late-1950s 

Novices. ln article six we focused on what it would take for a 

Novice to earn the DX Century Club (DXCC) award (Spring, 

2009). ln the last article we discussed how Bill Tippett, W4ZV 

KN4RID in 1958 achieved this honor with 102 QSLs. Bill also 

earned a 110 country endorsement as a Novice (see sticker). He 

confrrmed 5 more countries as a Novice; making a total of 1 15 

countries. For Bills record to be broken, over I15 confirmed 

countries will be required. 

Now in article eight, we will discuss some Bills known competition 

who were in on the chase to be the first Novice to earn the 

DXCC. With Bill being the first Novice to DXCC, one would naturally 

ask - how long did Bill's record stand? Who were his competitors 

and how close were they? We can mention only Bills 

documented competitors. There probably were others who were 

not mentioned in QST magazine of that period or otherwise not 

known to us. There are likely other documents that have not 

been made available to us. We have repeatedly asked hams that 

have knowledge and documentation of the issues we address to 

come forth. Few have. lf you have documentation, please let us 

know. We will publish a web update of this topic on our website 

www. Novice. baoov.com. 

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) did not have a Novice 

endorsement for its DXCC award. They report they have no 

records which indicate who Bill's competitors were. 

lf one was a DXer reading QST in 1957 and 'i958 which discussed 

the possibility of a Novrce DXCC, given the great propagation 

of Cycle 19, one would expect at least a few other 

Novices to follow BillS achievement. Before Bill earned the first 

Novice DXCC, QST said there were Novices who worked 80 to 

85 countries QST (Nov. 1957, pp.72). lt is uncertain, if OST's DX 

Editor Rod Newkirk, W9BRD, meant worked and confirmed or 

just worked 80-85 countries. Rod speculated about who would 

be the first Novice DXCC several times in 1957 and 1958. These 

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speculations likely encouraged many Novices to try to become 

the first DXCC. We wrote Rod in late-2007 in an attempt to get 

clarification on this and other questions but we did not receive a 

reply. 

The annual DXCC list in May 1960 OST reported Christopher 

Bennion, KNllVT, of Riverside, CT, later K1lVl, earned the DXCC 

award with i00 countries (pp.98) Bill's research, which much of 

this article is based on, names Chris as the second Novice to 

earn the DXCC. Since Chris is no longer in the FCC database, we 

were unable to contact him for an interview. 

Bill was curious who the third DXCC was and embarked on a 

search of annual DXCC lists published in QST; looking for 

WN#****, KN#***, WV2*** and WV6*** callsigns. He had a 

hypothesis that - Novices who earned the DXCC, did so in a 

high sunspot cycle. Bill and Chris earned their DXCCs at the high 

of Cycle 19. 

Tony Estep, KTONY formerly KNOLTB, was Bill5 competitor to be 

the first Novice to DXCC in 1958 (August ,l958, OST, pp. 66). At 

one point, QST said Tony was the frontrunner to be the first 

Novice DXCC. However, Tony did not submit his QSLs earned as 

a Novice until 9 years later; by which time he was a General. 

While Tony has not yet written us a Novice story, we have been 

in touch with him. Tony says he did not initially submit his cards 

for he got distracted with other things. Tony only submitted 

QSLs with his Novice callsign on them which made him eligible 

to be listed as a Novice DXCC. He was awarded the DXCC on 

May 26,1967, certificate #9133, 102 countries. Tony Estep was 

the third Novice to appear on the DXCC List. 

August 1967, Ol prrnted a claim from George P Cherney, 

WNSTND in Lorain, OH, that he has worked I13 countries and 

confirmed 105 as a Novice (pp.87). George used a Johnson 

Ranger transmitter with 16 crystals, Collins 75 A-4 receiver, 

homebrew 15M yagi (OST, Aug , 1967:87). George was admitted 

into DXCC with 105 confirmed countries in Sept. 1967 (QST, 

Sept., '1967 , pp.93; Dec., 1967 , pp. 104). He mistaken y was 

again listed in December 1968. He was probably the fourth 

Novice to earn the DXCC. George is not currently in the FCC 

database. We did find him in Lorain. We wrote him but did not 

get a reply, nor did the letter come back marked - Return to 

)et luer. 

lf we were to further test Bills hypothesis, we should look at the 

Cycles 21 and 22. By Cycle 23, the Novice license had ended. 

FCC had stopped issuing distinct Novice callsigns in 1976, 

WN#***, KN#***, 'v^vv2*** or WV6***, before Cycle 21's 

peak. After 1976, we could not tell who was and was not a 

Novice, unless they submitted late using a distinct Novice callsign. 

Bill hypothesis that Novices who earned the DXCC did so 

during a high sunspot cycle has some limited support, two 

cycles. We would have preferred more data but we can only 

work with what we have. 

There were a few Novices who were mentioned in OST at the 

time who were in on the chase to be the first Novice DXCC. 

September 1958 OST reported David A. Reitz, KN6ZBV of Fair 

Oaks, CA worked 1 I7 countries with 93 confirmed (pp. Zt). OSf 

had declared David to be the frontrunner for be the Novice to 

DXCC (Sept. 1958, pp.71). There is no information available on 

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in the fature! 

what Davids final Novice tally was. He upgraded to K6ZBV 

David is no longer in the FCC database. We found a person with 

the same name but his wife said he was not the person we 

seek; he is too young. 

March .1958 QST reported KNSEEW Francis P Galinas in Detroit, 

Ml worked 63 countries (pp. 66). Francis is now K8EEW. We 

wrote Francis in late-2008 and did not get a reply. 

Chuck Coleman, ll, KNSLZO, later K5LZO (sk) was another 

Novice in on the hunt to be the first Novice DXCC (QST, Aug., 

1958, pp. 67). We attempted to contact Chucks widow and did 

not get a reply. 

William Ocva, who was KN0LFY was in on the chase to be the 

first Novice DXCC. He upgraded to KOLFY and is now N1GL. 

Like many Novices on the chase, William did not earn his DXCC 

until he was a General William earned the DXCC in 1959 as a 

General with 173 confirmed countries (OST, 1959, pp. 110, 

122).\,Ne wrote him in late-2008 requesting an interview but did 

not get a reply" 

Tony Rogozinski, KN5LMl, now W4OI, was in on the chase too. 

Tony was l4years old and lived in Carlsbad, NM. As a Novice he 

managed to work 65 countries. See Tony's story posted on the 

Novice H istorica I Society, www. Novice. bappy. com. 

While not in on the chase to be the first Novice to DXCC, an 

interesting aside is that Laura Sobon, KD4OZC, in Raleigh, NC 

was reported by QST as the youngest ham to DXCC, age 9; 

when she was an Extra (Jan. 1994, pp. 89). 

We must emphasize we have only discussed documented competitors. 

There certainly have been several hams who have contacted 

us about the race to be first Novice to DXCC and other 

milestones in Novice history (1951-2000). Unfortunately without 

documentation, we can not print their recollections as a historical 

fact. Memories are not history. ln most cases, when hams 

contact us with their memories of historical events in which we 

have access to documentation, in almost every case we discover 

their memories are inaccurafe. We do not want to discourage 

hams coming to us with their ideas. We do want to point out 

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the importance of documentation when a historical point is 

madel Of course personal Novice stories which do not attempt 

to make staternents about all of Novice history are always welcomed 

I 

Please read our next article which will be on the history of early 

Novice callsigns. 

The Novice Historical Society requests the volunteer assistance of 

a website designer. Our free website has been damaqed and is 

not fixable. A website designer volunteered to help but dropped 

out after we purchased a new website. We need hetp in setting 

up the new website. We can migrate the stories over once a 

website designer sets it up. Please contact AC6C at the email 

address below. 

References - See the disclaimer in the headnote, Most of the 

history in this series is based on stories told by Novices of the era 

on the website of the Novrce Historical Society, 

www.Novice.bappy.com, Steve Melachrinos, W3HF's callsign history 

research has been invaluable in documenting historical facts 

that have shaped this series. The background information in this 

series comes from several sources. One of the main background 

sources is Bill Continelli, WZXOY's "The Wayback Machine" 

http ,//ham-shack" com/h istory. htm I a mateu r rad io h istory series. 

Rodney Dinkins, AC6V's (sk) outline was helpful, 

www.ac6v.com/. Ron Thomas, WSQYR wrote an insightful piece 

on ham radio in the 1950s in October 1995 issue of QST and a 

similar piece in 2006. ln May 1994 issue of QSL Phil Sager, 

WB4EDT and Rick Palm, KlCE wrote a history of ham radio 

licensing which was a helpful reference for this history. ln the 

back of his licensing manuals, Gordon West, WB6NOA provided 

specific details about the history of licensing requirements. 

Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., AC6C, has been a happy ham since 1975 

when he earned his novice license, WN6JPA, at John Burroughs 

Jr. High School in Los Angeles, CA. Cliff's teacher, Ted Ryan, 

WB6"JXY (sk), was a ham radio teacher for 35 years and grew a 

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Fernando Valley Amateur Radio Club, W6SD. Ted's memorial site 

also contains Novice history, www.TedR)tan. bapAr.com. Cliff 

starfed the Novice Historical Society so hams could share their 

novice stories and pictures, www.Novice.bappy.com. please visit 

Cliff's personal ham site where he has a whole section on the 

fun he had as a Novice, http://ac6c.cliff .googlepages.com. Cliff 

recently put up a webpage to honor Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ (sk) 

who historically was one of ham radio's most significant yLs, 

www.K|6CM.bapp)r.com. Cliff is a QCWA (33455) and ARRL life 

member. July 2008 OST. (pp. 65) named Cliff to the top of the 

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FOR SALE: Collins 7544 Receiver with 

mechanical filter - Serial No. 079 - $1000.00, 

pickup preferred. Telrex 10M636 6el. 10 meter 

beam on 36 foot boom, $1 000.00; Telrex 

'15M845 8el. I5 meter beam on 45 foot boom, 

$1400.00;Telrex 20M646 6el. 20 meter beam 

on 46-foot boom, $1 500.00. All three in original 

shipping containers. You pickup only. Antique 

Radios -1924 Silveftone Neutrodyne with wood 

cabinet $l 50.00, 1 91 8 Breadboard radio 

$125.00, 1926 Fred Eiseman 50 with wood cabinet, 

$1 50.00, ideal for museum pieces - pickup 

preferred. Pl-R0D solid steel 1 50 foot self sup- 

porting tower capable 0f 50 sq ft of antennas in 

'100 mph winds, $11 ,500.00. Pickup only. Drake 

DC-3 Mobile power supply for TR3 or TR4, 

$40.00. You pay shipping or pickup. Contact 

Julian, W9TQA, 5204 Gehring Lane, Forl Wayne, 

lndiana 46818 Phone 260-484-1728. S.A.S.E. 

for many more items and details.Thank you and 

sincerely, Julian F. Franke, W9TQA, OCWA Life 

Member 14974,5204 Gehring Lane, FortWayne, 

lN 46818-9775 

WANTED: A power transformer for the 

RCAARSS receiver is needed t0 bring the receiv- 

er back to active service. Can you help? 

JIM CULL VE3ND, 297 CRANBROOKE AVE 

TORONTO ON CANADA M5M 1M9 oT 

ve3nd@rogers.com 

WANTED: Subaudible encoder kit (SS-32) 

or a schmetaic and parts list for one which go 

with a Santec 2-meter Xcvr Model ST- 

'144lup.Fred Stueve, K0TCS, (785)456-7939 0r 

k0tcs@wamego.net 

WANTED: Meter for SWAN 350 

Transceiver - Steve VanSickle, 301 0 Tibbits Ave. 

Troy, NY 12180 WB2HPR@ARRL.NET 

Mouse Pad with call sign: $14.00 

Listening is trnly hat{ the farn-,.., 

PSTULAfi CSP5EI$}iIEETI{}HS 

ie the *ther half 

S:ree 1*S? Pop'Conrr 

has iieij'uere* lli*u*ands 

ol $*gre u1i 

USA YE,X[ fl0rei$il Air Pe$t 

I Year $32.S5 'S43.?5 $5: *5 

3 Yeilrs $58.S5 $78.Ss $88.*5 

3 Y'*ar3 $85.95 $l !5.9$ $145.9* 

ptssse alicw 5-8 1qr€ks for daliye{y fi{ lirst issue, 

F*pul*r f; smrnurcicaticn* 

?5 f*rwhri$ge ii4, Hirks?ilis. SY l'!*91 

\q$Jw.FsFilIa*"Nsl*m$niiaii0fi s.cB 1 

91&-641-?Sff rax 518 6S1-?$2€ 

,!rEa'l r*adifiq 

fsr b*ih the raiji+ si-:lhrsiact 

and ih* pr*fes5i*i:n: 

camniil*:i:1i0. 

Ev€ry ff**th P*p'f;*i*n 

i* +iam*ed 1,/i1:1 stanfiei 

ireqi:enci*s, Ehcrtrl;ave 

ii*tinSs. hi**E{a*t a*d 

Lrtiliii; ;ngg;nn*. ti:ri* 

r*sta!qia, aild leci}*iia; 

t-ti+lrnatii:;t. PluS yi:it'11 

:ifid gfeal fea'tijr*E *ii amaleilr radif. Frjblic servi*e 

e+in;rrinr*:tion:. SX;r{], piffit*c. *lai:desiin,:s. ard 

l-ll,ilh. i:':+ci.: moie. 

WANTED: Amp supply '1000 or 1000NT 

that needs a new home. Keith Gilbertson, K0KG. 

21 8- 847 -9645 or k0kg@arrl. net 

WANTED: QCWA Members!! Place your 

ads here for FREEI! Have something to sell? 

Looking for a paft, manual, book, etc.? Take 

advantage of your membership and send your 

ad today to: Business Office, QCWA, lnc., P,0. 

Box 3247, Framingham, MA 01 705-3247 

or email your ad t0: qcwagm@rcn.com. 

Mouse Pad without call sign: $12.00 

Amnteuy Radia ir N EWSmcgazine 

WsrldRadio 

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Prop a gationrfispialsrQRP 

Always a mcnth ahead of the 

other mag*eines with tha news. 

P ttblic Ser n* ice, Ernerge ncy 

C ommunications, Ixt' [. Goodwilt 

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f; Q Cemmuni**.ti*n*, Inc. 

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Communicated by Vireless? 

CB, Amateut, Comrnercial or 

Military 40 yeats ago? 

Licensed ham or nor. Join $10 

initiation, $12/vear. THE OLD 

OLD TI}TERS CLUB 3191 

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li7ebsite http:/ /*'wu,.ootc.us 

NEW ITEM! QCWA 

Mouse Padsl 

$12.00 each or $14.00 customized 

with your callsign. 

Contact QCWA office for ordering 

information. QCWA 

Headquarters, P.O. Box 3247, 

Framingham, MA 01 705-3247 . 

Phone (questions only, no orders 

via phone): (508) 405-1930, FAX: 

(508) 405-1965. We accept orders 

charged to cedit cards. 

Mastercard and VISA ONLYI! 

52 QCWAJournal r Wnter 2OO9. ww\v,qcwa,org

Your Official Order Yaur Official 

QCI,FA Badge 

QCWA Q$L Cards Today 

DilN Jil+{NSilN 

{SP,E,qffr. (.q tjf,$€rV14 

We have an official 0CWA Badge {or you to wear at amateur 

{unctions. lt is white with black. Ab*ve is an actual slze 

re production" This badge is t*tally engraved (not 'hot 

pr*ssed'). 

The order hiank is printed helow. The badge comes with 

a siandard clip and a bola clip. Additi*nal cost rptionr: 

Packet Clip - Boin Tie {specifiy col*ri - Magnetic Backing. 

Note: Badge cannot he nrdered with holh a pocket clip 

and Bolo clip. 

QC\ryA Badge Order 

C*{l 

Firs{ N*me 

L*sf Narns 

Indicate rvh*thel,vor-r lyant yoLr CitylStatejl yorx: 

Chapter narne ar"rel Number as botiorn iine un badge , 

l. Citi.' anel S:ar* 

2. Chapter Name and'i',I*mtrer 

Bola tie col*r (circle one): Black, Blue, llrow.n, 

{ireen, Red. or Wliite 

OR 

htlagnetic Backing - $2.50."...". 

Additianai P*stage t*r NON-US_IIELIVERY 

- s1.*0 

Total Cast.. 

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QC$/AQSLcards are USAstandard size, printed 

cn heavy stock r.vhich is "soated" {shiny) on the lcg* 

side. Ink is bright blue with light gold QCWA logo" 

Yi:u may have yoirr call ir-r either s*lid letters {abcve) 

ar shadrwed {right}. tf 

you want your *olulty 

printed, include on the WAEfiM 

order blank" Indicate rv'hether y*u warlt y*nr state 

spelled out in fnll *r prinled r+'ith the standard postal 

abbreviation" Prices Iisted below include shipping. 

Please print clearly or type your order. 

ORDER YOUR QSL CARDS HERE 

Lail tl Solidfl Shadan*d 

QCli/A Member # 

lriame 

StreetlP{} 

County {*ptional) 

City 

State fl Spell *ut fl Abbrsviate 

'['ip N ARRL 

Frovince/C r: ulrtry' {if non-lJS A) 

il 10- is# fl Crid Sq. 

Quantity:t 10i) $25.00 il?00 $35.00 

I 3G0 $4s.il0 :l 5f]0 - S6G.{}S 

* 1f)00 $90.s0 

Compl*t* in fuill and mail r.vith your check 1o: 

QC\VA, lni:., Pt] Box 3247, F'rarningham, MA 01705-1247 

53

t{AtvtE MEM. # 

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FL SSB SAT 

OCWA SSB SUN 

FL SSB WED 

CCNEX SJN 

QCWA CW (Eastern Time Zone) WED 

1 CTEVELAND Chapler WED 

2 CHICAG0 AREA Chapter lstTh 

5 DELAWARE VALLEY Chapter SUN 

6 PITTSBURGH Chapter SUN 

7 SOUTHERN CA SUN 

7 SOUTFiEI]N CA 

7 SOUTHEBN CA 

7 SOUTHERN CA 

B UPPER MIDWEST Chapter 

B UPPEB MIDWEST Chapter 

9 SOUTHWEST OH 

10 MICH1GAN Chapter 

10 MICHIGAN Chapter 

1 1 NOBTHERN CA 

1 1 NOBTHERN CA 

14 SAN DIEG0 Chapter 

1 6 ARIZ0NA Chapter 

1 / ALLENTOWN BETHLEHEM 

19 MISSOUBI Chapler 

20 Chesapeake 

21 CANTON OH Chapter 

25 NEBRASKA 

28 CENTRAL NY/ENDLESS [/TNS 

30 SOUTH CHARLESTON WT/ 

3l READING,PA Chapter 

32 GATOB Chapter 

33 GLJNDERSON PENN.JBSEY 

33 GUNDERSON PENN-JRSEY 

35 l\/IDCONTINENT Chapter 

37 HARRISBURG Chapter 

38 SAN ANTONIO Chapter 

41 DALLAS Ohapter 

45 CITBUS Chapter 

46 FOUNDEB'S Chapter 

49 PEACH STATE Chapter 

49 PEACH STATE Chapter 

5] TEX.LA GOLDEN TBI 

55 Wl Chapter 

58 C0 Chapter 

58 C0 Chapter 

62 SUWANNEE Chapter 

63 CENTRAL 0K Chapter 

63 CENTRAL 0K Chapter 

64 EL PASO Chapter 

65 NIAGABA FRONT]ER 

67 AUSTIN Chapter 

70 NATIONAL CAPITAL 

76 BLUE RIDGE Chapter 

79 SUNFL0WER Chapter 

81 LONG ISLAND QCWA Chapter 

81 LONG ISLAND Chapier 

85 ARK-LA TEX 

85 ARK-LA TEX 

Quarler Century W reless Associatton 

1 3OOZ W4KOG 

24002 varies 

15AOZ W4NWF 

OB] 5L W2NBT 

2OOOL N6SL 

2OOOL WBLYD 

21301 W9[,101 

09451 WA3DSP 

OB3OL N3GHI 

lOOOL W6ZRZ 

14347 

391 7 

7,035 

14685- 

147.15 + 

3917 

147.03 + 

147 360 + 

ECHOLINK 8722 

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SUN 1 I OO_ K6CD 7034 

SUN OgOOL W6LPJ 3917 

SAT OBOOL WOOFY 39OB 

sAT 09001 NoGr 145.45 - 

Sep-May 09001 N0Gl 145.450 

echo i1^ #89680 N0VB[ 145,a50 

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WED ] gOOL WgBEL 147 .364 

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SUN ]O3OL VARIES 3 917 

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89 PALMETTO STATE Chapter 

89 PALMETT0 Chapter 

91 VIC CLARK Chapter 

102 DAKOTA Chapter 

106 GERMAN Chapter 

106 GERMAN Chapter 

1 07 CENTRAL FL 

1 07 CENTRAL FL 

1 0B BEAVEB STATE Chapter 

1 09 BATON R0UGE Chapter 

1 09 BATON R0UGE Chapter 

1 10 KANSAS Chapter 

1 i I W PALNI BEACH Chapter 

ll2YANKEEChapter 

I I4 NORTI1 TEXAS Chapter 

1 19 TIDEWATEB VA 

119 TIDEWATER VA 

1 23 LEE DEFOREST Chapter 

126 PIEDMONT Chapter 

1 28 PELICAN Chapter 

l3O INLAND EIVPIRE 

130 INLAND EIVPIRT 

l30 INLAND EN/PIRE 

1 34 PINE TREE 

135 MID l\/ICHIGAN Chapter 

138 MARCONI Chapter 

140 WY0MING Chapter 

146 TWIN STATE Chapter 

I46 TWIN STATE Chapter 

149 NUTMEG Chapter 

1 50 DEL-MAB-VA Chapter 

I51 WILD ROSE Chapter 

1 52 ROYAL PALM Chapter 

1 60 UTAH Chapter 

1 62 SOUTHEAST WI 

1 65 YORK COUNTY PA 

166 COLONIAL PA 

1 69 SACRAI/ENTO VALLEY 

1 73 G0LDEN TRI Chapter 

] B] HUDSON VALLEY 

1 B] HUDSON VALLEY NY 

] 82 NORTHEAST TN 

1 83 PIONEER Chapter 

19.1 IVONTEREY BAY Chapter 

194 HAWAII Chapter 

196 EDISON Chapter 

I98 lVlD SIERBA Chapter 

205 EASTERN lN Chapter 

2l 0 OMAHA Chapter 

21 1 NEOSHO VALLEY Chapter 

2t 2 l\4tD-0H10 

213 FRESNO CA 

2] 3 FBESNO CA 

SAT 08431 N4BN/ 3930 

suN 17001 N4R[/l 3695 

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SUN |4AOZ VARIES 3889 

[/0N 16302 DLOQCW 3773 

TUE 17302 DLl MEB 3576 

SAT OgOOL W4LHP 7243 

THUR 12301 W4LHP 14245 

WED OBOOL VARIES 3854 

SUN 2OOOL VABIES 146.79 _ 

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sAT 0700t 

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TUES lgOOL 

SAT OgOOC 

EXCEPT 4TH SAT 

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4th tvoN I9301 

KH6B TOBB 

VARIES 147.345 + 

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QUARTER CENTURY WIRELESS ASSOCIATIOIY, II{C- 

P.O. B*x 3247, Frarlingham, L4A 01705-324? 

508-40s- [ 930 

Fax: 508-405- 1 965 

or Official Use Only 

This fom for use by all U.S.,Applicants 

for membership in QCWA. 

Fees Effect*ve 4i112007 

New Application? Renewal? Original QCKiA No. 

t, 

Membership No. 

F)ato 

First Licensed Year 

Deposii Record 

{Print Name Clearly} Present Ca[l 

having been licen$ed a$ an amateur for 25 years or more and presently halding the call listed above, 

(it is not neces$ary ta have been licensed the entire 25 years) hereby apply for membership in qCWA. 

I understand that proof of the criginal date of licensing is required. My complete mailing address is : 

Street Number end Name 

E-MailAddress 

$tate Zip Code 

Telephone Number 

I will keep QCWA Headquarters advi$ed of change$ in my address aftdlor call sign. My first Amateur 

license was dated and the callwas other calls held 

Date of Birth 

I wish to become affiliated with QCWA Chapter 

Select one of the followin,u plans: 

QCWA Dues for a ONE-year period 

QCWA Dues for a TWC-year period 

QCWA Dues lor a THREE-year period 

QCWA LIFE Membership 

Whan paid in 3 equal insiallments 

within a cne-year period 

Your Signature 

City 

sfHEpuLE oF MEMBERSHTP FEHS 

Member 

$25.00 

$40.00 

$55.00 

$375.00 

$3S0.00 

{3 pay af $130.00) 

Family Member 

(ea. additianal) 

$12.00 

$90.00 

$105.oil 

(3 pay of $35.00) 

INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE, ALL NEW MEMBERS ...,$5.00 

Gold membership pins availabie with your call engraved (no year tag) Check fastener. 

Tie{ac Screw button pin $18.0CI each 

Year{ag pins {tie-tac only}: 25, 30, 35, 4*,45,50, 55, 60, 65, 7S, 75 cr B0 $20.00 each 

-Safety 

Propo*ed by No, 

56 QCWA Journal o Winter 2OO9 . w\ \ /,qcwa,org 

Totai

Member Supplies 

Membership Certificates are numbered in serial order and are issued to each member. Numbers are not reissued except to 

the same member to whom they were firct issued. There is no charge for these certificates. 

e QCWA Gold Certificates celebrate the 50th anniversary of licensing. lssued without charge to eligible members upon proof 

of year of first license. 

r Gold Certificates are issued in five-year increments; 55, 60, 65, and 7O-year certificates free of charge to eligible members. 

Special awards are issued for 75 years and higher. 

o Fifty-Year Continuous Licensing Gold Certificate available to eligible members. Requires submission of proof of continuous 

licensing. Applications are available from QCWA Headquarters. 

. OCWA Century Club Certificate is issued to QCWA members whose age, when added to their number of years as a QCWA 

member totals 100 or more. 

o Meritorious Award Certificate is issued by Headquarters upon request of any active QCWA chapter. One such award is 

authorized for each chapter each year. The award may be given to recognize unusual dedication to QCWA or amateur radio. 

The Activities Manager issues QCWA Operating Award Certificates to QCWA members. Proof of eligibility is required. 

o QCWA Worked 50 States Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted members in each state of the union. 

. QCWA Worked 100 Members Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted at least 100 QCWA members. 

r OCWA Worked 50 Chapters Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted members of 60 chapters. 

. QCWA Worked 500 Members Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted 500 QCWA members. 

. Lapel Pins without year tags. Tie tack, safety pin or screw type pins (no year) -$15.00 

. Lapel Pins with year tags (tie tack only). Specify year: 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,75 or 80 -$20.00 

o QCWA Life Member pin: $8 

o QCWA Embroidered emblem: $5.00 

. 450 QCWA Red Stamps (regular): $4.00 

. 450 QCWA Gold Stamps (life): $3.00 

. 400 QCWA Yellow Stamps (50 Year): $3.00 

o QCWA Cap with logo: $15.00 

o QCWA Chapter Banner: Please contact headquarters for current pricing. 

o QCWA Decals: $1.00 (there is an "inside the windorn/'version and an "outside the window" version. Please specify.) 

o QCWA QSL Cards - (see ad elsewhere) 

o QCWA Member Badges - (see ad elsewhere) 

o QCWA Golf Shirts - (see ad elsewhere)

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