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The GICWA Celebrotes its Sixtieth Anniversory!
The Gluorter Cenlury Wireless Associotion hos o
coke in the oven ond the ice creom churn is o-churnin' in
onticipotion of celebroting its 60th Diomond Anniversoryl
Time truly does flyl lt wos whot seems like only yesterdoy
thot on November 14, 1947, during o IO-Meter roundtoble
QSO, the suggestion wos mode to form on ossociotion
of hom rodio operotors thot hod been licensed for
twenty-five yeors or more. The very next month, with thot
thought in mind, o group of homs met on Fridoy evening,
December 5, 1947, in New York City. Thot evening, the
Quorter Century Wireless Associotion (ACWA) wos born.
ln order to celebrote our Sixtieth Anniversory in grond
style, the Quorter Century Wireless Associotion is pleosed
to onnounce o new, limited ovoilobiliry operoting Aword
to celebrote this momentous occosion known os the
QCWA Sixty-Sixty Aword.
This Aword is unique in thot it represents the first Aword of
its type offered by the OCWA. ln order to roise the owore-
ness of ond stimulote new Membership in the QCWA, the
Aword is ovoiloble to both Members ond non-Members
olike. The bosic requirements ore simple: Moke 60, twowoy
contocts with 60 different ACWA Members.
Presenh to:
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The 6l!60 Award for 60 OSOs with QCwA Members during
The QCWA Sixty-Sixty Aword become ovoiloble with its
onnouncement ot the 2007 Doylon Homvention on Moy
18,2007 by PresidentJohn Johnston, W3BE. The finol doy
for contocts is no loter thon 2400 UTC, June 30, 2008. All
opplicotions for the Aword should be post morked no loter
thon September l, 2008.
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The specific Eligibility Requirements qre os fo!-
Iows:
The opplicont must submit o list of 60 different two-woy
contocts with QCWA Members ond their ossocioied
Membership numbers.
Two-woy contocts moy be mode utilizing ony RF mode of
operotion on ony frequency outhorized for omoteur use to
include the use of VHF/UHF repeoters.
Submitted log informotion should include the time (UTCI,
dote of contoct, collsign, aCWA Member's nome ond the
Member's Membership number.
The opplicont should include with eoch opplicotion, o stotement
in his/her own words thot the contocts ore true ond
correct ond were mode in occordonce with both the omoteur
regulotory requirements for his country of residence
ond the ACWA requirements os set forth for the Aword.
There is o fee of $2.00 USD for oppliconts (check, cosh, or
money order only. No credit cords or stomps ore occepted.)
Aword certificotes will be grotis to stotions outside
North Americo but donotions to defroy postoge/hondling
will be grotefully occepted.
Appliconts ore requested to submit the requested items to:
W2OD/ Robert Buus / 8 Donner St. /Holmdel, NJ 07733-
2OO4 / U.S.A.
Specific Aword questions should be directed to the obove
oddress or E-moiled to: w2od@ool.com

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Editor
Douglas Walbridqe
P.O. -Box 251
Hudson, MA 01749
'qcwaed itor@gmai l.com
Contributing Authors :
John B. Johnston, W3BE
George Hart, Wl NJM
David Conn, VE3KL
Business Office
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P.a. Box 3247
Framingham, MA A1705-3247
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FAX: 508-405- 1965
qcwagm@rcn.com
Webmaster
Bob Roske, NOUF
993 Hassan Street SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350-32,l 5
320-587-3890
broske@hutchtel.net
QCWA JOURNAL is published four times a year
(quarterly) by the Quarter Century Wir:eless
Association, lnc. Membership in QCWA, including
a Subscr.iption. to the Journal, is available to. individuals
who qualify in the United Staies and its
possessions at the following rates: $25 for one
year; $40 for two years; $55 for three years; and
$375 for life. For Canadian & foreign membership
rates, please contact the business office.
POSTMASTER:.Plea:e send change of address to
QCWA, lnc., P.O. Box 3247, Frarningham, MA
o1705-3247.
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President: John B. Johnston, W3BE
17701 Bowie Mill Rd , Derwood, MD 20855-1608
Phone; 301 -869-8286, johnston.johnt@att.net
Vice President' Leonard Nathanson, WSRC
29203 Lake Park Drive, Farmington Hills, Mt 48331-2661
Phone: 248-553-81 1 1, email: radioamw8rc@gmail.com
Secretary: Walter Supina, N3WS
525 Ridge Avenue, Staie College, ?A 16903-3442,
Phone: 81 4-238-37 98, email : n3wsqcwa@g ma i Lcom
Treasurer: Frank Harris, WA4PAM
5'T2 E Pasadena Ave, Clewiston, FL33440-3207
Phone: 863 -902-3645, e- ma i I : f cha rris44@ea rth I i n k. net
General Manager: Chuck Walbridge, KIlGD
PO.Box 3247 Framingham, MA 01705-3247
Phone: 508-405-1930, FAX: 508-405-1965,
email: qcwagm@rcn.com
QCWA home page - http://www.qcwa.org
Drir€itorS,:;''
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Leroy Baldwin, WOOFY
645 Mentzer Road S, Robins, ,A52328-9703
Phone: 319-395-7 183, email: IgbwOofy@aol.com
Val Erwin, W5PUT
1419 Latigo Lane, Flower Mound, TX 75002-6588
Phone : 81 7 -49A-6 1 22, email: dal lasqcwa@sbcglobal. net
Carolyn Harrison, WB0OUM
PO. Box 467, Bolival MO 6561 3-0467
Phone: 417 -777 -7777, email: carolynwb0oum@alltel.net
Tony Hirsch, WSRSH
6229 Olentangy River Road, Worthington, OH 43085-3469
Phone: 61 4-880-4466, emai I : th i rsch@ameritech. net
Larry McCalvy, WASJMO
5400 6 Mile Road. Racine, Wt 53402-9741
Phone: 262-639-7 327, e-mail: wa9lmo@wi.net
William Pasternak, WA6ITF
28197 Robin Avenue, Saugus, CA 91350-2066
Phone : 661 -296-7 1 80, emai I : wa6itf@a rnewsl i ne.org
Kenneth 'Ken' D. Oelke, VE6AFO
729 Harvest Hills Drive NE, Calgary, AB, T3K 4R3, Canada
Phone: 403-226-5840, email: ve6afo@3web.net
Ed Yoder, W3YMB
9 Lakeridge Dr., Greensburg, PA 15601-9799
Phone: 724-850-4462, email: edyoder@comcast.net
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Winter 2OO7
Greetings membersl lt's that time again. You should be making
your Chapter plans for the New Year 2008. Your Chapter
will enjoy better programs when you have such a plan around
which you can obtain interesting speakers and arrange {or field
trips.
Your first official gathering will probably be your official
Annual Meeting. Next, there are some important dates to
avoid; Blackout October 3,4,5. That's when you will be at
the beautiful seaside in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for our QCWA
Convention, hosted by Tidewater Chapter #119. Save May 16,
17 and 18 for the great Dayton Hamvention. We want to
greet all of you there at our QCWA booth and at our Friday
QCWA dinner hosted by our Southwest Ohio Chapter #9.
Add to your schedule the flying of our banner at your local
hamfests. Many hamfest sponsors will provide a table gratis
for a QCWA Chapter. This makes a fine rallying point for our
members and prospective members. lt is our best opportunity
to explain to our amateur service community just what our
Association is all about. You can invite those first licensed anytime
before 1984 to become a part of it. Explain to them that
our QCWA is a celebration by their fellow hams who understand
their valuable contribution to our fabulous hobby.
QCWA is a lot of fun and we do good work. Let them know
that they will become friends with interesting hams who under-
Jim Cross, Wl1N, ABRL Section Manage4 Maryland-D0, receives the President's
20ffi Section 97.1 (a) All Star Award for service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial
communication service, particularly with respect to providing
emergency communications. In attendance were Al Brown, KZ3AB (l), and Bill
Dobson, N3WD.
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John B. Johnston, W3BE
stand and appreciate what amateur radio has accomplished.
SECTION 9].1 ALL STARS FOR 2008.
It is also time to call for your Chapter's nominations for our
QCWA Section 97.1 Presidential Honors Awards for 2008.
Five of these awards will be selected by April 1, 2008, and will
be announced in our summer 2008 QCWA IOURNAL. For your
nominee to be considered, please submit, before March 1 5,
2008, your nomination to Director Harrison, WB0OUM, POB
467 , Bolivar, MO 65613. Carolyn is the Chairman of our
Chapter Relations Standing Committee that is administering
this program.
On January 31 , 1951, our Federal Communications
Commission placed into our operating rules a statement of the
type of amateur radio service it expects us to provrde in return
for being allowed to make use of some highly valuable radio
spectrum. This statement of basis and purpose did not come
from any international body. lt applies only to the places where
the FCC regulates the amateur service. The statement survives
today in Section 97.1 of our rules. lt is important that we pause
annually to reflect upon just whom it is among our fellow
members that we admire as our role models in helping to fulfill
each of these five principles during the previous year. They are
our Section 97.1 All-Stars. We are indebted to them for what
they are dorng and for reminding us of our wonderful privileges
(continued on next page)
Dick Goslee, KG2l, celebrated banquet emcee at the Bochester Hamlest
Computer and Hobby Show and past RaRa Club President receives qCWA 50-
Year Awards,

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The Quarter Century Wireless
Association, lnc. was founded
December 5, 1947, 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 caprtal stock chartered
under the laws of the State
of New York, and is a tax exempt
501(C)3 organization under the
lnternal Revenue Code of 1986.
Its affairs are governed by a
President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer and a Board of
Drrectors, whose voting 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 Radio
operator at Ieast 25 years prior to
application for membership and
must be currently licensed.
Membership inquiries and general
correspondence should be
addressed to the business office at
PO. Box 3247, Framingham, MA
017 05-3247 U.S.A. Telephone:
508-405- 1 930
FAX: 508-405- 1 965
From The President (continued)
in making use of an increasingly valuable public resource.
Chapters: Here is the call {or your nominations. lnclude with
the name and call sign of your nominee, the specific award for
which you are making your nomination and a statement of
your reasons for making your nomination. There are frve
Presidential Honor Awards to be presented. They are:
1. Section 97.1(a) For service to the public as a voluntary
noncommercial communication service, particularly with
respect to providing emergency communications.
2. Section 97.1(b) For continuing and extending the amateur
operator's proven ability to contribute to the
advancement of the radio art.
3. Section 97.1 (c) For advancing skills in both the communication
and technical phases of the radio arts.
4. Section 97.1(d) For expanding the existing reservoir
within our amateur service of trained operators, technicians
and electronic experts.
5. Section 97.1(e) For continuing and extending the amateur
operator's unique ability to enhance international
goodwill.
This is your opportunity to recognize a deserving QCWA member
in your Chapter for helping make amateur radio the greatest
hobby in the World. lt is our way of thanking them for
helping prove that it is truly in the public interest to allow persons
rnterested in radio technology solely with a personal aim
and without pecuniary interest to make use of highly valuable
electromagnetic spectrum for carrying out self-training, intercommunication
and technical investigations.
Here's to another great QCWA year!
DE W3BE
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Winter 2007
GENERAT
Chuck Walbridge, KIlGD
2007 CONVENTION - DENVER, CO: All reports, from those attending the Annual Convention at Denver, indicate that it
was a very pleasurable event Jan and I enjoyed meeting the many members with whom we speak on the phone or
exchange e-mails. lnformation for the 2008 Convention, to be held in Virginia Beach, VA is included in this issue. Start your
planning now for fall 2008.
2OO8 ELECTION - Listed rn this issue are the names from the Nominating Committee for the 2008 Officer/Director election.
A photo and brief statement from each candidate will be in the spring Journal. Any approved candidate petitions sent to
Headquarters will also be listed in the spring issue. Ballots will be mailed by April 1 and are due back to the tellers by July 1 5,
2008.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - The Board of Directors approved the recommendation from the Scholarship Chairman, Leland
Smith, Jr., W4yE, to award a total of $19,700 in scholarships for 2008! Through contributions from QCWA Chapters, members
and friends of Silent Keys, QCWA has been able to award over $240.000 in scholarships to deservinq college students.
This has been accomplished with the support of the Foundation for Amateur Radio who selects the winners for the awards.
NEW LIFE MEMBER plN - Our supply of Life Member pins was virtually exhausted so it was time to re-design the pin and
frd . ..yr, *pplier. The graphic below shows the pin, which is currently available from the office. The price remains at $B
each.
Jan and I want to wish all of you good health and the best for the Holiday Season!
73, Chuck and Jan
The photo shows our OfficerslDirectors at the meeting in Denver. Seated, left to right, are: Treasurer,
Frajk Harris, WA4pAM; president, John B. Johnson, W3BE; Vice-President, Len Nathanson, WBRC;
secretary, walt supina, N3w5. standing, teft to right, Directors: Leroy Baldwin, w)oFY, william
pasternik, wA6tTF, val Erwin, w5PuT Carotyn Harrison, WB)oUM; Larry McCalvy, wA9lMo; Ed Yodec
W3YMB; Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, Tony Hirsch, WBRSH.
(Photo: Camera by WAgJMa, photo by KI lGD)
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The new stylish and re-designed Life
Member Pin. A one-inch Pin with a
gold center and blue im. Only $8.00.
Order one today! (not shown actual size)

Hello!
ls Anyone Out There?
This article appeared in the summer 2007 issue of the QCWA lournal and the
response has been less than stellar. Please read this article and respond. lf you
need help, ask someone from a local chapter or the ham next door.
It's become more and more apparent over the past several years that QCWA is losing history right before
our eyes. This was driven home again when I received notice that Dwight, W2ATM had become a Silent
Key. Dwight was QCWA Member # 2117 .
All I received was a copy of his obituary which was very sparse concerning his amateur experience. After a
Google search on W2ATM I was able to pull together more information on Dwight and add it to his
QCWA SK webpage. lve had the honor of posting 176 SK pages thus far and it s time to take the next
step. lt s time we start honoring our members while they are still among us.
lwant biographies and pictures (high school, college, wedding, 1st birthday, and current would be nice) of
QCWA members that have membership numbers lower than 10,000 or are over B0 years old or are in fail-
ing health. You may also include QSL cards, pictures of your station (include an equipment Iist), almost
anything that pertains to your Ham experience. l'd like the bios as a word doc or a text file. lt would be
nice for the pictures and QSL cards to be in digital format but I do have a scanner. Include a SASE if you
want the pictures returned.
In the future, we ll seek out the next group of younger members.
Submit everything to me at broske@hutchtel.net
http ://www. qcwa. orglsi I ent-keys-date. htm
http ://www. q cwa. o rglo u r- | i vi n g - he r i ta g e-q cwa- n u m b e r" htm
tnx es 73,
Bob, NOUF, QCWA Webmaster
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The Foundation lor Amateur Radio, lnc,
QGWA ScholarshEp WE!il!ilcrs
QGWA Named Memorial Scholarships - 3@$1200.00 each
Ralph Hasslinger (W2CVF) Charter Member Scholarship
Stephen Simpson, KCBIOY Ocala, FL
Leland Smith, Sr. (W5KL) Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Rich, KB)WT, Raytown, MO
Travis Baird (W9VQD) Memorial Scholarship
Charles Johnson, N3HX, New Castle, PA
QGWA Named Memorial Scholarships - 5@$1000.00 each
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Robert Cresap (W9LR!) Memorial Scholarship
Allison Dryet KDS|VO, DeSoto, TX
Donald & Phyllis Doughty Family Scholarship
Bryce T. Salmi, KBI LQC, Chelmsford, MA
Jacobson-Kelleher Family (W3DUG - W4ZC) Scholarship
Jonathan Troup, K)DE, Berthoud, CO
Leo Meyerson (WOGFQ) Family Living Scholarship
Francis T. Gradijan, KDSHTB, Carrollton, TX
Edwin P. Woodruff (W3SX) Memorial Scholarship
Brenton J. Salmi, KBI LQD, Chelmsford, MA
QGWA Silent Key Memorial Scholarships - 10@$1000.00 each
Daniel Ellis, KG4lVC, Pikeville, NC
Nathaniel Heatwole, WZ3AR, Damascus, MD
Alexander Jasper, KB9TTO, Plover, Wl
Amy Johnson, KB3HXF, New Castle, PA
Carolyn R. Krick, KA9APL Golden Valley, AZ
Kerry Manderbach, KC0VNH, St Louis, MO
Robert Rikard, KG4MBQ, New Bern, NC
Stephanie Schaefer, KC2NSA, Binghamton, NY
Deanna Tucker, KE5JBQ, Yukon, OK
Jonathan Van Norman, KC0ORR, Rochester, MN
QCWA Congratulates Our
Scholarship Winners for 2OO7r.
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Jonathan Troup, K)DE
Carolyn Krick, KA9APT
Rebecca Rrch, KB)VVT
Bryce Salmi, KBl LQC
lonathan Troup, KODE
Jonathan is a 2O-year old Amateur Extra currently attending Colorado State University
as a senior Mathematics Major. He plans to graduate this spring, and is currently looking
for a graduate school at which to earn his PhD. 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 enloys ham
radio contests and Morse code.
Carolyn R. Krick, KA9APT
lam currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Special Education through Prescott
College, Prescott, Arizona', l'm also taking courses for Speech and Language Therapy
assistant through Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. After graduation, I
am planning to teach Special Education at Mohave High School, in Bullhead City,
Arizona where I have been employed as a Paraprofessional Aide, srnce January of
1993" I currently work as Speech and Language Therapy Aide, and hope to use Ham
Radio as a teaching tool for providing services to my Speech Therapy students. I am
also in the process of starting Radio-Active Amateur Radio Club of Mohave High
School and hope to one day teach the Ham Radio Curriculum of the ARRL.
Our family is very active in ham radio. Husband, Fred (N7FK), participates daily on
several of the traffic nets, including the High Noon Net on 40 meters. Older son, Paul
(KCTGRZ), and younger son, Matthew (K3MK), are active on several of the bands and
keep our local repeater system between Bullhead City and Kingman, Arizona on the
air
Rebecca Rich, KBOWT
Rebecca is currently a sophomore at the Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology, studying
electrical engineering and mathematics. From Kansas City, Missouri, she was first
licensed in 1996 at the age of seven, and she received her Extra ticket when she was
eight years old. Over the years she has developed a love for CW operating and amateur
radio contesting - particularly the ARRL November Sweepstakes and Field Day!
She was awarded the 2004 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award for her dedication to
amateur radio, academics, and community. ln 2006, she was a valued member of the
Multi-two team at il2T f or the ARRL DX SSB contest. Also in 2006, she set the alltime
record in the school category for the ARRL November Sweepstakes CW contest.
Presently, she operates MIT'S Wl MX statton for the ARRL November Sweepstakes,
acts as a Volunteer Examiner, participates in the Raytown Amateur Radio Club's Field
Day, and helps teach Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge classes.
Bryce T Salmi, KB1LQC
Amateur radio is special to me because of the opportunities it allows me to obtain
and explore my interests. I obtained my Technician license with code credit when I
was a Sophomore in Chelmsford High School, and by my Junior year I was an amateur
Extra licensee.
ldecided to co-found the Chelmsford High School Amateur Radio Club KBlNAY in
my Junior year with Mr. Steeves (KBl MKW), a physics teacher at CHS. I also helped
write a grant for the ARRL Big Project Educatron and Technology Program which gave
us a free station from the ARRL to use. The club meets once per week and operates
on the HF and VHF bands, participate in talks, and even hold building sessions for
club projects.
My main interest in amateur radio besides helping others enjoy the hobby, has been
operating CWSSB/digital on the HFA/HF/UHF bands. Recently, my interests have
moved into the microwave bands where I find much to be learned, built, and
explored.
l'll be on the radio this fall from R.l.T. Amateur Radio Station K2GXT Rochester
lnstitute of Technology
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Jonathan Van Norman, KC)ORR
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Brenton t, Salmi, KBl LQD
After receiving my license a few years ago I have experienced many joys of amateur
radio. I began to become interested in amateur radio and found that it was a hobby
that gave me opportunities to learn more about electronics as well as have some fun
talking to others at the same time. Throughout the beginning of my journey through
amateur radio I experimented with the popular HF bands on an HW-101 that was
given to me by my uncle (W1DOG) and refurbished with the help of my neighbor
(WlXH). lmade hundreds of contacts (Mostly CW). Since then loperate on a Yaesu
FT-897 and other homebrew equipment. I am a very active experimenter and can usually
be found building some project around the shop. Outside of amateur radio I am
very active as well. I enjoy mountain biking and other outdoor actrvities as well as
playing the drum set.
Amateur radio has given me numerous friends and great opportunrties, for which I
am extremely appreciative. I will strive to contribute my involvement in the hobby and
do my best to contribute my efforts.
Hope to catch QCWA members on the air from R.l.T Station K2GX.
Amy lohnson, KB3HXF
Amy of New Castle, Pa is currently pursuing a Masters in Sport Management at
Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pa. After receiving her Bachelors of
Science in Education from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa.. in May 2007, she is a
PA certified Elementary and Middle School Math teacher. She is the daughter of
Chuck Johnson, N3ETV and Jean Johnson, K3KFC, and the sister of Chuck Johnson,
N3HX all of New Castle, Pa.
Alexander S, laspen KB9TTO
My name is Alex Jasper, KB9TTO, and I am '18 years old. I have been involved in
Amateur Radio since I was about 9 years old. My dad had the biggest impact on my
decision to get my license. I remember spending hours learning Morse code using a
computer program in order to get my Novice license. I also remember doing numerous
contests along side of him, including several Wisconsin QSO Parties, and making
several trips to WOAIH for contests which were a lot of fun. I attended Pacelli High
School and was part of the golf team that won state in Division 3. I also made the
All-Conference Team in cross country. I will be attending the University of Minnesota -
Twin Cities this fall for some kind of engineering major, most likely Chemical
Eng i neeri ng.
lonathan Van Norman, KCOORR
.Jonathan is the son of Eric & Mary Van Norman and is from Rochester, Minnesota.
Jonathan is a fourth generation ham radio operator. Jonathan enjoys participating in
numerous ham radio events with the Rochester Amateur Radio CIub: Field Day,
Jamboree on the Air, providing communications for bike races, marathons, parades,
cancer walks, etc. lonathan is currently attending Purdue University where he is studying
Accounting, Finance, and Business Management. Jonathan participates in the
Purdue Amateur Radio Club, W9YB, providing radio help for the Purdue Outing Club
Adventure Race, fox hunts, and trying to promote a weekly net on the W9YB
repeater. At Purdue University, Jonathan has been involved with the Debris Yearbook,
Disc Golf Club, a member of the Purdue Grand Prix Foundation and Fleet Captain of
the Purdue Sailing Club. Outside of school, Jonathan has worked as a Guest Service
Team Member for Target over the past 3 years, and is a member of the Knights of
Columbus.
Kerry Manderbach, KCOVNH
l'm an adult student who has gotten a second chance for a higher education. I originally
went to college at the age of 18, without much direction or enthusiasm. Iwas
too immature to appreciate the value of a college degree. After a year or so, I left and
went into the working world.

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Kerry Manderbach, KC)VNH
Stephanie Schaefer, KC2NSA
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Stephen T Simpson, KCB1OY
Francis T. Gradlian, KDSHTB
Over the years, I watched people with degrees pass me by on the ladder to success.
I thought about going back to school from time to time, but never followed through.
I was raising a family, and money was in short supply. Then I became ill, and couldn't
work in my old job. I had to do something.
Going back to college was one of the best things I ever did, and The QCWA has
helped make my dream come truel l'm an honor student, a member of the student
radio station, and l'm on the Dean s List.
Stephanie Schaefer, KC2NSA
Stephanie is a 19-year-old sophomore at Marywood University studying Elementary
Education with a concentration in Music, minor in Mathematics, and citation in
Honors. She inspired her mother to receive her amateur license this year. At
Marywood University, she is a part of Wind Ensemble. Percussion Ensemble,
Orchestra, America Reads, Volunteers in Action, Music Ministry, and Peers on
Wellness. She takes part in many service activities on campus and is still active in the
Girl Scouts of America. All family members are hams, including her fathet Andrew
Schaefer (W3SW), mother, Karen Schaefer (WA3WKA), and brother, Andrew F.
Schaefer (KB2ZWZ). She upgraded to her General License this year and is enjoying its
different operating privrleges. Her QCWA sponsor is Bill Thompson, W2MTA, #18792.
Stephen Simpson, KCSIOY
Stephen is an 'lB year-old student currently studying for a Bachelor of Science degree
in Computer Engineering at the University of Florida, where he is a third year engineering
student. 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 first licensed as a Technician when he was B years old, and
presently holds a General class license. Stephen 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 WBEK and NBAJU, and grandson
of WASETW.
Francis Gradijan, KD|HTB
Francis is a General class Amateur Radio Operator, frrst licensed in 'l 999. He remains
most active on six meters. At the University of Scranton, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he
is a senior Political Science and lnternational Studies double major. While maintaining
a3.94 GPA, he serves as the opinions section editor of the school newspaper; is president
of a campus political club; is editor-in-chief of a campus political science journal;
has worked as a campus tour guide; been a campus radio disc jockey; and was president
and founder of The lnternational Politics Club - a Model-UN organization with
over twenty members.
He has a keen interest in international affairs, and just completed a year spent
studying abroad in Beijing, China. During his travels inside China, he has climbed holy
Daoist mountains, spent nights in yurts, in Tibetan villages, and sleeping on wooden
planks while hogs rest below. He has spoken with Chrnese who remember the days
before 1949, and studied a great deal of the Chinese language and Chinese politics.
On returning to the United States, Francis served an internship in the Washington, DC
senate office of Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senior Senator from Texas.
Previously, he had served in an internship in the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers'
Compensation and looks forward to continuing his career of public service.
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Allison Dryer, KDSIVO
Deanna Tucker. KE5JBQ
Charles lohnson. N3HX
Nathaniel Heatwole, WZ3 AR
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Allison N. Dryer, KDSIVO
I was born and raised in DeSoto, Texas, and attended both Merrywood School and
Ovilla Christian School. For a science fair project in elementary school, I took on the
challenge of getting my Ham radio license. I passed the Novice, Tech, and General
class tests by age eleven. I became a member of South West Dallas County Amateur
Radio Club, and from then on, Amateur Radio became an integral part in my personal
and family life. With both parents hams, our family has always been participating in
random and annual club and community events, ranging from Field Day to the Dallas
County Health and Human Services Medical Reserve Corps bioterrorism drills. ln addition
to this, my hobbies have been competitive piano, soccer, softball, ultimate frisbee,
church, reading, writing, and art. I am currently a pre-pharmacy major at the
University of Texas at Arlington, and I will be applying to pharmacy school this year. I
would like to thank God, Dad, Mom, my sister, and SWDCARC (my other family) for
therr unfailing support through the years as l've grown up.
Deanna Tucker, KE5IBQ
Deanna is an 18 year old Technician Class college freshman presently attending the
University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma, majoring in Education. Her
plans are to be a marketing education high school teacher upon graduation. Through
her high schoolyears, Deanna has been in the band, color guard, DECA historian and
chaplain, church orchestra and this last year also worked at a local coffee bar. Deanna
has taken classes with me National Weather Service for severe weather spotting and
has participated in tornado/storm chasing with her dad, Ron, K5|GB, for many years.
She is a member of the ARRL and Mid Oklahoma Repeater Inc. club in Oklahoma City.
Deanna is part of a nearly all ham family consisting of her dad, Ron, K5lGB, sister
Amy, KC5RPL, sister Sharin, KE5PRA, brother-in-law. Ace, KE5PQZ and her uncle Stan,
KD5JSF. Deanna is very proud and thankful for receiving the QCWA Scholarship.
Chuck lohnson, N3HX
My name is Chuck Johnson and I am an Extra class Volunteer Examiner. I mostly operate
on 2 meter while in school, but occasionally I will operate on twenty or forty
meter HF bands. A few of the other activities I take part in are going to events such
as concerts, hanging out with friends, and when called to serve, firefighting, for the
South New Castle Boro VFD. I am attending Robert Morris University for the second
year majoring in lnformatron Systems Management. I am expected to graduate in the
year 2O1O with a Bachelor's degree. After I complete the four years I will be going
back to school for a Masters Degree in Computer Science. Once I have fully completed
my degree I would like to land a job in a school district managing the computer
networks.
Nathaniel Heatwole, WZSAR
Like many hams, lstarted out in cB radio and loften monitored the ham bands,
eventually getting licensed myseif. Not long afterward, N3RR invited my Dad and me
to tour his elaborate contesting station, an experience which sparked my interest in
contesting. Several months later, another local contester, K3LB invrted me to participate
in an upcoming multi-op in a contest at his QTH. And in time, with Dave's gentle
pressure, I soon joined the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC), the mid-Atlantic
region's premier contest club. While my school commitments limit my operating, I do
participate regularly in Field Day and the IARU and IOTA contests. I am also an active
DXer and paper chaser and have earned DXCC, 5BWAS, IOTA, SBWAC, WPX, and
usA-cA. Currently, I am enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Engineering and Public
Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

PLEASE CLARIFY
A. Section 97.7 says, when transmitting, each amateur
station must have a control operator. The control operator
must be a person for whom an amateur operator/primary
station license grant appears on the ULS consolidated
licensee database, or who is authorized for alien reciprocal
operation. Section 97 .105 says that a station may only be
operated in the manner and to the extent permitted by
the privileges authorized for the class of operator license
held by the control operator.
Your view is that your next door neighbor (who apparently
is not a ham) is "operatrng" but not "being the control
operator of your station" when you let him communicate
via your station. Stick with the term "control operator"
as defined rn Section 97.3(a)(13): the control operator
is an amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station
to be responsible for the transmissions from that station
to assure compliance with the FCC Rules.
Before your station transmits on an amateur service
band, the station licensee (you) has to decide just who will
be its control operator (you or your neighbor.) Unless your
neighbor holds an amateur operator license grant, he cannot
be the control operator of any FCC-licensed amateur
stati o n .
A. Section 97.105(a) says that the control operator must
ensure the immediate proper operation of the station,
regardless of the type of control.
W3BE-O-GRAM: My BE lnformed No. 1 W3BE CHECK-
LISTS goes into detail about the duties of the control
operator and those of the station licensee. lt is availa
bl e free from http: l lw3be. home.att. neil.
A. Think again. Unless there is no other option for summoning
help when in legitimate distress, there is never an
occasion that any person can be the control operator of a
station transmitting outside the frequency bands authorized
in Section 97 .301 for the class of operator license
held.
When a person is participating in stating the message as
a third party under the authonty of Section 97"115(b), the
fact that the person may hold an amateur operator license
grant is beside the point No third-party - even one that
holds an amateur operator license - can be the control
operator of an amateur station.
Note, moreover, Section 9l .115(b)(2) says the third party
must not be a prior amateur service licensee whose license
was revoked; suspended for less than the balance of the
license term and the suspension is still in effect; suspended
for the balance of the Iicense term and re-licensinq has not
taken place; or surrendered for cancellation following
notice of revocation, suspension or monetary forfeiture
proceedings. The third party may not be the subject of a
cease and desist order which relates to amateur service
operation and which is still in effect.
The rules, therefore, make a clear distinction between
the control operator of an amateur station and a third
party who is merely participating in stating a third party
message during a transmission.
A. Section 9l .3(a)(14) says the control point is the location
at which the control operator function is performed.
W3BE-O-GRAM: The word "point" usually refers to a
narrowly localized place having a precisely indicated
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position. tn this context, good amateur practice
requires that the control operator be situated such as
to be able to exercise proper iudgment while doing
those things that the control operator does: view and
interpret atl indicators showing the status of the regulated
transmitting parameters; manipulate appropriatety
the apparatus dials and switches controlling of
these parameters; ensure that the message content of
each transmission is appropriate for the amateur service;
making certain that the channel is not already
occupied before transmitting; etc.
A. lt means what it says. As long as your communications
passes My BE lnformed No. 3 SECTION 97.113
SM ELL TEST, avai lable f ree f rom http://w3 be. home.att' neV,
you should be good to go.
W3BE-O-GRAM: The terms "on a regular basis" and
"reasonably," require us to make the judgments
about how each communication our stations transmit
reflects upon the legitimacy of our radio service. lt is
risky to venture outside the purpose of our hobby by
misusing our allocation to compete with the legitimate
providers, many of whom have paid billions of
dollars for their spectrum allocation. Don't compromise
our argument for being allocated spectrum for
the purpose of - as it says in Section 97'3(a)@) - a
radiocommunication service for the purpose of selftraining,
intercommunication and technical investigations
carried out by amateurs, that is, duly authorized
persons interested in radio technique solely with a
personal aim and without pecuniary interest.
A. That was done, but it is not all that simple. Refer to
my October 2005 column for step-by-step instructions for
doing this.
W3BE-O-GRAM: You owe me for postage'
A. Exactly the same as when the control operator of any
FCC-licensed amateur station. Read and heed Section
97 .301, Authorized frequency bands.
Section 97.119(d) says that when transmitting in conjunction
with an event of special significance, a station
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may substitute for its assigned call srgn a special event call
sign as shown for that station for that period of time on
the common data base coordinated, maintained and disseminated
by the special event call sign data base coordrnators.
Additionally, the station must transmit its assigned
call sign at least once per hour during such transmissions.
A. Section 97.3(a)(1 lXiii) says that the special event call
sign is selected by the station licensee. To adminrster this
system properly, therefore, the SECSC should have confirmed
that the special event call sign selector (you) is also
the corresponding station license grantee (also you.)
W3BE-O-GRAM: All coordinators were advised of
your confidence-shattering experience. Presumably,
the system will be administered properly from now
on.
Q;,,lustit*hrl.:are,
A. Section 97.3(a)(11)(iii) says ihat the FCC will issue public
announcements detailing the procedures of the special
event call sign system. At http://wireless.fcc.gov/, click on
[amateur] Under [Call Sign Systems], click on [Special
Eventl. There is where the FCC-certified SECSCs are lrsted.
A. Never ever, because the SECSC data base would show
your station as the one for which the special event call
sign is being substituted during that period of time. "My"
call sign, W3BE, is actually assigned to my station, not to
me as an amateur operator.
W3BE-O-GRAM: Beside, you imply that the SECSC
designated you as the control operator. Nope!
Section 97.103(b) gives the control operator designation
privilege solely to the station licensee, not to any
5EC5C,
call sign?
A. Were you to designate me as your station's control
operator, under Section 97.119(a), it would be my duty to
cause or allow your station to transmit the substituted call
sign at least every 1O minutes. Additionally, under Section
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97.119(d), it would be my duty to cause or allow your station
to also transmit the call sign shown for it on the ULS
license grant at Ieast once per hour during such special
event station transmissions.
Ql tt tii spiita t ivent'statioh 3 "reg ula r" contro|
operator isn't present; can't the control operator sign
his or her call sign?
A. Not according to the rules. Section 97 119(d) authorizes
"a" (that means one) station for the substituting.
Qi.:,!s it teassnable to interpret Section 97.;1 19{d) ais,,' .
reiuiriag the'hou'rly identification to he the call sign
he,ld b!,;t he,.perqon a pp.y ing, far.;th e spec i a I eue nt ca l l
siign, who might'not'be th€:control operator, and
m|ght:qgt ey.en be,at the station? .,,, ',,,, ,,,,,
A. Yes, assuming it was the station licensee who selected
the specral event call sign.
A.t niin drerl, ii'tn. Advanced len"t fo, a long time.
l.want,.,lo ga.for,the Anatgar Extra class lkense, but:
the ufurade:matuals only go from General class to
Extta ,etdss. since l haie already,,passed part sfple:':,,;'
ment 4;-t shiould only have to pass the rest of it. Do
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ttQurrkniiw fiow do,,fllits ?tr :.r.. '::.,'ir
A. Sorry, but no. Section 97.505(a)(1)does not authorize
administering VEs to give partial Element 4 credit for holding
an Advanced Class operator license.
W3BE-O-GRAM: Study and go for it!
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APPRECIATION
Our R&R Superham-of-the-Month is Charlie Chapman,
W1WTG, from our Tidewater (VA) Chapter No. #1 19 and
Pine Tree (ME) Chapter No #134.
Thank you, Chappy, for your dedication in bringing to
bear your valuable expertise with the great Virginia Beach
Hamfest. We're looking forward to a great QCWA
Convention there next fall.
Read the rules - Heed the rules at
www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/. Click on lTitle 47] then on [Part
971. AIso visit http://wireless. fcc.gov/ and click on [amateurl
or [ULS]. Enforcement reports are at
http ://www. f cc. g ovl eb/A m ate u rActio ns/we I co m e. h t m I .
Have a question about the amateur service rules? Visit
http ://w3 be. home.att. neV; or e-mai I joh n@joh nston. net.
Superham-of-the-Month is Chailie Chapman, Wl WfG
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Chopter I, Clevelond (OHl
A series of speciol service owords were presented during the
Clevelond Chopter's October 13 meeting to those who hove
demonstroted outstonding efforts on beholf of Amoteur Rodio ond
the Chopter.
Speciol Chopter merit owords were given to Fronk Benesh,
KSIFH; Dovid Dennis, WBDDD; ond Vonce Roth, KASYHZ. The
Presideni's Aword wos presented to Bob Winston, W2THU,
Chopter Vice President. The Poul Cornell Memoriol Aword went
to Poul Poling, KBCKG, Chopier Secretory. The GCWA
Meritorious Aword wos received by "Dee" Logon, Wl HEO.
Chopter One currently hos eleven members who hove
ochieved senior slotus by virtue of ottoining oge 90 or more, wiih
the eldest being Joe Zelle, WBFAZ, who is 95. Other members
who now enioy Lifetime Chopier Memberships include KBSL[
WB HFE,WSHXC, W \JZZ, W8MMC, WBOO.J, W8PIU, WBCXF,
W8UDG, ond WAEFTW.
The yeor 2008 hos been iorgeted for o speciol emphosis on
recruitmeni, with Chopter members encouroged to ottroct new
members. Speciol owords to iop recruiters will be given.
D.E. "Dee" Logon, W|HE0, klitor
Chopter 6, Piffsburgh (PA)
September 8th morked ihe quorterly meeting of Pittsburgh's
Chopter 6. Pleosed with the previous venue ol Rocky's ll in
McKees Rocks, PA, we reiurned with hopes thot Rocky's would not
meet the fote of our previous meeting ploces which hove oll closed
down.
Following our luncheon, the meeiing wos colled to order.
The Treosurer's report indicoied we remoin solvent, ond we found
ourselves to be free of old business issues. New business items
included the re-instotement of incumbent ond pro-tem officers for
the upcoming term, ond o reminder thoi the onnuol dues of $5 will
be poyoble ot our yeor end meeiing. Thot noon{ime meeiing will
be held oi Rocky's on December 8, 2OO7 . The finol effort of the
doy wos o historicol look orhe Heoth Compony of Benton
Horbor, Michigon, which wos the moinstoy of mony omoteur stotions
in ihe post. Severol pieces of Heothkit equipment from the
"golden yeors" of the ,l950s ond 60s spowned o voriely of memories
ond personol recollections from the members.
Boy Bepp, WSTZW; Kail Pastorak, WASVXJ; and Kurt Schreiben MJLNG; reminisce
over displayed vintage Heathkit equipment.
Chapter 6 Presidents Emeritus Roy Repp, WSTZW and Jack Parcons, K30TV
meet again.
Chopter 6 meets on o quorterly bosis, ond inierested omofeurs
con get detoils by contocting Brion Roberls, K9VKY directly, or by
checking into the Sundoy morning net. Thot net meets ot 0830
prevoiling time on 147.03 ond is hosted by Bruce Murroy,
N3GH|. All ore welcome.
hion Roberts, K9VKV Chopter krhe
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Choprer lO, Michigqn (Ml)
As 2OO7 drows io o close, the members of Chopter l0 wish to
extend Seoson's Greeiings to oll of the QCWA membership, ond
hope thof you hove o hoppy ond prosperous New Yeor in 2008.
We welcome our newest members into Chopter l0: Robert
Woters, W8AXR, Westlond, Ml; RobertJ. Ookes, N8BNC, IlAnse,
Ml; ond Thomos J. Lisko, K9CJM, Wisconsin Ropids, Wl. Our
Chopter membership now stonds ot 128 primory members.
Our onnuol summer picnic wos held on August 15,2007, qt
the Kenwood Pork in Codilloc, Ml, ond wos ottended by 54 members
ond guests. Following the picnic dinner, ihe following ACWA
owords were presented: Edword lrelond, W8HZF, 55ih
Anniversory of Licensing; Dovid DeRoin, KSESQ; Stonford Rowe,
K6VWE; ond Thomos Schoonovel K8BTE, oll received their 5Oth
Anniversory of Licensing Aword, ond their 50 Yeors of Continuous
Licenslng Aword. Congrotulotions to oll of you.
The highlight of our presentotions wos the presentoiion of the
aCWA President's Aword, which wos presented to Peier Honsen,
W8IWA, for his outstonding contributions to Chopter 10 &
aCWA. Congrotulotions, Pete, for receiving this most prestigious
Peter Hansen, W8TWA, was prcsented with the 2007 QCWA President's Award
by President Doug Almquist, WBgVoF.
Ed heland, WSHZE was presented with his 55th Anniversary 0t Licensing Award
by President Doug Almquist, WBBV0F.
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David DeRain, KBESQ, was presented with his 50th Anniversary 0l Licensing
Award and his 50-Yearc 0t Continuous Licensing Award by President Doug
Almquist, WB8V0F.
Thomas Schoonover, K&BTE, was presented with his 50th Anniversary 0f
Licensing Award and his a0-Years 0f Continuous Licensing Award by President
Doug Almquist, WB$VoF.
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Following the Aword presentotions, Peier Honsen, WBTWA,
gove o presentotion on his mony yeors of work wiih NASA ond
the Notionol Spoce Progrom. Pete wos instrumentol in the development
of mony speciol components used on mony of NASAs spoce
missions, ond on the lnternotionol Spoce Stotion.
We ore proud to recognize long{ime Chopter l0 member,
"Moc" Mcloughlin, N8TT, for plocing First in the QCWA April
2007 ASO Porty, Phone Div. with on impressive score of 15,204
pointsl Congrotulotions, Moc, on o iob well done.
We encouroge oll QCWA members to work towords the
QCWA 60/60 Aword ond tolk up ACWA to others on the oir.
Recruiting new members for QCWA should be foremost on our
minds when telling others of QCWA ond whot o greot orgonizotion
it is.
Our speciol thonks io aCWA Generol Monoger Chuck,
KllGD, ond his wife, Jon, for onother outstonding yeor of service
ond dedicotion to QCWA. Thonks, Jon ond Chuckl
Pleose ioin us on our ssb net on Sundoy mornings on
3.903MH2 ot B:00 AM, EDSI ond our CW net on Sundoy ofternoons
ot 2:30 PM, EDSI on 3.530 MHz.
lones t Bishop, WilIFB, Secrelory/Treosurer
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Chopter 12, Andy Clork (FLl
President Horry Pilofion, W4SaG, opened our monthly meeting ot
l2 Noon ot Steok & Ale Miomi. There were I 2 members ond
guesls present. We were pleosed to welcome our speciol guesi
Loren Chose, AIZM, from the newlyJormed Southern Oregon
Coost Chopter 220. Loren gove on interesting tolk on operoiing
20 meter mobile CW while driving o l8 wheeler oround the coun
try. QCWA Members in the Miomi oreo pleose contoct ihe undersigned
ot w4vz@bellsouth.net if you would like to ioin with us. We
meet the third Soturdoy of the month, 12 noon, ot Steok & Ale
9090 SW 97 Ave. Kendoll, Miomi, FL. Visitors ore olwoys welcome,
Arl Rouch, W4Vl Seoetory
Chopter 20, Boltimore (MDl
Chopter members ond guests enioyed our onnuol end-of-summer
picnic ot Potopsco Stote Pork on September 10. Chopter Executive
Chef Eddle Briggs, KB3lKD, ond Russ SIye, N3GT, served up
some very tosly hot dogs ond homburgers. Newsletter Editol Ken
McKee, W3RFQ, emceed o hilorious irivio gome.
You ore welcome to our Thursdoy B:00 pm net on lhe 146.76
(-). Join us ony Mondoy Noon for o greot lunch ot Coctus Willies
Steok Buffet ond Bokery, 23l5 Ritchie Highwoy, Glen Burnie, MD.
It is directly ocross from the Empire Towers. Your XYL is invited
Cactus Willies Labor Day Meeting!
Annual end-of-summer picnic at Patapsco State Park on September 10.
onytime, but especiolly on the first Mondoy of eoch month.
Our next moior gothering will be our Holidoy Luncheon on
December 2. Our Sociol Committee is Les Jomison, WR3X; Bruce
Corpenter, W3YW; ond BeityJohnston, N3PKX. To receive our
Chopter newslettel e-moil KENMCKEE@oo|.com or stop by our
toble ot ony oreo homfest. Net meets Thursdoy evening oi B:00
pn 1a6.761-1.
Ken McKee, W3RF8, Chopter Seuetary
Chqpter 30, Wesr Virginiq [WV]
It wos good to see so mony Chopter members ot the Wesl Virginio
Stote Rodio Convention lote lost summer. .Jockson's Mill hos
olwoys been o fovorite homfest for me ond lots of homs oround
the sioie. lt seems there ore fewer folks there eoch yeor with mony
there Soturdoy morning, then off to other life octiviiies by eorly
offernoon. After olmost 50 yeors for this homfest, I often wonder
whot the future holds for the weekend event.
Our foll gothering ot the Museum of Rodio ond Technology in
Huniington wos o success ond o greot doy for oll in otiendonce.
lf you missed the event, be sure to toke time when you ore in
Huntington ond go check out the Museum. They hove regulor
hours for visitors on weekends. You con find odditionol informotion
on their web site ot hfrp:/ /zip.to/mrt You will olso find o lot of
pictures from the Museum on thot web poge.
Don't forget to support the locol homfests coming up this
spring ond summer oround the stote. This report is being written in
lote September ond I do not hove fie dotes for 2008 homfest
events in Foyetteville, Huniington or Ripley. Chorleston shoulci hove
their populor fest in Morch. The West Virginio Stote Rodio
Convention otJockson's Mill will celebrote their 50th Anniversory
in loie August. The 2008 Roonoke Division Convention will be
integroted into ond po* of this speciol weekend ot The Mill. See
you therel
This will be my lost report for the Chopier. lt is time for me to
step down os your Secretory/Treosurer ond move on to other
octivities. lt hos been my pleosure to wotch the Chopter reorgonize
ond become octive ogoin over the post five yeors.
Best Wishes for o Hoppy New Yeor 2008. Moybe there will
be on increose in sun spot octiviiy ond more octivity for oll of us
on the bonds this yeor ond the future.
David Mays, Retiring Secrelory fireosurer
Chopter 4I, Dollqs (TX)
Severol Chopter members witnessed the recent fly-in of vintoge
World Wor ll worplones to ihe Loncoster, Texos Municipol Airport,
Operotions Center of the Dollos-Fort Worth Wing of the
Commemorotive Air Force (CAF). The CAF owns ond mointoins in
flying-condition o significont number of rore militory oircroft thot
were produced in the thousonds during WWll. lts oircroft ond stotic
disploys ore seen over o wide portion of lhe country ot oirshows
eoch yeor. For mony young spectotors, it's the first time to
see o lorge propeller-driven oircroft up close or in flight while the
distinct deep+hrooted sound of lorge roiory engines spork mony
memories in o much older generotion mony of whom flew or serv-
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Dallas Chapter 41 member Ken Norvell, WSKN, is a long-time radio operator on
the CAF's Dallas-Foft Worth wing B4D (Navy version of the DC-3) aircraft. The
WWll aircraft and its vintage radio equipment are fully operational.
iced such croft in dire times.
Chopter member Ken Norvell, W5KN, o member of the CAF
ond rodio operotor on the CAF's R4D (Novy version of the fomed
DC-3 oirliner) provided guided tours ond onswered mony spectotor
questions. ln oddition, Ken monned the public oddress system
ond provided music of the I930's ond 1940's populor during the
wor yeors from his extensive collection.
Chopter member Borney Moffott, W\CJZ, who wos recently
recognized with o ZS-Yeor Operoting Ceriificote, celebroted his
93rd birthdoy in September. Steve Brodie, K5ZY7, hos grociously
occeded to o third term os Chopter President. He originoied ond
directed o successful fund roising compoign enobling the Chopter
to purchose o $200 HP proiector ond reloted sound equipment
moking possible, heretofore, unovoiloble progroms enhoncing our
Chopter meetings. And if distonce troveled to oitend o QCWA
meeting is o meosurement of interesl ond motivotion, Steve wins
honds down over oll other Chopter members - Steve lives in o
town considerobly north of Dollos. The lifeblood of on orgonizotion
is comprised of porticipoiion ond support - not obsentee
well-wishing.
Bob 0lney, NSNI, Recording Secretary
Chopter 45, Citrus (FL)
We ore pleosed to note thot our illustrious member, Wolt Moxwell,
W2DU, hos once ogoin received the recognition he so deserves
for oll his occomplishments, not only within, aCWA but olso in his
lifeJong occupotion of rodio, electronics ond onienno design.
This time ii wos the QCWA Presidentiol Aword.
We olso wont 1o single out two of our hord-working ond dedicoted
members who hove helped considerobly in presenting progroms
oi our monthly luncheon meetings, often with little or no
notice. They ore Lou McFodin, W5DID; ond Dovid Jordon,
AA4KN. As most of us know, it is often dlfficult to get o progrom
for our monthly meetings so we consider ourselves fortunqte to
hove these two gentlemen; they ore involved in mony ospects of
omoteur rodio, but one of lheir recent presentotions deolt with o
wonderful video token ot o locol hospitol ond it involved o group
of young potients communicoting with the ostronouts ot the
lniernotionol Spoce Stotion.
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Lou McFadin, WSDID (L); and David Jordan, AA4KN (B) presenting their program
on young hospital patients communicating with astronauts.
AI LaPeter (L) presents oCWA Presidential Award to Walt Maxwell, W2DU,
Members ond guests of Citrus Chopter enioyed on informol
luncheon/dinner meeting ot o locol restouront on Sundoy,
Sepiember 9; The privote room, food ond service were so good
thot we immediotely booked our next quorterly luncheon for
December 9. The Chopter holds one of these meetings quorterly
to ollow members who ore still in the workforce to ottend o
Chopter gothering. These informol luncheons hove proved to be
very populor ond ore well ottended. This is in oddition to our regulor
monthly meetings on o Wednesdoy.
The Chopter owns ond operotes on open repeoter, W4PLA,
operoting on 147.1 95 MHz (no tone). Scheduled net is ot ,l930
hours locol time on Tuesdoy of eoch week. All homs in the oreo
ore invited to check in.
As you will note in the foll ACWA Journol. we con oll look
forword to the 2008 HomCotion in Februory ond mony of us in
Chopter 45 ore heovily involved with moking it o success. The
good news is thot we will hove the some aCWA setup ond locotion
os we did Iost yeor-2 booths. We ore olreody plonning to
hove them open on oll three doys ond look forword to seeing
mony of our QCWA friends oi thot time. We will work with
Notionol should our help be needed.
Al LoPeter, W2AS, President
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By ihe time you reod this, our Chrisimos Porty ond Annuol Meeiing
is but o pleosont memory. You ore olwoys ossured of o fun time,
enioying the compony of fellow members, some of whom you
hoven't seen for o whole yeorl
A recruitmeni ioble wos monned ot the Loncosier Homfest on
October 14 by Presideni Lorry Rybocki, WA2ARA, ond loier qssisted
by Vice President Tom Wholen, W2Ql. lt wos greot to see
some of our members ond oll the other interested prospects.
Hopefully, oll of you were oble to get your ontenno work completed
before the ruthless Wesiern New York winter seoson, so you
con ioin us for our weekly net ot 13301 Sundoys on 3900 kHz.
We ore proud to celebrote the following members who hove
otioined iheir personol length-olservice milestones.
Congrotulotions, OMs I
50 YEARS: Roger Becn, K2SV; Poul Bond, WA2VTI; Bob
Doron, K2VJG; Bob Goye, K2LG); Bob Hordy, K2IGW; Horry
Kopp, K2YZO; joe Morgorone, K2DSO; Bob Rooney, W2AET;
ond Al Schutrum, K2HWF.
55 YEARS: Bob Hobermehl,W2KKZ; Steve Heider, WOLUB;
ond John Von Son, W2JUA.
60 YEARS: Morv Hess, W2WKU.
lony Ryhacki, WAZARA, President
Two ot our 0l'Beliables - Paul, WA2WI; and Marv, W?WKU.
Chqpter 7O, Nqtionol Cqpitql (ON)
Chopter Z0 held its ihird quorierly dinner meeting on l8
September with 40 members ond six guesis in ottendonce.
Jim Deon, VE3lA, reported on the Chopter'On the Air' Net.
The net will now move from Thursdoy evenings to Mondoy
evenings ot 7:30pm commencing on September 24. Also, ihe net
will be returning to repeoter VE3TEL on 147.030 MHz (-).
Director Doug Leoch, VE3XK, reported on the Chopter web
site http:,//www.qcwoTO.org/: wilh the exception of one presentotion
oll other previous presentotions ore ovoiloble for reoding from
the web site; the membership listing will be uplo-dote with the new
members lisied os of 19 September. ln oddition, the web site
shows oll previous members from the beginning. Vice President
Gus Holtz ,VE3VK thonked Doug for his work in producing the
new web site with mony members voicing their ogreement.
Director Doug Leoch, VE3XK, presented the following aCWA
QSO Porty Certificote of Achievement Awords:
o) Highest Conodion CW/Digitol Score: Rod Newkirk,
VA3ZBB (obseni).
b) Highest Conodion Phone Cotegory: Fronces Mockenzie-
Rooch, VE3HKG.
c) Highest Conodion Mixed CW/Phone Cotegory, George Rooch,
VE3BNO.
Doug noted thot this wos the first time thoi three (3) of o
Chopter's members hove won 'Highest Scores' in seporote cote
gories in o single QSO porly. This is o first for aCWA.
Bob MocKenzie, VA3RKM, guest speoker for the evening
spoke on the current stote of kit-building, using Elecroft producis os
exomples. Hoving consciously ossumed the montle of Heothkit,
Elecroft hos designed o line of tronsceivers ond occessories thof
represent both good volue ond high performonce. Bob's guest
Mortin Gillen, VA3S|E, showed off his tiny KXI QRP rig (ultro
portoble cw tronsceiver) ond spoke of the occosions he used it for
operoting pedestrion mobile ond on comping trips. Bob's other
guest, Mike Bobineou, VE3WMB, tolked obout his K1 (four bond
cw tronsceiver) ond its strong performonce on CW os well os its
low current droin on receive.
We occasionally slip into Moments of Seriousness. Guest Speaker Bob Mackenzie, UA1RKM,
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Bob discussed the modestly priced K2 (clossic hf tronsceiver
kit), noting thot in ARRL lob iesting, its receiver roted omong the
very best of konsceivers ot ony price. He then exploined how its
design occomplished this feot. Its designer mode o number of
trodeoffs to ensure thoi it ochieved high performonce ond low
cost, such os it being o hom-bonds-only rig ond his clever use of o
minimum number of components ond circuits to reduce receivergeneroted
noise. ln terms of its conskuciion, ihe K2 wos foirly
stroightforword to build, using stondord-sized through-the-hole
ports ond not surfocemount components, hoving o comprehensive
ossembly monuol ond foctory ond on-line technicol support, ond
feoturing built-in test equipment ond olignment procedures.
Bob olso touched on the future of kit buildlng in the new K3
(lotest hf/6M oll mode tronsceiver), which is o no-solder kit relying
on plug-in surfocemount modules.
Bob's guests demonstroted vorious other monufocturers' QRP
kits ond some portoble ontennos to interested members ofter the
tolk.
Ton Bsrtelb VE3ELI{L Secretary
It's olwoys nice to storf o Chopier report with good news. Todoy,
the l9th of September, our first ond twentyJifth Chopter President,
Horry Mills, K4HU, proudly celebroied his l00ih birthdoy. On
beholf of Chopter 76, I was pleosed to present him with o QCWA
Certificote of Appreciotion inscribed, "Grotefully ocknowledging
his yeors of service to Amoieur Rodio, QCWA, ond being o friend
to onyone ond everyone!" When I crrived, he hod iust completed
5 lops oround his porch ond wos in greot spirits. To the reoders
who know Horry, he still gets on the oir periodicolly ond regulorly
meets with others vio Echolink. Be hoppy in the foct thot he's os
shorp os ever! He wos olso to receive o ploque from the Rodio
Club of Americo morking his 100th birthdoy.
The first of the Chopter Z6 monthly meetings for this quorier
wos in July ond Horold.Johnson, W4ZCB, provided o presentoiion
on the topic of lightning. Storm formotion, iightning generotion,
ond dischorge chorocterisiics were discussed. Additionolly,
personol sofety meosures were exploined. Horold hos done this
presentoiion mony times ond, hopefully, we get smorier eoch time.
At our August meeting, our speoker wos John McGuire,
The Blue Riclge ARC float on Labor Day weehend, lt was complete with QCWA
and ARES banners displayed on the rear-loading ramps.
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(L) Duke Knief, W4DK, with Chapter President, Harry Mills, K4HU. Harry just celebrated
his l00th birthday and is seen herc with his QCWA Certificate ol
Appreciation.
retired Vice Presideni of Bonking for Sun Trust Bonk in Atlonto. He
gove o tolk on chonges in bonking with respect to the growing use
of computers over the yeors. The discussion reviewed the initiol
impoct of moinfrome computer systems, followed by neiworking of
ATMs, ond finolly the current use of PCs for home bonking.
Additionolly, insight wos provided into whot type of customer service
wos needed to support such 24/7 octivities. The successful
opprooch hken did noi include overseos help centers thot so
mony of us hove leorned io dislike.
And in September, Jeff Kelly, K4.JAB, our Chopter Secreiory
wos the speoker on the topic of HF Digitol voice. Two opprooches
were discussed for getting on HF Digitol Voice using existing SSB
tronsceivers. lt seems ihot "digitol" hos been in the commerciol
world for some time ond is only now being noiiced omong the
omoteur ronks. We're looking forword io o presentoiion on D-Stor
coming up in the next few months.
Lobor Doy weekend is o very octive time for oll of us in the
mountoins, first the Shelby Homfest ond then our locol Apple
Festivol ond porode. The Blue Ridge ARC wos founded by mem-
bers of Chopter 76 ond, omong other public service contributions,
they hove been hondling the county porode morsholling tosks for
more yeors ihon I con remember. This yeor, o twisi wos odded.
For the first time, Amoteur Rodio hod o "floot" in o couniy porode
complete with o GCWA ond ARES bonner prominently disployed
on the reor looding romps. The floot wos used os the nel control
site (running on solor power) ond then slipped in ot the end of the
line of morch when the morsholling tosks hod been completed.
We were pleosed to be oble to put omoteur rodio "up front ond
personol" wiih on estimoted 275,OOO spectofors.
Thot's obout it from this corner of the Blue Ridge Mountoins,
"Hooterville" ond Chopter 76.|f you're in the oreo, stop by ond
breok breod with us. First ond Third Wednesdoys oi the Golden
Corrol, Hendersonville, NC.
Duke Kniel, W4DK
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Chopter 85, Ark-lq-Tex (LA)
We look forword io our next meeting ot the Bossier History Center
on Beckett Street in Bossier City on the lost Soturdoy of October.
Election of officers for 2008 is one of the moin oddendo iiems.
We ore very hoppy io welcome three new members to
Chopter 85: Robert Aorsted, N6NKZ; Andy Lord, WSMFS; ond
Johnny O'Dell, KA5BOM. These members resulted from o moss
moiling to oll QCWA members in the oreo. We hope to engoge in
further recruiting efforts over the coming yeor.
Mike McCrory, WB5Ua reports thot W5SHV the oreo's firsi
D-Stor repeoter, is now fully operotionol. Mike demonstroted the
copobilities of D-Stor ot severol recent club meetings, including
ACWA Chopter 85. Locol interest in D-Stor is growing ropidly.
We would like os mony people os possible to porticipote in
our weekly 2 meier net. Our nei is conducted on the 146.67
repeoier eoch Mondoy evening. The net begins oi B PM during
DST ond Z:30 PM during CST.
We invite everyone to join our informol meeting,/luncheon ot
'l I AM eoch Thursdoy ot Luby's Cofeterio on Texos Skeet in
Bossier City.
tohn Stewort, AASKV
(L to R): Roger Ley , WA9PZL; Jerry Tanner, WASNSU; Richarul Norman, WSZUA;
Charles Dockery WSLAX; and lom Brown, KSU|C.
Chqpter 89, Pqlmetfo (SCl
Chopter 89 September 2002 meeting wos unusuol in thot with the
instollotion of the officers for the yeor 2008 Jenny Myers,
WA4NGV is to be presiding Officer for the New Yeor. Jenny's
instollotion hos the distinciion of being the first femole President
our Chopter hos ever hod. ln foct, Jenny wos the first femole member
of Chopter 89. She served os Secretory/Treosurer for 7 yeors;
we welcome her ond look forword to the New Yeor wiih her. I
know she will do o fine iob os she did serving os
Secrelory,/Treosurer. Also instolled, os lst Vice President wos
Bryce Jenny's better holf, moking it the firsi husbond ond wife teom
to serve os Officers for the Chopter; ond Don Zupon, W3M|F, wos
instolled os 2nd Vice President.
Receiving Awords were Kenneth Ferguson, K4KXO 50 yeors;
Kenneth Ferguson, K4KX0 (L); receiving S0-Year Certificate lrom President Bill
Pennekamp, WA4WGP
Forrest Romsey, W4MPR, 60 yeors; Peier Redding, 55 yeors, ond
Don Zupon, W3M|F, 50 yeors.
Dr. Jim, N2ZZ, South Corolino Section Monoger, who is o
member of our Chopter, updoted us on the hoppenings in the oreo
with comments on ARRL octivities ond hom groups in South
Corolino in generol.
After lunch there wos o generol eyeboll QSO with members
visiting in person the folks we iolk to on the oir so often.
Rolph Mott, N4RM
Chopler 91, Vic Clqrk (VAl
Since the stories ond photo olbums covering oll of our Chopter's
recent events ore found on our website:
http://homepoge. moc.com,/rrucker/chopter9 1 /,
only o copsule summory of eoch recent event follows.
July is our owords month. "Yeors since Firsllicensed" Awords
went to:
75 yeors: Howord Bullock, W4LBM. Howord now lives in
Arizono ond so received his by moil.
Z0 yeors: Floyd Mortin, W4RW; ond Bill Leoviit, W3AZ; Bill
should hove received his Aword losi yeor. Floyd now lives in
Konsos, but wos in iown ond received his Aword in person. ln the
photos, thot's Floyd seoied ond Bill loughing.
60 yeors: Ken Anderson, W4JAI ond Dove Wiesen, K2VX.
55 yeors: Gene Alword, W4WKB.
50 yeors Coniinuously Licensed: Bud Coron, WA3TNQ; Bill
Scholtz, W3HXF; Ken Pinion, N4KP.
50 yeors: Jim Wilcox, W3WV 50 yeors.
QCWAs Meritorious Aword went to Nelson Seese, W4BHD,
for proposing ond designing the Chopter's Virginio
Quodricentenniol Aword. You, too, con quolify for one of these
hondsome certificotes; for detoils, go here:
http://homepoge. moc.com / rrvcker / chopter9 I /scheduled-events/
Chopier 9l's Ethel Smith, K43LMB, Memoriol Aword weni to
Lew Brodley, W4SWP, for his yeors os on Officer ond odvisor to
the Chopter. This hondsome Aword wos firsi presented io Ethel by
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FLoyd Martin seated
Bill Leavitt laughing
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aCWA in 1987 ofter she retired os its Generol Monoger. Lost
July, Chopter 91 begon presenting it os o rototing Aword to be
held by o Chopter member for one yeor. I wos the first to be so
honored; this yeor, it's Lew's turn.
Our feotured speoker wos Jim Reierson who told obout his
experiences os o volunteer with Hobitot for Humonity, on orgonizotion
helping victims restore their homes destroyed by hurricone
Kotrino. His tole wos mode vivid by photos he'd token, stotisiics
he'd collected, ond o grophicol simulotion of the sequence of
events os hurricone-driven loke woters broke levies, pouring woter
into the below-seolevel bowl in which New Orleons sits.
August: We toured the Notionol Weother Service (NWS)
Forecost Office locoted neor Sterling, Virginio. Chopter 9l member
Rondy Sly, W4XJ, who is the Amoteur Rodio Coordinotor for
SKYWARN in the Notionol Copitol Areo, orronged it. Our tour
begon with briefings by Rondy ond two of the forecosters. Their
presentotions were reinforced by (l) current sotellite views of hurricone
DEAN os it wos goining strengih south of Puerto Rico ond (2)
computer proiections of its likely trock. One doy loter, DEAN
mode londfoll os o Cotegory 5 hurricone.
September: lt wos o glorious foll doy for o picnic. Tim,
WA4CLK, ond Mory Ann Donovon hosted the event on ihe elevoted
deck off their kitchen. Food wos plentiful ond delicious. Lew
Brodley, W4SWB wos o mosier ot grilling meot, ond Len Hook,
KG6ZR, leod us in o gome of Triviol Pursuit.
For more obout these events ond the photo olbums covering
them, pleose visit our website.
Dkk Rucker, KM4ML
Chqpter IO6, Germqny
Our 3Oth Anniversoryl
ln August 1977 the Germqn Chopter ,l06 wos founded by o smoll
group of octive QCWA members during the DNAT (Germon-
Netherlonds-Amoteur-Rodio-Doys) in Bod Bentheim.
On the occosion of the onniversory the onnuol meeting of our
Chopter took ploce ot the ploce of foundotion, Bod Bentheim, in
August 23 to 26, 2007, but os our own event ogoinst the bockground
of the DNAT. The first porticipont orrived olreody on
Chapter 106 members.
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Tuesdoy. ln sunny weother we hod the first nice tolks on the ierroce
of the hotel, o former roilrood stotion. These tolks were continued
while ond ofter the common dinner.
On Fridoy we hod o short hike through o smoll wood to the
heolth resort, where on interesting guided tour hod been orgonized
for the members of our Chopter. ln the ofternoon the members
ported in two events; oi the some time there wos o guided tour
through the costle of Bod Bentheim ond the grond opening of the
DNAT with the internotionol respected bestowol of the ,,Golden
Antenno". After the common dinner we celebroted the onnuol generol
meeting. ln the elections to the Boord we found the following
result:
Choirmon: Peter Lehrke, DK4HP (former Vice-Choirmon)
Vice-Choirmon: Hubertus Golz, DJI HN
Secretory: Wolter Pilh6r, DL3LBP (os before)
Treosurer: Rudi Genserowski, DLISAK (os before)
Further two members hove been oworded by the new
Choirmon: Albert Leinemonn, DLSAR for 55 yeors ond Hons
Wiechert, DJ3LR for 50 yeors being licensed. The former
Choirmon Siegfried Prill hos been oworded for his octivity os
Choirmon ond operoiing the SSB-net with the Meritorious Aword.
A gift bosket wos given to him by Erich, Dl'l pV, on beholf of the
whole Chopter.
On Soturdoy we hod the morning for individuol use. We could
visit the costle, the HAM-Rodio fleo morket or the HAM-Rodio exhibition.
Becouse Bod Bentheim is the centre of o speciol high-quolity
brownsione, there olso is o brownstone-museum ond - spreod
obouf the town - o loi of stotues ond historicol buildings of brownstone.
ln the ofternoon we went by bus 14 miles to "Emsflower". lt
is on oreo of 60 hectore greenhouses the lorgest plont ond flower
form in Europe. They deliver their plonts in whole Europe bei-ween
OH ond CT.
Sundoy wos the dote of deporture without furiher progroms.
We oll enioyed meeting aCWA friends ogoin. Next yeor the
onnuol meeting will toke ploce in Louenburg, the QTH of Wolter,
DL3LBP. There will be o culturol progrom os well. QCWAJriends
from USA ore os well very welcome!
Wolter Pilho+ Secret ary
Chopfer I O9, Bqton Rouge ([A)
Chopter I 09 hos been ociive in 200V. The Officers held o plonning
meeting on Jonuory 2Z in Denhom Springs ot Jomes's Cof6.
Quorterly meeting dotes were estoblished ond Louis Roussell,
K5FZM, wos welcomed os the new Chopter Historion.
The first quorter meeting wos held ot Brunet's Coiun Restouront
on Morch 17. Our Presideni, K5EOA, presented ihe Member of
the Yeor Certificote [or 2006 to Jock Whitoker, W5HEZ. Thonks to
Benny Owens, K5KV for choperoning Jock, os we oll know how
bod he is, especiolly on 6 meters. John Nostosi, Sr., N5CBB, wos
olso presented SO-Yeor Certificotes os he missed getiing fiem losi
Christmos. WA5DRP, Bill, olso ioined os o new member ot this
meeting.
The second quorter meeting wos held ot The Greot Woll
Chinese restouront in Boton Rouge. K5EOA onnounced thot he
hos chonged his coll to K5DF. The third quorter meeting wos heid
al
0ur President, K5E0A, presented the Member-of-the-year Cefiificate for 2006 to
Jack Whitake| WSHEZ.
John Nastasi, Sr., NdCBB, with his fl0-Year Certiticates.
ot Londry's Seofood Restouront in Henderson. Chopter ,l09 welcomes
WSKGH, Ston; K5PGW John; K5MOL, Borboro; ond
KMSXM, Chet, os new ond/or returning members. The fourth
quorter meeting is scheduled for December I ot Don's Seofood in
Boton Rouge. Our thoughts ond proyers ore with W5OW who is
in the nursing home ond W5LVX who hos recently been diognosed
with Alzheimer's diseose.
"Do(, ACSLA, Secretary/Treasurer
Chopter I2O, Quorter Centurlt Wireless
Women, GICWW
As I sit here writing this orticle on the eve of my kip to ihe Denverhosted
2007 QCWA Conveniion ond our Chopter's Annuol
Meeiing, I om filled with onticipotion for the wonderment ond
excitement thot our host Chopter's city will be offering its visitors
during the first week of October. My highlight ot events of this
noture hos olwoys been the interociivities with the other conventioneers.
Greeting old ocquointonces ond meeting new friends
olwoys tops the list of memories I bring home with me. Denver will
be the lOih QCWA Convention I hove ottended. My first wos the
l99B Polm Desert, Colifornio odventure thot I ventured to olone,
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not knowing onyone there. I must hove hod o good time becouse I
hove loined the onnuol convention folks ever since then. We do
tend to hove o very enioyoble outing.
Our current Chopier Presideni is Jonice Lentz, K4UK; Vice
President is Corolyn Horrison, WBOOUM; Secretory is Ann
Nutter, VE3HAI; Treosurer is Lorry McColvy, WA9JMO; Boord
Member Koy Eymon, WAZWOF; Boord Member Jon
Scheuermon, WA2YL; Certificote Custodiqn is Bob Roske, NOUF;
ond sYlver Sporks Editor is Lorry McColvy, WA9JMO. Their home
oddresses ond emoil oddresses ore on Chopter 120 home poge:
http://www.qsl.net/qcwo 1 20/. Or you moy go io the aCWA
home poge: www.qcwo.org ond hit the site index link, then the let
ter "C" ond ihen scon down to Chopter I20 to see the Officers
ond Boord of Directors, Chopter l2O's onnuol meeting minutes
lron 1997 to 2006, pictures, byJows, members (o litile outdoted),
membership opplicotions, membership cords, ond our QCWW
Certificotes.
I hove mony of our post newsletters thot I will digitize ond osk
Bob Roske to include on the Chopter's Web Site. We ore hopeful
thot we con produce of leost three newsletters o yeor to be
emoiled to members ond posted on ihe Web Site. We ore siill
working on golhering o volid membership list ond emoil oddresses
of the membership.
Membership in Chopter 120 is open to ony QCWA member
in good stonding ond ot this time there is no Chopter membership
d ues.
We would like to highlight our members in future newsletters
ond in this Journol oriicle. Pleose ioke o few minutes to tell us
obout yourself, your Amoteur Rodio octivities, your fomily, ond
oiher interests ond hobbies. We would olso like o picture of you;
ony oction pictures would olso be greotly opprecioted. Pleose
emoil them to wo9imo@wi.net; send ihem by USPS to: Lorry
McColvy, WA9JMO, sYlver Sporks Editor, 5400 Six Mile Rood,
Rocine, Wl53402-9741; ond/or give me o collqt: 262-639-
7327.
lf you ore o current membel post member, or would like to
ioin the Chopter, pleose contoct me by one of the obove methods
so we con updote our record file. I would love to heor from you
ond obout the octivities thot keep you busy.
lany McColvy, WAqlMO, Newsletter Edilor, and Treosurer
Chnpfer 126, Piedmont (NC)
The Piedmont Chopter 'l 26, QCWA met on Soiurdoy, Sepiember
9, 2OO7 ot McColl's BBQ Restouroni in Cloyton, NC. There were
26 members ond guesls present.
The Boord met ot I 1:00 AM with the following Officers present:
Chuck Littlewood, President; Jock Emerson, Vice President;
Billy Stewort, Treosurer; John Covington, Webmoster ond Wes
Jones, Director. Chorlie Swindell, Secretory; ond Joe Brown,
Director, were excused.
The Boord decided thot our next meeting would be December
I ot Yorborough's Resiouront in Lexington, N. C. Jeff Wittich,
ACAZO of Cory, NC will present "Somuel Morse ond his Code."
Jock Emerson will check out possible meeting locotions for Morch
22, 2008 such os Siler City ond Asheboro. Severol possibilities
for meeting progroms were discussed. Chopter 126 will hove o
booth ot the Chorlotte Homfest in Morch 2008. Jock Emerson
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Present at the Piedm1nt Chapter 126 Meeting was Ham Hicks, KB4BR; Kent
Millef K4MK; owen Garner, KIAF; and Bob McNeill, W4MBD.
Also present at the Piedmont Chapter Meeting was Billy Stewart, WA4PVI;
Chapter Treasurer, Ham Hicks, KB4BR; and Wes Jones, WJ DX, Chapter Directot
Ham Hicks, KB4BR receiving the 0CWA Roll of llonor Award from Piedmonl
Chapter 126 President Chuck Littlewood, KAHF.
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encouroged oll to porticipote in the ACWA QSO Porty. The
Treosurer's report wos received. The Chopter will send solicitotion
Ietters to new QCWA members in our oreo. Our webmoster
reported thot our newsletter, the QCWAcker could be ploced on o
link in our website. The Chopter is seeking o volunteer to hondle
the proiect of updoting the history of our Chopter.
The generol meeting begon ot noon. President Chuck olfered
groce, including our thoughts of "Uncle Henry, N4UH' (SK). A
memoriol service will toke ploce ot his church neor Siotesville, NC
on September 17 . We then hod o greot meol either from the buffet
or from the menu. Following lunch, we introduced ourselves.
President Chuck then osked our Chopter member Hom Hicks,
KB4BR to come forword. He reminded oll present how Hom, with
the help of some others, worked successfully to get H-1340, the
Hom Rodio Antennos Bill, unonimously through the legisloture ond
signed by Governor Eosley, in record iime. We, the hom communif,
oll owed Hom o vote of thonks so Chuck presented Hom with
the Notionol aCWA ROLL of HONOR PLAQUE, signed by
Notionol OCWA PresidentJohnjohnson, W3BE. Hom ond his
wife Lindo were surprised ond pleosed with this recognition.
The members of Coostol Corolinos Chopter 1 18 were recognized
os well os severol folks from oround ihe Roleigh ond
Goldsboro oreo who joined us.
The 50/50 drowing wos held ond Corolyn, WA4LPN, won
$,l5 ond John, W4CC, won the door prize of o 2002 ARRL
Hondbook. Mory Jo Littlewood, K4MJL, wos thonked for doing oll
the odministrotive duties ot the meeiing. Vice President Jock
reminded us of the December 1 meeling ond the upcoming
ACWA QSO Porty. He olso gove the 3rd quorier net report. Billy
gove the Treosurer's repori. He olso odvised we hove received o
thonk you note for our donotion on beholf of N4UH. We received
on ocknowledgment for o conhibulion io the ARRL Diomond
Terroce Fund. The Chopier now hos o "brick" for the new
Diomond Terroce in the nome of the Chopter.
The progrom wos o 35-minute video of o tour of the 2002
Doyton Homveniion. Amoieur Rodio Video News, oko Gory
Peorce, KN4AA, of Cory, NC produced the DVD. Mony fovoroble
comments were offered on o iob well done. ln oddition, there
were some old photos of ARRL Leogue Plonning Meetings in
Greensboro, Asheville, ond Myrtle Beoch from 25+ yeors ogo.
Thot wos the ero when Vic Clork, W4KFC, ond Phil Wicker,
W4ACY were octive. You should hove seen W4CC ond K4HF
then. There wos even o Roonoke Division Newsletter when Chuck,
WAWXZ, wos NC Section Communicotions Monoger.
Following the progrom, folks were thonked for the excelleni
ottendonce, ond notified of the next meeting on December I .
Some of ihe members remoined ofterwords for phoios by Woyne,
W4HG. Meeting odiourned ot 2:10 PM.
Chorlie Swindell, WB4DCll+ Secretory
Chqpfer 138, Mqrconi (NJ)
Morconi Chopter 138 held its onnuol picnic on Sundoy,
Seplember 9 ot Firemon's Pork in the Ookhurst sections of Oceon
Township, NJ. Thonks to the combined efforts of Mott Bregoff,
W2AOJ; Bernie Ricciordi, WB2EJI ond Ron Olender, WA2llZI;
for the third yeor in o row, the picnic wos o success. The weother
cooperoted by giving us o beoutiful worm doy. The food wos deli-
cious ond plentiful. All who ottended hod o very enioyoble ofter-
noon.
Bob Buus, W20D, Secretory
Chopter 149, Nutmeg (CT)
The meeting wos colled io order by President, Al Cohen, Wl FXQ.
There were obout 20 people in otiendonce including members &
spouses,/friends. Al exploined thot mony members were unoble to
oitend becouse of o conflict with the memoriol service for Roy Hilt,
KIJNR, who become o Silent Key recenily.
Al then gove o very brief history o[ Chopter 149 ond how its
founder, Milton Chofee, WIEFW wonted ihe Chopter meetings to
be events to which members could toke their, "non-technicol"
wives ond/or friends; hence, todoy's musicol progrom.
The meeting feotured 2 speciol presentotions. ln the lst presentotion
Generol Monoger Chuck Wolbridge, K1lGD, gove o
slide presentotion & tolk entitled, "Whot QCWA ls All About"
which included o history of QCWA, its mission ond its ociivities
worldwide.
Following Chuck's progrom come "A Musicol Wolk Thru
Memory Lone" by semi-retired professionol entertoiner Som Posco,
KAIGHM. He delighted the oudience wiih personol experiences
os o founding member of the occloimed Al Jorvis Orchestros ond
his voried musicol work in supplying the officiol orcheskos for the
Hortford Civic Center. He recounted foscinoting experiences with
numerous college reunions ond public ond privote events for
which his orchestros provided entertoinment.
KAIGHMt encyclopedic knowledge of thousonds of well
known tunes from populor to clossicol delighted those present. He
illusiroied this with his ploying of ihe soxophone. Mony questions
interspersed his presenlotion ond he wos o geniol ond very entertoining
guest.
fony Penone, WlCGl, Setretory
Chqpter I5l, Wild Rose (AB)
The foll meeting of Chopter l5l wos held in the Germon
Conodion Club on September 22, 2A07. Thirty-one members,
friends ond guests signed in. The Treosurer's report indicoted we
hodototol of 52members,of which4l orefull membersond l6
ore friends.
We hod o letter from the Colgory Militory Museums Society
thonking us for ihe $SOO.OO donotion to buy Morse code equip-
ment for lectures to young people. A volunteer (Newby Terry
Poden, VE6TEP) helped set up the six code proctice oscillotors
(eoch con be used by lwo people) ond on September 2lst, volunteer
Lorry Chopple, VE6KC, lectured I2 of the 90 students who
come to tour the Museum.
Chopter l5l elections were held. Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, will
continue os President. The position of Vice-President is vocont. The
new Secretory is Mitch Goodlohn,VE6SM, ond the new Treosurer,
Gerry Linton, VE6PL. Both wer elected by occlomotion.
The September 22nd meeting progrom wos o very interesting
tolk on "High Altitude Bollooning". The weother bolloon, when
infloted, is 5.5 feei in diometer ond burst oi o height of 117,587
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feei. The poylood contoined hod o comero, GPS ond o VHF omoteur
rodio io send doto to ground. Phoios were token every minute
ond the eorth's curvoture could be seen ot moximum height. A
porochute lowered the weother bolloon ond instrumenis to the
ground ofter o iourney from Sherwood Pork, Alberto io o locotion
north of Vegreville, Alberto
lack Ambler, VE6CA0, Secretory
choPrer 160, urqh (uT)
Our group foced sirong winds ond blowing sond in Mesquite, NV
lost spring, but luck wos with us, by the nome of Chorles, KH6AB.
He invited us to come out of the weother ond opened his home to
us for the befier port of the doy. lt turned out to be o fun iime with
lots of food to shore ond o whole loi of cotching up to do. For dinner
we went over to the neorby Golf Resort ond hod more good
foodl Whot o greot woy io spend the doy with good friends.
Our thonks io Chorles ond Yvonne for coming to the rescue. Mork
your colendor, Morch 25,2008 for the next "Mesquite Frolic".
The WIMU Homfest wos well ottended ond some of the QCWA
group got together for dinner ond o good time wos hod by oll
who ottended, the perfect woy to end Summer, spending time in
Jockson, Wyoming.
Remember our nei on 7272, every Soturdoy 1 1 :OOAM
Mountoin Time. The bond is suppose to improve, we con only
hope.
Moryellen Youghry WICKD, Secrelary
Chopter 162, Souiheostern Wisconsin (Wl)
I would like to welcome Williom "Willie" Wotkins, KB9QMM, to
the Chopter. Willie is octive on most of the bonds ond ioins the
group on our Thursdoy evening 9 PM, two-meter roundJoble net.
He colls Kenosho, Wisconsin home. Welcome oboord Willie!
October is our onnuol bonquet ond election of Directors. The
group will meet ol Bently's Resfouront in the Rocine Morriott Hotel
for some fine dining, greot conversotion, ond o meeting of the
minds os we select three of our seven Directors to guide us into
2008.
Mark Swartwout, NxlK, Chapter Secrctary/Treasure| presenting a qCWA Name
Badge to new member Dan Miller KA9O|L.
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At this writing, the Olie Fox Aword of Excellence Commiitee is
seorching for condidoies for the 2002 Olie Fox, K9AKG, oword.
Noone wos selected for 2006. Condidotes must hove been
licensed ot leosi 25-yeors prior to receiving the Aword, currently
licensed, live in Southeosiern Wisconsin or Noriheostern lllinois
ond hove contributed significontly to his or her community ond
Amoieur Rodio in generol.
Our Scholorship Committee will olso be looking for our second
onnuol scholorship owordee in 2008. The scholorship is open
to ony licensed Hom ottending college in September of the yeor
he or she receives the scholorship, toking ot leost l2 credits ond
who's home of record is in one of the counties thot o Chopter 162
member lives in.
At our September meeting, Mork Swortwout, NXI K, Chopter
Secretory/Treosurer, presented o QCWA Nome Bodge to member
Don Miller, KA9O|L. Eoch new Chopter member receives his or
her QCWA Nome Bodge ot their second meeting.
With the new Boord seoted ot the November business meeting,
the membership will be osked to oddress the following - o
greoter aCWA presence ot oll the locol swopfests where our
Chopter bonner will be flown ond QCWA recruitment will toke
ploce. Explore ovenues io expond our Chopter funds to oi leost
continue our onnuol scholorships post the time we ollocoted
money for. Engoge the Chopter into meoningful Community octiviiies
os we hove done in the post - Amoteur Rodio Demonstrotion
with school children, Hom Rodio ond emergency communicotion
shown to shoppers ot ihe Moll; ond ony oiher ideos thot might
crop up io enhonce Amoteur Rodio ond QCWA ociivities in the
metropoliton oreo.
How obout youngsters in the hospiiol hoving the opportuniiy to
tolk to Sonto vio Amoteur Rodio during the first two weeks of
December - o locol two-meter repeoter would do nicely, ond think
of the medio coveroge this event could generote.
lony McColvy, WAqlMO
Chopter 169 generolly meets on 2nd Wednesdoy of eoch month.
We iust lost our regulor meeting room so, unfortunotely, we hove
no meeting locotion os this is wriiten.
Our meeting presentotions this quorter were:
Video of expedition of J2OMM
Video from the Northern Colifornio DX Foundotion
Video of DX-pedition to Libyo by 5AZA
Video of o direction finding get-togeiher
A Service Aword wos presenied to Tom Yolk, N6DFL, for 70
yeors. Also, o Meritorious Service Aword wos presenied to Poul
Wolf, W6RLP, for his l8 yeors os President of the Chopter. A
Meritorious Service Aword wos olso presented to our Secretory,
Gory Stilwell, Kl6T.
We stort gothering ot 8 AM for o no-host breokfost ond our
meetings stort ot 9:30 AM. Wet ry to finish by 10:30 AM. YLs ore
olwoys welcome. For forther informotion pleose contoct our
Secretory, Gory Stilwell, Kl6T.
Gory Stillwell, Kl6I, Secrerary /heosurer
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A perfect sun and sand convention weekend awaits
you and yours in Beautiful virginia Beach!
2008 QCWA lnternational Convention
October 3 - 5 2008 o virginia Beach, virginia
ACCOMMODATIONS/RESERVATIONS: A btock of rooms has been reserved at $90 (U.5. dotprs - taxes, etc. not
included) for Ocean View Single/Double/King rooms until Sep 1 0, 2008. After this date there is no guarantee that this
price can be honored as this is still considered'peak season' at Virginia Beach. This rate is guaranteed beginning
September 29 through October 7 inclusive. FOR RESERVATIONS: contactthe hotet directtv at t-gOT-qqO-gtgg
CONVENTION REGISTRATION: On-line registration is available (when implemented) at www.qcwa-ch119.org or by
the mail-in form that will appear in the QCWA.Journals. When registering on-line your payment must be received
through the mail to guarantee your registration. A special prize will be awarded for early registrations - information
will be included on the regtstration form. Type the URL into the address window of your lnternet browser -www.qcwa-ch
1 1 9.org. PLAN AHEAD.
HOSPITALITY RECEPTION: There will be a Meet N Greet reception wrth heavy refreshments and entertainment on
Friday evening. Ttckets may be secured with your conference registration. please don't miss this one.
PROGRAM: The convention planning group is finalizing details of the program at as early a date as possible. Watch
the QCWA Chapter 119 web site for earliest information: The program will conclude with a CONVENTTON BANeUET
on Saturday evening. Pre-registration required.
TOURS: An interesting collection of tours is being arranged which should provide interesting/educational experiences
for all who pre-register for these special activities. Watch the web site for updates on tour possibilities. Check out
some possible activities in the following included information.
SPONSORS: Tidewater Chapter 119 lnc" The Chapter was chartered in 1979. Members include individuals from the
Southeastern Virginia area predominantly but jnclude amateur radio operators in several more distant locations.
Chapter 119 is On The Air - HF Net meets on 3.947 MHz every Sunday morning at 0800 local time (i200 UTC).
Please jorn us any Sunday morning.
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Historical Points In Virginia Beach
Historic Cape Henry - First Landing Cross marks the area
where America's first English settlers touched shore in the
New World in 1607 The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse. built
in 1191, is the oldest government-built lighthouse in
America.
Lynnhaven House - Built in 1725, thrs home is one of the
best-preserved l Bth-century buildings in the U.S.
Francis Land House - Travel back to the 'lBth century by
way of costumed guides, exhibits, period furnishings and
gardens at this gracious plantation.
Adam Thoroughgood House - Don't miss this lovely
17th-century modified hall and parlor house with quaint
English cottage architecture and historic herb and flower
gardens.
Points of Interest In Virginia Beach
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center *
Explore the mysteries of the deep (and the shallow) at one
of the top aquariums in the country. lt features a huge
open-ocean aquarium, Iive sharks, over 300 hands-on
exhibits, a giant sea turtle aquarium, a loggerhead turtle
hatching Iab, plus the amazing six-story high Virginia
Qquarium 3-D lN/AX Theater.
Norwegian Lady Statue/Monument Park - The past
meets the present on the boardwalk as the new national
aviation memorial stands next to a beautiful bronze figurehead
commemorating the 1891 wreck of the Norwegian
bark, " Dictator. "
Tidewater Veterans' Memorial Park - This stunning
waterfall sculpture symbolizes the elements of war that
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unify and divide us all and is a tribute to the area's military
forces.
Oceana let Landing Observation - See the Navy's most
sophisticated aircraft in action at Oceana, home to the F-14
Tomcat and the F/A-18 Hornet.
Mount Trashmore ParUSkate Park - One of the first and
most successful solid waste beautification prolects, it
turned a sanitary landfill into a '165-acre city park complete
with fitness trails, skate park, Kids Cove Playground, Soap-
Box Derby venue, picnic areas and lakes.
Association for Research and Enlightenment - Visit the
international headquarters of Edgar Cayce, the best-documented
psychic of modern times.
Beyond The Beach
Points of interest throughout the 'local' Metro Area
Yorktown Victory Center, Colon ial Wi I I ia msburg *,
Jamestown Settlement *, Historic Jamestown, The Old
Coast Guard Station, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia,
Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, Virginia Zoological
Park, St. Paul's Church, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk
Botanical Gardens*, U.S.S. Wisconsin at Nauticus*,
Nauticus National Maritime Center*, The Chrysler Museum,
Macarthur Memorial Museum*, The Children's Museum,
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Virginia Air and Space
Center*, Virgrnia Living Museum, Mariners' Museum*,
Virginia War Museum, Macarthur Center (upscale indoor
shopping mall)*, Prime Outlet Malls, Williamsburg Pottery
Factory.
" Denotes possible tours arranged for convention participants.
Watch the web site for continuing developments at
WWW.QCWA-CH119.ORG. Type URL into your browser
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Chopter 182, Northeost Tennessee (TN)
Our summer luncheon meeting wos held in Kingsport, Tennessee
on the 9th of June 2007 ot the Fishermon's Dock.
Members ond guests ottending were; Don Jones, N4TN, our
new President; Bill Price, W4CZ Secretory/Treosurer; Chorles
Perry, KAOZX. Post President; ond his guest Willord Condill,
W4WFX; Don Gilbert, W4EHI ond wife Borboro, K4RRN; Bob
Moy, K4SE ond wife Corol; Dick Church, N4ARO; Robert
Simmons, W4UKJ ond wife Sue; Bill Owen, W4VS, ond guest
Jomes Bronson, K2YSR.
Unfortunotely, our new Vice President Dove Rotenberry, K4DR,
could not be with us this doy. He wos therefore gronted on
excused obsence so thot he could be with his new bride on their
wedding doyl
Lively roundtoble discussions were hod ot the luncheon of the
"good old doys" when we operoted rodios now considered to
be ontique equipment.
A brief moment of silence wos held for our most recently
deported Silent Key members.
Wllliam D. Prke W4CZ, Secretory/lreasurer
The line lolks from Chapter 182.
Chqpter 196, Edison (FL)
After toking the summer off, we resumed our normol luncheon
schedule. The membership of Chopter 196 is reody for ihe seosonol
visitors thot come to ioin us during the foll, winler ond spring.
Our lotest lunch wos quite entertoining. QCWA Notionol
Treosurer, Fronk Horris, WA4PAM, got to meei wiih us ond he
spoke obout the position thot he so proudly holds. Fronk told us
obout the yeorly Convention thot he will ottend. He will come bock
ond tell us obout whot hoppened in Denver.
There were o lot of kind words spoken obout one of our chorter
members, Jeff Beols, WA4AW..Jeff used to live in Fort Myers
ond hos decided to run for Notionol Office in the ARRL. We oll
hoped thot others would support Jeff in his continuing efforis to
promote omoteur rodio ond its volues. Good luckJeffl
Tod Bur'ik, K38C President
ChEpter 202, Old Dominion (VA)
During the spring meeting, Ston, K4UK, presented the "Spoon
Aword" to Bill, WA4BKW. This Aword is given ro individuols who
hove mode gloring (stupid) errors due to thot molody known os o
"Senior Moment". Evidently Bill hod o few errors ln his onnounce-
ment io the membership of this upcoming meeting. Then sent out o
connection which only corrected one of the errors; necessitoting o
third notice.
The progrom wos lntroduced by Bill, KC4D. He reloted how
he hod met.Joe ond Jonet Poole (7QZBP ond ZQZYL) while doing
missionory work ln Molowl; ond how they helped his group
reestoblish o rodio link thot wos not functioning. Joe exploined thoi
he got lnto hom rodio when he Joined the Novy (oge 16) ond did
well when he wos tested on his optitude in copying CW. He spent
the next 23 yeors os o rodio operotor, first in oirplones ond ihen
os o Communicotions Officer oboord submorines (o lot of CW
there). He then spent severol yeors working with different orgonizotions
mointoining their communicotions. This is how he come to
be in Molowl. He ond his XYL, Jonet, hove iust finished o home on
o loke, which stretches olmost the whole length of the country. This
Herman Cone, NACH, presenting his program during the September meeting.
Joe and Janet Poole, TQTBP & 7Q7YL, (L) with host, Bill, KC4D (R).
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ls their permonent home now, troveling bock to the UK once or
twice o yeor. Jonet, on excellent omoteur photogropher, gove o
presenlotion showing scenes from Molowl, including floro, founo
ond the occosionol ontenno lnstollotions ot the vorious mission
locotions. The photogrophs were superb ond gove o greoi repre-
sentotion of the country ond its people. After spending some time
with Bill, KC4D, in our oreo, they oilended the Doyton
Homvention ond then spent the next three weeks touring os much
of the U.S. os they could, visiting "hom friends" olong the woy.
The first stop wos ln Son Diego, followed by Arizono, Yellowstone
Notionol Pork ond finolly ending up in the Boston oreo. There wos
o question period following the preseniotion. Bill's group is trying
to help educote the Molowl youngsters in the use of computers ot
the mission schools. Anyone who is upgroding his computer ond
doesn't know whot to do with the old one, contoct KC4D. He certoinly
could put it to good use. The indicotion thot fie progrom
wos enioyed by oll wos when the meeting losted well beyond the
usuol length ond noone left.
The foll meeting in September begon with o few onnounce-
ments. Chopter President Buddy Smith, W4YE, onnounced thot this
is the 60th Anniversory of the QCWA ond encouroged everyone
to porticipote in the 5l st Annuol Foll aCWA QSO Porly; providing
everyone with o copy of the rules ond o tob sheet. Riley
Dudley, K40RD, wos recognized os the Roonoke Division winner
of the QRP Sweepstokes. Ston Reos, K4UK, reported thot the
Fomily Doy octivities ot the D-Doy Memoriol were successful, with
o good response from those ottending. Riley, K40RD, gove o CW
demonstrotion ond guided severol youngsters ln sending their
nomes in CW. A homemode "key," constructed from o door hinge
wos possed oround. lt wos ogreed thot lt worked well ond hod o
"good feel."
Gene Wolter, W2CP, inkoduced Hermon Cone, N4CH, who
presented the progrom. Hermon wos on engineer for Generol
Electric's fwo-woy rodio division lor 42 yeors. He holds DXCC on
oll bonds from I .8-54 MHz; DXCC Honor Roll with 332 countries;
DXCC Phone ond CW; CQ DX Honor Roll SSB & CW; five-bond
WAZ; ond VUCC on 50, 144, 222, ond 432 Ml1z. He hos quite
o collection of old rodio equipment ond wos leotured on the cover
of on issue of CQ mogozine. His equipment hos olso been feotured
on CQ colendors. Hermon spoke first obout the 6O-meter
bond - its five spot frequencies, USB only ond 50 woits input
power. The bond is similor to ihe 80 ond 40 meter bonds. lt is
possible to moke mony contocts ond enioy this bond even with iis
limitotions. Those wishing more lnformotion con go to the website -
www.mods.dk. He possed oround some o[ the QSL cords he hos
received including some very nice DX. He then spoke obout
owords, specificolly the DXCC Awords. He discussed some of the
triols ond tribulotions in occumuloting the necessory contocts to
opply for them. His finol topic wos the old electronic equipmeni
thoi he hos collected. Everything thot he hos occumuloted works -
mony of which hod to be put into ihot condition. He brought o few
items with him - the first 2 meter hondheld; o QRP tronsmitter; on
Atlos rodio of which very few were mode; ond o prototype of o
tronsceiver thot never went lnto production.
Bill Svec, WA4BKW Secrelary/lreasurer
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Chopter 2O5, Eostern lndionq (IN)
Members of the Eostern lndiono Chopter meet every third
Soturdoy eoch month ot the Kirk-Little Post of the VFW in Richmond
ot 8:00 AM for breokfost prior to our meeting. Guests ore welcomed
ond encouroged to ottend. lf you ore visiting in ihis qreo,
pleose stop by ond see us.
Club members hove been busy plocing o 2-n/75 cm omoteur
rodio stotion ot our county Emergency Operotions Center. All 9-l-
I colls in Woyne County ore processed in the center ond club
members ore proud to hove been instrumentol in obtoining permission
for the stotion ond setting up the equipment ond rodio tower
for fie hom stotion.
There ore five repeoters in town ond three of them ore now
operoting on outomotic switchover ouxiliory power. The remoining
lwo ore in the process of being switched to outomotic
switchover ond ore on monuol switchover power of preseni.
Our locol Chopter ossisted the Whitewoter Volley ARC with
the onnuol Celebrotion of Lights with the Richmond Porks ond
Recreotion Deportment ossuring thot everyone enloyed the event.
Our Chopter now hos o web poge courtesy of our locol hom
club ond we con be locoted ot www.73se.com/vworc/qcwo.htm.
Our Chopter operotes o Mondoy night net ot B:00 PM locol time
on 147.045+ MHz (131 .B) ond oll homs in the oreo ore inviied
to check in.
Mike Chamhers, WIIDL President
Chqpter 2lO, Omqhq (NE)
The Chopter 2lO Annuol Meeting wos held ot I l:00 AM
Sofurdoy August 4th, ot Volentino's Resiouront I 02nd ond Mople
Street, in Omoho. There were I 8 in ottendonce.
Chopter President Jim Newlond, KOEMC, ond Vice President
Rudy Nobel, W0SPE; opened the meeting with the Pledge of
Allegionce ond there wos discussion io grow the Chopter membership
ond mentor new ond prospeciive omoteurs. We must provide
Chopter news to QCWA Heodquorters for publishing in the
Jou rnol.
The monthly Chopter Luncheons will continue ot I I :00 AM on
the 4th Thursdoy of eoch month, ot the Old Country Buffett, locoted
ot Z6th ond Dodge Streets in Omoho.
On Tuesdoy, September 4th, we will resume the 2 Meter
Chopter 2l 0 aCWA Net, using the Chopter Club coli WOOMA.
The time will be 1900 locol (Z:00 PM) on the I 47.36+ repeoter.
We will meei every Tuesdoy evening for the net. Pleose check in
ond enjoy the conversotion.
The following members received owords ot the onnuol meeting:
Leo Meyerson, WOGFA - 8O-Yeor Certificote (Leo received
Aword in Colifornio)
Don Perozzo, WOYaY - 7O-Yeor Certificote
Mili Krogstod, WOFKG - 65-Yeor Certificote
Rudy Nobel, W0SPE - 5O-Yeor Certificote
Dick Newsome, WOHXL - 50-Yeor Certificote
There is $1005.25 in the Chopter Treosury.
There were three door prize drowings for stotion clocks. The
winners were: Tom Mortin, KOAMD; Bob Conley, WOLYU; ond
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Award Certiticates L to R: Dick Newsome, W0HXL - 50 Years; Milt Krogstad,
WoFKG - 65 Years; Don Perazzo, WqYQY - 70 Years; Budy Nabel, W0SPE - 50
Years,
Attending members of Chapter 210!
omaha Chapter 210 0fficers L to B: Dick Newsome, W0HXL,
Secretary/Treasurer; Jim Newland, KqEMC, President; Rudy Nabel, WoSPE,Vice
President.
Gene Mortin, WOUJI. The clocks should look greot in eoch hom
shock.
Thursdoy, August 23rd, is ihe next monthly luncheon - I I :00
AM ot the Old Country Buffett in Omoho. Pleose ioin us for on
excellent time.
Dick Newsome W0HXL Secrelory /lreasurer
Chopter 213, Fresno (CA)
Our Chopter now hos 39 members. We hove our monthly meetings
on the 4th Tuesdoy ond Noon oi Corrow's Restouront, 4480
N. Blockstone in Fresno. All aCWA members ore welcome to
ottend if they ore in the Fresno Colifornio oreo on our meeting
doy. W6DPD mode o couple of QSOs in the foll QSO porty.
We hove been recruiting new members for QCWA Notionol ond
out Chopter. We welcomed Ed Bondshu, WA6U, ond Dove Epps,
ABSPC, os new members of QCWA ond of our Chopter. Severol
of our members ore olso members of Mid Sierro Chopter 198.
Congrotulotions to Mike Bovoso, W6YDE on receiving the QCWA
Meritorious Service Aword.
Chorles McConnell, W 6DPD, Secret ary / lreasurer
Chopfer 2I9, New-Up (Ml)
Severol rodio omoteurs from Northeost Wisconsin ond Michigon's
Upper Peninsulo met on St. Potrick's Doy 2007 ot Perkin's
Resiouront in Menominee, Michigon to discuss forming o Chopter
of the QCWA. Seven QCWA members signed the Petition for
Chopter, which wos gronted, forming the NEW-UP Chopter 219.
The Chorter members ore Dove Arnold, WSDXX; jim Collow,
KSlR; Floyd Croy, KBZLO; Pom Croy, KZPAM; Fred Nevenfeldt,
W6BSF; Dove Polmgren, NSDP; ond Tom Zerotsky, KBICO. Also
present ot the meeting were Dwight Bosselmon, NS9l; Tom Hellem,
KOSN; ond Ed Wruk, K9FCQ; who shortly following the meeting
become members of our Chopter ofter renewing their QCWA
memberships. WBDXX, who initioted the ideo to estoblish o
Chopter in this oreo wos elected President. KBIR wos elected
Secretory/Treosurer.
The first officiol meeting of Chopter 2I9 wos held on July 28,
2008 in Esconobo, Michigon ot the Upper Peninsulo Homfest.
WSDXX receiving his Certificates at the July 28th meeting.
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Three new members, Bill Becks, WASWG; Wolter Anderson,
WBERB; ond John Anderson, WDBRTH, were signed up ot the
Homfest, giving us o totol of l3 members who coll our Chopter
home, with QTH's from Houghton, Michigon in the north to
Monitowoc, Wisconsin in the south. We opproved o Consiitution
ond By-Lows ot this meeting. NBDP wos elected Vice President to
fill oui the list of officers. Also ot the meeiing, WBDXX wos formolly
presented with his aCWA SO-Yeor Anniversory Aword ond 50-
Yeors Conti nuously-Licensed Ceriificote.
lim Collow, K8lR, Seuetory
Chqpter 22O, Coos Boy (OR)
Southern Oregon Coost Chopier 220 conlinues to grow, with
three new prospects sending in their opplicoiions to QCWA for
membership in lole August.
The Chopter received the vonity collsign WZaCA for use ot
future speciol events such os Field Doy, lnternotionol Lighthouse
ond Lightship Weekend ond others.
Ron, WZVU, received his 5O-Yeor Continuolly Licensed
Certificoie ond noted thot he will be licensed for 55 yeors this
spri ng.
We hove our very informol breokfost meetings ot the Minuie
Cof5 in Bondon ot 9om on the 2nd Soturdoy of eoch month.
Visiting QCWA members ond their spouses ore olwoys welcome.
Cur web site is http://www.geocities.co n / qcwo22O /
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Your Antenna RF
and Safety Ground _
By: David Conn, VE3KL
Note: This article uses TCA Hotlinks to provide access to
enriched media from the RAC website, For more information,
please go to www.rac.caltca
lntroduction
The previous TCA article, Jan/Feb 2007, presented design graphs and
tables for Antenna Chokes. These Chokes are a key ingredient for the
design of a complete system with good performance This article
extends that discussion to include methods of grounding your system.
There are two distinci issues to be considered:RF grounding and
Safety Grounding lf you are not careful, these requirements can conflici
with each other but by proper design the problem can be solved,
As discussed in the article, there are three requirements for the
design of a safe and efficient antenna system. These are:
r lsolating the antenna elements from cables and the house.
. Diverting lightning strikes on the antenna/tower into the ground.
r Protecting your equipment from power line surges and
antenna/tower strikes using a Single Pornt Ground Panel.
Background
With some planning, it is possible to address the demands of a safe
installation and good RF performance. ln principle, constructing a good
safety ground is quite simple and can be achieved by follow ng well
established guides lines that have been published by leading authori-
ties. Typical amateur radio systems are: not protected against Iightning
at all (not recommended), partiaily protected through the use of com-
puter type surge protectors and ground radials or highly protected
through the use of single point ground connections and commercially
manufactured surge prolectors and other devices,
Commercial broadcast stations are required to transmit 100% of the
time, These installations are engineered to operate in the presence of
very strong lightning storms and rarely fail during these violent events.
Hence, it is possible and practical to implement a good system.
The theory and practice of establishing RF grounding is much more
difficult and complex. In fact, a well designed dipole or beam type
antenna that includes a good Balun does not need an RF ground A
transceiver in a shielded box is connected directly to a high quality
coaxial cable which is connected to the antenna system, Allfields are
either inside the transceiver and coaxial cable or near the radiating
antenna wires, ln this case there is no physicalground connection.
While the above system works perfectly well on both transmit and
receive, it has no proviston for Iightning protection.
Definitions
The term "Ground" must be clearly defined before we can proceed,
This is because the term has several meanings which can easily lead to
a misunderstanding of the issues, The term "RF Ground" is particularly
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confusing since most antennas (not all) do not need RF grounding at all
Circuit designers use one definition for ground whrle antenna/radio
designers use another. People who "grind" coffee use "ground" as the
past tense of 'grind'. Educators provide our children with 'background'
information on many subjects The definition for ground that we use
here (from Webster's dictionary) is clear and unambiguous as follows:
Ground: the surface of the earth; a/so SOIL.
lf a transmitter chassis is grounded it is connected directly via a wire to
the soil that surrounds ihe house. The term RF Grounding means that
there is a direct low impedance path for RF current to flow into ground.
Also if a devjce is DC grounded, there is a direct path for DC to flow
easily into ground. As an example, a large inductance thai is connected
to a vertical antenna element to ground provides a DC ground but not
an RF ground.
Circuit designers define ground as a realor imaginary point on or
near a circuit that is used for a reference point for voltage measurements
This is similar to measuring the altitude of an airplane with
respect to sea level,
Lightning Basics
Before proceeding with the design of your safe system, it is good idea
to learn the basics of lightning. The free web encyclopedia Wikipedia
contains one of the very best sources for you. I highly recommend the
encyclopedia. See TCA Hotlink B. Here is some information given in
Wikipedia:
. A typical lightning strike rise time s ] B uS and RF energy ranges
from 20 KHz to approxrmately 1 MHz. Your I0 Metre Balun has very
low impedance at these frequencies and will not suppress the surge,
Because of the high frequency current, wide grounding straps are
used to keep the impedance as low as possible due to skin effect and
inductance. This point is discussed in detail in the TCA Hotlinks.
o A 45 metre tower is approximately ten times more likely to receive
a strike than a 15 metre tower. So, it is important to assess your par-
ticular situation.
. Trees are often stuck by lightning. The destructive impact often
blows the bark oif the tree and even sets fire to it So, a wooden anten-
na support structure is not inherently safe. Remember, the strike has
traveled several kilometres to get to your antenna and will continue until
all of the current is conducted into the ground.
. "Thunderstorms are the primary source of lightning. Because people
have been struck many miles away from a storm, seeking immedi-
ate and effective shelter when thunderstorms approach is an impoftant
part of lightning safety. Contrary to popular noti0n, there is no 'safe'
location outdoors, People have been struck in sheds and makeshift
shelters. A better location would be inside a vehicle (a crude type oi
Faraday cage). lt is advisable to keep oneself away from any attached
metallic c0mp0nents once inside (keys in ignition, etc )."
I recommend that you read QST articles in TCA Hotlinks 3, 4 5. The

QST articles outline a logicalapproach for you to foliow when designing
or improving an exrsting system, The QST articles also give informatron
on the required length of ground stakes and many other dimenstons not
covered in this article. The problem of designing a safe system is similar
to plugging holes in a leaking boai: lf you plug all of the holes except
one, the boat sinks.
After reading the 0ST articles, you should then look at some profes-
sional resources. One good source of information can be found at the
Polyphaser TCA Hotlinks in this article,
The Problem Defined Through Examples
An Ungrounded System Example
A very simple poftable system is shown in Figure 1 . This is a typical
system that you might take out camping. The small transceiver is bat-
tery powered and is connected directly to a good dipole that is RF iso-
lated by the use of a Balun, There is no connection to ground in this
example, Since a Balun is used there will be very little RF current on the
outside of the transceive; battery or coaxial cable. All of the RF radiat-
ing current is confined to the dipole Hence, the RF pedormance is
excellent and the ground is not used for any connections.
However, there is a serious problem with the system. lf lightning
strikes the antenna, it will find its way to ground and in this case the
Radio Operator provides the conductron path. Also note that if lightning
strikes the ground near the operating site Ground Spreading Current
flows out in all directions
A Grounded System Example
The same portable system is shown in Figure 2 where a grounding
stake has been added to the system. The ground stake is connected
between the radio chassis and physicalground. Since the RF system is
welldesigned, the safety grounding stake does not intedere with the
performance of the radio This simple grounding system does not pro-
vide much if any protection to the radio but there is a path to ground
that will give some protection to the operator,
Your Basic Needs
The two simplified examples above show us that:
. A g00d RF system can be designed that does not depend on a
physical ground, However, a physical ground can be an integral paft of
ihe antenna, An example of this is the vertical antenna mounted directly
on ground with the aid of ground radials
o A safety ground must be used since lightning will always find iis
way to ground except for cloud-to-cloud strikes that do not reach us,
. lf a Balun 0r some other RF isolator is not used,there can be large
interactions between the RF system and the Safety ground system,ln
the above examples, the grounding stake can make the antenna per-
formance very poor if a Balun is not used.
Safety Grounding
lntroduction
Lightning can strike power lines and enter into the house wiring as
many of know from experience. Your house is grounded at the terminal
box where most (not all) of the unwanted current will flow into the
ground, Lightning can also strike the antenna/tower and enter into the
house via coaxial cabling. Also lightning can strike near-by. This pro-
duces large ground currents that can couple to the coaxial cables that
feed the antenna sysiem. Hence, we have to attend to three dangers:
Figure 1
Ungrounded A,ntenna System
Physical Ground
Figure 1. Block diagram of a simple ungrounded antenna system.
Notice that the radio operator is not protected. RF isolation is provided
by the Balun.
power line strikes, antenna/tower strikes and near-by ground strikes.
After you have assembled an isolated antenna that does not produce
unwanted RF currenis on the outside of coaxial cables and in the
house, ii is now possible to design a good safety ground for your radio
station.
The following discussion starts at the tower or antenna end of the
system and works its way back to the transmitter/receiver to a Single
Point Ground Panel, Here we are assuming that lightning strikes at the
antenna/tower,
The Antenna/Tower Problem
The best way to prevent unwanted coaxial currents fron reaching your
equipment is to keep the current from entering the house by divefting it
into the ground.
During a strike, the tower and coaxial cables on the tower will share the
current. This means that coaxial lines should be grounded at the top
and bottom of the tower t0 prevent current from continuing towards
your house on the cables,
A block diagram of the recommended system is shown in Figure 3.
Here, the antenna RF currents are isolated from the cables with a Balun
connected as close as possible to the antenna, The coaxial cable ai the
top of the tower, just below the Balun, is grounded with the aid of a
Bulkhead Feedthru connector that is connected directly to the tower
with a metallic mounting flange. Note that the outside if the Bulkhead
connector is grounded, not the center conductor.
The cable is also grounded at the bottom of the tower and the tower
is grounded via a series of ground radials as described in TCA Hotlink,
5 Most of the unwanted current from the lightning strike will now be
diverted into ground. The system is not perfect due to the inductance
and resistance of the connections and the finite resistance of the
ground radials. Some of the current will stiil travel towards the house.
A nearby strike will produce ground currents that can be coupled to
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ligure 2
Antenna System .. Simple Ground
Physical Ground
Figure 2. Block diagram of a simple portable system with an added
ground stake. This provides some protection to the equipment and
the operator. RF isolation is provided by the Balun.
the coaxial cable between the tower and the house.
To solve this problem, see Figure 3, the coaxialcable should also be
grounded very close to the house via a grOunding panel and ground
stakes This may be accomplished by installing a panelconnected to the
gr0und system with large surface area copper straps, The large surface
area straps are necessary to provide a low inductanceiresistance path t0
ground. Each coaxial line as it enters the building is attached to the
panel with an additional ground kit before connecting to an inside Single
Point Ground Panel (SPGP). A typical connection panel can be seen on
TCA Hotlink, 9.
The above discussion is based 0n an example system that only uses
one RF coaxial cable. The process must be applied to all RF and control
cables that are used in the system, Ployphaser and other companies
discuss these issues in considerable detail. See the TCA Hotlinks.
The Single Point Ground Panel....Typical lnstallation
Now that we have the cables in the house, we have t0 connect protec-
tion devices such as surge protectors to our radio equipment The con-
cept is quite simple Establish a Single Point Ground Panel (SPGP) All of
the protection devices are connected to the SPGP which is connecied
to external ground via a large wide grounding strap. The SPGP simplifies
and organizes the system so that each unit to be protected is given the
same protection.
Figure 4 shows a simple SPGP The panel is constructed from a copper
plated circuit board type material that acts as a common ground
point The common ground point is connected directly to ground on the
outside of the house via the use of wide copper straps. SPGP panels are
available from several manufacturers including Polyphaser and Harger,
The Harger web site is given in TCA Hotlink 10
In the example given, there are three units that need protection:the
radio transceiver, a 12 Volt power supply and a PC computer. These
units have their chassis grounds connected to the SGPG.
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A 120 Volt AC surge protector is mounted on the SPGP lts chassis
ground is connected directly to the common ground point as shown.
The surge protector output feeds power to the radio system and the PC
computer. lf a power line surge occurs, the surge protector either
dumps the current to the SPGP or stores the unwanted energy in
capacitors, The capacitors are then bled oif slowly into the normal hydro
g rou nd.
The other protection device that is mounted on the SPGP is a coaxial
surge protector that is connected between the antenna and the trans-
ceiver. lts purpose is to protect the transceiver from current surges that
travel on the inside of the coaxral cable, There are several types of
coaxial surge protectors that are discussed in the next section.
Surge Protectors
ln the typical application presented in this article, there are two protec-
tion devices that are mounted on the SPGP: A power line surge protec-
tor and a coaxial RF surge protector This section describes these
devices to give some insight on the proper technology to use for your
system,
Power Line Surge Protectors
Power line surge protectors prevent large surges of cunent that trav-
el on the house wires from entering your valuable equipment. These
devices are an essential component of every electronic installation They
are made in various configurations and quality. The most common
device is the very simple "power bar" with some built-in surge protection
These are available at all hardware stores and are sold at very low
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Figure 3
Antennaffower Grounding.. Block Diagram
Coaxial
Cable
Feed
/
Ouler Conductor of
Coax:al Cable
Conr:ected to Ground
Point via Bulkhead
Feedthru
Figure 3. AntennalTower Grounding block diagram. There are two
paths to ground and the Balun provides RF isolation.
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cost A high grade 0f this type of protector that has higher current pro-
tection and built-in telephone line protection is also commonly available
at much higher cost Some companies like Polyphaser and Brickwall
offer surge protection with much improved performance.
There are two main types of surge protectors:
. One type of protector dumps surge current into the SPGP via the
use of Metal 0xide Varistors (MOtf . This type requires an excellent
ground installation with wide grounding straps. lf y0u use this type of
system to dump current into the neutral conductor of the house wiring,
it will not perform well due to the very large inductance encountered in
the path to ground, This type of protector is only limited by the size of
the MOV devices being used and the quality of the external grounding
system. Mov devices can fail under extreme surges,
o The non-MOV type circult that uses a large inductor t0 stop most
surges and dumps excessive current progressively into a bank of
capacitors, Typical circuits for this type of protector can be found in TCA
Hotlink, 11. They can be mounted directly on the SPGP for convenience
but do not rely on the SPGP for protection. This protector is limited by
the amount of capacitance used to store the surge current, These units
are not likely to fail since they do not contain MOV devices. However,
they do contain switches and other components.
The decisron about which type to purchase is not easy. lf you live in an
area which is not prone to lightning storms, a very high quality computer
grade protector will probably suffice. However, if Iightning js a real
problem, you should select a high capacity MOV type or the non-MOV
type as described above, lf your ground system is not ideal due to the
location of the radio with respect to the ground, it is best to use the
non-MOV type circuit as that type does not rely on dumping large
amounts of current into the ground,
Coaxial Type Protectors
There are three basic types of coaxial surge protectors: the dc-blocked
high-pass filter, the dc-blocked quarter wave siub and the straight gas
tube (SGT),non-dc-blocked.
The Straight Gas Tube (SGI) (Non-D0-Blocked)
The SGT consists of a gas tube connected across the coaxial cable.
When the surge voltage exceeds a certain level (around 200 Volts for
low power applications) the gas tube fires and shorts out in a fail safe
mode. The tube must then be replaced, The characteristics of the SGT
are:
. There is no attenuation of lightning frequencies (20 Klz to l MHz)
. The SGT is inherently wide band.
. The SGT might not protect the receiver if the maximum acceptable
input voltage of the receiver is lower than the SGT firing voltage. This is
difficult to check as most amateur radio transceivers do not include the
maximum allowed input voltage in the specifications
The Quarter Wave Stub (DC-Blocked)
The quarter wave stub is simply a shorted stub connected in parallel
with the transmission line. Hence, it has excellent low frequency proper-
ties while appearing as a low loss band pass filter at the desired oper-
ating frequency. lts characteristics are:
. The device is narrow band (approximalely 20% band width)
. The device is passive so there are no components to change rn
case of large surges. lt will not normally fail, even in extreme conditions.
o lt filters out lightning frequencies,
The High-Pass Filter (DC-Blocked)
The high-pass filter type consists of a shunt connected inductor and a
series connected capacitor to form a high-pass filter. lts characteristics
are:
o lt filters out lightning frequencies and is desrgned to do so in an
optimum fashion. The Polyphase DSX model attenuates lightning frequencies
by 89 dB. The quarter wave stub attenuates lightning frequen-
cies by approximately 55 dB.
. The device is passive so there are no components to change in
case of large surges. lt will not normally fail, even in extreme conditions.
Other Configurations
This article discussed the basic set-up which consisted of a single
coaxial cable feeding an antenna that was mounted on a grounded
tower. There are many other arrangements that are often used, Some
systems have a low noise amplifier mounted at the top of the tower
where power must be fed to the amplifier. ln this case the coaxial surge
protector will be mounted at the top to the tower between the antenna
and the amplifier. 0ften, there is an antenna rotator mounted at the top
which requires DC power. The cables that feed the power to the rotator
must also be protected. These and other configurations are discussed in
TCA Hotlinks I -5
An inverted V GSRV or dipole antenna will use a Balun that is mount-
ed at or near the antenna feed point. ln this case the coaxial surge
protector will be mounted on the SPGP
A vertical antenna with ground radials can be set up in the same way
as the tower mounted system. The coaxial cable is first connected to a
single grounded feedthru and then to the house panel as described
above,
A Common Pitfall
An amateur who is using a non-protected system, disconnects his/her
expensive transceiver from the antenna coaxlal cable and places the
cable on the floor of the radio shack when a storm is approaching. This
simple act violates safety guidelines that have been given to us by oro-
fessionals. Here is what can happen. The storm can cause an arc 0n
the lpen ended coaxial cable in the han shack, create hot plasma in
the room and possibly set fire to the house.
Further Study Using TCA Hotlinks
Further information is provided via TCA hotlinks which are easily
accessed via the RAC website. For this information, please visit http:i/
www.rac.caltca. Hotlinks make it unnecessary to type URL addresses
into your computer and provide you with calculators and other support
that demonstrates the ideas presented in the articles. The following
hotlinks for this article are available on the RAC site.
TCA Hotlink, 1 PolyPhaser Technical Literature
htto ://www. oolvphaser. com/
TCA Hotlink, 2 An overview of Lightning Protection for Ham Radio
Stations
http://www. polvphaser.com/NR/rdonlvres/C1 565001 -FB1 A-4AC2-
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Single Point Grornd Protection (SPGP) Block Diagrarn
Coaxial Cablo
To,Antonna
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Chassis
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Figure 4. Single Point Ground Protection Panel (SPGP). ln this
example, there are two devices mounted on the panel: A 120 volt
surge protector and an RF coaxial surge protector.
A9BF-EBBB8037F9BB/71 6,rTDi 0'1 6. pdf
TCA Hotlink, 3 Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station, Part 1
htlo:/iwww.arrl org/tis/infoipdf/0206056. odf
TCA Hotlink 4 Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station, Pad 2
http ://www arrl. org/tis/i nf o/pdf/0207048 pdf
TCA Hotlink, 5 Lightning Protection for the Amateur Stalion, Part 3
http ://www. arrl org/tis/i nf o/pdf/0208053. pdf
TCA Hotlink, 6 htto:i/bloq.aa6e neV2005/03/polyphaser-pldo.html
TCA Hotlink, 7 About Surge Protectors
http://www.engineersedge,com/instrumentation/surge
protectors. htm
TCA Hotlink, B A comprehensive discussion about lightning from history
to safety issues. http://en wikipedia.orqiwiki/Lightning
TCA Hotlink, I SPGP Ground System Example http://www.lightningtalks
comiK9WK%20Bulk%20Head jpg
TCA Hotlink, 10 Grounding components.
http ://www. harger. com/g roundi n g. htm
TCA Hotlink, 1 1 Non- MOV surge protectors. htto:i/www, brickwall,com/
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Conclusions
This article presented a basic discussion of safety and grounding issues
associated with all amateur radio equipment. lt relies heavily of the
details that are amply covered in the TCA Hotlinks as there are many
station varieties that cannot be covered in a single article. Hence, the
purpose of the article is to direct you to essential information and to
help you plan a new set-up or evaluate the issues that might be of
concern with your existing station.
Dave's Potpourri
A half wavelength 14 MHz horizontal dipole mounted 30 feet above an
average ground provides a gain of 6.51 dBi at take off angle of 28
degrees, while the quarter wavelength length vertical provides a gain of
-0.3 dBi at the same take off angle. The dipole holds its own down to al
least 1 0 degrees, The situation changes if you assume a perfect ground
or operate over sea water,
Did you know that "a bolt of lightning can reach temperatures
approaching 28,000 degrees Celsius (50,000 degrees Fahrenheit) in a
split second? This is about five times hotter than the surface of the
sun". The key for us is in the above sentence is "in a split second",
This means that long grounding wires which have inductances up to a
few uH can create huge voltages in the radio shack.
ln past arlicles, I have discussed Balun design. This brings up the
issues of bending coaxial cable into a circular shape. There are many
issues such as solid core vs. foam core cable types and operation in
high temperatures The rule that I use to rs to keep the bending radius
greater that 10 times the cable diameter for foam core cables and 7
times for solid core types for all conditions including high operating
temperatures. lf you have an application that requires smaller bending
radii, it is usefulto make a few tests before proceeding. Contrary to
popular belief, the use of high quality foam core cables is satisfactory
for the construction of Balun's.
Until later, W 73, David, VE3KL
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Field Day in CT and High Speed Code!
A Journalistic History of The Life and Times in Amateur Radio of George Hart, Wl NJM
by George Hart, Wl NJM
e're not through with Field Day just yet. When the
rules changed to allow a 27-hour instead of a 24hour
period of on-the-air operation we opted to
operate the entire 27-hour period, as we had operated the 24hour
period previously. The only restriction was that lhe 2-/
hours included set-up time. Where previously we had arrived at
the site at least a day ahead of time and some of us two or
even three days ahead, now we could not start setting up at
the site before 2 p.m. Saturday; however, if we followed this
rule, we could start operating as soon as we could get a rig on
the air. So a totally new approach was in order. The plan was
to be prepared to set up a "temporary" position with a "temporary"
antenna and start operating almost immediately at 2
p.m. while the rest of the crew would be setting up the "permanent"
facilities according to a plan that would get us fully
operational within an hour, thus giving us more than two hours
more operating time than those who took their time getting
set up and were restricted 1o 24 hours. The idea was to
encourage amateurs to have equipment prepared to go into
operation as soon as possible after an emergency communication
situation occurs. I use the above words in quotes because
everything about Field Day operation is temporary.
We would gather on Saturday morning at Dick Smith s
(W1FTX) place, which was only about a mile from the Field Day
site, and start getting our equipment ready and loaded into
cars. When everything was ready and everybody fully instructed
we would proceed to the FD site in a caravan, arrive there perhaps
an hour before the 2 p.m. start. Someone with a receiver
in his car would monitor WWV so the drill would start on the
second. Then we would walk around the building, decide
where and how we would erect the antennas, how to bring
feedlines into the building, where to place the "temporary"
operating position and its antenna, where to place the generator,
etc. Everything was talk and planning at this point. No
actual installation activity could begin until 2 p.m. By 1:55
everyone would be gathered around the loaded vehicles listening
to the countdown.
When the long beep from WWV would signal exactly 2 p.m.
we would "charge" the site carrying equipment, get the "temporary"
position set up and on the air, start putting up antennas,
installing "permanent" operating positions. When the first
"permanent" position started operating we stopped using the
"temporary" position and its personnel went about assisting in
getting the other "permanent" positions "radioactive." We
called it the "Chinese fire drill. " Everything was hurry, hurry,
hurry, often with considerable confusion, until all the "permanent"
positions were set up and active. Then things started to
settle down as operators started their scheduled shifts while
others lounged around, shot the bull, drank beer or occasional-
ly stronger liquids, and the FD chairman prowled around checking
operations, notifying persons of their shifts, posting hourly
results and progress compared to previous years, the chef (Joe
Moskey or Tony Dorbuck usually, but others occasionally had a
shot at it, including myself) banging pots and pans in the
kitchen getting ready to feed the crew. All positions continued
operating the full 24+ hours. Occasionally if a piece of equipment
failed it was quickly yanked and replaced. lt was a highintensity
operation. The FD chairman would decide on bandchanges
or mode changes whenever operation on a particular
band or mode would begin to slacken; but all positions would
remain in operation full blast until 5 p.m. Sunday.
On our first "Chinese fire drill" we had the temporary position
operational within 30 minutes, all permanent positions in operation
within 1-1/2 hours. ln subsequent years we improved on
this by having one or more of the cars equipped with portable
rigs and operational immediately at 2 p.m. so that more of the
people could be used to get the permanent positions operational;
so temporary operation began immediately at 2 p.m.
and full FD operation started within 45 minutes. ldon't have
the exact figures without detailed research, but we must have
won our class at least 5 times from i951 through 'l 980 and
placed within the top ten a majority of those years. We also
challenged several club groups elsewhere in the country who
had bested us or placed near us - challenged them to a private
competition with agreed-upon rules outside the rest of the
field. To the CWA, the object was winning. Preparedness for
operating in emergencies was secondary. Also, there was very
little picnic-type activity. Women and children were not a part
of our FD, although occasionally some would show up. We
wanted nothing to distract from our chance of winning.
At Haddam Neck, Dennis Hill and some of the other places
from which we operated we used gasoline-powered generators
as a power source. At no time did we ever use the commercial
electric lines, even when available, as they were in most places.
The generators were usually borrowed, sometimes rented, and
at one time the club owned a second-hand generator, which
never worked well. The biggest multiplier was for not using
commercral power at the site for any purpose before, during or
after the FD operating period (from 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m.
Sunday, later from 2 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday). A lesser
multiplier could be applied if no commercial power was used
just during the FD period. Other multipliers were available for
other simulations of emergency conditions. The rules were very
complicated, often poorly written-up and therefore sublect to
interpretation in loudly voiced debates. I always contended that
it was impossible to use the biggest power-source multiplier if
the site used had commercial power available, but the rest of
CWA interpreted it differently and always claimed this multipli-
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mercial power for the rest of the time. The generator repair
cost me $300, but it has run flawlessly ever since, including the
se(ond year at Fred's. My goal was simple: 200 contacts minimum
in the 10O-watt class. The first year, on commercial
power, I did close to 300 contacts, the second year just over
my 200 minimum. Operation was relatively low key, I wasn't
trying to win. My concentration was frequently broken by invasion
from Fred's two young children, necessitating an occasional
kid break " Fred's wife, Linda, supplied meals. One year I
went on a nostalgic FD with lohn Lindholm, W1XX, at Dennis
Hill, just the two of us, using my 1200-watt generator and
lohn's 500-watt Honda generator. We operated the full 24
hours from my trailer, John doing the antenna work, most of
the setting up and all of the phone operating. In my late 70's, I
was in a pre-operative stage for quintuple open-heart surgery. I
felt guilty at letting John do most of the work and was a little
surprised when a few years later he proposed we do lt again.
This time I declined, not feeling up to it.
AIso during this period (80 s and early 90's) lattended several
FD s with the Newington (NARL) group at Churchill Park in
Newington, with my trusty Co;rchmen trailer and 1200-watt
generator. I was amused to be considered NARL's top CW
operator (of a total of 20 or more who participated), whereas I
had been low on the totem pole among the CWA crew. Later,
NARL moved its FD to a site atop Cedar Mountain adjacent to
the former state TB sanitarium which had been transformed
mostly into state offices of one kind or another. The area we
occupied consisted of former residences of the medical staff of
the hospital, now also mostly converted to offices or used for
storage. The NARL FD operations bore little resemblance to the
CWA FD s. The atmosphere was more relaxed, non-competitive,
with considerable family participation. I kept telling myself
that this was a better type of FD operation than CWA s hightension
competitive endeavor, but in truth I mrssed the close
camaraderie of the CWA that the competitive spirit had engendered
and often wished that more of it existed in NARL. I still
participate to a very minor extent in NARL Field Day operation.
Last June (2000) I operated rn a tent with an assistant who
kept the computer log for me, made about 50 contacts. This
year l'll probably do the same or maybe, for the first time since
1946, nol participate at all.
Many things that happened on FD are quite amusing to
remember. One year at Dennis Hill, when Jay Pilbin was the
ranger, he volunteered to bring us fresh water from his house,
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because the water line up to the lodge had been turned off .
He brought the water in his plckup in brand new sterilized Gl
cans, 50 gallons at a time, keeping us so well supplied with
fresh water that at any given time several full cans were sitting
unused. One of our members, Harold McKean, W1CEG, was
suffering from a head cold. In passing a partially-used Glcan of
water, thinkrng it was a trash can, he lifted the lid and threw in
a used Kleenex tissue. Several dippings of the water had been
used before someone found a piece of tissue floating around in
his coffee. When the source of the tissue was revealed, coffee
cups clanked all around. No one but McKean thought the incident
was amusing as the can of thus-polluted water was
unceremoniously dumped and other cans thoroughly inspected.
Another year, at Churchill Park with NARL, I was operating
from my trailer in the parking area ad]acent to the athletic field
where a softball game was in progress when it started to rain
hard. The awning was down, so the softball players gathered
under it to take shelter until the raln passed, lwas annoyed at
the loud babble of conversation but made no protest until one
of them, apparently unable to make himself heard over the
noise of the generator, reached over and switched it off. I came
storming out demanding to know who turned the generator
off, One very large softball player confessed, saying he didn t
see any sense in running it in broad daylight, whereupon I told
him that it was none of his business and they were trespassing.
"Oh, you want it on?" he asked. He lifted the 100-pound
machine with one hand, pulled the starting rope with the
other, then set it down. "There you go.' I decided not to give
him further argument.
I have all the records of past CWA Field Days in my possessron,
a couple of large boxfuls. Going through them will probably
recall many other FD stories and incidents. lf so, I ll include
them in the appendlxes to this narrative.
Hiqh Speed Code Practice
Being an accomplished operator of "Morse" code, I have
always feLt that more attention should be paid to grving higherspeed
operators more practice, in the same way that W1AW,
since i940, has provided code practice at speeds up to 35
WPM. I fully understood why the League did not provide such
a service: the number of amateurs interested in speeds above
35 WPM was a very small minority. In fact, there was some talk
that speeds over 20 WPM should be eliminated from the daily
WlAW sessions, this being the highest speed required for the
highest grade of amateur license
Some time in 1957 | was entertaining a couple of MARS visitors
from Washington. I don't remember their names or
whether they were Air Force or Army MARS, but when I was
showing them WIAW I especially pointed out the new McElroy
perforator and sending machine we had acquired after the
1953 fire. I said lwished I had something like this for my own
personal use. They looked at each other and grinned.
"shallwe let him have it?" one of them asked the other."Why
not? " the other replied. "What would you do with it if you had
one?" lwas asked. lreplied that lwould start a high-speed
code practice program to supplement the WlAW code practice.
Whereupon, they took me out to their car, opened the
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trunk and revealed a Boehme sending machine of the utmost
sophistication. They told me it was a used machine but in
working condition and they would be glad to leave it with me
if I would use it for the purpose stated. I readily agreed and
signed a "memorandum receipt" which amounted to an indefinite
loan and made it legally possible for the government to
reclaim the item. The armed services were distributing much
surplus wartime equipment to amateurs, through MARS, on
this basis, and I was assured that the prospect of its being
reclaimed was absolutely nil.
Followed many long hours of tinkering. There was no instruction
book or tech manual with it. The thing weighed about 75
pounds, was built like a battleship and included a ten-tube cir
cuitry far beyond anything I had ever seen, totally unlike any of
the machines I had seen back in college days when we had visited
AARS at the Munitions Building in Washington. This
machine used photo-electric cell tubes to produce code using
the same kind of 2-hole Wheatstone tape as used at WlAW
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Back home, lfinally got the keyer to operate from a tape made
on the WlAW perforator. lt was still a little shaky, the adlustments
were very touchy, but at least the darn thing would now
send code. The speed range, much to my astonishment, was
from 10 to 700 WPM in two ranges. lcontemplated a high
speed of 60 WPM, so operatron would be on the low speed
range. Then I measured the speeds at the different settings and
found that the settings were not accurate enough to sult me,
so I made a chart to show what settings I should use for 15 to
60 WPM in 5-WPM intervals.
Then came the business of preparing tapes. I had no perforator,
but Ed Handy had given me permission to use the WlAW
perforator and their supply of 15116" blank tape -provided only
that I did not at any time interrupt the station's normal operation.
"Cutting" the tapes was a long, difficult process requiring
a lot of time and effort. The procedure was to prepare enough
continuous tape to provide ten minutes of practice at f ive
speed sequences for each session. When I knew I made a typo
lwould leave three "blank" (12 center holes) spaces. Later,
after the whole tape was cut, I would go through it and correct
the typos or other errors by punching a corrected piece of
tape, scissoring out the erroneous part and pasting the correct
part in its place. I soon found that rubber cement was no good
for this purpose, it wasn't strong enough or long-lasting
enough. I found Elmer's White Glue to be the best for the purpose.
Once all the known errors had been corrected, lmeasured out
tape for each speed, using a chart I had made for the purpose,
and between each speed change pasted in a WlNJM lD and
announcement of speed change. Then, to complete the job, I
played the whole tape on the machine and stopped it every
time an error occurred, cutting out the erroneous part and
pasting a corrected piece of tape in its place. Unfortunately,
not being a {ast or very accurate typist, this whole process took
several hours, at the end of which the tape had dozens of
splices in it. lstill have many of those tapes and daresay they
would still work on the old Boehme machine. lused each tape
6 times, at least a year apart each time. I must have over a
hundred of those old tapes stored in my basement. Just think,
if I had 100 tapes and each one took me three hours to prepare,
that's 300 hours, or about 12 112 days.lt was a labor of
love, but it was definitely labor,
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Punchrng the tapes was by no means the only labor connected
with the program. ln sending the code practice on the air lhad
to attend the machine, ride the fine adjustment controls when
necessary and change the machine's speed at every speed
change indicated. The first HSCP session took place in late
1957, probably November. I used the output of the Boehme to
directly key a polar relay which keyed my homebrew 807
exciter onto which was tacked a homebrew PPS13 amplif ier,
running about 900 watts input. What the output was I don't
know, but lknew Ihad a strong signal, and this was evident
from the number of calls I received afterward expressing
delight at the program. The practice sessions continued once a
week, then twice a week, and continued almost without interruption
until May of 200'l
The first certificate test took place in March oi 1958. lt was a
little ragged, despite the many long hours in preparation, but I
received about 40 submissions in the mail. By that trme I had
started using the callWlEIA, the CWA club call, with the club's
permission and blessinq - but I still did 99'/a of the work on the
program, which took so much of my spare time that occasionally
my wife would complain, but not often enough or emphatically
enough to cause any interruption jn marital bliss or lack
of famrly attention and care. Iestimate about 6 hours of labor
preparing the certificate tests, in contrast to about 2 hours
preparing tapes for the ordinary practice runs. The reason the
certificate tests took so much longer was that I was determined
to make them as precise as possible with the equipment on
hand. The tape for each test speed was carefully measured by
a count of centerholes; that is, for example, the length of the
tape for 20 wpm would take exactly 5 minutes to send if the
sending speed was precise. Since the Boehme wasn't quite that
accurate, I allowed myself 5 seconds leeway and usually kept
within this tolerance, besides which, I always completed the
last word, even if it went over the 5-second tolerance. The
copies received were graded on the basis of one minute of
consecutively solid copy of any of the five minute speed transmissions.
The first certificates were personally typewritten on
standard 8-1/2by 11 paper (not counted in the 6-hour estimate
above). ln retrospect, the amount of time lspent on this
program seems incredible.
I used WIElA because the club, after the first two FD's using it,
reverted to WlTX and, since we had no club station as such, I
decided the club call should be used for something. Using it for
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members were content that I should use it, as trustee. Later I
talked them into providing certificates, thus giving the club
even more exposure and slightly lessening the amount of work
for me. During some of my absences on business trips and,
after my retirement, my first couple of sojourns in Florida during
the winter months, a volunteer club member would send
the CB using tape I supplied One year, when lwas on a field
trip, Roy Fosberg, W1TX, volunteered to send the certificate
test from my station if lwould give him precise instructions. I
did so. When I left home to start my trip I left the transmitters
(l was using two by that time) all tuned up and ready to go. On
the date of the certificate test I was visiting at the home of
George Goldstone, WSAP, a prominent amateur and lawyer in
the Detroit area. George was entertaining me and Dick Egbert,
the Great Lakes Division ARRL director for dinner, and he kindly
consented to using his receiver so I could monitor the transmission
from WI ElA (my station using the club call, operated by
Roy Fosberg) He even taped it for me, and I still have the tape
somewhere. The signal was loud and clear. We also monitored
the transmission of the same test from WOFA in Denver, who
had agreed to send it provided I supply the tape, which I did at
considerable extra work.
Roy sent the transmission precisely as I had instructed, no
flaws, no breaks. All the CWA members were close friends, but
Roy was a little special. He lived only a couple of miles from
me, in Hartford, and our friendship spanned several years, He
and I used to go out drinking together before CWA meetings,
showing up in an inebriated condition, much to the amusement
of most and the disgust of some of the members When
he became a Silent Key, must have been some time in the 70's,
I participated with other CWA friends in helping his wife dispose
of his several decades of accumulated radio gear. Virginia
Fosberg was as great a gal as Roy was a guy. Roy's passing was
an especially sad occasion for me.
Several times when I was at the farm in Raubsville (Pa.) on a
Sunday night (the night I sent the code practice) I sent it from
there, usrng my brother Ed's (W3NF) equipment. I lugged the
heavy Boehme up to Ed's radio room, set it up and sent the
practice using my original call, W3AMR. Ed ran a PP813 transmitter
he had built himself, running a full kilowatt to an excellent
antenna erected in the trees surrounding the old stone
farmhouse on the 200-acre property. One night after the practice
at W3AMR I received a telephone call from a ham in
lndiana whom I had never heard of, saying that my signal had
been the loudest on the band and the practice transmission
absolutely great He had gotten my telephone number, listed in
my mother's name, from lnformation, said he had no rig on
the air at the time but was a frequent listener to my CP transmissions
from Wl NJM and W1ElA. This and other similar incidents
served to make the endeavor worthwhile
On several occasions I enlisted the assistance of other stations
in providing better coverage for the certif icate transmissions, I
provrding the text and sometimes the tape for such transmissions.
Promrnent among these was Conley Smith, K6DYX,
about whom more later. Other memories are fragmentary:
W60WP, WSQMJ, WOFA, W3NF (my brother Ed), W6EOT (with
whom I later conducted many successful NTS-TCC schedules).
Doc Gmelin (W6ZRJ, a Pacific Division ARRL director who was a
close friend), CWA fellow club members Pete Chamalian,
WlRM;Jack Schuster, WlWEF; Roy Fosberg,WlTX; John
DePrimo, KlJD; and Frank Williams, K4GTS The latter was an
FCC employee with whom I became quite friendly My apologies
to any not at the moment of writing remembered.
The story of the Wt NJM high speed code program is longer
still. After my retirement, mywife Louise and lspent 16 winters
in Bonita Springs, Fla., at Citrus Park, a 'l 000-site travel trailer
and motor home area nestled into a massive orange and
grapefruil grove. When we first took up winter residence there
in our 18-foot Shasta (1978) it consisted of 500 trailer sites. By
1994 it had expanded to 1000 sites plus a large area for
mobile homes and permanent mansions. The 1S-foot Shasta
gave way to a 25-foot La Salle, then a 31-foot Wilderness,
then a 35-foot Wilderness, which we left on the site the year
around but occupied only from December through March.
Travel was by a 22' Coachmen pulled by a Chevy Suburban
wtth a7. -liter engine. I have recorded the 16 trips to Florida
and back in another document entitled "Cars." (Note: This
document is not available in the files available at QCWA
Headquarters. GM)
Why Bonita Springs? That's where my brother Ed (by then
N4KB) lived, and my mother lived with him. Our first visit, in
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weeks but it extended into five weeks and then we explored
the Florida Keys before returning home in early March. lt was
such an enloyable experience that we did it again in 1979-80,
after which it became an annual routine and lasted through
March into early April Ed was a member, and for a time the
President of the Naples Amateur Radio Club (probably not its
correct name), so I met quite a few of the local amateurs very
quickly, one of whom was our old friend George Suydam, then
W4BM, who lived In Naples. Later I became a charter member
of the Royal Palm Chapter of the Quarter Century Wireless
Assn. as I was already a charter member of the Nutmeg
Chapter in Conrecticut.
But the greatest number of ham friends I made in Florida were
in the local two-meter net. My trailers were always equipped
with 2-meter gear, used to make contacts with various 2-meter
repeaters along the way. There were several repeaters in the
Fort-Myers-Naples area easily accessible from my location in
Citrus Park with a 5/8-wave vertical atop the trailer. I made
contact with a 28188 repeater in Fort Myers, some 25 miles
north, was recognized by one of its users and invited to participate
in the Southwest Florida Traffic Net (SWFTN), which met
at 10 a.m. every day except Sunday. lwas not experienced in
phone traffic nets, but this net claimed to be part of NTS, and
before I knew it I was tagged to be net control once a week -1
believe it was on Wednesday. I had never before controlled a
phone net of any kind but felt I couldn't conscientiously refuse.
After a couple of shaky starts lfound myself thoroughly enjoying
it and took part in the net nearly every day.
ln the next installment, George continues with his high'
speed code experiences.
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WANTED: Swan Mark I 0R Mark ll0R
15002A linear amplifier. Need not work but must
be unmodified, complete with tubes and manual.
Some cabinet scratchesidents acceptable .
Swan DD-76 Frequency Display 0R Swan FC-76
Counter o Swan CM17U444 Desk Microphone .
Swan 410C 0R 508 External VFO. Carlton
Trotman, W3BRX. w3brx@aol.com
WANTED: l'm looking for a nice Ten Tec
Centaur Amplifier to QSK with my Corsair.
Please let me know if you have one you would
consider selling. Jack, W7CNL" Email:
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WANTED: Flying Horse Callbooks, U.S.
0nly: 1955, 58, 62, 63, 69,71,72,84, 85, 87
Ron 0liver. Email: wTvu@arrl.net
FOR SALE: AL-80A- 160-'10 mtrs
amplifier (Good condition) $650.00 . MFJ-986
3KW ant. tuner (Good condition) $220.00 .
Swan-250, 6Mtr Xcvr.with power supply +
another 250 for parts (needs some cleaning and
adjustment) $300.00 . Swan-350 (Good to
restore) $170.00 . D-104 Silver Eagle ASTATIC
mike (very Nice) $80.00 . Two SB-101's and
one SB-102 Heathkit with power supplies (needs
some work, some tubes missing) Package of
three rigs for $400.00 . TR3,TR4,T4XB with
power supplies (some knobs and tubes missing)
Package of threes rigs for $450.00 . TS-700S
- zmtr all mode Kenwood Xcvr (Good condition)
for $225.00 . TS-1 30SE Kenwood Xcvr
(Good working and physical condition) $180.00
I will accept reasonable offers and G00D dis-
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count if you are insterested in several rigs. PSE,
price does not include shipping charges. Phil,
KP3AC in Haines City, Central Florida.
kp3ac@yahoo.com
FOR SALE: For sale or trade: National
SW-5, 2.5v tubes 7 MHZ range coils, HB power
supply, Richard Bauer, 563 Hambrick Rd.
Dallas,TX 75218. Phone (214) 348 - 3378,
k5rb@tx.rr.com.
FOR SALE: Kenwood TM-741A
50114417}cn with duplexer & touch{one mic
$575.00 r Kenwood TM-255A 2M all-mode with
mobile bracket & touch-tone mic $425.00 .
Heath H0-10 Monitor Scope $50.00 . Icom
Discone Antenna 28-'l300Mhz (new) $75"00 o
Trylon T500 lower,72' plus 2 extra sections
$795.00 . 2 Collins S-Line stations (Round
Emblem), all mint, with manuals: -75S-3C/ 32S-
3I/ 301-1/ 30S-1 with new spare 4CX1 000A
Iinall 312-B3l 312-B4l 5'16-F2 + cabies .
KWI'tl-2l 301-1 with 4 spare finals/ 312-B3l 516
F2 (see station photo in QST April 2004
"Skays") . Astatic D-l04 mic. Paul, VE2LR,
paulreed@interl0g.c0m 0r call: tel. 819-595-
6727
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Your Officlal
QCtllrA Badge
DON JO+{NSON
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We have an official 0CWA Badge tor you to wear at arnateur
functions. lt is white with black. Above is an actual size
reproduction. This badge is iotally engraved (no1 'hol
pressed').
The order blank is printed below. The badge comes with
a standard clip and a bola clip. Additional cost options:
Pocket Clip - Bolo Tie (specifiy colo$ - Magnetic Eacking.
Nole: Badge cannot be ordered with both a pocket clip
and Bolo clip.
QCWA Badge Order
Call
Firsf Natne
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Indicate whelher you want your CitylStates! your
Chapter name and N*mber as bo11om line on badge.
I . City and State
?" Chapter Name and Number
Badge........
s7.00
Pocket Clip - $2.00..........
OR
Bola Ties - S2"50......"
Bola tie color (eircie one): B1ack, Blue, Brown,
Groen, Red, or White
OR
Magnetic Backing - $2.50..."...
Additional Postage for NON:IIS-D{ LIYEBX
- $1.0t)
Total Cost..
Ct:mplete in Jull and mail with your check ta:
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You may have your call in either solid letters (above)
or shadowed (right). X
you want your county
prinled, WENfiM
include on the
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spelled out in full or printetl with the standard postal
abbreviation. Prices iisted below include shipping.
Ple*se print elearly or type your order.
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Quantity:t-l 100 $25"00 [200 $35.00
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Complete in fuli and mail with your check to:
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JOIN THE AWA
ANTlOUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
The original and largest historical radio-collector group
Publishes The Ald Timer's Bulletin, Marc Ellis, Editor, with:
- 0ld-time amateur-radlo contests
- Communications receivers
- Battery and AC receiver restoration
- Vacuum-tube history and collecting
- Free want-sell-swap ads
- Early television
- Horn loudspeakers
- News of U.S. and foreign clubs
. Produces the famous annual Rochester meet
. Maintains unique radio-TV museum
Membership is only $20 per year in the us ($25 elsewhere)
Wriie to:
Antique Wireless Association, lnc. ' Box E, Dept. 3
Breesport, NY 14816 http:l/www.antiquewireless.org
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Potential new member,2O4Ol Chris Prelog, grandson
of member Rudy Nabel, W0SPE, is enjoying the issue
with the photo of our oldest Charter Member, Ralph
Hasslinger, W2CVF. Never can start too early with the
introduction of ham radio!
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QUARTSR CEI\TURY WTRELSSS ASSOCIATION' It{C.
P.O. Box 3247, Framingham, MA 0fiA54247
508-405- I 930
Fax: 508-405- 1 955
Officiai Use Only
This form for use by all U.S. Applicants
for membership in QCWA.
Fees Effective Afit2AAZ
New Application? Renewal? Original QCWA No.
Membership No.
First Licensed Year
Deposit Record
l,
(Print Name Clearly) Present Call
having been licensed as an amateur for 25 years or more and presently holding the call listed above,
(it is not necessary to have been licensed the entire 25 years) hereby apply for membership in QCWA.
I understand that proof of the original date of licensing is required. My complete mailing address is :
Street Nurnber and Name
E-MailAddress
City State Zip Code
Telephone Number
I will keep QCWA Headquarters advi$ed of changes in my address andlor call sign. My firstAmatel:r
license was dated and the Callwas Other Calls held
Date of Sirth
I wish to become afliliated with QCWA Chapter
$elect one of the following plans:
QCWA Dues for a 0NE-year period
QCWA Dues for a TWO-year period
QCWA Dues ior a THREE-year period
QCWA LIFE Membership
When paid in 3 equal installrnents
within a one-year period
Your Signature
scHEogLF or MFMBEREHTP rFES
lVlpmber
$25.00
$40"00
$55.00
$375.00
$390.00
{3 pay of $130.00)
Family Member
(ea. additional)
$12.00
$90.00
$105.00
(3 pay of $35.00)
INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE, ALL NEW MEMBERS ....$5.00
Gold membership pins available with your call engraved (no year tag) Check fastener:
Tie{ac Screw button pin $15.00 each
Year-tag pins (tie-tac only): 25, 30, 35,40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 or 80 $20.00 each
Proposed by
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Call No.
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CERTIFICATES
Membership Certificates are numbered in serial order and are issued to each member. Numbers are not reissued except to
the same member to whom they were first issued.
r QCWA Gold Certificates celebrate the 50th anniversary of licensing. lssued without charge to eligible members upon proof
of year of first license.
. Gold Certificates are issued in five-year increments; 55, 60, 65, and 70-year certificates free of charge to eligible members.
Special awards are issued for 75 years and higher.
. Fifty-Year Continuous Licensing Gold Certificate available to eligible members. Requires submission of proof of continuous
licensing. Applications are available from QCWA Headquarters.
. QCWA Century Club Certificate is issued to QCWA members whose age, when added to their number of years as a QCWA
member totals 100 or more. No charge for this certificate.
. Meritorious Award Certificate is issued by Headquarters upon request of any active QCWA chapter. One such award is
authorized for each chapter each year. The award may be given to recognize unusual dedication to QCWA or amateur radio.
No charge for the award.
OPERATING AWARDS
The A,ctivities Manager issues QCWA Operating Award Certificates to QCWA members. Proof of eligibility is required.
o OCWA Worked 50 States Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted members in each state of the union.
. QCWA Worked 100 Members Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted at least 100 QCWA members.
. OCWA Worked 60 Chapters Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted members of 60 chapters.
o QCWA Worked 500 Members Awards are issued to QCWA members who have contacted 500 QCWA members.
OTHER MEMBER SUPPLIES
. Lapel Pins without year tags. Tie tack, safety pin or screw type pins (no year) -$tS.OO
. 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
. QCWA Embroidered emblem: $5.00
o 450 QCWA Red Stamps (regular): $4.00
. 450 QCWA Gold Stamps (life): $3.00
o 400 QCWA Yellow Stamps (50 Year): $3.00
. QCWA Cap with logo: $15.00
. QCWA Chapter Banner: $225.00
. QCWA Decals: $1.00
o QCWA QSL Cards - (see ad elsewhere)
. QCWA Member Badges - (see ad elsewhere)
. QCWA Golf Shirts- (see ad elsewhere)
Please send your order to: QCWA Headquarters, P.O. Box 3247, Framingham, MA 01705-3247
Phone (inquiries only, no orders via phone): (5Oa) 4O5-193O, FAX: (SOa) 405-1965
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