[K3CAL] January Newsletter

[Wa4prr]

Dennis, you are wrong!  I was secretary/treasurer of SPARK WHEN IT DIED  along time ago time ago.  Just because some one told you that doesn't make it so.  

Ron Byzet / WA4PRR - Sent from my iPad

On Feb 19, 2014, at 9:16 AM, "N3QHC" <n3qhc at verizon.net> wrote:

> CARA INCORPORATED has been in existence about 2± years.  CARA, not CARA
> INCORPORATED, was in existence from 1954 - 2011 or 47 years.  Calvert
> Amateur Radio Club, CARC,  started about the same time as CARA INCORPORATED
> so there is not but a few days of bragging rights about being in existence
> the 'longest' between these two ham groups. 
> 
> Actually, Southern Patuxent Amateur Radio Club, SPARC, though nearly all
> hams except one to three hams in the County consider it a defunct
> organization but does exist on the TMARC books for unknown reason to me
> could be considered the oldest existing Amateur Radio organization (about
> 1985=??) in the County now though it currently has only ONE member - a
> businessman who is also a FCC licensed ham or maybe two hams (WOW). It has
> no operating repeater.  So, SPARC is the oldest "non-active" club that sort
> of exist on paper nowadays.  Both SPARC & CARC are both owned by a local
> businessman slash FCC licensed amateur radio operator which is contrary to
> FCC Regs because it totally controlled by a local business, hence,  it is
> totally opposed by the most hams here and many other nearby jurisdictions
> too because Amateur Radio clubs is specifically set aside by the Government
> for individuals to enjoy and play on the radio frequencies not for
> 'business' to control or own!
> 
> This is the short version of the various club's histories within the County.
> Realizing this history lesson is splitting hairs on the definitions of
> "existence" and most likely not important to a large percentage of the hams
> here but it is what it is.  It is accurate to say though “CARA INCORPORATED
> is the most active club with a membership currently in the County today".
> 
> Thanks for doing the Newsletter.  It is a lot of one's personal time
> consumed putting a newsletter together for monthly publication with very
> little input from the Membership.  Hope that changes soon (HINT)!  Burn-out
> time is quick ~ less than 2 years for lack of contribution support.
> 
> 73, Dennis/N3QHC 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message---
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> On Behalf Of Edwin A Noell Jr
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 8:41 PM
> To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL
> Subject: [K3CAL] January Newsletter
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