[MCARC] WØDOD callsign

[Dave Crawford]

KAØDQP,

I think that is a great idea.  We have not met in a year.  We were meeting every once in a while at the Wagon Wheel but the last time we did that was sometime last fall.  I will send out an email asking for preference on a day of the week etc and days that won’t work and we can go from there.

BTW Mike,  I have you and ACØI to thank for the fun I have been having on HF SSB.  ACØI sent me a text message that you had made some contacts on the 3905 Century Club net and I didn’t know what that is so I checked in once, which by the way was a learning experience and logging nightmare, but I have checked in multiple times since on 40m.

FYI for everyone,  I didn’t know it when I started using a logbook on QRZ but QRZ logs are public.  Users cannot make the log private but they can control what fields are displayed.

Dave



> On Oct 19, 2025, at 7:21 AM, Mike Minihan <mtminih at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dave, 
> My rig  and computer is set up in my garage which has Blue Valley Fiber/WIFI. The info everyone shared with me was very useful and I think I have a good system for logging now. Others could bring a window based laptop, login and share other examples.
> I have plenty of room for extra chairs, need to pay my dues and re-introduce myself to the group. I offer my space if your suggestion advances.
> Mike
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 17, 2025, at 8:24 PM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:
>> 
>> * On 2025 17 Oct 12:57 -0500, Dave Crawford wrote:
>>> Years ago there were three amateur radio clubs in the area, Blue
>>> Valley Repeater Association (Greenleaf Repeater), Marshall County
>>> Amateur Radio Repeater Association, and Marshall County Amateur Radio
>>> Club.  The BVRA disbanded and MCARRA merged with MCARC.
>>> 
>>> MCARRA originally had the callsign KCØRJO and later got the WØDOD
>>> vanity callsign.  MCARC originally had the callsign KBØTRG and later
>>> the WØGCJ vanity call sign.  WØDOD was Bill Hamel’s callsign and WØGCJ
>>> was Earnie Wolf’s callsign.
>>> 
>>> I am the trustee for the WØDOD callsign.  I did not realize it under a
>>> month or so ago, but the license for WØDOD expired in February of
>>> 2024.  Renewing the license requires my signature as trustee along
>>> with an officer of the club. I am not sure who the officers would be.
>> 
>> If memory serves, I was president of MCARRA at the time of the merger.
>> It's been some years.
>> 
>>> I liked getting the WØDOD callsign for Field Day.  We tried that once
>>> and it didn’t work as nicely as we might have thought it would.  We
>>> then started using the WØGCJ callsign for field day.
>> 
>> "Depart of Defense" wasn't as attractive as we thought it would be. 😂
>> 
>> Now it's the Department of War.
>> 
>>> My own opinion is let the WØDOD callsign lapse.  I can’t see us ever
>>> using it again for field day and someone with the initials of DOD
>>> might be happy to get it.
>> 
>> Given that MCARRA no longer exists in any separate form, letting it go
>> is proper thing to do.
>> 
>>> If there is an interest in having a meeting, it might be nice to have
>>> a program.  Our recent conversation about logging programs, etc. might
>>> be a good topic but would probably require a location with internet.
>> 
>> It would be good to have meetings again.  I'm unable to provide any
>> useful information regarding MacOS loggers, however, or MS Windows
>> loggers either.
>> 
>> 73, Nate
>> 
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