[MCARC] WØDOD callsign

Sun Oct 19 10:29:35 EDT 2025

Other than this coming Monday, my schedule is pretty  Open for the rest of
the month

On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM Dave Crawford <k0ksi at bluevalley.net> wrote:

>
> 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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