[Qcwa] QCWA Membership Question

Sun, 29 Dec 2002 11:40:07 -0500

I learned recently that the FCC deleted all licensing data prior to 1960.
That earlier data were in 3x5 cards, which were destroyed. There goes that
source.

Walt Maxwell W2DU

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>    1. RE: Echolink and Ham operation (Keith Kotch)
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> From: "Keith Kotch" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation
> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 20:31:10 -0500
> Reply-To: [email protected]
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> While nothing is foolproof it appears that Echolink authors attempt to
> offer some measure of security.  See
> http://www.synergenics.com/el/access_policies.htm and
> http://www.synergenics.com/el/faq_validation.htm for the lowdown on
> what's been offered.
>
> In reality, there's nothing to prevent anyone from buying a radio and
> getting on the air anyway.  We just need to be vigilant and
> self-policing.
>
> Keith, KF4BXT
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Joseph Fenn
> Subject: [Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation
>
> I am wondering what legalities are involved in the echolink activity
> now sweeping the internet.   In other words what if any FCC rules
> are being thwarted in the process.  I know of course the action via
> local VHF voice repeaters is strictly controlled in all facets,
> but what about say someone with a computer dreaming up a call sine
> then thru his computer software accessing distant ham repeaters.
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 20:34:30 -0500
> From: Harvey&Bessie <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Qcwa] Membership question
> Reply-To: [email protected]
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> I don't think there is a list anywhere that shows how long any
> particular Amateur Radio Licensee has been licensed. I understand CQ was
> trying to generate such a list but haven't heard anything further from
> that source. I am not a subscriber to that publication.
> Harvey/W4TG
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:09:45 -0800
> From: Jeffrey D Angus <[email protected]>
> Organization: Grendel's Lair
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation
> Reply-To: [email protected]
>
> Keith Kotch wrote:
>
> >In reality, there's nothing to prevent anyone from buying a radio and
> >getting on the air anyway.  We just need to be vigilant and
> >self-policing.
> >
> >Keith, KF4BXT
> >
> Well said Keith. That about sums it up. There will always be lowlifes.
>
> Jeff
> wa6fwi
>
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>  safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
> "A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
> Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom"
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 21:06:58 -0600
> To: Kevin Berlen <[email protected]>, Gary Harrison <[email protected]>,
> [email protected]
> From: Gary Harrison <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Qcwa] Re: chapter members
> Reply-To: [email protected]
>
> At 01:01 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, Kevin Berlen wrote:
> >Hi Gary,
> >
> >Thanks for the tips. Now for a tougher problem. Is there a way to find
hams
> >in the area that are eligible for membership but are not signed up?
Thanks
> >again
> >and 73,
> >
> >Kevin, K9HX
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> I see that Gene, K5DLE has beat me to the keyboard on the recruiting
question.
> Gene has the best method that I have heard of in recruiting.  I don't know
of
> any data base available to us that would have the license date.  We ran a
> recruiting contest or two in recent history trying to encourage members to
> bring in new members.  Gene left everyone else in the dust!  So much so
that
> after giving him and Chapter 63 the first place blue ribbon twice in a row
we
> gave up on the contest idea.
>
> Two main ideas in recruiting new members: first, you have to ASK potential
> members to join; second, your current chapter members are the best
resource for
> local knowledge of who may be eligible.
>
> Headquarters will provide a "care package" of material for any chapter (or
> member) that requests it to assist in operating a recruiting table at your
> local hamfest.  This package will include applications, sample Journals
and
> membership supplies.  QCWA will be operating a table at the Dayton
Hamvention,
> come by and say hello!
>
> Get out and show the banner!  Good Luck!
>
>
> 73,
> Gary Harrison, K0BC
> QCWA Board member (past President)
> Ask me about our Scholarship program/fund
> http://www.qcwa.org
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> Message: 5
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:15:21 EST
> Subject: Re: [Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation
> To: [email protected]
> Reply-To: [email protected]
>
> The Regulations were not written with Echolink ever in mind.  The FCC has
no
> basis
> for application of Rules and Regulations which at no time were ever
intended
> to
> apply to an unthoughtout technology or dicipline.
>
> It is incumbent upon the amateur radio community to devise methods of
> self-regulation which are effective.  Absent such regulation, then
> regulations must be developed to quell the chaos.  Don't let that
happen!!!
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