[Qcwa] Re: 70 Year Award

[Dick Rucker]

on 10/30/02 23:25, Joseph W. Lutz at tazzie@localnet.com wrote:

> I still have all my paper
> log books from my 1st CQ on May 25th, 1955, and subsequent 1st
> QSO with WN7ZQZ [down the road from me, a classmate that got his
> license the same time I did while in High school]. Seeing my call
> would not show up until 1956 in the Callbook, couldn't my logbook,
> [or even some of the QSL's I have from back there in 1955 work?].
> Just asking - my 50 years would be 2005 [or 2006 if you had to wait
> until it showed up in the callbook that next year].
> 73,
> Joe W7LPF
> QWCA Life Member 21001

Joe,

Ask General Manager Jim Walsh to be sure, but my understanding is that any
reasonable proof you have in hand is sufficient.  You can write Jim at

        jwalsh@teleport.com

If you have been continuously licensed over those 50 years, there is a
second award that you would also qualify for:  The 50 Years Continuously
Licensed Award.  "This is issued to members whose calls appear in call books
for at least 50 consecutive years.  If licensed in both 1941 and 1946, the
war years are counted as licensed years." There's a $5 charge to cover to
cost of doing those 50 or so call book lookups.

73, Dick Rucker, KM4ML