[Qcwa] QCWA 20 meter net

[George Roach]

Hi folks......

Got off the QCWA 20 meter net a few  hours ago  (14,347   USB)

where I made a short report on the Spring QSO party, so

thought I would pass the report along to you.

The logs for the QSO party for the last few years have been checked

by Dick Newsome -W0HXL  Due to eye problems Dick found he would

  be unable to check the logs this year.  As we had already sent out

  the QSO Party rules to QST, CQ, World Radio and  TCA (The

  Canadian Amateur) as well as being almost up to the deadline for the

  Journal  we asked Jim if he would be a  forwarding point for this

  years Spring  Logs.  He agreed  - Thanks heaps  Dick !

Dicks boots had to be filled.  When I first became a QCWA Director I had met

a fellow Director -Bob Buus of Chapter 138  up in New Jersey. Bob and I had

kept in touch over the years and his Chapter (The Marconi Chapter) has been

quite active . I asked Bob if his Chapter (he is Secretary) would

take on the tellers job. He came back with the good news that  Dick could

forward the Spring logs to him and they would do the Job. So the rules for the

Fall QSO Party  (18 September)  will show  Bob Buus W2OD  at 8 Donner Street,

Holmdel NJ  07733-USA as the place to send your Fall QSO Party logs.  Thanks

Bob and Chapter # 138.

One other hitch..... Chapter 70 in Ottawa Canada had been planning to operate

QCWA Headquarters Station W2MM in conjunction with their 2004 QCWA

Convention planning. We found out that US Amateur Radio Station calls

cannot be operated in Canada unless the  individual holding the licence

is operating the station. Our General  Manager  Jim Walsh really wasn't

interested in visiting Canada in April, so

some more frantic phoning ! As extra points are

awarded during the contest for working W2MM  it really should be on

the air. Alan Brenner -W4ARM  was the high scorer in the  2003 QSO

Parties and looked like a great candidate for operating W2MM  When

approached he agreed and made 200  contacts as W2MM. If you worked

him you can get a W2MM QSL card by sending your card to our new

QCWA Headquarters  at  P O Box 3247,   Farmingham, MA

01705-3247.......Thanks Alan !

Would any Chapter  like to  operate as W2MM in the Fall

Party ?  It is better to have two or more stations operating

simultaneously to cover all the bands. Contact me.

As soon  as  Bob and Chapter  138 has scored the logs we will be

sending out the certificates :  3 for the top 3 scores in each of the

Categories -  1- Digital (includes CW)  2 - Phone   and 3- Mixed, as well

as for the top score in each category  for  other participating countries.

Scores will appear on the website  at www.qcwa.org and in the Journal.

Logs are due 30 days after the contest........  Logs for even a few QSO's

are appreciated...

Cheers....... George -VE3BNO....Activities Manager.