[Qcwa] QCWA Journal on the Web

Thu May 27 10:54:08 EDT 2004

Hi Dick,

Yep, we've seen may changes and they are not done yet.

I decided to go for my extra in 1985, I finally took the test in 1993.
No reason to rush in.  There were two of us taking the extra at the
testing session.  The VE played about 15 seconds of code and ask,
how is that, meaning to soft or to load.  The other ham replied,
'Too Fast!"  He was right, it was for him.

I passed the code and theory at the same session just like I had for
all the other Amateur Exams I've ever took.

I have an ARRL Code Proficiency Certificate with a 30wpm sticker
on it but don't know if I can copy or write that fast anymore.

I prefer 15 to 25 depending on how tired I am.

I feel the same way about losing the freqs.  In fact the only reason
I upgraded to Extra is, most of the cw DX is by the lower band edge.

73
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Thompson" <wb0dul at wb0dul.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Qcwa] QCWA Journal on the Web

> Costs on everything have risen so much, Bob, so I fully understand.  I'm
> anxiously awaiting my first one.
>
> I looked you up on qrz.com.  We were licensed about the same time.  I hold
> an Advanced.  Have just never tried for Extra except once and failed
> miserably.  If the ARRL petition goes through it looks like I could be
> grandfathered into Extra.  I'm not too proud to accept it.  I had the
> privileges once and then they were taken away with restructuring, so I
feel
> I've earned it.  And I can copy code at 20-25 plus.
>
> Thanks for the explaination on the journal, Bob.
>
> 73,
>
> Dick
> WB0DUL
> All incoming and outgoing e-mail is scanned by Norton Anti-Virus
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N0UF" <n0uf at kc.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Qcwa] QCWA Journal on the Web
>
>
> > Hi Dick,
> >
> > Postage on magazines has gone through the roof.
> > The journal is mailed 3rd class to US members.
> > It would cost $1.52 to mail them 1st class. A little
> > less for pre sorted 1st, but not much.
> >
> > DX members, including Canada, need to subscribe
> > separately to the journal in addition to their membership fee.
> >
> > The secretary of each active DX Chapter receives a copy.
> > I've heard Chapter 106 in Germany, translates it
> > and distributes the translation.
> > I don't know what the others do.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dick Thompson" <wb0dul at wb0dul.com>
> > To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Qcwa] QCWA Journal on the Web
> >
> >
> > > B ob, is the journal mailed to members?
> > >
> > > Dick
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "N0UF" <n0uf at kc.rr.com>
> > > To: "QCWA Reflector" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 2:38 PM
> > > Subject: [Qcwa] QCWA Journal on the Web
> > >
> > >
> > > > This was discussed at the Dallas Convention.
> > > >
> > > > There are several areas of concern.
> > > >
> > > > 1. At 90 to 100K per page, it would take about five Meg of disk
space
> > for
> > > > each Journal. No one was really sure how many issues should be keep
> > > on-line
> > > > if we went that way. Our entire site now is less than eight Meg.
Four
> > > issues
> > > > would quadruple our disk usage in the first year.  Joe Smith, W0JOE,
> > > > provides this disk space, processor time and the physical access to
it
> > > free
> > > > of charge to QCWA.
> > > >
> > > > 2. At what point do we put the Journal on the web,  right away, in a
> > week,
> > > a
> > > > month, two months? Without some kind of controlled access, read id
and
> > > > password, some felt it would be unfair to the dues paying members
when
> > > > everyone could access it free. Setting up and maintaining an id and
> > > password
> > > > file for active members would be more of a job that I have time for
> and
> > > > would also require more FREE web server resources.
> > > >
> > > > 3. No one knew the amount of work involved to convert the Journal to
> > Adobe
> > > > format. I don't think this is a big deal but I really don't know.
> > > >
> > > > Good idea Norm, just isn't feasible the present time.
> > > >
> > > > tnx es 73,
> > > > Bob Roske, N0UF
> > > > QCWA Webmaster
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa at cfl.rr.com>
> > > > To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>; "JF2IGP"
> > > <JF2IGP at jarl.com>
> > > > Cc: <qcwagm at rcn.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 2:53 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Qcwa] Any quarterly magazine missed ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Just a suggestion.....how about including the Journal on our
website
> > in
> > > > > Adobe format?
> > > > >
> > > > > 73 Norm   K1AA
> > > >
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