[QCWA] My thoughts

[Harvey&Bessie]

Dave Heil wrote:

> w2icw at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Boy all this talk on the reflector. Many Chapters talked about 
>> associate members for years.
>> When the FCC started to issue ten year licenses I tried to get the
>> Officers  to consider this arrangement. When someone had 15 years in and
>> then renewed for the 10 years I thought about associate memberships. 
>> This
>> was shot down. 
>
>
> I'm not keen on the idea of associate members and it isn't just about 
> QCWA.  I feel the same way about "Sons of the American Legion".  An 
> organization is what it is.  Someone can start a club for radio 
> amateurs which has membership requirements that say a full member must 
> have a General Class or higher license, be able to play "Herando's 
> Hideaway" on the accordian, hold DXCC and be a volunteer fireman--then 
> that's the way it should be.
>
> Anyone who wants to, can start a SDWA (Single Decade Wireless 
> Association).  There'll be a great potential for new members.  Our 
> QCWA is never going to be a large organization.  Actuarial tables 
> define our group.  Most of my old timer pals are gone.  At 57, with 42 
> years in the game, I'm starting to *be* one of the old timers.
>
>> I was not new to recruiting members. In New York City in
>> order to find members for the Founders Chapter I matched an old callbook
>> with a late one and tried to get all those who had 25 years in to join
>> up. It was not an easy task let me tell you. 
>
>
> That's because most folks just aren't joiners.  If they do join, they 
> may not attend.  I don't belong to a great many organizations but I 
> could hardly wait to join QCWA.  I sometimes participate in the QSO 
> parties and I like reading the magazine.  I'm enjoying George Hart's 
> reminiscing.
>
>> The original start up of
>> QCWA was more social than what is going on today. It really starte 
>> with a
>> group that had lunch together in NYC,
>
>
> I think that's what it still is in many places, Hank.  It was really 
> the only thing which interested me.  Oddly, when I joined in 1988 
> until I came back to West Virginia in mid-2000, I never attended a 
> single chapter meeting anywhere.  You know what?  I still haven't.  
> Before coming back here, I was in various African spots and in Finland 
> so I didn't run into other QCWA members as a rule. I'm now about
> 2 1/2 hours away from the West Virginia Chapter meetings and a couple 
> of hours away from the Pittsburgh gang.  Attending those meetings 
> isn't very practical.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave Heil K8MN
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> AMEN! and again I say: AMEN!

    Harvey/W4TG

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