[QCWA] My thoughts

[Paul L Schmidt]

Dave Heil wrote:

> 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.

Same here -- there is a chapter in Terre Haute, Indiana, about 1-1/2
hours away, and I know quite a few of the guys there (since I went
to college in Terre Haute)... but chapter meetings just don't fit
into my schedule (even though I've got a daughter living and going
to college there now).

One of the reasons I joined QCWA as soon as I was eligible was to
support QCWA's role as a sanity check for the amateur service.
All those members with 25+ years aren't just clocks ticking - it's
the experience level in the group that gives it a role in
ham radio.

Or at least those are my thoughts :)

73,

Paul / K9PS
Life Member, ARRL
Life Member, QCWA (#26711)