From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Mar  2 18:17:31 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Thu Mar  2 18:18:24 2006
Subject: [QCWA] PRESIDENTIAL HONOR AWARDS
Message-ID: <008a01c63e4f$82d2f640$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

TO ALL QCWA CHAPTERS:
CALL FOR SECTION 97.1 ALL STAR
PRESIDENTIAL HONOR AWARDS
FINAL CALL for your nomination as to who it is in your Chapter that you most 
admire as having best fulfilled, during 2005, the principles codified in 
Section 97.1 of the FCC rules for our amateur service? These five principles 
establish the type of amateur service we are expected to provide in return 
for being allowed to use some highly valuable radio spectrum. It is now the 
time to reflect upon who among should receive our Presidential Honor Awards 
for 2005.
In your Winter QCWA JOURNAL, there is the call for your Chapter to nominate 
QCWA members for these Awards. They will be made on April 1, 2006, and will 
be announced in our Summer QCWA JOURNAL. They are:
1. For service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication 
service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications. 
(Disaster work?)
2. For continuing and extending the amateur operator's proven ability to 
contribute to the advancement of the radio art. (Experimenter?)
3. For advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of 
the radio arts. (Instructor?)
4. For expanding the existing reservoir within our amateur service of 
trained operators, technicians and electronic experts. (Volunteer Examiner?)
5. For continuing and extending the amateur operator's unique ability to 
enhance international goodwill. (DXer?)
Please submit your nomination to Director Harold Chase, W1EES, before March 
15, 2006. He is the Chairman of our Chapter Relations Standing Committee 
that is administering this program. Send to 75 Chestnut Circle, W. Suffield, 
CT 06093-2100.
Include the name and call sign of your nominee, the specific award for which 
you are making your nomination and a statement of your reasons for making 
it.
Here is your opportunity to recognize a deserving QCWA member in your 
Chapter for helping make amateur radio the greatest hobby in the World.
Please let Harold hear from you.
John B. Johnston W3BE
President, QCWA

Submitted for W3BE, 73,
Bob N0UF 


From wb0dul at adelphia.net  Fri Mar  3 16:19:09 2006
From: wb0dul at adelphia.net (Dick Thompson)
Date: Fri Mar  3 19:10:53 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Change of E-Mail Address
Message-ID: <003b01c63f08$230ed260$6401a8c0@dick>

I recently changed my ham radio call sign from WB0DUL to W0RAA. I also
have a small web site that is at www.wb0dul.com. (The 0 is a number Zero
NOT a letter O).

A couple people have been sending me e-mail at starwatcher@adelphia.net.
That address has been deleted, and anybody who sends me e-mail there
will most likely get a notice of a delivery failure. 
Effective IMMEDIATELY, please change my e-mail address to:
w0raa@adelphia.net. Within a week, the wb0dul@adelphia.net address will
be no more. 
For a short while longer I will still have wb0dul@wb0dul.com as an
address for most hams I know, but that will be changed within a week or
so to w0raa@w0raa.com, and when that happens, wb0dul@wb0dul.com will
cease to exist. 
To those of you who are not ham radio enthusiasts, the reason for the
change is really a "ham radio thing" as they say. It is known as a
Vanity Call Sign, and it was chosen for a few reasons. Reason #1 is that
is is shorter. Reason #2 is because a Station will most likely hear
"Romeo Alpha Alpha" easier than "Delta United Lima" and reason #3 is
that when I operate CW (Morse Code) it flows much smoother than my old
call. Again, all ham radio issues that a ham would understand and others
will say "You change your e-mail address more than I change my
underwear." Well, not really, but that's OK, I expect to hear that. 
So, please start using w0raa@adelphia.net IMMEDIATELY. 
Thanks,
Dick Thompson 



From wa2yl at arrl.net  Mon Mar  6 09:12:26 2006
From: wa2yl at arrl.net (Jan Scheuerman)
Date: Mon Mar  6 09:13:26 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Edison #196 Meets March 13th
In-Reply-To: <20050515080106.600CE859ECA@mailman.qth.net>
References: <20050515080106.600CE859ECA@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <440C434A.90306@arrl.net>

Just a reminder that Edison Chapter #196 meets Monday, March 13, at 
11:30 AM at Steak & Ale Restaurant, on Cleveland Avenue, in Fort Myers, 
FL. If you happen to be in the area, please join us for lunch. We'd love 
to have you. If you need directions, just give a shout on the 146.685 
repeater (PL 136.5) or call Jan at 239-542-6507. Fall and winter are 
always special for us because that's when we get to see our winter 
visitors. Don't be a stranger.... come and get acquainted.

Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!! 

73.... Jan Scheuerman, WA2YL
Sec., Edison #196

-- 
Jan Scheuerman, WA2YL  wa2yl@arrl.net
Home Page:  www.wa2yl.com
---Exercise Daily:  Walk with the Lord.


From johnston.john1 at att.net  Mon Mar  6 09:20:44 2006
From: johnston.john1 at att.net (johnston.john1@att.net)
Date: Mon Mar  6 09:21:49 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Edison #196 Meets March 13th
Message-ID: <030620061420.2499.440C453C00015571000009C32158766720CE02080106D202019B9C02080106@att.net>

Have another great meeting, Jan!  We would be there again 'cept we don't arrive back in Flordia until Tuesday.

Please pass my regards on to Tad and the gang.

73 88
W3BE

-------------- Original message from Jan Scheuerman <wa2yl@arrl.net>: -------------- 


> Just a reminder that Edison Chapter #196 meets Monday, March 13, at 
> 11:30 AM at Steak & Ale Restaurant, on Cleveland Avenue, in Fort Myers, 
> FL. If you happen to be in the area, please join us for lunch. We'd love 
> to have you. If you need directions, just give a shout on the 146.685 
> repeater (PL 136.5) or call Jan at 239-542-6507. Fall and winter are 
> always special for us because that's when we get to see our winter 
> visitors. Don't be a stranger.... come and get acquainted. 
> 
> Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!! 
> 
> 73.... Jan Scheuerman, WA2YL 
> Sec., Edison #196 
> 
> -- 
> Jan Scheuerman, WA2YL wa2yl@arrl.net 
> Home Page: www.wa2yl.com 
> ---Exercise Daily: Walk with the Lord. 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> QCWA mailing list 
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net 
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa 
From broske at hutchtel.net  Tue Mar  7 08:06:48 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Tue Mar  7 08:08:17 2006
Subject: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
Message-ID: <005c01c641e8$04a0c120$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An early 
picture and a qsl card for a contact with W8AJW, John Siringer of Cleveland 
on 26 February in 1961 on 75M.  Check it out at 
http://www.qcwa.org/k4lmb-sk.htm

If anyone knows when the pix was taken pls let me know.

73,
Bob N0UF 


From rrucker at verizon.net  Tue Mar  7 09:41:09 2006
From: rrucker at verizon.net (Richard Rucker)
Date: Tue Mar  7 09:42:23 2006
Subject: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
In-Reply-To: <005c01c641e8$04a0c120$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
References: <005c01c641e8$04a0c120$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <ECA421E7-669C-44C6-9BE3-3801E8620504@verizon.net>


On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:06 AM, B Roske wrote:

> I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An  
> early picture

I didn't see it.

Dick Rucker, KM4ML

From broske at hutchtel.net  Tue Mar  7 13:49:03 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Tue Mar  7 13:50:32 2006
Subject: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
References: <005c01c641e8$04a0c120$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<ECA421E7-669C-44C6-9BE3-3801E8620504@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <006701c64217$d215c180$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Thanks Dick,

It's there now.  I purchased the qsl and it arrived yesterday. I had found 
the picture a few days ago
and had the graphics files numbered wrong.

73,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Rucker" <rrucker@verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff


>
> On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:06 AM, B Roske wrote:
>
>> I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An  early 
>> picture
>
> I didn't see it.
>
> Dick Rucker, KM4ML
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
> 


From k5sbu at grandecom.net  Wed Mar  8 08:43:55 2006
From: k5sbu at grandecom.net (Sitting Bulls Uncle)
Date: Wed Mar  8 08:45:03 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5
References: <20060308090106.087D6859E71@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <004e01c642b6$587aed10$6401a8c0@K5SBUMOBILE>

How can I arrange for a SK page for W2IID, Sid Berg?

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:06:48 -0600
From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
Subject: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <005c01c641e8$04a0c120$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original

I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An early
picture and a qsl card for a contact with W8AJW, John Siringer of Cleveland
on 26 February in 1961 on 75M.  Check it out at
http://www.qcwa.org/k4lmb-sk.htm

If anyone knows when the pix was taken pls let me know.

73,
Bob N0UF




------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:41:09 -0500
From: Richard Rucker <rrucker@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
To: Discussion of QCWA <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <ECA421E7-669C-44C6-9BE3-3801E8620504@verizon.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed


On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:06 AM, B Roske wrote:

> I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An
> early picture

I didn't see it.

Dick Rucker, KM4ML



------------------------------

Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:49:03 -0600
From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
Subject: Re: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <006701c64217$d215c180$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response

Thanks Dick,

It's there now.  I purchased the qsl and it arrived yesterday. I had found
the picture a few days ago
and had the graphics files numbered wrong.

73,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Rucker" <rrucker@verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] K4LMB - interesting stuff


>
> On Mar 7, 2006, at 8:06 AM, B Roske wrote:
>
>> I've had the pleasure of adding some items to Ethel's SK page.  An  early
>> picture
>
> I didn't see it.
>
> Dick Rucker, KM4ML
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Thu Mar  9 20:08:13 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Thu Mar  9 20:09:56 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: historical data
Message-ID: <006e01c643df$1b1cd440$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Norm Gertz 
To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:29 PM
Subject: historical data


A fascinating site for those interested;

http://www.marconicalling.com/

Enjoy..

Norm  K1AA
From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Thu Mar  9 20:46:42 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Thu Mar  9 20:46:14 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: historical data
References: <006e01c643df$1b1cd440$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <4410DA82.8030803@bellsouth.net>

All I get is "Page cannot be displayed"
73
Harvey/W4TG

From hamradioguy at vermontel.net  Thu Mar  9 20:53:28 2006
From: hamradioguy at vermontel.net (Bert Morton)
Date: Thu Mar  9 20:55:10 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: historical data
References: <006e01c643df$1b1cd440$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<4410DA82.8030803@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <010901c643e5$71b0c5e0$3400000a@WINXP>

The sight was probably busy Harvey. It worked fine here earlier. It's very 
interesting I might add. Thank you to Norm for posting it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg@bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: historical data


> All I get is "Page cannot be displayed"
> 73
> Harvey/W4TG
>
>
>
> 

From WA2ARS at aol.com  Fri Mar 10 20:57:49 2006
From: WA2ARS at aol.com (WA2ARS@aol.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 20:59:45 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Chapter #45 March Meeting
Message-ID: <241.85c1b80.3143889d@aol.com>

Citrus Chapter #45 Orlando FL. will be meeting Wednesday, March 15 at? 
Holiday House Restaurant 2203 Aloma Ave. Winter Park,from 11:00AM-2:00PM

 It's on the north side of Aloma Avenue east of the junction with Lakemont 
Avenue. It's the second shopping center after Lakemont.? There is a large Publix 
Supermarket in the same shopping center.

>From I-4 or 17-92 turn east on Fairbanks Avenue, SR426. After a couple of 
twists and turns this becomes Aloma Avenue. 

Anyone in the area is welcome and encouraged to attend. YLs and XYLs are also 

welcome.
Please attend if you can.

Visit our website at:? http://www.cycat.com/qcwa

Mort,WA2ARS

E-Mail WA2ARS@aol.com or WA2ARS@arrl.net


From Schrick at copper.net  Fri Mar 10 21:58:57 2006
From: Schrick at copper.net (Gerd Schrick WB8IFM)
Date: Fri Mar 10 22:01:02 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Anybody out there?
Message-ID: <44123CF1.7050406@copper.net>

Next meeting of  Chapter 9 (Dayton/Cincinnati) is next Tuesday, Mar 14th.
Ed, K2VEE, will talk about the search for extra terrestrial life.
Cu there!
73, Gerd, WB8IFM

From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Sat Mar 11 14:36:18 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Sat Mar 11 14:38:25 2006
Subject: Fw: [Qcwa] From 74 Years Ago
Message-ID: <012901c64543$11fd82f0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>


Going through my files.....I thought this would be appropriately enjoyed by 
all..

73  Norm  K1AA
Subject: Fw: [Qcwa] From 74 Years Ago


>
>
>
>> Here's a little item from 74 years ago. It was enclosed along with a
> letter
>> to Marshall Ensor by one of his 1930 Code Lessons students.
>>
>>     THE PSALM OF RADIO
>> Radio is my hobby: I shall want no other.
>> It maketh me to stay home at night.
>> It leadeth me into much trouble.
>> It draweth on my purse.
>> I go into the paths of debt for its sake.
>> Yea, though I understrand it perfectly, it will not oscillate.
>> Its concerts and speeches, they comfort me,
>> Yet it will not work in the presence of my friends.
>> I anoint the coils with shellac:
>> But the tube spillith over,
>> Surely the bug will follow me all the days of my life,
>> And I will dwell in the house of the radio fan forever.
>>                                John R. Elliot
>>
>> From
>> Larry Woodworth, W0HXS
>> President, Marshall Ensor Memorial Organization
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> - - -
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> Marshall Ensor, W9BSP was an ARRL approved Code Practice Station in the
> 20's and
>> 30's
>> It's estimated he helped over 10,000 obtain their Amateur Ticket.
>>
>> To learn more about Marshall, visit the MEMO Web Site at
>> http://www.w9bsp-w9ua.org
> 

From broske at hutchtel.net  Sun Mar 12 01:23:12 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Sun Mar 12 01:26:19 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <01fc01c6459d$96997820$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

73,  Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: johnston.john1@att.net
To: Harold Chase ; Croft Taylor ; Tom Atkins ; Alan Pickering ; Jerrel Jones 
; Harrison Moore ; Leonard Nathanson ; Blanche Randles ; Ed Yoder ; Lew 
Gordon ; Frank Harris ; Bob Roske
Cc: Charles Walbridge
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: Feedback


File this one in your "Now, I've heard everything" folder.

At the Charlotte County (FL) Hamfest this morning, a 1995 ham told me he 
would not join QCWA because it was unfair.  "It won't give me credit for the 
47 years that I was a CBer.  Ham, CB, they're both the same. They use the 
same 10 meter band."

Uh Huh. 


From WA2ARS at aol.com  Sun Mar 12 08:34:35 2006
From: WA2ARS at aol.com (WA2ARS@aol.com)
Date: Sun Mar 12 08:36:42 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <223.9914210.31457d6b@aol.com>

In a message dated 03/12/2006 1:24:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
broske@hutchtel.net writes:

> File this one in your "Now, I've heard everything" folder.
> 
> At the Charlotte County (FL) Hamfest this morning, a 1995 ham told me he 
> would not join QCWA because it was unfair.  "It won't give me credit for the 
> 
> 47 years that I was a CBer.  Ham, CB, they're both the same. They use the 
> same 10 meter band."
> 
> Uh Huh. 
> 
> 

This one is going  right to the front of the folder, and I'm sure it will 
supercede everything else in there.

Mort/WA2ARS
From wa4aw at juno.com  Sun Mar 12 12:31:12 2006
From: wa4aw at juno.com (wa4aw@juno.com)
Date: Sun Mar 12 12:36:20 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <20060312.123417.3340.1.wa4aw@juno.com>

That's one for the record book, Mort.

Jeff  WA4AW
Chapter 111



On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 08:34:35 EST WA2ARS@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 03/12/2006 1:24:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> broske@hutchtel.net writes:
> 
> > File this one in your "Now, I've heard everything" folder.
> > 
> > At the Charlotte County (FL) Hamfest this morning, a 1995 ham told 
> me he 
> > would not join QCWA because it was unfair.  "It won't give me 
> credit for the 
> > 
> > 47 years that I was a CBer.  Ham, CB, they're both the same. They 
> use the 
> > same 10 meter band."
> > 
> > Uh Huh. 
> > 
> > 
> 
> This one is going  right to the front of the folder, and I'm sure it 
> will 
> supercede everything else in there.
> 
> Mort/WA2ARS
> _______________________________________________
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> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 

From gene.pentecost at ieee.org  Sun Mar 12 16:32:39 2006
From: gene.pentecost at ieee.org (Gene Pentecost)
Date: Sun Mar 12 16:35:49 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312131820.01a14318@ieee.org>

Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, is celebrating his 95th birthday.  The local 
hams here in the Greater Palm Springs, CA, area will attend a picnic 
in his honor at Palm Desert Civic Center Park, 11:00 AM, Thursday, 
March 16, 2006.

If all goes as planned, we will have a mini special event station on 
14.213 MHz starting at 1900 UTC.  Those wishing to speak to Leo and 
wish him a "Happy Birthday" should look around the frequency.  We 
will be using Leo's well known call.

73


Gene Pentecost, W4IMT
President, Leo Meyerson Chapter 154
Greater Palm Springs Area
Quarter Century Wireless Association 

From WA2ARS at aol.com  Sun Mar 12 18:26:06 2006
From: WA2ARS at aol.com (WA2ARS@aol.com)
Date: Sun Mar 12 18:28:13 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <25b.872c64a.3146080e@aol.com>

In a message dated 03/12/2006 12:34:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wa4aw@juno.com writes:

> That's one for the record book, Mort.
> 
> Jeff  WA4AW
> Chapter 111
> 
> 

Thanks Jeff,
Nice seeing you again at the Orlando Hamcation

Mort/WA2ARS
Chapter 45 Treasurer
From gene.pentecost at ieee.org  Sun Mar 12 20:00:50 2006
From: gene.pentecost at ieee.org (Gene Pentecost)
Date: Sun Mar 12 20:22:55 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo's Birthday
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312164801.01a14e10@ieee.org>

Some of you may wish to send Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, an s-mail birthday 
greeting.  His temporary CA address is:

148 Vista Paseo
Palm Desert, CA  92260-5308

If you choose to use this address, please note that he will return to 
Omaha on March 29.  He does receive mail, with delay, going to his QRZ address.

73


Gene Pentecost, W4IMT
President, Leo Meyerson Chapter 154
Greater Palm Springs Area
Quarter Century Wireless Association 

From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 12 20:29:37 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Sun Mar 12 20:29:41 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312131820.01a14318@ieee.org>
Message-ID: <4414CB01.9050207@bellsouth.net>

Gene Pentecost wrote:

> Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, is celebrating his 95th birthday.  The local hams 
> here in the Greater Palm Springs, CA, area will attend a picnic in his 
> honor at Palm Desert Civic Center Park, 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 16, 
> 2006.
>
> If all goes as planned, we will have a mini special event station on 
> 14.213 MHz starting at 1900 UTC.  Those wishing to speak to Leo and 
> wish him a "Happy Birthday" should look around the frequency.  We will 
> be using Leo's well known call.
>
> 73
>
>
> Gene Pentecost, W4IMT
> President, Leo Meyerson Chapter 154
> Greater Palm Springs Area
> Quarter Century Wireless Association
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
> I wish to extend my hearty congratulations to Leo on his 95th 
> birthday. Anybody older than I am is really old!! (If he now resides 
> in California, he should change his address with FCC).

Harvey/W4TG (Age 9?)


From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 12 20:34:04 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Sun Mar 12 20:34:12 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo's Birthday
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312164801.01a14e10@ieee.org>
Message-ID: <4414CC0C.50801@bellsouth.net>

Gene Pentecost wrote:

> Some of you may wish to send Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, an s-mail birthday 
> greeting.  His temporary CA address is:
>
> 148 Vista Paseo
> Palm Desert, CA  92260-5308
>
> If you choose to use this address, please note that he will return to 
> Omaha on March 29.  He does receive mail, with delay, going to his QRZ 
> address.
>
> 73
>
>
> Gene Pentecost, W4IMT
> President, Leo Meyerson Chapter 154
> Greater Palm Springs Area
> Quarter Century Wireless Association
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
>
Oops! I sent the previous message before I got this one!
Harvey/W4TG

From wb4bah at mindspring.com  Sun Mar 12 20:33:34 2006
From: wb4bah at mindspring.com (Tim WB4BAH)
Date: Sun Mar 12 20:35:40 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!
In-Reply-To: <4414CB01.9050207@bellsouth.net>
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312131820.01a14318@ieee.org>
	<4414CB01.9050207@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <4414CBEE.4090607@mindspring.com>

9 1/2????
Gotta be a typo
:-)

Tim WB4BAH
54
wish I was 9 1/2
feel like I am 95

Harvey&Bessie wrote:

>
> Harvey/W4TG (Age 9?)

From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 12 21:48:55 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Sun Mar 12 21:48:58 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312131820.01a14318@ieee.org>	<4414CB01.9050207@bellsouth.net>
	<4414CBEE.4090607@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <4414DD97.6020209@bellsouth.net>

Tim WB4BAH wrote:

> 9 1/2????
> Gotta be a typo
> :-)
>
> Tim WB4BAH
> 54
> wish I was 9 1/2
> feel like I am 95
>
> Harvey&Bessie wrote:
>
>>
>> Harvey/W4TG (Age 9?)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
>
No Typo, be 91 in August this year and was first licensed in 1931.
Harvey/W4TG

From dmulloy at pacifier.com  Sun Mar 12 23:08:27 2006
From: dmulloy at pacifier.com (Doug)
Date: Sun Mar 12 23:10:26 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
References: <25b.872c64a.3146080e@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001101c64653$c808fd20$6400a8c0@DOUG>

Were those all continuous years of unlicensed CB operation using a "Kicker" 
and a 120 foot tower and 3 element quad?

Doug K7ABX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WA2ARS@aol.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?


> In a message dated 03/12/2006 12:34:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> wa4aw@juno.com writes:
>
>> That's one for the record book, Mort.
>>
>> Jeff  WA4AW
>> Chapter 111
>>
>>
>
> Thanks Jeff,
> Nice seeing you again at the Orlando Hamcation
>
> Mort/WA2ARS
> Chapter 45 Treasurer
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 


From ve3es at cogeco.ca  Sun Mar 12 23:14:02 2006
From: ve3es at cogeco.ca (Bill)
Date: Sun Mar 12 23:16:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
In-Reply-To: <001101c64653$c808fd20$6400a8c0@DOUG>
References: <25b.872c64a.3146080e@aol.com>
	<001101c64653$c808fd20$6400a8c0@DOUG>
Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060312231041.01c69c28@cogeco.ca>


I'm guessing that he had the "Kicker" but the tower was actually a 
10' tripod on top of his garage and the antenna was "stacked 3's" 
tuned up for maximum output on all 23 channels.  His station became a 
mess when the "extra" channels were added.  Today he runs a Ranger 
2995DX all tuned up to cover from 24 to 30 megacycles and his 
"stand-by" is the Triple Nickel, 27.555 megs.

Bill VE3ES



At 11:08 PM 12/03/2006, you wrote:
>Were those all continuous years of unlicensed CB operation using a 
>"Kicker" and a 120 foot tower and 3 element quad?
>
>Doug K7ABX
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <WA2ARS@aol.com>
>To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
>
>
>>In a message dated 03/12/2006 12:34:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>wa4aw@juno.com writes:
>>
>>>That's one for the record book, Mort.
>>>
>>>Jeff  WA4AW
>>>Chapter 111
>>>
>>
>>Thanks Jeff,
>>Nice seeing you again at the Orlando Hamcation
>>
>>Mort/WA2ARS
>>Chapter 45 Treasurer
>>_______________________________________________
>>QCWA mailing list
>>QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>QCWA mailing list
>QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa

From ai7w at comcast.net  Mon Mar 13 13:23:10 2006
From: ai7w at comcast.net (Steve)
Date: Mon Mar 13 13:26:08 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
In-Reply-To: <20060312.123417.3340.1.wa4aw@juno.com>
Message-ID: <000001c646cb$2f4a4620$99011a2c@AI7WDesk>

As long as this guy was on CB he may have actually had a CB license with a
callsign. The FCC used to require one in the 60's.
Steve .. AI7W


> In a message dated 03/12/2006 1:24:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> broske@hutchtel.net writes:
>
> > File this one in your "Now, I've heard everything" folder.
> >
> > At the Charlotte County (FL) Hamfest this morning, a 1995 ham told
> me he
> > would not join QCWA because it was unfair.  "It won't give me
> credit for the
> >
> > 47 years that I was a CBer.  Ham, CB, they're both the same. They
> use the
> > same 10 meter band."
> >
> > Uh Huh.
> >
>

From ma.locksmith at juno.com  Mon Mar 13 13:33:28 2006
From: ma.locksmith at juno.com (ma.locksmith@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 13:38:44 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <20060313.133338.-48243045.3.ma.locksmith@juno.com>

Ah, yes....

Can anyone come up with an earlier call than 1W4895?

Now, K1ZOK

Ed

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:23:10 -0000 "Steve" <ai7w@comcast.net> writes:
> As long as this guy was on CB he may have actually had a CB license 
> with a
> callsign. The FCC used to require one in the 60's.
> Steve .. AI7W
> 
> 
From n4rm at bellsouth.net  Mon Mar 13 13:38:19 2006
From: n4rm at bellsouth.net (Ralph Mott)
Date: Mon Mar 13 13:40:28 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
References: <20060313.133338.-48243045.3.ma.locksmith@juno.com>
Message-ID: <01c401c646cd$4cfb1080$6101a8c0@launchmodem.com>

KDB6539 N4RM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ma.locksmith@juno.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?


> Ah, yes....
> 
> Can anyone come up with an earlier call than 1W4895?
> 
> Now, K1ZOK
> 
> Ed
> 
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:23:10 -0000 "Steve" <ai7w@comcast.net> writes:
> > As long as this guy was on CB he may have actually had a CB license 
> > with a
> > callsign. The FCC used to require one in the 60's.
> > Steve .. AI7W
> > 
> > 
> _______________________________________________
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> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa

From garyk0bc at alltel.net  Mon Mar 13 14:26:26 2006
From: garyk0bc at alltel.net (Gary Harrison)
Date: Mon Mar 13 14:28:32 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
In-Reply-To: <20060313.133338.-48243045.3.ma.locksmith@juno.com>
References: <20060313.133338.-48243045.3.ma.locksmith@juno.com>
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060313132432.04165170@pop.alltel.net>

At 01:33 PM 3/13/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Ah, yes....
>
>Can anyone come up with an earlier call than 1W4895?
>
>Now, K1ZOK
>
>Ed

         Got me beat!  I had KNH0258 and talked to a local that had a 17Q 
or might have been 17W.  Sold and traded all the CB gear for a Swan 
250.  Must have been about 1966 or so.


73,
Gary Harrison, K0BC 
From dmulloy at pacifier.com  Mon Mar 13 15:22:25 2006
From: dmulloy at pacifier.com (Doug)
Date: Mon Mar 13 15:24:32 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
References: <20060313.133338.-48243045.3.ma.locksmith@juno.com>
Message-ID: <000a01c646db$d7da2de0$6400a8c0@DOUG>

Well, I was unit 3 for 13Q0707, the primary was held by the late John Nagel, 
W7AQE.
73
Doug K7ABX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ma.locksmith@juno.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?


> Ah, yes....
>
> Can anyone come up with an earlier call than 1W4895?
>
> Now, K1ZOK
>
> Ed
>
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:23:10 -0000 "Steve" <ai7w@comcast.net> writes:
>> As long as this guy was on CB he may have actually had a CB license
>> with a
>> callsign. The FCC used to require one in the 60's.
>> Steve .. AI7W
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 


From johnston.john1 at att.net  Mon Mar 13 16:09:30 2006
From: johnston.john1 at att.net (johnston.john1@att.net)
Date: Mon Mar 13 16:11:45 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <031320062109.9951.4415DF89000DB91A000026DF2160280741CE02080106D202019B9C02080106@att.net>

3W1735  1958  Never actually got a CB rig ont the air, however.  W3BE

-------------- Original message from Gary Harrison <garyk0bc@alltel.net>: -------------- 


> At 01:33 PM 3/13/2006 -0500, you wrote: 
> >Ah, yes.... 
> > 
> >Can anyone come up with an earlier call than 1W4895? 
> > 
> >Now, K1ZOK 
> > 
> >Ed 
> 
> Got me beat! I had KNH0258 and talked to a local that had a 17Q 
> or might have been 17W. Sold and traded all the CB gear for a Swan 
> 250. Must have been about 1966 or so. 
> 
> 
> 73, 
> Gary Harrison, K0BC 
> _______________________________________________ 
> QCWA mailing list 
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net 
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa 
From ma.locksmith at juno.com  Mon Mar 13 15:03:08 2006
From: ma.locksmith at juno.com (ma.locksmith@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 16:25:49 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <20060313.162027.-48243045.1.ma.locksmith@juno.com>

Oh, certainly not.....  the 1W call was the first type issued, well
before any CB call starting with K

Going back to 1959  :o)

Ed



On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:38:19 -0500 "Ralph Mott" <n4rm@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> KDB6539 N4RM
> 
> 
From ma.locksmith at juno.com  Mon Mar 13 16:22:50 2006
From: ma.locksmith at juno.com (ma.locksmith@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 17:19:17 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <20060313.171522.-48243045.0.ma.locksmith@juno.com>

Close....  the 1Q calls were assigned after the 1W calls ran out.   ;o)


On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:22:25 -0800 "Doug" <dmulloy@pacifier.com> writes:
> Well, I was unit 3 for 13Q0707, the primary was held by the late John 
> Nagel, 
> W7AQE.
> 73
> Doug K7ABX
> 
From ma.locksmith at juno.com  Mon Mar 13 16:24:39 2006
From: ma.locksmith at juno.com (ma.locksmith@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 17:19:17 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
Message-ID: <20060313.171522.-48243045.1.ma.locksmith@juno.com>

This one looks like it's got me.....  ;o)

Mine is also 1958.

Ed


On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:09:30 +0000 johnston.john1@att.net writes:
> 3W1735  1958  Never actually got a CB rig ont the air, however.  W3BE
> 
> -------------- Original message from Gary Harrison 
> <garyk0bc@alltel.net>: -------------- 
> 
> 
From rwpeters at swbell.net  Mon Mar 13 18:09:32 2006
From: rwpeters at swbell.net (Bob Peters)
Date: Mon Mar 13 18:11:51 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?
In-Reply-To: <20060313.162027.-48243045.1.ma.locksmith@juno.com>
Message-ID: <000b01c646f3$31496a50$7b01a8c0@W1PE>

You are correct Ed I was 1W8144 in Maine and the they made me KKA9144 in
the 60's but was on 440MHZ with a Vocaline and we had 40 of those in our
CD unit
And then went to Gooney Boxes in61...

Bob W1PE

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces+rwpeters=swbell.net@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:qcwa-bounces+rwpeters=swbell.net@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
ma.locksmith@juno.com
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 2:03 PM
To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Have you heard Everything?

Oh, certainly not.....  the 1W call was the first type issued, well
before any CB call starting with K

Going back to 1959  :o)

Ed



On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:38:19 -0500 "Ralph Mott" <n4rm@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> KDB6539 N4RM
> 
> 
_______________________________________________
QCWA mailing list
QCWA@mailman.qth.net
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa

From w4vz at bellsouth.net  Tue Mar 14 12:00:14 2006
From: w4vz at bellsouth.net (Arthur R. Rauch)
Date: Tue Mar 14 12:02:45 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Andy Clark Chapter # 12 Meeting Notice
Message-ID: <000d01c64788$c3c2b680$6101a8c0@arthurg0ujv4hy>

The next regular meeting of The Andy Clark Chapter # 12 QCWA will be this Saturday March 18th at 12 Noon at Steak and Ale 9090 SW 97 Ave Miami FL. Bring a friend. Visitors are always welcome.
73 Art Rauch W4VZ Secretary
From garyk0bc at alltel.net  Wed Mar 15 19:36:17 2006
From: garyk0bc at alltel.net (Gary Harrison)
Date: Wed Mar 15 19:38:18 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fwd: [fpqrp] Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060315183420.0369c480@pop.alltel.net>

         Interesting editorial.  I didn't see a name attached to the 
material, wonder if the author is a ham?

         Borrowed from the flying pigs reflector by a QCWA member.

Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH

>Here's a good Editorial!
>
>http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060315/OPINION02/603150304

73,
Gary Harrison, K0BC

From jangus at socal.rr.com  Wed Mar 15 19:46:12 2006
From: jangus at socal.rr.com (Jeffrey D Angus)
Date: Wed Mar 15 19:48:48 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fwd: [fpqrp] Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH
In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.2.20060315183420.0369c480@pop.alltel.net>
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20060315183420.0369c480@pop.alltel.net>
Message-ID: <4418B554.5050705@socal.rr.com>



Gary Harrison wrote:

>         Interesting editorial.  I didn't see a name attached to the 
> material, wonder if the author is a ham?
>
>         Borrowed from the flying pigs reflector by a QCWA member.
>
> Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH 


If older "more established" methods of communications are "better", then
why isn't signal flags or semaphore a requirement then. After all, even when
there is no electricity available, THOSE will get through.

Jeff
wa6fwi

-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
Tara Morice as Fran, from the movie "Strictly Ballroom"

From jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com  Thu Mar 16 19:18:58 2006
From: jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com (Jon Pearl - W4ABC)
Date: Thu Mar 16 19:21:16 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fwd: [fpqrp] Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20060315183420.0369c480@pop.alltel.net>
	<4418B554.5050705@socal.rr.com>
Message-ID: <112301c64958$638666a0$6401a8c0@JonPC>

Because I may forget my eyeglasses?
Because it may be dark out?

or...

Because they don't involve RADIO!


Jon Pearl - W4ABC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey D Angus" <jangus@socal.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fwd: [fpqrp] Morse Code - an editorial from Toledo OH

[snip]

> If older "more established" methods of communications are "better", then
> why isn't signal flags or semaphore a requirement then. After all, even 
> when
> there is no electricity available, THOSE will get through.
>
> Jeff
> wa6fwi

From dmulloy at pacifier.com  Fri Mar 17 13:26:36 2006
From: dmulloy at pacifier.com (Doug)
Date: Fri Mar 17 13:29:40 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!
References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060312131820.01a14318@ieee.org>
Message-ID: <024401c649f0$53f39990$6400a8c0@DOUG>

I have often wondered how Leo or World Radio managed to get a letter to me 
with his QSL card sample before the FCC managed to get my novice license to 
me. I took the Novice test in Feb. 1957 as a 12 year old and was really 
beginning to wonder by June when I received a letter from Leo with my KN7ABX 
call sign on it. About 10 days later I received my "ticket" from the FCC. 
Did Leo have a spy in the FCC office?
I already had a Heathkit AR-3 built by then, but his letter convinced me to 
save my paper route money for a WRL Globe Chief kit and later on, with a 
General ticket I purchased the screen-grid modulator add on kit.
73
Doug K7ABX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Pentecost" <gene.pentecost@ieee.org>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:32 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Leo Meyerson is 95!!!


> Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, is celebrating his 95th birthday.  The local hams 
> here in the Greater Palm Springs, CA, area will attend a picnic in his 
> honor at Palm Desert Civic Center Park, 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 16, 
> 2006.
>
> If all goes as planned, we will have a mini special event station on 
> 14.213 MHz starting at 1900 UTC.  Those wishing to speak to Leo and wish 
> him a "Happy Birthday" should look around the frequency.  We will be using 
> Leo's well known call.
>
> 73
>
>
> Gene Pentecost, W4IMT
> President, Leo Meyerson Chapter 154
> Greater Palm Springs Area
> Quarter Century Wireless Association
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 


From ValErwin at aol.com  Sat Mar 18 19:24:24 2006
From: ValErwin at aol.com (ValErwin@aol.com)
Date: Sat Mar 18 19:27:32 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Claremore Hamfest
Message-ID: <330.3384e2.314dfeb8@aol.com>

Hey!!

Wat' happened do youse' guys??

I really expected you to show...........

Jettie and I are here in Claremore at the hamfest............will drive back 
to the Dallas area tomorrow morn...............in da' rain.

Don't Miss Carolyn and I look purtee' in the QCWA Journal........heh heh???

Val
PUT'
From wa5flv at terraworld.net  Sun Mar 19 05:29:31 2006
From: wa5flv at terraworld.net (Gary Sherard)
Date: Sun Mar 19 05:34:05 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 16
References: <20060319090107.50442859E70@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <000b01c64b40$036ea1d0$b28f8341@WA5FLV>

I was there. Signed your list. Saw another guy wearing a hat.
Almost didn't see the table for all the stuff. But did see the hats so
stopped to visit and you were on the phone.

Gary
CH 211 Chanute,KS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <qcwa-request@mailman.qth.net>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:01 AM
Subject: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 16


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> From: ValErwin@aol.com
> Subject: [QCWA] Re: Claremore Hamfest
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Hey!!
>
> Wat' happened do youse' guys??
>
> I really expected you to show...........
>
> Jettie and I are here in Claremore at the hamfest............will drive
back
> to the Dallas area tomorrow morn...............in da' rain.
>
> Don't Miss Carolyn and I look purtee' in the QCWA Journal........heh
heh???
>
> Val
> PUT'
>
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From W8EK at speakeasy.net  Sun Mar 19 08:04:57 2006
From: W8EK at speakeasy.net (Ken Simpson, W8EK)
Date: Sun Mar 19 08:09:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Thanks to Chapter 82, Hobe Sound, FL
Message-ID: <006e01c64b55$d7d7b820$f801000a@kendell>


Yesterday, at the Stuart, FL, Hamfest, Chapter 82 from Hobe Sound, FL
(east coast, north of Miami and West Palm Beach) had a very nice set up
at the hamfest.  They had a nice display, with ample supplies of QCWA
materials and applications.

Way to go Chapter 82.

73,

Ken, W8EK
Chapter 62, Ocala, FL

From rrucker at verizon.net  Sun Mar 19 08:57:23 2006
From: rrucker at verizon.net (Richard Rucker)
Date: Sun Mar 19 09:00:44 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Chapter 91's website updated: Bill Hider, N3RR,
 on contesting antennas; VWS Winterfest '06
Message-ID: <7952B387-3CBC-4256-B688-0836BC055D85@verizon.net>

Our web site was updated this morning.  To see more, click on:

               <http://homepage.mac.com/rrucker/chapter91.html>


Under Recent Events:
-----------------------------
March 11, 2006: "Design and Safety in Large HF Antenna Arrays," Bill  
Hider, N3RR

"The concept for Bill's 'dream tower' evolved from discussions with  
Frank Donovan, W3LPL, and a few other members of...

"After establishing his requirements and doing some engineering work,  
Bill chose...

"He ran pattern-modeling software on the antennas to get their  
expected relative-strength radiation patterns...

"The tower he chose was...

"The guying system was designed to meet the requirements of...

"The installation of the antennas proceeded top-down...

"Bill then briefed on what he did to control lightning...



Under Photo Albums & Downloadable Files:
-----------------------------------------------------------
Photos from our March meeting and from Chapter 91's table at Vienna  
Wireless Society's Winterfest 2006, click on:
    <http://homepage.mac.com/rrucker/PhotoAlbum77.html>


Dick Rucker, KM4ML
webmaster,
QCWA Vic Clark Chapter 91




From Schrick at copper.net  Mon Mar 20 22:14:44 2006
From: Schrick at copper.net (Gerd Schrick WB8IFM)
Date: Mon Mar 20 22:18:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Callbook 1987 or 1988
Message-ID: <441F6FA4.2060806@copper.net>

Hello, I need help.
Someone with a 1987 or 1988 Callbook:
Please look up KA8YIE, check who it is and what type lis.
Thank You!
Vy73, Gerd, WB8IFM, Dayton.


From w7vu at arrl.net  Mon Mar 20 22:32:45 2006
From: w7vu at arrl.net (W7VU)
Date: Mon Mar 20 22:36:09 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Callbook 1987 or 1988
References: <441F6FA4.2060806@copper.net>
Message-ID: <004801c64c98$1f49d470$6484f204@RON32SFF21>

88 Callbook

KA8YIE
T
JEFFERY E HOLSINGER
737 N RICHARD DR, XENIA OH 45385

Ron - W7VU
Oregon Coast Chapter 175


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerd Schrick WB8IFM" <Schrick@copper.net>
To: "QCWA-BB" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 7:14 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Callbook 1987 or 1988


> Hello, I need help.
> Someone with a 1987 or 1988 Callbook:
> Please look up KA8YIE, check who it is and what type lis.
> Thank You!
> Vy73, Gerd, WB8IFM, Dayton.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 
>

From Schrick at copper.net  Tue Mar 21 09:38:40 2006
From: Schrick at copper.net (Gerd Schrick WB8IFM)
Date: Tue Mar 21 09:42:23 2006
Subject: [QCWA] THANKS! Re Callbook 1987 or 1988
In-Reply-To: <004801c64c98$1f49d470$6484f204@RON32SFF21>
References: <441F6FA4.2060806@copper.net>
	<004801c64c98$1f49d470$6484f204@RON32SFF21>
Message-ID: <44200FF0.20307@copper.net>

W7VU wrote:

>
> 88 Callbook
>
> KA8YIE
> T
> JEFFERY E HOLSINGER
> 737 N RICHARD DR, XENIA OH 45385
>
> Ron - W7VU
> Oregon Coast Chapter 175

A big THANKS,   Ron!
VY73, Gerd, WB8IFM, Ch9, Dayton/Cincinnati

From broske at hutchtel.net  Tue Mar 21 22:16:45 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Tue Mar 21 22:20:48 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Your 2006 Candidates
Message-ID: <004201c64d5f$12524050$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Greeting,

Your 2006 QCWA Candidates are on the website at url 
http://www.qcwa.org/2006election/index.htm  For now, this contains the same 
data as in the Journal except the pictures are larger and except for one, in 
color.  Candidates are listed by office, then by the first letter of the 
suffix of their call sign.  I'll be adding e-mail id's later this week.

To the candidates: If you wish to add to you write-up or change your 
picture, forward the changes to me.
If you do not want your e-mail id added, please let me know.

73,
Bob N0UF
Webmaster 


From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Mar 23 20:35:45 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Thu Mar 23 20:39:52 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members
Message-ID: <00bd01c64ee3$49a4aef0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Good Evening,

I just had the pleasure of adding Arthur Winter, W2ABT to the QCWA Website. 
Ace was born in 1910 and holds QCWA member number 426.  As far as Chuck and 
I know, there are only four living members with numbers below 500 and not 
many more below 1000.  Check Ace out at url http://www.qcwa.org/w2adb.htm

We still have two charter members left,  #13, Frank Lester, W4AMJ (W2AMJ in 
1947) and #23 Ralph Hasslinger, W2CVF.
http://www.qcwa.org/w4amj.htm    http://www.qcwa.org/w2cvf.htm

The forth is #363, Seymour Denby W2BNW, born in 1913, QTH Hollis, NY.   I've 
add a page for Sy too, but there isn't mush on it.
http://www.qcwa.org/w2bnw.htm

We have write ups on our two charter members but I'd really appreciate it if 
someone in the Hollis, NY Area would get together with Seymour, record his 
ham career and forward it with a picture or two to me so it can be added 
too.

For those of you that live near a QCWA member number 500 - 1000, or if you 
are such a member, start thinking about doing the same thing. For now we 
have plenty of space on the website.

If we don't capture this information now, it will be lost forever.

tnx es 73,
Bob N0UF
Webmaster 


From robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com  Fri Mar 24 00:12:23 2006
From: robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com (Janeth and Robert)
Date: Fri Mar 24 00:16:26 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members
In-Reply-To: <00bd01c64ee3$49a4aef0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <000001c64f01$88ebe380$6501a8c0@small>

	Thanks for sharing Bob!  It is extremely interesting to read how
these most senior hams came into the hobby.  There weren't a lot who went
before, so you had to have a visionary streak to see where all this
"wireless" was heading.

Also, I don't know what it is about having a "2" call, or being from Bergen
County, NJ, but I'll take it!

73,

Harv, K2PI
Born NYC
Raised Englewood, NJ
 

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces+robert.harvey30=btinternet.com@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:qcwa-bounces+robert.harvey30=btinternet.com@mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of B Roske
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:36 AM
To: QCWA - Reflector
Subject: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members

Good Evening,

I just had the pleasure of adding Arthur Winter, W2ABT to the QCWA Website. 
Ace was born in 1910 and holds QCWA member number 426.  As far as Chuck and
I know, there are only four living members with numbers below 500 and not
many more below 1000.  Check Ace out at url http://www.qcwa.org/w2adb.htm

We still have two charter members left,  #13, Frank Lester, W4AMJ (W2AMJ in
1947) and #23 Ralph Hasslinger, W2CVF.
http://www.qcwa.org/w4amj.htm    http://www.qcwa.org/w2cvf.htm

The forth is #363, Seymour Denby W2BNW, born in 1913, QTH Hollis, NY.   I've

add a page for Sy too, but there isn't mush on it.
http://www.qcwa.org/w2bnw.htm

We have write ups on our two charter members but I'd really appreciate it if
someone in the Hollis, NY Area would get together with Seymour, record his
ham career and forward it with a picture or two to me so it can be added
too.

For those of you that live near a QCWA member number 500 - 1000, or if you
are such a member, start thinking about doing the same thing. For now we
have plenty of space on the website.

If we don't capture this information now, it will be lost forever.

tnx es 73,
Bob N0UF
Webmaster 


_______________________________________________
QCWA mailing list
QCWA@mailman.qth.net
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa


From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Mar 24 00:19:45 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Fri Mar 24 00:23:54 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members
References: <000001c64f01$88ebe380$6501a8c0@small>
Message-ID: <017301c64f02$94d7d720$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Hi Harv,

Glad you enjoy it.  That's the icing on the cake.

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janeth and Robert" <robert.harvey30@btinternet.com>
To: "'Discussion of QCWA'" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:12 PM
Subject: RE: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members


> Thanks for sharing Bob!  It is extremely interesting to read how
> these most senior hams came into the hobby.  There weren't a lot who went
> before, so you had to have a visionary streak to see where all this
> "wireless" was heading.
>
> Also, I don't know what it is about having a "2" call, or being from 
> Bergen
> County, NJ, but I'll take it!
>
> 73,
>
> Harv, K2PI
> Born NYC
> Raised Englewood, NJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qcwa-bounces+robert.harvey30=btinternet.com@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:qcwa-bounces+robert.harvey30=btinternet.com@mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of B Roske
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:36 AM
> To: QCWA - Reflector
> Subject: [QCWA] Long Time QCWA Members
>
> Good Evening,
>
> I just had the pleasure of adding Arthur Winter, W2ABT to the QCWA 
> Website.
> Ace was born in 1910 and holds QCWA member number 426.  As far as Chuck 
> and
> I know, there are only four living members with numbers below 500 and not
> many more below 1000.  Check Ace out at url http://www.qcwa.org/w2adb.htm
>
> We still have two charter members left,  #13, Frank Lester, W4AMJ (W2AMJ 
> in
> 1947) and #23 Ralph Hasslinger, W2CVF.
> http://www.qcwa.org/w4amj.htm    http://www.qcwa.org/w2cvf.htm
>
> The forth is #363, Seymour Denby W2BNW, born in 1913, QTH Hollis, NY. 
> I've
>
> add a page for Sy too, but there isn't mush on it.
> http://www.qcwa.org/w2bnw.htm
>
> We have write ups on our two charter members but I'd really appreciate it 
> if
> someone in the Hollis, NY Area would get together with Seymour, record his
> ham career and forward it with a picture or two to me so it can be added
> too.
>
> For those of you that live near a QCWA member number 500 - 1000, or if you
> are such a member, start thinking about doing the same thing. For now we
> have plenty of space on the website.
>
> If we don't capture this information now, it will be lost forever.
>
> tnx es 73,
> Bob N0UF
> Webmaster
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
> 


From RonF404 at aol.com  Fri Mar 24 08:38:05 2006
From: RonF404 at aol.com (RonF404@aol.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 08:42:22 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
Message-ID: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>

Bob,
 
Hollis, NY is a district of Queens in New York City.  I would submit  that 
there are members in the NYC area who would be able to meet with  W2BNW.
 
73,
 
Ron Fish, KX1W
Middletown, NY
From walt at w2du.com  Fri Mar 24 09:55:30 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Fri Mar 24 10:01:50 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Hi Gang,

I don't know whether it's still happening or not, but around 30 and 40 years ago
the occupants of 3999 MHz met in person at Colts Neck, NJ, every month, I
believe on the first monday or tuesday of the month. Frank Lester, then W2AMJ,
was there every month, so I had the pleasure of knowing him very well.

Frank is presently living in Venice, FL. He called me on the phone a few months
ago to ask questions about baluns, specifically about the W2DU current balun
that I invented and disclosed  to the ham public in QST. March 1983. He was
having a difficult time hearing me, but his voice was strong, and I recognized
it immediately as Frank.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Art Winter around 40 years ago at a QCWA
dinner meeting in NYC. I met many of the charter members at that meeting,
including Uda Ross, W2UD.

I received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life with
QCWA members is a hoot!

Walt Maxwell, W1DU

From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Fri Mar 24 11:04:38 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Fri Mar 24 11:08:58 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>
	<001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <000701c64f5c$a7b377a0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Hi Walt.....sure do remember Frank Lester and am glad to hear he is doing 
okay.......the QCWA gang in the NYC area and nearby are very active...they 
have many joint meetings.

Congratulations on your 70 years award........I will have 70 years licensed 
next year.....I am younger than you!!!

73   Norm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Maxwell" <walt@w2du.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Long time members


> Hi Gang,
>
> I don't know whether it's still happening or not, but around 30 and 40 
> years ago
> the occupants of 3999 MHz met in person at Colts Neck, NJ, every month, I
> believe on the first monday or tuesday of the month. Frank Lester, then 
> W2AMJ,
> was there every month, so I had the pleasure of knowing him very well.
>
> Frank is presently living in Venice, FL. He called me on the phone a few 
> months
> ago to ask questions about baluns, specifically about the W2DU current 
> balun
> that I invented and disclosed  to the ham public in QST. March 1983. He 
> was
> having a difficult time hearing me, but his voice was strong, and I 
> recognized
> it immediately as Frank.
>
> I also had the pleasure of meeting Art Winter around 40 years ago at a 
> QCWA
> dinner meeting in NYC. I met many of the charter members at that meeting,
> including Uda Ross, W2UD.
>
> I received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life 
> with
> QCWA members is a hoot!
>
> Walt Maxwell, W1DU
>
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa 

From W2od at aol.com  Fri Mar 24 11:13:20 2006
From: W2od at aol.com (W2od@aol.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 11:17:34 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
Message-ID: <375.4b05.315574a0@aol.com>

Hi Walt and others interested,

The Colts Neck, NJ luncheons were on the second Tuesday of every month at 
noon.  Unfortunately, attendance has dropped so bad (3 or 4 is all - we used to 
have 30 or more every month) that they wouldn't give us a private room.  In the 
interest of attracting those who thought the Colts Neck Inn was a bit pricey, 
we moved across the street to a Perkins on the second Tuesday at noon.  
Anyone in the area is welcome to join us.  Attendance is small so we seldom need 
more than a single booth.

I should point out that we still meet at the Colts Neck Inn on the second 
Tuesday in July and usually still get a decent turnout (30 to 40) but even that 
is dwindling. (we've got to do something about the silent keys!)  I remember 
years when we had over 100 in July.  Again, all in the area are welcome to join 
us.

Very 73 de Bob, W2OD
From walt at w2du.com  Fri Mar 24 11:37:07 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Fri Mar 24 11:43:28 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <375.4b05.315574a0@aol.com>
Message-ID: <003201c64f61$31ed11c0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Hi Bob et al,

It's great to know that the Colts Neck meetings are still in progress, though
only once a year now. When I was there in the '60s and '70's most of the guys
were 3999rs, but I haven't heard anyone on 99 for years. What's happened? Are
the newer guys afraid to operate that close to the band edge? Or is it the
digitial QRM from the African BC station on 3.95 MHz? Hope we can get those
types of QRM deleted from the 80 and 40 m bands someday.

Congrats to you also, Bob, on your work with the QCWA. Good to know you're
there.

Walt

PS--Forgot to mention earlier that when I was a member of the Delaware Chapter 5
I knew Ralph Hasslinger. It was great to have been at the right place at the
right time to know some of our charter members.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W2od@aol.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Long time members


> Hi Walt and others interested,
>
> The Colts Neck, NJ luncheons were on the second Tuesday of every month at
> noon.  Unfortunately, attendance has dropped so bad (3 or 4 is all - we used
to
> have 30 or more every month) that they wouldn't give us a private room.  In
the
> interest of attracting those who thought the Colts Neck Inn was a bit pricey,
> we moved across the street to a Perkins on the second Tuesday at noon.
> Anyone in the area is welcome to join us.  Attendance is small so we seldom
need
> more than a single booth.
>
> I should point out that we still meet at the Colts Neck Inn on the second
> Tuesday in July and usually still get a decent turnout (30 to 40) but even
that
> is dwindling. (we've got to do something about the silent keys!)  I remember
> years when we had over 100 in July.  Again, all in the area are welcome to
join
> us.
>
> Very 73 de Bob, W2OD
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>

From walt at w2du.com  Fri Mar 24 11:45:55 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Fri Mar 24 11:52:15 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com><001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
	<000701c64f5c$a7b377a0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <004301c64f62$6c6f2350$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Hi Norm, I'm 87, what's yours?

Walt
From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Fri Mar 24 14:42:25 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Fri Mar 24 14:46:40 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>
	<001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
	<000701c64f5c$a7b377a0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<004301c64f62$6c6f2350$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <000b01c64f7b$14874960$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

85 in October......I hope

Norm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Maxwell" <walt@w2du.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Long time members


> Hi Norm, I'm 87, what's yours?
> 
> Walt
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Fri Mar 24 19:55:36 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Fri Mar 24 19:58:29 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>
	<001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <44249508.9010202@bellsouth.net>

Hi, Walt. I just received my 75-year award last week. Very humbling. And 
the local ham club (Macon Amateur Radio Club - W4BKM) - made a big fuss 
about it, even getting local TV and press involved! Will be 91 in 
August.  Sure would be nice to meet in person with some of the old, old 
timers. But my LD traveling days are now limited. Best I can do is a few 
hamfests a year.
73,
Harvey/W4TG

From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Mar 24 20:09:32 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Fri Mar 24 20:15:11 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com><001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
	<44249508.9010202@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <025001c64fa8$f9f91af0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Congratulations Harvey,  

It's fantastic that the local club made it a special occasion.

GL es 73,
Bob Roske, N0UF
QCWA Vice President
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg@bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Long time members


> Hi, Walt. I just received my 75-year award last week. Very humbling. And 
> the local ham club (Macon Amateur Radio Club - W4BKM) - made a big fuss 
> about it, even getting local TV and press involved! Will be 91 in 
> August.  Sure would be nice to meet in person with some of the old, old 
> timers. But my LD traveling days are now limited. Best I can do is a few 
> hamfests a year.
> 73,
> Harvey/W4TG
> 
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> 
>

From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Mar 24 20:16:23 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Fri Mar 24 20:20:41 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com>
Message-ID: <027701c64fa9$bee1e360$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Hi Ron,

That's what I'm hoping for..

73,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RonF404@aol.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:38 AM
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members


> Bob,
>
> Hollis, NY is a district of Queens in New York City.  I would submit  that
> there are members in the NYC area who would be able to meet with  W2BNW.
>
> 73,
>
> Ron Fish, KX1W
> Middletown, NY
> _______________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>
> 


From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Mar 24 20:32:38 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Fri Mar 24 20:37:00 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Your Chapter Webpage
References: <375.4b05.315574a0@aol.com>
Message-ID: <028001c64fac$05b44fb0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

This is to the Chapter at Colt's Neck and everywhere else.

If your Chapter doesn't have it's own website, you do have a web page on the 
qcwa site. After you go to http://www.qcwa.org  just ad chapter001.htm or 
whatever your chapter number is and there you are.

This is your chapters webpage, I only do the updates for you.  If the info 
for your webpage includes your net information or where you meet, I'll add 
it to these pages as well..  http://www.qcwa.org/events-by-state.htm  and 
http://www.qcwa.org/chapters-on_the_air_chpt.htm  Both of these have 
multiple views to help you find what your looking for.

If your Chapter isn't as active as it use to be, or maybe has gone inactive 
or if your just several At-Large members that get together, you can still 
post your upcoming QCWA events at http://www.qcwa.org/events-by-state.htm

73,
Bob N0UF
Webmaster 


From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Fri Mar 24 21:50:16 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Fri Mar 24 21:52:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Long time members
References: <334.af1d50.3155503d@aol.com><001401c64f52$ff9b7ad0$1400a8c0@W2DU1>	<44249508.9010202@bellsouth.net>
	<025001c64fa8$f9f91af0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
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B Roske wrote:

> Congratulations Harvey, 
> It's fantastic that the local club made it a special occasion.
>
> GL es 73,
> Bob Roske, N0UF
> QCWA Vice President
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] Long time members
>
> Yes, Bob, I'm not a member of any chapter. Tried several years ago to 
> form one but couldn't find enough members nearby, in fact recruited 2, 
> I believe, but never got chapter off the ground. So I asked Chuck if 
> the presentation could be made at my club (MARC) meeting. He agreed 
> and sent the package to the club president. As I said, they went all 
> out. Invited the press and TV and served refreshments! So I appeared 
> on WMAZ, channel 13 in Macon and in a feature writer's article in the 
> Macon Telegraph and on the front page of  The Jones County News, a 
> local weekly!

73,
Harvey/W4TG

>
>> Hi, Walt. I just received my 75-year award last week. Very humbling. 
>> And the local ham club (Macon Amateur Radio Club - W4BKM) - made a 
>> big fuss about it, even getting local TV and press involved! Will be 
>> 91 in August.  Sure would be nice to meet in person with some of the 
>> old, old timers. But my LD traveling days are now limited. Best I can 
>> do is a few hamfests a year.
>> 73,
>> Harvey/W4TG
>>
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From RonF404 at aol.com  Fri Mar 24 23:34:34 2006
From: RonF404 at aol.com (RonF404@aol.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 23:38:45 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
Message-ID: <2b3.750601e.3156225a@aol.com>

In a message dated 3/24/2006 9:49:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, W1DU  writes:

I  received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life  
> with
> QCWA members is a hoot!
 
I really feel like a youngster.  Although I've been licensed long  enough to 
join QCWA, I turned 50 last month.  I guess I have a ways to  go.
 
Ron Fish, KX1W



From robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com  Sat Mar 25 04:29:34 2006
From: robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com (Janeth and Robert)
Date: Sat Mar 25 04:33:52 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
In-Reply-To: <2b3.750601e.3156225a@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small>

Now we are comparing in the opposite direction.  I turn 45 next
month...wonder who the youngest is?

Bob

K2PI 

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of RonF404@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:35 AM
To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...

In a message dated 3/24/2006 9:49:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, W1DU
writes:

I  received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life  
> with
> QCWA members is a hoot!
 
I really feel like a youngster.  Although I've been licensed long  enough to
join QCWA, I turned 50 last month.  I guess I have a ways to  go.
 
Ron Fish, KX1W



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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Sat Mar 25 09:31:49 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Sat Mar 25 09:36:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
References: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small>
Message-ID: <005801c65018$da22aaa0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

I was 41 when I became eligible for QCWA......I know that there were some 
younger than myself.

73   Norm  K1AA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janeth and Robert" <robert.harvey30@btinternet.com>
To: "'Discussion of QCWA'" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:29 AM
Subject: RE: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...


> Now we are comparing in the opposite direction.  I turn 45 next
> month...wonder who the youngest is?
>
> Bob
>
> K2PI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of RonF404@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:35 AM
> To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
>
> In a message dated 3/24/2006 9:49:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, W1DU
> writes:
>
> I  received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life
>> with
>> QCWA members is a hoot!
>
> I really feel like a youngster.  Although I've been licensed long  enough 
> to
> join QCWA, I turned 50 last month.  I guess I have a ways to  go.
>
> Ron Fish, KX1W
>
>
>
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From w5jo at brightok.net  Sat Mar 25 09:40:21 2006
From: w5jo at brightok.net (Jim Wilhite)
Date: Sat Mar 25 09:44:35 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
References: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small>
	<005801c65018$da22aaa0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <002901c6501a$0c04c9d0$0201a8c0@Wilhite>

I was 37 when I became eligible in 1980.  It is hard to believe that I have 
been at it for 51 years.  It has been a lot of fun and I have made life long 
friends through QCWA and Amateur Radio.

73  Jim
W5JO




>I was 41 when I became eligible for QCWA......I know that there were some 
>younger than myself.
>
> 73   Norm  K1AA
>

>
>> Now we are comparing in the opposite direction.  I turn 45 next
>> month...wonder who the youngest is?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> K2PI
>>


From walt at w2du.com  Sat Mar 25 10:35:37 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Sat Mar 25 10:42:17 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
References: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small><005801c65018$da22aaa0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<002901c6501a$0c04c9d0$0201a8c0@Wilhite>
Message-ID: <002601c65021$c4c2a030$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Hi all,

Harvey, W4TG, congratulations on receiving your 75th year award. As I said
earlier, I'm hoping to get mine in two years.

Bob, K2PI, looks as if you're the youngest, so far at 45. But you didn't say how
old you were when you became eligible.

Norm, K1AA, you were 16 when you were licensed.

Jim, W5JO, you were 12 when you were licensed.

Jim beats Norm and me. I was 14.

And Ron, KX1W, my call is W2DU, not W1DU.

Walt, W2DU

From robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com  Sat Mar 25 12:17:06 2006
From: robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com (Janeth and Robert)
Date: Sat Mar 25 12:21:30 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
In-Reply-To: <002601c65021$c4c2a030$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <001801c6502f$f352c250$6501a8c0@small>

I became eligible at 41 in 2002.  Joined as soon as I could.  Have yet to be
stateside for any decent length of time since them, but the moment I am, I'm
going to become very active in the Vic Clark chapter.   If there is anything
I've learned as a Ham, it's that I enjoy the company and tend to share the
values of those older than myself.  No other hobby gives you the opporunity
to do such a thing.  On the radio we are all "ageless", especially on my
beloved CW.

I hope I have as long a ride as you and some of the others who have checked
in, but I sure envy you being there when you were.  I'm sure others will
look back on this as the dawn of a grand new information age, but no 12
year-old kid is homebrewing quantum computing hardware in their garage.
It's an age of R&D, but not by the individual, and I don't think many young
people realize the difference.

73,

Bob, K2PI

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Walter Maxwell
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 3:36 PM
To: Discussion of QCWA
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...

Hi all,

Harvey, W4TG, congratulations on receiving your 75th year award. As I said
earlier, I'm hoping to get mine in two years.

Bob, K2PI, looks as if you're the youngest, so far at 45. But you didn't say
how old you were when you became eligible.

Norm, K1AA, you were 16 when you were licensed.

Jim, W5JO, you were 12 when you were licensed.

Jim beats Norm and me. I was 14.

And Ron, KX1W, my call is W2DU, not W1DU.

Walt, W2DU

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From jfenn at lava.net  Sat Mar 25 17:55:19 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Sat Mar 25 17:59:49 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
In-Reply-To: <002601c65021$c4c2a030$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
References: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small><005801c65018$da22aaa0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<002901c6501a$0c04c9d0$0201a8c0@Wilhite>
	<002601c65021$c4c2a030$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603251244430.6372@malasada.lava.net>

Just to add to the mayhem on QCWA tenure.  I just got my 70 year
gold certificate few months back. I am not only proud of that, but
also have a  60 year certificate of concinuous MARS service
(which also credited me with AARS years prior to WW2.)
Of course during WW2 all ham activity was halted (includeing AARS).
Ham equipment was sometimes confiscated or donated to the Signal
Corps for the duration of the WAR.
Ref AARS, it was started by a Signal Corps active duty Captain
in 1926.  He recognized that there were thousands of hams with their
own radio equipment and asked for volunteers to join the AARS
(Army Amateur Radio System).   He got plenty of takers.  In fact
up to about 7 years ago we still had two ex AARS members that
anteceded me by about 10 years going back to 1931 or thereabouts.
MARS itself was'nt created till 1950 and involved all branches
of the MILITARY services membership.  MCMARS, ARMYMARS, AFMARS.
amd NAVYMARS.
                  Joe/ABM6JF


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From k9ps at arrl.net  Sun Mar 26 07:32:27 2006
From: k9ps at arrl.net (Paul L Schmidt)
Date: Sun Mar 26 07:39:09 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
In-Reply-To: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small>
References: <001101c64fee$a135b4a0$6501a8c0@small>
Message-ID: <442689DB.3000206@arrl.net>

I'm 46, and joined QCWA in 1994 (12 years ago).  Might have been the
youngest (34) at one time, but certainly not any more :)

Janeth and Robert wrote:
> Now we are comparing in the opposite direction.  I turn 45 next
> month...wonder who the youngest is?
> 
> Bob
> 
> K2PI 
> 
>
From RonF404 at aol.com  Mon Mar 27 09:07:55 2006
From: RonF404 at aol.com (RonF404@aol.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 09:12:48 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23
Message-ID: <201.12a4abf0.31594bbb@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 3/26/2006 4:01:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, W2DU  writes:

And Ron,  KX1W, my call is W2DU, not W1DU.

Walt, W2DU



Sorry, Walt, slip of the keyboard.
 
I was commenting about my current age.  I was licensed in 1972 at age  16, so 
I was eligible to join at age 41.
 
Ron Fish, KX1W
From w2icw at juno.com  Mon Mar 27 09:59:26 2006
From: w2icw at juno.com (w2icw@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 10:05:58 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
Message-ID: <20060327.095927.1788.0.w2icw@juno.com>

I received my ticket in 1935. John Diblasi signed me up as soon as I had
25 years as a ham. I have heard that I am among the early hams and among
the 100 early birds still alive. in QCWA. Was at W2KW's house and museum
many years ago and sure enuff he had the applications of the earliest
members and there I was. We had meetings once a year in New York and had
a great time. I am now 87 and so far still going strong. Got into the
Signal Corp in WW2 and believe it or not After spending months training
for fixed station operation I went to Europe and never saw a radio in the
Army again. I got caugth in a Motor messenger company they were sending
over and they needed men. Well that was the Army for you.
 
Hank W2ICW
From k9dur at msn.com  Mon Mar 27 13:12:32 2006
From: k9dur at msn.com (Ray Andrews)
Date: Mon Mar 27 13:17:25 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060327090115.8312B859EE0@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <BAY111-DAV11DDB0160DC885F5975B0EF4D20@phx.gbl>

A few years ago, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, joined our chapter (Banks of the Wabash #204) shortly after his 30th birthday, certainly one of the youngest, if not the youngest, member at the time.  Yes, he got his Novice when he was 5 years old.

73, Ray, K9DUR

From jmlasley at mmm.com  Mon Mar 27 13:23:42 2006
From: jmlasley at mmm.com (jmlasley@mmm.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 13:27:22 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23
In-Reply-To: <20060326090100.6C2FF859E0C@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <OF2426EAFB.75FA5D5E-ON8625713E.0064C3CB-8625713E.0064F1B3@mmm.com>

I was 16 when I took my Novice test and 17 when the license arrived.  I
became eligible for QCWA at 42.

Walt, W2DU, I see that you are tentatively coming to Hamboree in Sioux
City, Iowa in June.  I look forward to meeting you there.
Jim M. Lasley, N?JL
Iowa Section Manager, ARRL.

From jfenn at lava.net  Mon Mar 27 17:27:52 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Mon Mar 27 17:32:33 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
In-Reply-To: <20060327.095927.1788.0.w2icw@juno.com>
References: <20060327.095927.1788.0.w2icw@juno.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603271218480.19569@malasada.lava.net>

Hank W2ICW,
This is particularly for you though might be interesting to
others on the QCWA also. Bob is aware already.
N0UF that is.   I also joined Signal Corps as a skilled
Hi-Speed RO at Ft Benning Sept 1940.  WUO was the WD radio
call sine there.  Then after about 6 months was invited to
take a stint as a CW operator on a USATS ship.   There were
only 2 GI's on the ship and I was one of them.  Rest were
were all Civil Service, (Master, 1st Mate, Engineer etc).
Later I was transferred off the ship to WVN (also WD Radio
system) call Sine WVN.  After a year or so at WVN, was offered
an upgrade in rank from Tech Sgt to WOJG if I would accept
transfer to another S.C. unit in England.  I turned it down
as another opening as Chief Opr was open at Batista Field
Cuba.  That was the best decision I ever made.   My buddy
RO on the ship died on Omaha Beach as he did accept the
transfer I refused.   Batista field was a dream come true.
Passes each week to Havana and USO shows was great.
I guess God was smileing at me on this part of my life.
                Joe/KH6JF


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From w2icw at juno.com  Mon Mar 27 20:09:24 2006
From: w2icw at juno.com (w2icw@juno.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 20:16:15 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
Message-ID: <20060327.200924.2200.0.w2icw@juno.com>

Hi Joe,
It was the funniest thing what happened to me. There I was in the Signal
Corp. I went Camp Crowder in Missouri for basic training.. Boy oh boy,
What luck next thing I knew I was in Fort Monmouth for radio traing. Here
I was not far from home passes to see my wife every week. Then the
unexpected. I had touble with an ankle since my High School days. Some
jerk of a looie said double time and I was on the ground. Spent about a
monyh in the hospital. Hey I got a furlough out of it too. When I got
back to Camp I found myself in a new company and classified for fixed
station. Only one problem, I didn't  know how to touch type. Oe day they
said you have to take a test sending 25wpm. I sais they were crazy as I
did not know the sound of 25 as yet. Joe I'm going to continue my story
in an another e-mail tomorrow as it gets funnier.
Hank
> 

> 
> 
From groach at igs.net  Tue Mar 28 00:54:52 2006
From: groach at igs.net (George Roach)
Date: Tue Mar 28 00:48:33 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fwd: QCWA 50TH QSO PARTY
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060328005243.02f1a500@mailbox.ott.igs.net>


>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:34:34 -0500
>To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
>From: George Roach <groach@igs.net>
>Subject: QCWA 50TH QSO PARTY
>
>April First is almost here..... April Fools Day ?
>
>QSO Party Time again......I look forward to working some of you,
>
>and  your activities committee would sure like to see your logs,
>
>even if you only work a few statons........ Cheers
>
>George-VE3BNO    See what Chapter 73 (Toronto) is doing....
>                                Look below the QSO Party Rules
>
>
>QCWA QSO Party
>--------------
>
>The 50th Annual QCWA QSO Parties
>
>QCWA cordially invites all
>to participate in the 2006 QSO Parties.
>All licenced Radio Amateurs world wide are invited.
>
>
>Time/Dates:
>   Two parties will be held in 2006.
>
>   The first one shall commence on:
>
>     1 April 2006 at 1800 Hrs UTC
>
>   and the second one shall commence on:
>
>     16 September 2006 at 1800 Hrs UTC
>
>   Each will run for a period of 24 hours.
>
>   Categories are CW/Digital,Phone and Mixed.
>
>
>Frequencies:
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------
>     The following 15 Bands may be used:
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------
>     1.8: 1.800 - 2.000    14.0: 14.000 - 14.150    28.3:  28.3 -  29.7
>     3.5: 3.500 - 3.750    14.2: 14.150 - 14.350      50:  50.0 -  54.0
>     3.9: 3.750 - 4.000    21.0: 21.000 - 21.200     144: 144.0 - 148.0
>     7.0: 7.000 - 7.150    21.2: 21.200 - 21.450     220: 220.0 - 225.0
>     7.2: 7.150 - 7.300    28.0: 28.000 - 28.300     UHF: above 420 Mhz
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>   Any station may be contacted on any or all of the 15 bands for a
>   maximum of 15 QSO's per station, with no more than one QSO per band.
>
>   Any station in your home QCWA chapter may be counted only once, for a
>   maximum of one QSO per station.
>
>   No contacts on WARC bands are permitted (10, 18 and 24 Mhz bands).
>
>   No Cross Band or Repeater Contacts are allowed.
>
>
>Suggested Starting Frequencies:
>
>      CW: 1.810, 3.540, 7.035, 14.040, 21.050, 28.050.
>
>   Phone: 1.845, 3.890, 7.244, 14.262, 21.365, 28.325.
>
>
>Calling (CW, Phone or Digital):
>   CQ QCWA.
>
>
>Information Exchange:
>   Fill Columns on the Log Form.
>
>   For the "year" column, indicate the last 2 digits of the year the
>   station operator was first licenced.
>
>   If the contacted station does not belong to a QCWA chapter, show only
>   the State, Province or Country of its location. The latter would
>   apply to Non QCWA members as well as to QCWA members who are not
>   affiliated with a local chapter. Do Not mention the term "At Large"
>   (AL) as was done several years ago, as this can be confused with AL
>   for Alabama.
>
>   For Band info, simply indicate one of the above 15 Bands in the
>   "band" column.
>
>
>Scoring:
>   Each Phone QSO is worth one (1) contact point.
>
>   Each CW QSO or other Digital Mode QSO such as RTTY, PSK31, MFSK etc.
>   is worth 2 contact points (show 2 points in the QSO Points Column on
>   the Log).
>
>   A Multiplier of one (1) point is given for each QCWA Chapter worked
>   and for each State, Province or Country reported from stations not
>   belonging to a QCWA Chapter. A total of only one multiplier point
>   will be given for each State, Province or Country.
>
>   A Multiplier of 3 points will be given on each of the 15 Bands for
>   working our Special Events Station W2MM. It is hoped to have this
>   station active throughout the two parties. Stations within 50 miles
>   (80 Kms) of W2MM, may work W2MM only once for a total multiplier of
>   3 points.
>
>   Sample logs and a summary sheet may be requested from
>   QCWA Headquarters with an SASE.
>
>   Address is P O Box 3247, Farmingham, MA 01705-3247 USA or on the
>   website at www.qcwa.org    .
>
>   Contacts with QCWA Memorial Station W2MM count as three multipliers
>   on each of the 15 bands.
>
>   Note: W2MM will be operated by one of our local chapters. Members of
>   that chapter, and non chapter Members within 50 miles (80 kms) will
>   be permitted to work W2MM only once for a total of 3 Multiplier
>   points.
>
>
>Awards:
>   Certificates will be issued for the top 3 World Scores.
>
>   A certificate will be issued for the top score in each participating
>   Country.
>
>
>Logs:
>   Send logs within one month to:
>
>     Robert Buus-W2OD     or by e-mail attachment to: w2od@aol.com
>     8 Donner Street
>     Holmdel, NJ  07733-2004
>     USA
>
>
>           -------------------- ooo --------------------
>
>
>Date of info: 27 March 2006
>      Source- George Roach, VE3BNO  Activities Manager QCWA
>              also www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
>
>           -------------------- ooo --------------------
>
>
>HEY THERE GUYS AND GIRLS!
>This weekend (APRIL 1) is the QCWA QSO party,  VE3HC (Hammond memorial 
>station) will be active and looking for your contact!!!
>
>Fire up your rig, throw a wire out the window, look for us on or near the 
>TPN net frequency of 7055 and the Ontars net freq of 3755. We will also be 
>up in the higher U.S. bands and 20/15/10 if open.
>
>We are planning to operate much of the time of the contest which is 1300 
>Sat to 1300 Sunday LOCAL TIME.
>
>We must make this a real effort of chapters 70 and 73.
>
>VE3HC will be running a KW... and looking for your contact.
>
>I hope to see many or all of you on the bands. CW is in use by many of the 
>stations and centered around 35 khz from the bottom edge (upwards please).
>
>See you on the weekend.  Ernie Crump, VE3OU



Have  a great week.






From w7vu at arrl.net  Tue Mar 28 01:46:21 2006
From: w7vu at arrl.net (W7VU)
Date: Tue Mar 28 01:50:50 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
Message-ID: <009e01c65233$542999a0$6657f204@RON32SFF21>

Hi Hank

It's amazing to read your email tonight about being at Ft Monmouth.

I was on the local 2 meter repeater about an hour ago and got to talking to a brand new ham Chet, KE7FXK.  
He said he was a 1971 graduate of the Microwave Radio Repair School at Ft. Monmouth.

Then another ham Jon, KO7W came on and said he was a 1967 graduate of the same school also.

Then I informed them that I was also a 1955 graduate of the microwave school.

What are the odds of three hams in the same county, who belong to the same radio club graduating from the same Army technical school?

KE7FXK ended up in Germany. Out of his class of 32 only two did not go to Viet Nam.

KO7W, went to Viet Nam.

My entire class went from Ft. Monmouth to Formosa (Taiwan) for a wonderful 18 month tour.  Although trained microwave technicians, we went there to advise the Chinese on how to repair WWII radios that they had dredged up from the ocean after the war. As I remember, my base pay was $78 per month, and the extra pay I got for being assigned to the Military Assistance Advisory Group was something like $500 a month.  With our hostel (motel) costing $30 a month, and meals costing about the same, and the happy hour drinks costing 10 cents, we were able to save quite a bit of money. I paid cash for a 1957 VW when I came back.  As I remember, the car cost $1642.00 out the door at the time.

And I, who transferred to the Air Force after my 3 years was up, ended up in Thailand in 65-66 during the Viet Nam war with an F105 fighter squadron.

I wonder how many other graduates of Ft. Monmouth are out there?

Ron W7VU
Myrtle Point Oregon
Licensed at age 15
53 years of ham radio and still going
Retired Air Force
From rwpeters at swbell.net  Tue Mar 28 07:37:29 2006
From: rwpeters at swbell.net (Bob Peters)
Date: Tue Mar 28 07:42:20 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
In-Reply-To: <009e01c65233$542999a0$6657f204@RON32SFF21>
Message-ID: <004001c65264$60ea4190$6401a8c0@W1PE>

Hi Ron and Gang... I was at Ft Monmouth from 1967 to 1968 in Fixed
Station Xmtr repair and after that as a Tech Controller...Was in Vietnam
1967/68
In Vung Tau at the MARS Station AB8AV, At Ft Monmouth I was in S Company
right behind K2USA or AA2USA station. Worked there every day and stayed
out of the bars  HI  !!!  The 26L MW school was in the same building as
the fixed station course..  Stayed 12 years in the Army and it was the
best 12 years of my life. Was discharged on a Medical in 1978.  Was a
great life...
I remember $3.00 a bottle Chevas Regal  HI  !!!

There is a yahoo group of all hams that were in the military. New group.
Called NVHRC. Also have a 20Meter net and Chat nights on yahoo... Great
bunch.

Bob W1PE
Dallas, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of W7VU
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:46 AM
To: Discussion of QCWA
Subject: [QCWA] Ft. Monmouth, N.J.

Hi Hank

It's amazing to read your email tonight about being at Ft Monmouth.

I was on the local 2 meter repeater about an hour ago and got to talking
to a brand new ham Chet, KE7FXK.  
He said he was a 1971 graduate of the Microwave Radio Repair School at
Ft. Monmouth.

Then another ham Jon, KO7W came on and said he was a 1967 graduate of
the same school also.

Then I informed them that I was also a 1955 graduate of the microwave
school.

What are the odds of three hams in the same county, who belong to the
same radio club graduating from the same Army technical school?

KE7FXK ended up in Germany. Out of his class of 32 only two did not go
to Viet Nam.

KO7W, went to Viet Nam.

My entire class went from Ft. Monmouth to Formosa (Taiwan) for a
wonderful 18 month tour.  Although trained microwave technicians, we
went there to advise the Chinese on how to repair WWII radios that they
had dredged up from the ocean after the war. As I remember, my base pay
was $78 per month, and the extra pay I got for being assigned to the
Military Assistance Advisory Group was something like $500 a month.
With our hostel (motel) costing $30 a month, and meals costing about the
same, and the happy hour drinks costing 10 cents, we were able to save
quite a bit of money. I paid cash for a 1957 VW when I came back.  As I
remember, the car cost $1642.00 out the door at the time.

And I, who transferred to the Air Force after my 3 years was up, ended
up in Thailand in 65-66 during the Viet Nam war with an F105 fighter
squadron.

I wonder how many other graduates of Ft. Monmouth are out there?

Ron W7VU
Myrtle Point Oregon
Licensed at age 15
53 years of ham radio and still going
Retired Air Force
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From k5fnq at cox.net  Tue Mar 28 07:59:06 2006
From: k5fnq at cox.net (Artmouton)
Date: Tue Mar 28 07:58:54 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
References: <2b3.750601e.3156225a@aol.com>
Message-ID: <010c01c65267$6580b240$0301a8c0@mrblonde>

I was licensed at age 15 in 1960, joined in about 1986 or so and brought my 
2 year old daughter to a breakfast meeting.  Had a hard time convincing 
everyone that she was not my granddaughter.
Art K5FNQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RonF404@aol.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:34 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...


> In a message dated 3/24/2006 9:49:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, W1DU 
> writes:
>
> I  received my 70 year award three years ago, two to go for my 75th--life
>> with
>> QCWA members is a hoot!
>
> I really feel like a youngster.  Although I've been licensed long  enough 
> to
> join QCWA, I turned 50 last month.  I guess I have a ways to  go.
>
> Ron Fish, KX1W
>
>
>
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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Tue Mar 28 09:02:09 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Tue Mar 28 09:07:10 2006
Subject: [QCWA] memories
Message-ID: <003b01c65270$34860150$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Joe writes of his being an operator at WVN...

Possible that we worked each other Joe.....I was an operator at WAR 41/42 and sat on the WVN circuit many times until I was permanently assigned to WTJ.

I got weary of pounding keys and handling 10K word messages;  enlisted in the Marine Corps.

73  Norm  K1AA
From broske at hutchtel.net  Tue Mar 28 13:50:45 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Tue Mar 28 13:59:30 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
References: <011501c65295$8ad3aa10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <015001c65299$0d223f60$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the QSO-Party.
If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs about this and
our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
 
 Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 14/21,
when the bands are open to K/VE.

vy 73,
Walter
Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
 
 Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
 http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
 
 gl to all who will be participating!
73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin 


From w2icw at juno.com  Tue Mar 28 14:01:49 2006
From: w2icw at juno.com (w2icw@juno.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 14:07:47 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Wow
Message-ID: <20060328.140149.3252.0.w2icw@juno.com>

Joe and all you others
I was in Monmouth a long time ahead of you fellows. One of the hams I
knew then said he didn't copy code and landed in repair. To continue my
saga. I got sent back to Camp Crowder to what they called the unit
training center. Only one guy in the company was a qualified fixed
station op. Back to school for all of us. Crowder had what was then
another large signal school. If I had become a fixed station op the TO
called for some high ratings. I might have become a Master Sgt. I managed
to get out of school as a radio op high speed. That meant mobile
operation. Had some friends on the practice circuit between Canp Koler in
Cal , Camp Crowder and Monnmouth. Did that for a while then the batallion
broken up as they could not get operators. No one could touch type.. Got
sucked int two weeks in a NONCOM school run by a couple of West Point
Grads. Then one day I was sent to this Motor Messenger Company and off I
went Europe, no more radio for me. It was bad, I was classified combat
and never saw any action. Lot more funny stories to tell someother time

Hank, W2ICW
From mikesturm at att.net  Tue Mar 28 14:18:01 2006
From: mikesturm at att.net (Mike Sturm)
Date: Tue Mar 28 14:22:57 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Wow
Message-ID: <032820061918.28478.44298BE90000C47000006F3E2160375964039D9A9B9C0A050703@att.net>

Hi All:
 
I'm not a graduate but a current DOD civilian employee.  Monmouth is alive and well - at least for the next few years.  The official closing date is 15 Dec 2011.   It's a shame, I haven't been here long, but this is a really nice place to work, a great bunch of people and a beautiful location. 
 
For those of you nearby, there is a fairly nice museum on post.  My team is doing a web site for them and I recently got the grand tour of the museum and the artifacts stored in the warehouse.  It was nice to see TTY gear my father used in WWII.   They also have one of those early radar sets of the same vintage as the one that picked up the Japanese aircraft nearing Pearl.  I was most fascinated by the extensive collection of vacuum tubes - made me miss my old Hammarlund HQ-145AC - may it rust in peace :)  The curator's father was a ham.
 
The official web site is http://www.monmouth.army.mil  
 
For any other DOD employees out there that have been BRAC'ed or RIF'ed or contracted-out (for me it's been 2 BRACS and 3 RIFS) please enjoy my VERY unofficial Ft. Monmouth site:
 
http://www.mikesturm.com/bracweb
 
Best 73
--
KA2E
http://www.mikesturm.com
	
		

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: w2icw@juno.com
> Joe and all you others
> I was in Monmouth a long time ahead of you fellows. One of the hams I
> knew then said he didn't copy code and landed in repair. To continue my
> saga. I got sent back to Camp Crowder to what they called the unit
> training center. Only one guy in the company was a qualified fixed
> station op. Back to school for all of us. Crowder had what was then
> another large signal school. If I had become a fixed station op the TO
> called for some high ratings. I might have become a Master Sgt. I managed
> to get out of school as a radio op high speed. That meant mobile
> operation. Had some friends on the practice circuit between Canp Koler in
> Cal , Camp Crowder and Monnmouth. Did that for a while then the batallion
> broken up as they could not get operators. No one could touch type.. Got
> sucked int two weeks in a NONCOM school run by a couple of West Point
> Grads. Then one day I was sent to this Motor Messenger Company and off I
> went Europe, no more radio for me. It was bad, I was classified combat
> and never saw any action. Lot more funny stories to tell someother time
> 
> Hank, W2ICW
> ______________________________________________________________
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
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From jfenn at lava.net  Tue Mar 28 16:14:49 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Tue Mar 28 16:19:39 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
In-Reply-To: <20060327.200924.2200.0.w2icw@juno.com>
References: <20060327.200924.2200.0.w2icw@juno.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281105350.1376@malasada.lava.net>

Hank,
Wow you had some mountains to climb.  I was a CCC ro in Fla.
at the time I got a msg from the WW1 Master Sgt in benning
and he asked me to come straight to Benning and call him when
I arrived in the tent city were the possible new recruits
were waiting.     I did'nt do a day in basic training, they
put me to work on the mid shift at WUO right after I was sworn in.
I could do about35 wpm at the time.   Later on at WVN in San Juan
we worked WAR direct, but not with a bug.  We sent code to them
at about 350 or 400 WPM useing Boehme equipment.    I/E we could
crank the speed up to whatever we wanted long as Radio condx were
ok.    If a repeat from a certain point was necessary, we used
to breakin on WAR and use the "pb" (pullback) command.   They
would pull their tape back a yard or so and continue on.
We got it all on a paper tape which rode accross the top of our
typewriter at whatever speed we could sight read the stuff.
Most of our RO's could read the tape much faster than on the
air CW.  We averaged reading/typing speed at about 75 wpm.
We had a foot pedal so could increase the speed of the tape
as it passed in front of our eyes.  Them was the days!!!!
I know several guys on QCWA like Bob Nouf who were probably
working me direct from WAR.
                    Joe



**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From jfenn at lava.net  Tue Mar 28 16:27:45 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Tue Mar 28 16:32:34 2006
Subject: [QCWA] memories
In-Reply-To: <003b01c65270$34860150$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
References: <003b01c65270$34860150$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281118400.1376@malasada.lava.net>

Norm I would swear that you and Unbenown to each other worked each
other via Boehme many times.   I was at WVN in 41 and 42 same as you
were at WAR.     Guess what was the choice operating posn at WVN
in those days.  One day a week someone would be assigned to the
"AARS" circuit.  We had about 4 oprs on each shift, and the
guys got into a big hassle on that one day and wanted to work
the AARS cct.    We used our assigned freqcy (not inside the
ham band) and the AARS members used fqcys inside the ham band.
Once we collected their morale traffic, we sent it direct to
to the WD radio stn at the presisio of SFO.  They in turn
sent it to All pacific points like Schofield, Guam, Phillipines
etc via MARS freqcys.  A msg could be transferred from SanJuan
to Phillipines with 2 relays and usually make it within 30
mins.
                Joe ex (W4FAG in thouse days)


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Tue Mar 28 16:38:17 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Tue Mar 28 16:44:10 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
References: <20060327.200924.2200.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281105350.1376@malasada.lava.net>
Message-ID: <00bd01c652af$ed4a45e0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Joe......often when conditions were poor we could not use the high speed 
slip recording and we were required to go to manual operation and use a bug.
The signal re tape was "PBY" which stood for "pull back yard" and when 
conditions were poor we did a lot of pulling back.
All of our operators could read slip much faster than aural CW but it all 
phased out starting in 42 with the advent of "radiotype" .  IBM set up a row 
of positions down the middle of the radio station and the printers were the 
old original "selectomatic" typwriters that sounded like a machine gun at 
110wpm.  The keys hit the roller so hard that at times the font head flew 
off.
They had a lot of bugs to work out and whenever one of the positions went 
down they reverted to the old CW positions.

Didnt know that Bob Nouf was ex WAR but there are a few QCWA types like W0US 
,VA3ZBB and W2RRY who were there with me.

73   Norm  K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Oldtimers


> Hank,
> Wow you had some mountains to climb.  I was a CCC ro in Fla.
> at the time I got a msg from the WW1 Master Sgt in benning
> and he asked me to come straight to Benning and call him when
> I arrived in the tent city were the possible new recruits
> were waiting.     I did'nt do a day in basic training, they
> put me to work on the mid shift at WUO right after I was sworn in.
> I could do about35 wpm at the time.   Later on at WVN in San Juan
> we worked WAR direct, but not with a bug.  We sent code to them
> at about 350 or 400 WPM useing Boehme equipment.    I/E we could
> crank the speed up to whatever we wanted long as Radio condx were
> ok.    If a repeat from a certain point was necessary, we used
> to breakin on WAR and use the "pb" (pullback) command.   They
> would pull their tape back a yard or so and continue on.
> We got it all on a paper tape which rode accross the top of our
> typewriter at whatever speed we could sight read the stuff.
> Most of our RO's could read the tape much faster than on the
> air CW.  We averaged reading/typing speed at about 75 wpm.
> We had a foot pedal so could increase the speed of the tape
> as it passed in front of our eyes.  Them was the days!!!!
> I know several guys on QCWA like Bob Nouf who were probably
> working me direct from WAR.
>                    Joe
>
>
>
> **********************************************************
> * Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
> * Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * *       Hi 
> State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
> **********************************************************
>
>
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From jfenn at lava.net  Tue Mar 28 16:49:30 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Tue Mar 28 16:54:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Oldtimers
In-Reply-To: <00bd01c652af$ed4a45e0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
References: <20060327.200924.2200.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281105350.1376@malasada.lava.net>
	<00bd01c652af$ed4a45e0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281146320.1376@malasada.lava.net>

Norm,
Yes I remember in 1942 the RTTY started pushing out the
the CW etc. I knew the one tech who was also Signal Corps
and had to handle all TTY's on the Island.  Boy he got in
his mileage swishing back and forth from SJU to Ponce to
every other spot on the island trying to keep those ancient
things running.
                  Joe


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From edyoder at comcast.net  Tue Mar 28 17:45:52 2006
From: edyoder at comcast.net (Edward Williams Yoder)
Date: Tue Mar 28 18:01:54 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tenure of Ham Radio License
Message-ID: <06ac01c652ba$ee5cc650$af4c0318@acer3f05b2af82>

I've been licensed for 52 years (Ed Yoder, W3YMB).
From w2icw at juno.com  Tue Mar 28 19:25:15 2006
From: w2icw at juno.com (w2icw@juno.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 19:31:28 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
Message-ID: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>

Joe:
How in the heck could I copy that darn tape running by when I couldn't
touch type. They wanted us to type at least 40 wpm on th the tty. All I
could do was copy code. I had a couple of Sgts that could copy in their
heads at 30 to 35 but couldn't type either.

Hank W2ICW
From broske at hutchtel.net  Tue Mar 28 19:37:22 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Tue Mar 28 19:42:29 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
Message-ID: <01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

I could copy code about 25 wpm and type about 
35 wpm but it still was a challenge to sit the 25 wpm 
CW net at Gitmo (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) during 
a training and shakedown cruise in 1968.

RM3 R.A. 'Bob' Roske,
USS Amphion AR-13, 
Fair Winds and Following Seas

I started as WN0CLR - Feb 1962,  Age 15

73,
Bob, N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w2icw@juno.com>
To: <QCWA@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:25 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall


> Joe:
> How in the heck could I copy that darn tape running by when I couldn't
> touch type. They wanted us to type at least 40 wpm on th the tty. All I
> could do was copy code. I had a couple of Sgts that could copy in their
> heads at 30 to 35 but couldn't type either.
> 
> Hank W2ICW
> ______________________________________________________________
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
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> 
>

From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Tue Mar 28 20:13:44 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Tue Mar 28 20:19:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] memories
References: <003b01c65270$34860150$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281118400.1376@malasada.lava.net>
Message-ID: <002901c652ce$065aea80$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Joe....we also had an AARS position at the rear of the station at 
WAR.....they had two signal corps operators assigned to it.....had a W3 call 
which escapes me now but they acted as net control on a big area net.
The positon was shut down after Dec 7th as the radio amateurs were placed in 
the silent mode.
It was a manual positon and was later used  for communicating with outlying 
stations without high speed.
The station in SF was WVY and we always had good communication with them 24 
hrs a day.
Lots of memories..

73  Norm  K1AA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] memories


> Norm I would swear that you and Unbenown to each other worked each
> other via Boehme many times.   I was at WVN in 41 and 42 same as you
> were at WAR.     Guess what was the choice operating posn at WVN
> in those days.  One day a week someone would be assigned to the
> "AARS" circuit.  We had about 4 oprs on each shift, and the
> guys got into a big hassle on that one day and wanted to work
> the AARS cct.    We used our assigned freqcy (not inside the
> ham band) and the AARS members used fqcys inside the ham band.
> Once we collected their morale traffic, we sent it direct to
> to the WD radio stn at the presisio of SFO.  They in turn
> sent it to All pacific points like Schofield, Guam, Phillipines
> etc via MARS freqcys.  A msg could be transferred from SanJuan
> to Phillipines with 2 relays and usually make it within 30
> mins.
>                Joe ex (W4FAG in thouse days)
>
>
> **********************************************************
> * Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
> * Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * *       Hi 
> State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
> **********************************************************
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> QCWA mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net 

From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 00:30:51 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 00:35:44 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
In-Reply-To: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
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Well Tom I thought just about everybody could touch type.
I learned it in Sophomore year of Hich School.   I am finding
it difficult to do so now at 85.   I have to carefully watch
what I am typeing and then bs and do it again many times.
Specially because I am switching back and forth between
my Commodore 128 computer and my WINXP/Pro Lenovo laptop.
The commodore has a huge well spaced keyboard, but if I
type for a while on that darned narrow spaced laptop I
get into trouble on both mahines when I return to the Commodore!!!!
                       Joe


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From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 00:45:12 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 00:50:03 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
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Bob,
I was in GITMO in 1941 for several days on the USAT
Col Penrose.   It use to be the steam yacht Florida
before Vanderbilt donated it to the ATS.
We had to go into GITMO for serveral days as the Master
almost capsized just north of Cuba.  We sent a msg to WAR
about the thing and advised them that the Master refuses
to take the ship to sea unless they poured some cement
balast in the keel.  I and oneother RO were the only 2
GI's on the ship.  Rest of crew were all Civil Service.
We sent our msg out via radio to WAR just prior to entering
the harbor.  After about 3 days of sittin behind the Radio
Shack on upper deck and listening to The Dorsey bros and
Sinatra,  one night suddenly we were blinded by the Tower
light flashing in our face.   After several mins Charlie
and I recognized that they were keying CW with the light.
We had no idea what to do about it so went and asked that
ships Master whats going on.  He just reached in a drawer
and pulled out a hand key with a cable attached to it.
WE pushed the key down and the lights on the forward mast
went on.  So Charlie (the other RO) W4GAT said ok who wants
to read the stuff so and which of us is gonna type it out.
I said ok I'll read you type.   The msg was originated at
WAR and said in essence that we were cleared to sail out
the next morning and the ballast was finished.
Funniest part was getting the ball rolling.  I started
reading the code out but the light paused and repeated
the same stuff over and over.  Finally the guy at the lighthouse
said in blinker  "please send me a long dash for each word you
copied ok".  After that things went smooth as butter.
                        Joe


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From ValErwin at aol.com  Wed Mar 29 00:53:28 2006
From: ValErwin at aol.com (ValErwin@aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 29 00:58:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
Message-ID: <1a9.494b4043.315b7ad8@aol.com>

Hi Joe/Tom:

Regarding typing.............Gotta' funny but true story to tell you:

Back in my high school days, all the students had several elective classes 
when they reached Senior class status.  So what did I 
pick?..............."Typing" of course!.............Even my buddy decided to join me...........Why.did 
we pick that class?.........Cause' the class was full of girls of course!  My 
buddy/I  thought it would be a lotta'  fun in that class with all those girls!  
We were the only two guys in the class.

Geeez..............were we wrong about having a good time in the class.  
Imagine our panic on the first day of class when the instructor asked us to pull 
the covers off of the typewriters only to reveal the keys were 
BLANK..........aaagghh!! That's right, one had to memorize the keyboard.

To make a long story short...............we had to learn to type which left 
very little time to flirt with the girls...........heh heh

Yes, we both passed the class and I am  thankful to this day as I have used 
the typing "craft" for years................ Now, if I could just teach these 
fingers to spell..........

Val Erwin
W5PUT
From broske at hutchtel.net  Wed Mar 29 01:04:03 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Wed Mar 29 01:09:15 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com><01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
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Hi Joe,

I spent enough time on the Signal Bridge to know that reading light was a 
horse of a different color.  Don't remember how fast I could read it, never 
checked, but not near as fast as I could copy a radio signal.
I knew an SM1 that could read light so fast  it looked like a solid beam, at 
least it did to me.

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall


> Bob,
> I was in GITMO in 1941 for several days on the USAT
> Col Penrose.   It use to be the steam yacht Florida
> before Vanderbilt donated it to the ATS.
> We had to go into GITMO for serveral days as the Master
> almost capsized just north of Cuba.  We sent a msg to WAR
> about the thing and advised them that the Master refuses
> to take the ship to sea unless they poured some cement
> balast in the keel.  I and oneother RO were the only 2
> GI's on the ship.  Rest of crew were all Civil Service.
> We sent our msg out via radio to WAR just prior to entering
> the harbor.  After about 3 days of sittin behind the Radio
> Shack on upper deck and listening to The Dorsey bros and
> Sinatra,  one night suddenly we were blinded by the Tower
> light flashing in our face.   After several mins Charlie
> and I recognized that they were keying CW with the light.
> We had no idea what to do about it so went and asked that
> ships Master whats going on.  He just reached in a drawer
> and pulled out a hand key with a cable attached to it.
> WE pushed the key down and the lights on the forward mast
> went on.  So Charlie (the other RO) W4GAT said ok who wants
> to read the stuff so and which of us is gonna type it out.
> I said ok I'll read you type.   The msg was originated at
> WAR and said in essence that we were cleared to sail out
> the next morning and the ballast was finished.
> Funniest part was getting the ball rolling.  I started
> reading the code out but the light paused and repeated
> the same stuff over and over.  Finally the guy at the lighthouse
> said in blinker  "please send me a long dash for each word you
> copied ok".  After that things went smooth as butter.
>                        Joe
>
>
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From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 01:07:03 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 01:11:55 2006
Subject: [QCWA] memories
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Bob,
See that lengthy msg I just posted about my experiences at sea
as a SC opr.  Me and Charlie W4GAT knew nothing about seaboard
operating. Knew none of the rules (tradition) and not even who
to contact.    We were so totally dumb that Charlie thought
the Master had no authority over him since he was a GI and so
was I.    We found out quite quickly the rules.  One was dont
whistle a tune on a motorized ship.   The cook came out of the
galley with a hatchet when Charlie started whistling a tune.
Another thing we were told by the first Mate as he handed us
a folded American flag that we were assigned to hoist that
flag anytime the ship leaves port.    Well we left Miami, Fla
about 2 am the next morning.   I felt the engines chugging
and looked out as we were pulling away from the Pier.
I woke Charlie up and told him to get the flag and hoist it.
Charlie did and we resumed our sleeping.   About 6am the
first mate was pounding on the radio room door and useing
some foul curseing.  We asked whats wrong and he said
come out here and take a look!    Charlie had failed to
snap two hooks and the flag was upside down.   The 1ST Mate
swore that Charlie was gonna be hoisted up in a BOS'n chair
to undue what he had done.    The ship was rolling badly and
Charlie swore at the 1st mate and said "no way".
They finally relented and got an AB to go correct the
situation.    God I feel like a preacher!!! Nuff of this
its getting late here.
                    Joe


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From PWalcott at smartbus.org  Wed Mar 29 09:16:58 2006
From: PWalcott at smartbus.org (Walcott, Paul)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:22:00 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...
Message-ID: <DD5C4A2968A71A4C93150F717E075A0CFA0D0C@smartmail.smartbus.org>

Hmmm, I missed this thread for the first several days when I had family
around from out of town and wasn't checking e-mail.

I can't claim to be the youngest, but I tie with Walt.  I was 14 in 1963
when I received my first licenses WN8JEI & WA8JEI.  Anyone else first
licensed in that era will remember that there were different privileges
associated with the Novice and Technician licenses so I took and passed
both tests the same day.

I'm trying to remember if I was still 13 or already 14 when I took the
tests (birthday May 7), but I do remember that there was what seemed to
be an unreasonable delay in actually receiving the license.  It turned
out this was just the time when the FCC was converting from a hand
issued licenses to the first computer issued ones and the system really
bogged down for a couple months that summer.

My dad, George was and still is also a ham (WA8BMG then, WC8X now) but
couldn't take the tests from a family member so Floyd WA8BUV actually
administered my tests.

Paul  WD8H
Ex WA8JEI




-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Walter Maxwell
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:36 AM
To: Discussion of QCWA
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Licensed for 34 years...

Hi all,

Harvey, W4TG, congratulations on receiving your 75th year award. As I
said
earlier, I'm hoping to get mine in two years.

Bob, K2PI, looks as if you're the youngest, so far at 45. But you didn't
say how
old you were when you became eligible.

Norm, K1AA, you were 16 when you were licensed.

Jim, W5JO, you were 12 when you were licensed.

Jim beats Norm and me. I was 14.

And Ron, KX1W, my call is W2DU, not W1DU.

Walt, W2DU

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From robocurt at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 29 09:21:07 2006
From: robocurt at yahoo.com (Curt Phillips W4CP)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:26:09 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tenure of Ham Radio License
In-Reply-To: <06ac01c652ba$ee5cc650$af4c0318@acer3f05b2af82>
Message-ID: <20060329142107.35197.qmail@web51301.mail.yahoo.com>

Are you Edward Yoder, the political columnist?

73, Curt

William Curtis Phillips, W4CP (ex-KD4YU; WB4LHI)
Licensed 38 years, from age 13.


--- Edward Williams Yoder <edyoder@comcast.net> wrote:

> I've been licensed for 52 years (Ed Yoder, W3YMB).
>
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From PWalcott at smartbus.org  Wed Mar 29 09:23:23 2006
From: PWalcott at smartbus.org (Walcott, Paul)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:28:19 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
Message-ID: <DD5C4A2968A71A4C93150F717E075A0CFA0D0F@smartmail.smartbus.org>

Does anyone remember a picture that ran in the Novice column of CQ
magazine, 1963 or 1964 showing a very young YL, age 5 or 6 who had
recently passed the novice exam.  I don't really remember the details so
I can't speak as to whether she'd have been younger than Neil or not.

73's,
Paul  WD8H
 

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ray Andrews
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:13 PM
To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years

A few years ago, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, joined our chapter (Banks of the
Wabash #204) shortly after his 30th birthday, certainly one of the
youngest, if not the youngest, member at the time.  Yes, he got his
Novice when he was 5 years old.

73, Ray, K9DUR

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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Wed Mar 29 09:46:26 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:51:32 2006
Subject: [QCWA] tape downfall
Message-ID: <007101c6533f$8efedbf0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Joe writes "  Finally the guy at the lighthouse
said in blinker  "please send me a long dash for each word you
copied ok".  

That was standard operating procedure for blinker communication....you sent a long dash after each word to confirm that you received it okay.

73   Norm  K1AA
From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Wed Mar 29 09:49:57 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:55:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
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Joe.......remember that typing ability was just as important as copying 
CW.......operators had to use typing skills on the Kleinschmidt perforators 
to punch out wheatstone tapes for the Boehme keying heads.
They also had to be able to transcribe the recorded slip tapes to a mill.
Almost every operator at WAR could type 100 wpm or more.
That is a common speed even among office typists....

73   Norm    K1AA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
To: <w2icw@juno.com>
Cc: <QCWA@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall


> Well Tom I thought just about everybody could touch type.
> I learned it in Sophomore year of Hich School.   I am finding
> it difficult to do so now at 85.   I have to carefully watch
> what I am typeing and then bs and do it again many times.
> Specially because I am switching back and forth between
> my Commodore 128 computer and my WINXP/Pro Lenovo laptop.
> The commodore has a huge well spaced keyboard, but if I
> type for a while on that darned narrow spaced laptop I
> get into trouble on both mahines when I return to the Commodore!!!!
>                       Joe
>
>
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From robocurt at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 29 09:50:40 2006
From: robocurt at yahoo.com (Curt Phillips W4CP)
Date: Wed Mar 29 09:55:41 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
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Message-ID: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>

I think that everyone who gets their license at a
young age should have an asterik by their name if a
family member was a ham.  :-)  (I'm kidding a little
bit and probably jealous.)

No one in my family and no one that we knew were hams.
 I got interested in ham radio at 10 years old after
reading the Walter Thompkins book, "SOS At Midnight"
from the school library and from my dad getting some
CB radios to use in his business that year (they
didn't work well for business, but one of them would
tune the shortwave bands.)  I also liked that in all
the Cold War movies, etc., it seemed that ham
operators always had the info before anyone else.

But it took until I was 13 to get any help in becoming
licensed... the local Civil Defense Radio Club
advertised a licensing class in the newspaper.  I was
taught Morse Code by Ava Gardner's nephew, Bill
Grimes, SK (K4WGG, ex-KD4JQ; WA4AXH).  This WAS in
Smithfield, NC, Ava's home town.

My dad finally got licensed 16 years after I did
(W4ACL, ex-KB4BPX) and he's still using some of my
equipment.  I keep telling him that the son is
supposed to use the father's equipment, not the other
way round.  :-)

73, Curt W4CP (ex-KD4YU; WB4LHI)
Licensed since 1968
Raleigh, NC

--- "Walcott, Paul" <PWalcott@smartbus.org> wrote:

> Does anyone remember a picture that ran in the
> Novice column of CQ
> magazine, 1963 or 1964 showing a very young YL, age
> 5 or 6 who had
> recently passed the novice exam.  I don't really
> remember the details so
> I can't speak as to whether she'd have been younger
> than Neil or not.
> 
> 73's,
> Paul  WD8H
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Ray Andrews
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:13 PM
> To: qcwa@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
> 
> A few years ago, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, joined our
> chapter (Banks of the
> Wabash #204) shortly after his 30th birthday,
> certainly one of the
> youngest, if not the youngest, member at the time. 
> Yes, he got his
> Novice when he was 5 years old.
> 
> 73, Ray, K9DUR
> 
>
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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Wed Mar 29 09:56:50 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Wed Mar 29 10:02:04 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281932120.11691@malasada.lava.net>
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Message-ID: <00a701c65341$02af9980$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Memories of Pearl Harbor.....they had a signal light tower there which could 
communicate by blinker to at least six ships at the same time.....after 
sundown the blinking that went on between ships and "H1" lit up the sky and 
was good entertainment for a ham like me who stood at the rail and read the 
mail.

73   Norm   K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall


> Hi Joe,
>
> I spent enough time on the Signal Bridge to know that reading light was a 
> horse of a different color.  Don't remember how fast I could read it, 
> never checked, but not near as fast as I could copy a radio signal.
> I knew an SM1 that could read light so fast  it looked like a solid beam, 
> at least it did to me.
>
> 73,
> Bob N0UF
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall
>
>
>> Bob,
>> I was in GITMO in 1941 for several days on the USAT
>> Col Penrose.   It use to be the steam yacht Florida
>> before Vanderbilt donated it to the ATS.
>> We had to go into GITMO for serveral days as the Master
>> almost capsized just north of Cuba.  We sent a msg to WAR
>> about the thing and advised them that the Master refuses
>> to take the ship to sea unless they poured some cement
>> balast in the keel.  I and oneother RO were the only 2
>> GI's on the ship.  Rest of crew were all Civil Service.
>> We sent our msg out via radio to WAR just prior to entering
>> the harbor.  After about 3 days of sittin behind the Radio
>> Shack on upper deck and listening to The Dorsey bros and
>> Sinatra,  one night suddenly we were blinded by the Tower
>> light flashing in our face.   After several mins Charlie
>> and I recognized that they were keying CW with the light.
>> We had no idea what to do about it so went and asked that
>> ships Master whats going on.  He just reached in a drawer
>> and pulled out a hand key with a cable attached to it.
>> WE pushed the key down and the lights on the forward mast
>> went on.  So Charlie (the other RO) W4GAT said ok who wants
>> to read the stuff so and which of us is gonna type it out.
>> I said ok I'll read you type.   The msg was originated at
>> WAR and said in essence that we were cleared to sail out
>> the next morning and the ballast was finished.
>> Funniest part was getting the ball rolling.  I started
>> reading the code out but the light paused and repeated
>> the same stuff over and over.  Finally the guy at the lighthouse
>> said in blinker  "please send me a long dash for each word you
>> copied ok".  After that things went smooth as butter.
>>                        Joe
>>
>>
>> **********************************************************
>> * Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
>> * Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * *       Hi 
>> State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
>> **********************************************************
>>
>>
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From n2rq at optonline.net  Wed Mar 29 11:33:21 2006
From: n2rq at optonline.net (L M)
Date: Wed Mar 29 11:39:48 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <006a01c6534e$8ff720d0$6401a8c0@D81MNR41>

This last message of this thread struck a nerve.

I was licensed at age 13 in 1959 as WV2FBX. A 7th grade classmate, who was 
then WA2AKT, got our electricity shop teacher and several of us kids 
interested.

Last week, I visited a 9th grade technology teacher at the high school that 
I retired from. When I told her that I come in on Thursdays to keep the ham 
radio club going, she replied, "What is ham radio?".

On Saturday, I made a presentation to a small group of teachers at the 
annual Science Council of New York City (SCONYC) conference at Stuyvesant 
High School within sight of the World Trade Center site. The topic was 
"Bringing Wireless Technology into the Classroom". This program was 
developed by Mark Spencer, WA8SME at ARRL. It promotes using ham radio to 
give a hands on experience and some advantages to the teachers and students. 
It is a major part of the League's "Big Project" program that trains 
teachers and gets schools on the air.  Once again, one of the attendees 
asked "what is ham radio?" .  I hope the ones who seemed excited will follow 
through and start a program at their schools.

For the last 20 years, I have been administering the School Club Roundup 
(SCR) and trying to promote activity among young people.  So far this year 
we have processed 66 entries compared to 57 for 2005, even with the low 
sunspot activity.  Many of these were from newly established school 
programs.

We have so many wonderful memories and anecdotes to relate here. What else 
can we do to make sure that our great "hobby" will continue and thrive and 
that our kids and grand kids will be able to relate their own stories?  One 
thing I have noticed is that many of the successful school groups are 
supported by their local non-school clubs or parents of students or 
retirees.  It is not easy to get a school to support a ham radio program. 
There are lots of hurdles to overcome. They range from unfamiliarity with 
who we are and what we do to pressures of "No Child Left Behind" and other 
standards and testing requirements. We can use all the help we can get to 
introduce young people to ham radio.

If you are active and have the time, try and reach out to a local school 
through a teacher or other staff member you know.  If you cannot do that, 
try to be patient and welcoming to youngsters you may hear on the air.

Thank you.

73,
Lew, N2RQ
n2rq@arrl.net
Assistant Director, ARRL Hudson Division
Nassau Co. NY ARES & RACES
Formerly AAR2FV, Army MARS (30+ years)
Trustee W2CXN, Brooklyn Technical High School ARC
QCWA member 20800

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

If we don't model what we teach, we are teaching something else.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt Phillips W4CP" <robocurt@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years


>I think that everyone who gets their license at a
> young age should have an asterik by their name if a
> family member was a ham.  :-)  (I'm kidding a little
> bit and probably jealous.)
>
> No one in my family and no one that we knew were hams.
> I got interested in ham radio at 10 years old after
> reading the Walter Thompkins book, "SOS At Midnight"
> from the school library and from my dad getting some
> CB radios to use in his business that year (they
> didn't work well for business, but one of them would
> tune the shortwave bands.)  I also liked that in all
> the Cold War movies, etc., it seemed that ham
> operators always had the info before anyone else.
>
> But it took until I was 13 to get any help in becoming
> licensed... the local Civil Defense Radio Club
> advertised a licensing class in the newspaper.  I was
> taught Morse Code by Ava Gardner's nephew, Bill
> Grimes, SK (K4WGG, ex-KD4JQ; WA4AXH).  This WAS in
> Smithfield, NC, Ava's home town.
>
> My dad finally got licensed 16 years after I did
> (W4ACL, ex-KB4BPX) and he's still using some of my
> equipment.  I keep telling him that the son is
> supposed to use the father's equipment, not the other
> way round.  :-)
>
> 73, Curt W4CP (ex-KD4YU; WB4LHI)
> Licensed since 1968
> Raleigh, NC
> 


From ValErwin at aol.com  Wed Mar 29 11:56:59 2006
From: ValErwin at aol.com (ValErwin@aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 29 12:01:57 2006
Subject: [QCWA] ARRL Antenna Compendium Request
Message-ID: <333.114e8fa.315c165b@aol.com>

Hi:

I recently attended the hamfest at Claremore, OK and picked up a used set of 
the Antenna Compendiums. Unfortunately,  Volume 4 was missing from the set.

If any of you might happen to have a spare copy of the ARRL Antenna 
Compendium, Volume # 4, I would be interested.

Any assistance would be appreciated...............TNX

Val Erwin
W5PUT
From PWalcott at smartbus.org  Wed Mar 29 12:56:37 2006
From: PWalcott at smartbus.org (Walcott, Paul)
Date: Wed Mar 29 13:01:34 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Another Fort Monmouth Vet
Message-ID: <DD5C4A2968A71A4C93150F717E075A0CFA0D13@smartmail.smartbus.org>

I was at Ft. Monmouth for parts of 68 and 69.  Graduated 26L20 -
Tactical Microwave in June 69.  
 
Upon graduation I had orders for Vietnam, but never got there.  Summer
of 1969 was when President Nixon began withdrawing troops from 'Nam and
most people didn't realize it, but the way that worked was that the guys
who were there rotated out on schedule but their replacements were
diverted somewhere else.  The result of course being that the troop
total in 'Nam went down.  Well, simply by the luck of the draw I was one
of the replacements who got diverted.  I sat for about 2 weeks on the
west coats (Ft. Lewis) and then was sent to Germany.  Eventually wound
up in a Pershing missile outfit in Schwaebisch Gmeund.  Of course having
to go to Germany instead of Vietnam really broke me up.  Hi, Hi.
 
I was given a two week leave between Ft. Monmouth and the west coast and
it was during that two weeks that I remember watching Neil Armstrong
become the first man to walk on the moon.
 
Only got to operate from K2USA once while I was at Ft. Monmouth.  I was
only had my Technician license at the time so I could only operate the
low bands when there was someone else around to act as control operator.
There weren't any other hams in my class at the time, but one guy Mike
Piper later became WA7QPC.  Mike was another of the guys diverted from
'Nam.  He eventually wound up working as an announcer for the AFN
station in Berlin.  Got to visit him a couple times in Berlin and did
all the tourist stuff while I was there.  That was a REAL experience
during the cold war days.
 
Does anyone else remember a really weird grading curve that they used at
Ft. Monmouth?  I think it was something that was normalized for the
class average to be 100 points with those who were below average scoring
less and those who were above average scoring more.  I did pretty well
since I had both my ham experience and had been working for a year or so
fixing TVs before I went in.  During part of the time that I was there
they were giving instant E-5 to anyone who could graduate with an
average of 140 points or more.  I was about half way through my class
when they announced that there the guys who'd gotten the instant E-5
stripes weren't cutting it when they got into regular units, so there
weren't going to be any more instant E-5 promotions.  I heard that and
pretty much lost my motivation to study and as a result my grades
dropped some.  I still graduated with a 134 average and did get E-4 upon
graduation.
 
Lots of other memories from Ft. Monmouth and also Germany, but I'm
getting long-winded so . . . 
 
73's,
Paul  WD8H
(ex-WA8JEI)
 
From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Wed Mar 29 15:16:35 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Wed Mar 29 15:19:28 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com><01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281932120.11691@malasada.lava.net>
	<026301c652f6$9ac87a20$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <442AEB23.2080009@bellsouth.net>

    I had just the opposite experience in the Navy. I could copy blinker 
light about as fast as I could tone CW, beat the signalman first class 
every time! Never could master semaphore, though.
73
Harvey/W4TG

From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Wed Mar 29 16:06:29 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:11:26 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281932120.11691@malasada.lava.net>
	<026301c652f6$9ac87a20$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<442AEB23.2080009@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <001201c65374$a693be90$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Marines were trained in semaphore and when aboard ship they worked on the 
signal bridge.....also copied Fox down below.
It was dropped from the radio school training sometime in 1942.

73   Norm   K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg@bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall


>    I had just the opposite experience in the Navy. I could copy blinker 
> light about as fast as I could tone CW, beat the signalman first class 
> every time! Never could master semaphore, though.
> 73
> Harvey/W4TG
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 16:11:53 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:16:52 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
In-Reply-To: <007601c65340$0ce1e120$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281926570.11691@malasada.lava.net>
	<007601c65340$0ce1e120$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603291108550.1694@malasada.lava.net>

Norm,
Yes I know but I was pointing out that if you were a good CW opr
and a good typist, you could actually read the Boehme tape
considerably faster than you could actually read cw on the air.
I think as i recall I could read the tape at about 75 wpm,
but could only copy Cw at about 45 wpm max.
                        Joe


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From w2icw at juno.com  Wed Mar 29 16:12:25 2006
From: w2icw at juno.com (w2icw@juno.com)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:19:14 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Touch Typing
Message-ID: <20060329.161226.3308.0.w2icw@juno.com>

hey Lew you struck a nerve with me too
I Graduated from the ols building of Stuyvesant in 1935. We did have a
radio club there back at that time the call was W2CLE. We had a closet on
the top floor witha home brew Xmitter and a National SW3. The x mitter
was rebuilt several tame as the graduates left the school. They didn,t
have a touch typing course at that time as there were no commercial
courses. My diploma reads Scientfic. I was looking then to be come a
mechanical engineer but never made it.

Hank W2ICW

Post scrip, did you premie little girl?
From robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com  Wed Mar 29 16:20:27 2006
From: robert.harvey30 at btinternet.com (Janeth and Robert)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:25:35 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
In-Reply-To: <442AEB23.2080009@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <000c01c65376$998b5710$6501a8c0@small>

You have great senses then, Harvey, as visual stimuli are reportedly
processed more slowly than audible stimuli.  Apparently, we are more attuned
to react to hearing something than seeing it, probably because of the
greater amount of information vision presents us with, and little ability to
subconciously filter it in any way.  Since the exchange got me interested
because of previous studies in this field, I did a search and found a really
interesting article on how this changes as you get older:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050204212512.htm

Interesting reading.

73,

Bob, K2PI / M0DUO


 

-----Original Message-----
From: qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:qcwa-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Harvey&Bessie
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:17 PM
To: Discussion of QCWA
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Tape downfall

    I had just the opposite experience in the Navy. I could copy blinker
light about as fast as I could tone CW, beat the signalman first class every
time! Never could master semaphore, though.
73
Harvey/W4TG

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From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 16:21:29 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:26:28 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
In-Reply-To: <00a701c65341$02af9980$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com>
	<01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281932120.11691@malasada.lava.net>
	<026301c652f6$9ac87a20$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<00a701c65341$02af9980$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603291114190.1694@malasada.lava.net>

Norm,
Yes about the blinkers at Pearl.  I can see them very easily
since I live on a hill top very close to Pearl.  I once suggested
to KH6GI (a 75 yr member of QCWA) also a CW hotshot from way back,
that why not we set up a a ham blinker net and chat back and
forth to all visible stns. I was gonna put a 110v 100 watt light
top of my aluminum mast and key it (grin).   Well the idea never
did materialize but I still think it would have been fun.
In San Juan harbor when I was on Col Penrose in1940 and early 1941
We would just key up our blinkers and call CQ.  We got return
signals from all kinds of navy ships and just chatted away with
them.  Security seemed to be no problem at the time.
                         Joe


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From jfenn at lava.net  Wed Mar 29 16:33:22 2006
From: jfenn at lava.net (Joseph Fenn)
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:38:20 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Tape downfall
In-Reply-To: <442AEB23.2080009@bellsouth.net>
References: <20060328.192515.3600.0.w2icw@juno.com><01f501c652c8$f6e509a0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<Pine.BSI.4.61.0603281932120.11691@malasada.lava.net>
	<026301c652f6$9ac87a20$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<442AEB23.2080009@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0603291130570.1694@malasada.lava.net>

Yeah Bev&Harvey I agree the lights was easy to copy.
As a boy scout in Miami I tried like heck to master that semaphore
stuff without much success
                       Joe


**********************************************************
* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO SYSTEM*
* Army MARS PRECEDED by AARS (Army Amateur Radio System) * 
*       Hi State ARMY MARS COORDINATOR                   *
**********************************************************


From jgldfrb at adelphia.net  Wed Mar 29 19:13:55 2006
From: jgldfrb at adelphia.net (Jack Goldfarb--W8WGO)
Date: Wed Mar 29 19:17:47 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Chapter No.1---QCWA
Message-ID: <000401c6538e$d59f82e0$6401a8c0@kingdom2>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Goldfarb--W8WGO" <jgldfrb@adelphia.net>
To: <w8wgo@arrl.net>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Chapter No.1---QCWA


>
>
>      ARRL GREAT LAKES DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT QCWA MEETING APRIL 8
>
>    Jim Weaver, K8JE, the ARRL Great Lakes Division Director, will
speak
> to the Cleveland Chapter One QCWA meeting on Saturday, April 8.  The
> luncheon meeting will be held at Dimitri's restaurant in  Parma's
> Midtown Shopping Center, 1830 Snow Road starting at 11:30.
> Cleveland-area radio clubs are invited to attend, but reservations
> should be made with Bob Winston, W2THU, at w2thu@arrl.net no later
than
> April 5.
>    Weaver, who is a member of the ARRL board of directors, will
provide
> updates on a number of important Amateur Radio issues and answer
> questions from attendees.
> Weaver explains that, "My philosophy is that ARRL exists to serve the
> best interests of Amateur Radio and its members.  I'm very
> member-oriented."
>    First licensed in 1962, K8JE has served as president of the Queen
> City Emergency Net, the Greater Cincinnati ARA, Hamilton County
> emergency coordinator and Ohio SEC.  Weaver was first elected to the
> ARRL board effective January 2003 and was reelected in January of
2006.
> He is a member of the Dayton chapter of QCWA, SW Ohio DX Association,
> Greater Cincinnati ARA and several other organizatons.
>
>
>
>
>
>

From n2rq at optonline.net  Wed Mar 29 19:30:46 2006
From: n2rq at optonline.net (L M)
Date: Wed Mar 29 19:46:40 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Touch Typing
References: <20060329.161226.3308.0.w2icw@juno.com>
Message-ID: <002701c65392$b2c7b180$6401a8c0@D81MNR41>

Hi Hank

I thought I remembered your call.
I tried some time ago to contact W2CLE, but found that the trustee was no
longer at the school and that the club was inactive.  The new building is
quite striking. It is on the Hudson at Chambers Street with beautiful views.

I learned to touch type in Jr. High, in 7th grade, I think.
At one time I could type fast enough to jam the keys on my Model 15.  I 
never could do cw so that I could call myself an operator.  25wpm or so was 
my peak when I took the test for Extra in '77.

My preemie daughter is now 26 and doing pretty well, thank you for
remembering.

73,
Lew, N2RQ
n2rq@arrl.net
Assistant Director, ARRL Hudson Division
Nassau Co. NY ARES & RACES

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

If we don't model what we teach, we are teaching something else.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w2icw@juno.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:12 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Touch Typing


> hey Lew you struck a nerve with me too
> I Graduated from the ols building of Stuyvesant in 1935. We did have a
> radio club there back at that time the call was W2CLE. We had a closet on
> the top floor witha home brew Xmitter and a National SW3. The x mitter
> was rebuilt several tame as the graduates left the school. They didn,t
> have a touch typing course at that time as there were no commercial
> courses. My diploma reads Scientfic. I was looking then to be come a
> mechanical engineer but never made it.
>
> Hank W2ICW
>
> Post scrip, did you premie little girl?
> ______________________________________________________________
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>


From k9ps at arrl.net  Wed Mar 29 20:01:07 2006
From: k9ps at arrl.net (Paul L Schmidt)
Date: Wed Mar 29 20:28:15 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
In-Reply-To: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <442B2DD3.9010208@arrl.net>

Curt Phillips W4CP wrote:
> I think that everyone who gets their license at a
> young age should have an asterik by their name if a
> family member was a ham.  :-)  (I'm kidding a little
> bit and probably jealous.)
> 

I'll claim an asterisk.  Or two, or three...

My dad is K9HIS, grandfather was K9RWQ (SK since '79)
uncles K9LDV and (at the time) K8HIH (now KB9JZ).
My brother (a year and a half older) and I took the
Novice tests at the same time and became WN9BAP and
WN9BAQ (now K9PS and KQ9K).

My dad administered the tests (which was legal at the
time), but we both had to sit in front of a real FCC
examiner when we upgraded to general a year or so
later.

73,

Paul / K9PS


From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Thu Mar 30 10:28:26 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Thu Mar 30 10:35:31 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
References: <011501c65295$8ad3aa10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<015001c65299$0d223f60$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <001a01c6540e$9741b920$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Bob.....Chapter 45 will be participating with at least 3 members.

73  Norm  K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:50 PM
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party


> Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the QSO-Party.
> If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs about this and
> our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
>
> Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 14/21,
> when the bands are open to K/VE.
>
> vy 73,
> Walter
> Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
>
> Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
> I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
> http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
>
> gl to all who will be participating!
> 73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
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> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net 

From walt at w2du.com  Thu Mar 30 10:54:10 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Thu Mar 30 11:01:45 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
	<442B2DD3.9010208@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <001501c65412$319cec30$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Just for the record:

I received my call, W8KHK, at 14 in 1933.
My Dad received his call, W8YNG, at 58 in 1944
My son Bill, W2WM, received his call WN2ETP at 22 in 1968
My son Rick, WB4GNR, received his call WB2HKX at 21 in 1968
My son John, K4JRM, received his call KI4CVQ at 53 in 2001
My daughter Sue, KC4UBZ (expired) received her call WD9AJC at 26 in 1977

Walt, W2DU

PS--they're gonna run out of asteriks.
From walt at w2du.com  Thu Mar 30 10:57:34 2006
From: walt at w2du.com (Walter Maxwell)
Date: Thu Mar 30 11:05:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
	<442B2DD3.9010208@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <001c01c65412$a9e96e70$1400a8c0@W2DU1>

Correction to previous msg:

My son John, K4JRM, received his call KI4CVQ at 53 in 2004, not 2001.

Walt, W2DU
From w4tg at bellsouth.net  Thu Mar 30 12:34:36 2006
From: w4tg at bellsouth.net (Harvey&Bessie)
Date: Thu Mar 30 12:37:38 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>	<442B2DD3.9010208@arrl.net>
	<001501c65412$319cec30$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
Message-ID: <442C16AC.1040007@bellsouth.net>

Walter Maxwell wrote:

>Just for the record:
>
>I received my call, W8KHK, at 14 in 1933.
>My Dad received his call, W8YNG, at 58 in 1944
>My son Bill, W2WM, received his call WN2ETP at 22 in 1968
>My son Rick, WB4GNR, received his call WB2HKX at 21 in 1968
>My son John, K4JRM, received his call KI4CVQ at 53 in 2001
>My daughter Sue, KC4UBZ (expired) received her call WD9AJC at 26 in 1977
>
>Walt, W2DU
>
>PS--they're gonna run out of asteriks.
>______________________________________________________________
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>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
>Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>
>
>  
>
You are to be congratulated, Walt. I never could get my 3 daughters,  3 
grandchildren or any of my great-grandsons interested in ham radio!
Harvey/W4TG

From navmars at nfdc.net  Thu Mar 30 12:51:46 2006
From: navmars at nfdc.net (Walt Bilous)
Date: Thu Mar 30 12:56:53 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
Message-ID: <200603301751.k2UHplJA031999@mail.nfdc.net>

I have also been licensed for 34 years. Got my novice at age 15. My son has 
recently passed his No-Code Technician License at age 9 (he's more active than 
me!). His call is KB3MOF. My wife (KB3IGF) finally submitted to getting her 
license about 2 years ago. We're another happy family of hams.

Regards...
Walt/K3DQB
Chapter 165
York, PA



> Walter Maxwell wrote:
> 
> >Just for the record:
> >
> >I received my call, W8KHK, at 14 in 1933.
> >My Dad received his call, W8YNG, at 58 in 1944
> >My son Bill, W2WM, received his call WN2ETP at 22 in 1968
> >My son Rick, WB4GNR, received his call WB2HKX at 21 in 1968
> >My son John, K4JRM, received his call KI4CVQ at 53 in 2001
> >My daughter Sue, KC4UBZ (expired) received her call WD9AJC at 26 in 1977
> >
> >Walt, W2DU
> >
> >PS--they're gonna run out of asteriks.
> >______________________________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >  
> >
> You are to be congratulated, Walt. I never could get my 3 daughters,  3 
> grandchildren or any of my great-grandsons interested in ham radio!
> Harvey/W4TG
> 
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From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Mar 30 13:43:05 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Thu Mar 30 13:48:24 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
References: <011501c65295$8ad3aa10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724><015001c65299$0d223f60$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<001a01c6540e$9741b920$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <039c01c65429$cdc7bf10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

tnx Norm,

Ch 45 has been added to the list.

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party


> Bob.....Chapter 45 will be participating with at least 3 members.
>
> 73  Norm  K1AA
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
> To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:50 PM
> Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
>
>
>> Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the QSO-Party.
>> If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs about this 
>> and
>> our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
>>
>> Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 14/21,
>> when the bands are open to K/VE.
>>
>> vy 73,
>> Walter
>> Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
>>
>> Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
>> I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
>> http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
>>
>> gl to all who will be participating!
>> 73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
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>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Thu Mar 30 14:49:50 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Thu Mar 30 14:58:17 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
References: <011501c65295$8ad3aa10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<015001c65299$0d223f60$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<001a01c6540e$9741b920$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
	<039c01c65429$cdc7bf10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
Message-ID: <002e01c65433$1b89aa70$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Bob......who will be operating W2MM this time?

73   Norm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party


> tnx Norm,
> 
> Ch 45 has been added to the list.
> 
> 73,
> Bob N0UF
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
> 
> 
>> Bob.....Chapter 45 will be participating with at least 3 members.
>>
>> 73  Norm  K1AA
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
>> To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:50 PM
>> Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
>>
>>
>>> Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the QSO-Party.
>>> If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs about this 
>>> and
>>> our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
>>>
>>> Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 14/21,
>>> when the bands are open to K/VE.
>>>
>>> vy 73,
>>> Walter
>>> Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
>>>
>>> Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
>>> I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
>>> http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
>>>
>>> gl to all who will be participating!
>>> 73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin
>>>
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> QCWA mailing list
>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
>>> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>>
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>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
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>> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>>
>> 
> 
> 
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From kwz99 at adelphia.net  Thu Mar 30 14:56:45 2006
From: kwz99 at adelphia.net (Joseph Lutz)
Date: Thu Mar 30 15:01:47 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years
References: <20060329145040.50509.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>	<442B2DD3.9010208@arrl.net><001501c65412$319cec30$1400a8c0@W2DU1>
	<442C16AC.1040007@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <00d801c65434$12fe0df0$4f02a8c0@MASTERSERVER>

Although I can not trace my beginnings back as far as the majority, I have 
to agree with
Harvey.  Walt - you are to be congratulated getting your family involved. 
Licensed in 55
just prior to going into the USN - I did have an advantage over many in 
communications
school - knew the code and could type.  Volunteered to teach night school 
until a 'spit &
polish' Chief told me that I either got my hair cut or I would not be 
allowed to teach the
night school code class - So, seeing I was doing it to help my classmates 
and others, I
just stopped.  Anyway, our son turned down 2 scholarships out of highschool 
and
enlisted in the USN. As a surprise to me, he went for ET [Electronic Tech] - 
never
giving any indication during his growing up he even was interested in all 
the radios/etc.
Guess he in his way thought it was pretty neat.  He spent a lot of time with 
Special
Warfare as Commo support, and his time on 'boats'.  Just prior to his last 
deployment,
he dropped a package for the Army to become a W.O. and fly choppers - He had
always wanted to fly, but when I asked him why did it take him 10+ years to 
reach for
his dream - he replied, I had to grow up dad!!!
Glad to say he is now a W.O. @ Ft Rucker, Al going through flight school - 
and when
he called us up and said "I have broken the bounds of the earth!!", you 
could tell he
was fulfilling his dream.  Maybe he will down the road play with one of my 
many
radios?? Our daughter sure don't seem to have that inclination - she is a 
Chinese
Linguist with the USN.
  So, Walt - you have to be congratulated on your 'ham family'.
73,
JOE W7LPF
Ex: W7ZQV/KG6 - W7LPF/DU2 - CT1DKG/CR7DKG - HB9IBA
MGR: 4L1DA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg@bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 17:34
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Re: Licensed for 34 years


> Walter Maxwell wrote:
>
>>Just for the record:
>>
>>I received my call, W8KHK, at 14 in 1933.
>>My Dad received his call, W8YNG, at 58 in 1944
>>My son Bill, W2WM, received his call WN2ETP at 22 in 1968
>>My son Rick, WB4GNR, received his call WB2HKX at 21 in 1968
>>My son John, K4JRM, received his call KI4CVQ at 53 in 2001
>>My daughter Sue, KC4UBZ (expired) received her call WD9AJC at 26 in 1977
>>
>>Walt, W2DU
>>
>>PS--they're gonna run out of asteriks.

//snip// 


From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Mar 30 18:52:44 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Thu Mar 30 18:59:21 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
References: <011501c65295$8ad3aa10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724><015001c65299$0d223f60$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724><001a01c6540e$9741b920$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5><039c01c65429$cdc7bf10$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>
	<002e01c65433$1b89aa70$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>
Message-ID: <03e101c65455$38df7600$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

Hi Norm,

Sorry, I really don't know.

I've cc'ed K1IGD and VE3BNO, on of them might know.

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party


> Bob......who will be operating W2MM this time?
>
> 73   Norm
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
>
>
>> tnx Norm,
>>
>> Ch 45 has been added to the list.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob N0UF
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com>
>> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:28 AM
>> Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
>>
>>
>>> Bob.....Chapter 45 will be participating with at least 3 members.
>>>
>>> 73  Norm  K1AA
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
>>> To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:50 PM
>>> Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
>>>
>>>
>>>> Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the QSO-Party.
>>>> If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs about this 
>>>> and
>>>> our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
>>>>
>>>> Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 14/21,
>>>> when the bands are open to K/VE.
>>>>
>>>> vy 73,
>>>> Walter
>>>> Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
>>>>
>>>> Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
>>>> I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
>>>> http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
>>>>
>>>> gl to all who will be participating!
>>>> 73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin
>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>>> QCWA mailing list
>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
>>>> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>>>
>>> ______________________________________________________________
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>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
>>> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
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From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Mar 30 20:30:15 2006
From: broske at hutchtel.net (B Roske)
Date: Thu Mar 30 20:35:35 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Randel is home
Message-ID: <044a01c65462$ada619f0$9f204745@IBM8C559F2E724>

In today's news we learn that Randal has come home.  Perhaps it is  
 time to send him a "welcome home" note on one of your QSL cards.

> The only survivor of the January 3 mine explosion in Tallmansville,  
> West Virginia is Randal McCloy Jr, KC8VKZ, of Philippi, West Virginia.
> 
> At press time, he was listed in critical condition at Allegheny  
> General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he is undergoing specialized  
> treatment.
> 
> Hams may wish to send a note of support on a QSL card to Randal  
> McCloy Jr, KC8VKZ, PO Box 223, Philippi, WV 26435.
> 
> /////////////////////////////
> 



From ve3ct at juno.com  Thu Mar 30 19:55:31 2006
From: ve3ct at juno.com (Croft B Taylor)
Date: Thu Mar 30 20:55:13 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
Message-ID: <20060330.204858.2280.5.ve3ct@juno.com>

Hi Norm,

In case Bob does not know, simply send an e-mail to George, Activities
Manager  ve3bno@rac.ca

Good Luck,

73,  Croft Taylor, VE3CT
QCWA Past President
e-mail <ve3ct@rac.ca>

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:49:50 -0500 "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com> writes:
> Bob......who will be operating W2MM this time?
> 
> 73   Norm
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
> 
> 
> > tnx Norm,
> > 
> > Ch 45 has been added to the list.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Bob N0UF
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa@cfl.rr.com>
> > To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
> > 
> > 
> >> Bob.....Chapter 45 will be participating with at least 3 
> members.
> >>
> >> 73  Norm  K1AA
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "B Roske" <broske@hutchtel.net>
> >> To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:50 PM
> >> Subject: [QCWA] QCWA QSO-Party
> >>
> >>
> >>> Some stations of QCWA Chapter 106, Germany, will join the 
> QSO-Party.
> >>> If there is a possibility to inform the north american HAMs 
> about this 
> >>> and
> >>> our with, that you have also an ear to DX-Stations.
> >>>
> >>> Me for my part will try on 7 Mhz after 23:00 UTC in CW and on 
> 14/21,
> >>> when the bands are open to K/VE.
> >>>
> >>> vy 73,
> >>> Walter
> >>> Secretary of Chapter 106, Germany
> >>>
> >>> Posted for our German Ham Radio Brothers
> >>> I'm also compiling a list of participating Chapters at 
> >>> http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm
> >>>
> >>> gl to all who will be participating!
> >>> 73, Bob N0UF - Webmaster/Reflector Admin
> >>>
> >>> ______________________________________________________________
> >>> QCWA mailing list
> >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
> >>> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________________________
> >> QCWA mailing list
> >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
> >> Post: mailto:QCWA@mailman.qth.net
> >>
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > ______________________________________________________________
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> 
> 


73,  Croft Taylor, VE3CT
QCWA Past President
e-mail <ve3ct@rac.ca>
From jmlasley at mmm.com  Thu Mar 30 21:13:22 2006
From: jmlasley at mmm.com (jmlasley@mmm.com)
Date: Thu Mar 30 21:18:33 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 30
In-Reply-To: <20060331013538.F186E859C79@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <OFDC3AF403.32C683BB-ON86257142.000BB964-86257142.000C362C@mmm.com>

I haven't done as well as Walt, either.
I was licensed in 1966 as WN0OTQ,
My wife was licensed about 1979 as KA0EFI (now N0LDD),
son one was licensed in 1994 as N0YMO,
son three 1999 as KC0GJR,
and son four in 2003 as KC0QPX.
Nothing yet from sons two or five. and none of the four girls show any
interest.

Jim M. Lasley, N?JL

From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Fri Mar 31 09:02:23 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Fri Mar 31 09:13:09 2006
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 30
References: <OFDC3AF403.32C683BB-ON86257142.000BB964-86257142.000C362C@mmm.com>
Message-ID: <006801c654cb$bc3c4ac0$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Very few can boast of so many in one family......my 2 Brothers grew up with 
code in their ears as did my Daughter and Grandaughter but none showed an 
interest.  I am currently sitting my Great Grandson age 15 months in my lap 
with earphones on and teaching him to hit the key.  Maybe???

73   Norm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jmlasley@mmm.com>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:13 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 30


I haven't done as well as Walt, either.
I was licensed in 1966 as WN0OTQ,
My wife was licensed about 1979 as KA0EFI (now N0LDD),
son one was licensed in 1994 as N0YMO,
son three 1999 as KC0GJR,
and son four in 2003 as KC0QPX.
Nothing yet from sons two or five. and none of the four girls show any
interest.

Jim M. Lasley, N?JL

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From k1aa at cfl.rr.com  Fri Mar 31 09:43:19 2006
From: k1aa at cfl.rr.com (Norm Gertz)
Date: Fri Mar 31 09:53:07 2006
Subject: [QCWA] QSO Party
Message-ID: <000901c654d1$741e5200$9702a8c0@owneruvoe3e5c5>

Once again a request to our brothers in KH6 land to take part in the QSO Party......in all the years I have participated I have never worked a KH6 yet in most of the other contests there are always KH stations booming in here.

We need your help "kamaainas"

73  Norm   K1AA
