[QCWA] Long time members

[Walter Maxwell]

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 at aol.com>
To: <qcwa at 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
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