[QCWA] 2008 Election Results

[Bob Roske]

Hi Steve,

>From the 654,291 US hams in 2006 to the 675,274 that are licensed today, the 
pool of Ham's is growing, we are not.

QCWA isn't!  Local Chapters aren't!  I don't know the membership numbers off 
hand but were down from 128 active US chapters in 2006 to 120 today and that 
includes the four chartered and still active since 2006.

I still believe the majority of members, myself include, favor retaining the 
25 year requirement.  It defines in part who and what we are.  Once we lose 
that, we can never get it back.    We do have members that think it should 
be continuously licensed for 25 years to qualify.

73 de N0UF op Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <qcwa at texoma.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA or Ham Radio" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] 2008 Election Results


> Bob....Please explain to me (and others) the slow demise in the number of
> chapters and the low, slow numbers of those coming into the hobby and 
> QCWA.
>
> Maybe a "numbers of years plus one's age" shoud be a way of recruiting.
>
> de K5ZYZ
>
>> tnx Steve,
>>
>> I welcome whatever constructive comments anyone has to make, but I do
>> disagree with you.
>>
>> Amateur Radio is not "s-l-o-w-l-y fading".  We've seen growth in the past
>> few years and it's time those of us on the inside stop spreading doom and
>> gloom about the best hobby in the world.
>>
>> The topic of; less than 25 years, associate members, friends of QCWA or
>> whatever else you wish to call them has been addressed by every board
> for at
>> least the past ten years.  I'm not going to spend this boards time on
> what
>> appears to be an issue with little support.
>>
>> That being said Steve, if you feel that a majority of the members of QCWA
>> feel as you do, I encourage you to seek redress in the constitution.
> It's
>> on the website as part of: http://www.qcwa.org/history.pdf.  See
> ARTICLE VI
>> AMENDMENTS, Section 1 for the procedure to petition for a change in the
>> constitution.
>>
>> I know from first hand experience that petitions can and do work in QCWA!
>>
>> gl es 73,
>> Bob Roske, NØUF
>> QCWA President Elect
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>
>> 73,
>> Bob Roske, NØUF
>> QCWA President Elect
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <qcwa at texoma.net>
>> To: "Discussion of QCWA or Ham Radio" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [QCWA] 2008 Election Results
>>
>>
>> >>> Bob Roske, NØUF
>> >> QCWA Reflector Administrator
>> >> >
>> >> ______________________________________________________________
>> >
>> >
>> > Bob and the Board of Directors....
>> >
>> > Congratulations to one and all. Let's keep QCWA on the move by
> eliminating
>> > that (now) stupid 25 year requirement!
>> >
>> > Ham radio is s-l-o-w-l-y fading and so is QCWA, it MUST be repaired
> before
>> > it is too late.
>> >
>> > For those old "stick in the muds", it's time to start building, not
>> > continue to allow QCWA to fade, too.
>> >
>> > I request that with the NEXT election that the MEMBERS be accorded an
>> > opportunity to vote on the 25 year requirement.
>> >
>> > I'll vote to eliminate such an useless, antique requirement. It has
> long
>> > outlived its usefullness.
>> >
>> > Steve brodie,
>> > K5ZYZ
>> >
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