[QCWA] 2008 Election Results

Thu Jul 24 20:37:39 EDT 2008

Because there isn't much drawing a ham who qualifies for QCWA who is a 
younger guy...
NO mal intent suggested or implied...but for a 37 to 47 year old...there 
isn't much drawing them to a QCWA meeting where they have little in 
common with a more 'senior' ham ..other than having been licensed for 
25+ years. They just feel more "joined" if you will with fellow hams 
their age....

There are a HANDFUL...of chapters who have die hard DXers, Contesters, 
Electronic Gadget gurus...etc..that really appeal to hams outside the 
group... but alas,
they are the minority. I tip my hat to them  and wish  every chapter 
were able to use them as a "TEMPLATE" of  success...but  that is a 
dream  of mine..not every ham in this wonderful hobby we share...

We will indeed witness a sharp decline in the membership 
numbers...but....the numbers will eventually raise back up surpass 
membership numbers of today...
But...it isn't going to happen any time soon.....It will only happen 
when the newer blood takes over and is willing to push the envelope and 
portray the 'group' as something other than just a bunch of "old dudes" 
who have been around awhile. Only when the good ole boy network is 
broken and attention to detail at every level is targeted will many want 
to join....Join a group that offers them something.... something they 
can connect to as a whole...

BAA

Bob Roske wrote:
> 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
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>> -----------------------
>>
>>> 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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