[QCWA] re to Quarter Century or Not

[Richard Munson]

Why not keep full membership at 25 years but invite Other hams of less  
than 25 years  to join as associate with special membership for  
newcomers needing mentors. I'm for  almost anything that will build  
ham radio and QCWA.   73   W2GAS.
On Jul 26, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Phil Temples wrote:

> Okay, I'll bite.
>
> First of all, let me state that I'm keeping an open mind with  
> respect to the idea of change. Right now I'm neither "for" nor  
> "ag'in it."  I _am_ amused, however, by the sentiment expressed by  
> many on the reflector who are opposed to dropping the 25-year  
> requirement because they are hung up on what I'll call "the name  
> thing."
>
> They say, "Our name is the Quarter Century Wireless Association.  
> It's what defines us. To change the requirement would challenge the  
> whole concept of who and what we are."
>
> Maybe that's not such a bad idea.
>
> What's in a name? For example, NARAL first started in 1968 as the  
> National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws. Obviously, we  
> don't have abortion laws today. NARAL means something else now. The  
> NAACP doesn't actually refer to its members as "colored people"  
> anymore. And how about the ARRL? They started in 1914 to promote the  
> relaying of message traffic. What is our National Association for  
> Amateur Radio's mission today?
>
> Should the QCWA exist solely as a concept to promote length of  
> tenure in our hobby service? Or, should it stand for something else?  
> Perhaps, something bigger, more important?
>
> 73,
>
> Phil, K9HI
>
>
> -- 
> Phil Temples <phil at temples.com>
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