[QCWA] re to Quarter Century or Not

[Phil Temples]

Ed, et al:

Respectfully, I fear you missed my point.

I wasn't insisting that the organization change into "something that 
it's not." Rather, I was pointing out that numerous organizations, 
throughout their histories, have changed their missions and 
purposes--without being tied solely to what their name defined them to be.

Consider where Amateur Radio might be today if the ARRL membership 
INSISTED that the organization promoted solely the relaying of message 
traffic.  (Disclaimer: I cut my teeth on traffic handling and NTS, so 
this is in no way an attack on that fine past time.)

Gosh, I'm awfully glad that Hiram Percy Maxim had an open mind and 
didn't insist that the ARRL "close shop" when other facets of the hobby 
(DXing, contesting, military communications, homebrew construction, 
etc.) started intruding upon the "trunk lines."

So, what's in a name? A name can reflect where we start, but it doesn't 
necessarily reflect where we can go.

Best regards,

Phil



Ed wrote:
> What's in a name?
> 
> Ask folks that are members of QRPARCI, FISTS, NAQCC, MQFD, SPAR, 10-10 
> International, ARRL, NRA... CQ, QST, QRX, QRM, QRN... the United States 
> of America, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain... Muslim, Christian, 
> Buddhist, Hindu... Oregonian, Virginian, Pennsylvanian.   Love it or 
> hate it, seems to me that there is much in a name.
> 
> If the organization wanted does not exist then create it and recruit 
> membership.   That is exactly what QCWA, SKCC and others have done.   
> There is much opportunity to do so.
> 
> Join the groups agreed with but do not join something and then insist 
> that it change into something it is not.
> 
> If QCWA is no longer Quarter Century Wireless Association then close the 
> store, purge the membership list, remodel and reopen under a new name.
> 
> 73,
> Ed - AD7GR

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Phil Temples <phil at temples.com>