[QCWA] January WorldRadio Magazine article

[George/Frances]

Hi Dave....... I enjoyed your article. QCWA has been active
on QsoNet/CQ-100 for about two years now, for the reasons you
and Val discuss in your e-mail. The Chapter relations committee
approved the addition of CQ-100 to the QCWA Qso Parties two
years ago and several certificates have been issued to
participants. The Fred Hammond Chapter in Toronto (CH73)had
been holding weekly meetings on QsoNet for a year and this
has developed into a weekly QCWA net on QsoNet Frequency
14.347 (same frequency as the HF ssb net)at 11am EST on
Fridays. My logs for the last three weeks show representation
from 11 Chapters,several members at large, and  7 foreign
countries.
QsoNet supports CW and digital modes, and I have weekly
contacts on cw. While I am still very active on HF (64 yrs)
I have great phone and cw chats with amateurs all over the
world-many who do not have antennae or rigs.
Thanks for taking the time to develop the article in WorldRadio.
I hope it brings our members to try this method of contacting
each other and further enjoying amateur radio.

George Roach  VE3BNO
QCWA Events Manager






> Thank you very much Val.
>
> I feel the same as you do re: CQ-100, etc.  That's why I included it in my
> article.  After all, while RF is the main component of our hobby, there
> are other things associated with it as well.  For example, for many it is
> CW they love as a mode.  They can continue to enjoy that aspect of the
> hobby in a simulated fashion.  It's not RF, true, but it is better than
> nothing at all, for sure.
>
> Have a great day Val.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave VE3JX.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Val Erwin
>   To: Dave - VE3JX
>   Cc: QCWA Reflector
>   Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:04 AM
>   Subject: January WorldRadio Magazine article
>
>
>                                 Howdy Dave.....
>
>                                 I trust that you and yours had a great
> Holiday.
>
>                                 Dave, you have done it
> again!.........Congratulations on the well
> written article in the January issue of
> WorldRadio Magazine entitled: "Thoughts On
> the QCWA, HF & Condo Living".
>
>                                 The article is especially appropriate in
> that many of our Members for years have
> become "antenna spoiled". They purchased
> homes back in the 50-80's when outside
> antenna restrictions were relatively
> uncommon. Now, as they decide to downsize
> and move to a smaller home or perhaps even
> move to a condo, townhouse, or even an
> assisted living accommodation, they are
> suddenly shocked to learn that their
> ability to legally erect an outside
> antenna threatens their very hobby!
>
>                                 Dave, as you pointed out, in such living
> environments, one must resort to a
> stealth-type antenna as an obvious first
> choice. I also am a firm believer in
> QSONET / CQ 100. Some hams periodically
> have told me that "CQ 100 is not real ham
> radio because RF is not being utilized for
> the transmission, etc"  Dave, I have
> always agreed with that type comment but
> qualified that statement with the
> following: "If you were living in a
> location that would not permit the
> erection of any type of antenna, would you
> rather quit ham radio or operate on CQ 100
> and continue to interface with your ham
> peers?........The answer that I always get
> is "Yes". As I travel about the country
> attending hamfests on behalf of the QCWA,
> I also find that operation on QSONET / CQ
> 100 from my hotel room to be a very
> relaxing way to end the day. One can find
> out more about this mode of operation by
> going to: www.qsonet.com
>
>                                 Dave, for clarification, after one
> accesses the WorldRadio Magazine at
> http://www.worldradiomagazine.com/ , it
> might be confusing for some of our Members
> on how to proceed to find your/other
> articles............The "secret" is to
> merely left-click on the front magazine
> cover and then one can either scroll
> through that issue of WorldRadio or save
> it to a file in your computer. Personally,
> I prefer to save all issues on my computer
> so I can read at my leisure.
>
>                                 Dave, again great article and hope to see
> you at the QCWA Convention in Rhode Island
> in 2011.
>
>                                 Best regards,
>
>                                 Val Erwin
>                                 W5PUT
>
>
>
>
>
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