From k0bc at arrl.net  Tue Feb  2 12:36:31 2010
From: k0bc at arrl.net (Gary Harrison)
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:36:31 -0600
Subject: [QCWA] certificate
Message-ID: <4B68629F.4010303@arrl.net>

I just received a Certificate of Achievement for 3rd Highest Phone Score 
QsoNet from HQ.  Thanks guys!  Pleasant surprise.  I tried this new 
method of participation in the QSO Party to see what it was all about.  
Nice way to operate if you are *antenna challenged* or limited in some 
way preventing regular operations! 

-- 
73, 
Gary Harrison, K0BC


From W8EK at flham.net  Sun Feb  7 13:56:08 2010
From: W8EK at flham.net (Ken Simpson, W8EK)
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:56:08 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Orlando FL HamCation and Forum Information
Message-ID: <4B6F0CC8.4060709@flham.net>


For those of you in the cold north that are snowed in, or
digging out of snowdrifts, it is time to think about the
Orlando FL HamCation.  We do not have any snow in Florida!

HamCation is now less than a week away. It will be held
from Friday, February 12 thru Sunday, February 14, but much
of the activity starts on Thursday, February 11, when most
of the tailgaters set up.  If you have not made your plans
to attend, you need to do so now.  Florida is the place to
be in February!

Info can be found at
http://hamcation.com/default.html
There is a lot of information at this web site, so be certain
to check all of the special areas.

QCWA is scheduled to have a forum on Saturday at 12:30 in
"The Bubble Building".  Please be certain to attend the
QCWA Forum.  Also, please pass the information along to
others who may be at the hamfest.

Reservations are running considerably ahead of past years.
If you thought there might be lower attendance due to the
economy, it does not look that way.  It would seem there
should be well over 10,000 people in attendance again this
year.  So come join the fun!

Please e-mail hamcation at aol.com to make reservations or get
more information.

Thanks.

73,

Ken, W8EK

Ken Simpson
E-mail to W8EK at FLHam.net or W8EK at arrl.net
Voice Phone  (352) 732-8400







From schulertjf at hotmail.com  Mon Feb  8 23:02:32 2010
From: schulertjf at hotmail.com (James F Schulert)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:02:32 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Orlando Fl Citrus Chapter #45 Meeting Thursday February
	11th
Message-ID: <SNT123-W726DA5C1B07E1F094446DC1500@phx.gbl>



Citrus Chapter #45 Orlando FL. will be meeting 2PM-4PM Thursday February 11th at the Golden Corral, 897 West Town Pky.Altamonte Springs (StateRoad 434 at West Town Pky.)

>From I-4 travelling East/West,use Exit 92. Eastbound Turn Left on Semoran Blvd, St Rd 436.Westbound turn right on Semoran Blvd. St Rd 436.Continue on St Rd 436 for approximately 3 miles to St Rd 434. Turn left on 434(approx.1/2 mile) to 2nd traffic light,West Town Pky.Left turn to Golden Corral.

Anyone in the area is welcome and encouraged to attend. YLs and XYLs are also welcome.

Please attend if you can.

Jim Schulert AI4LE
Secretary, QCWA Citrus Ch.#45

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From groach at storm.ca  Fri Feb 12 13:03:56 2010
From: groach at storm.ca (George/Frances)
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:03:56 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] An amateur to be proud of-
Message-ID: <ba8274d0797a5b8e4c089f946cc8758e.squirrel@home.storm.ca>

Google "the appelton lecture 2010" for an interesting
lecture by an amateur I contacted and worked with back
in the early days of amateur satellites. (I am member
# 246 of Amsat UK). Very enlightning.

Cheers

George- VE3BNO


From kf5lo at att.net  Tue Feb 16 22:56:51 2010
From: kf5lo at att.net (Victor Martin)
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:56:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Fort Worth Chapter 72 Meeting.
Message-ID: <706121.62093.qm@web80006.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Greetings, 
?
Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 20, 2010 as a reminder of the monthly Fort Worth Chapter 72 QCWA meeting. It will be at the Spring Creek Barbecue in West Fort Worth (8628 Camp Bowie W (works in Google maps). -- also known as Hwy. 80 and Weatherford Hwy. ). (or click here http://www.qcwa.org/chapter072map.html) The doors open at 11:00.
?
Hope to see you there.
?
73,
?
Ted
KF5LO
Secretary
Kf5lo at att.net
?
PS:? Remember the weekly 2 meter net ?Tuesday at 1930 (7:30 PM) CST on?the Lockheed Martin Recreation Association repeater on 147.28 (+) with a pl of 110.9.

From W8EK at flham.net  Wed Feb 17 08:39:17 2010
From: W8EK at flham.net (Ken Simpson, W8EK)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:39:17 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Orlando HamCation report
Message-ID: <4B7BF185.3030105@flham.net>


Thanks very much to all of you who attended the Orlando
HamCation this past weekend.  At this point, every indication
is that it was larger than last year.  Please mark your
calendar now for next year -- February 11, 12, and 13, 2011.
Not on Valentines Day next year!

We had a very good QCWA forum, with a good attendance.  Some
QCWA members missed it, due to being involved with other
things, but it was well attended.

I wish we could have controlled the weather, but such is not
the case.

We had a lot of very positive comments.  Most vendors in the
swap building reported record sales, with most selling all
they brought, or very close to it.  One person said they had
brought 15 "major radios" to sell, and had sold 13 of them
by Friday afternoon.  Some even went home and got more things
to sell! This was true if they were selling ham gear.  The
people reporting average sales were the computer vendors,
or those selling jewelry.  Is it possible that HamCation is
going back to a "real hamfest" selling ham equipment?

Thanks to all who attended.  See you there next year, and at
other hamfests in the upcoming year.

Thanks.

73,

Ken, W8EK

Ken Simpson
E-mail to W8EK at FLHam.net or W8EK at arrl.net
Voice Phone  (352) 732-8400



From W8EK at flham.net  Wed Feb 17 09:42:49 2010
From: W8EK at flham.net (Ken Simpson, W8EK)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:42:49 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] Leesburg, FL Chapter 173 meeting this coming Saturday
Message-ID: <4B7C0069.9020206@flham.net>


Leesburg, Florida, QCWA Chapter 173 will have a meeting this
coming Saturday, February 20.

It will be held at 12 noon at Haystax Restaurant in Eustis
on the North side of Route 441 about 2 miles East of Waterman
Hospital and just before the Route 19 overpass.

If you are in the area after attending Orlando HamCation,
or just happen to be in the area, please stop in.

I will be presenting a Century Award, and also showing pictures
of some of the older radio equipment we saw in some of the museums
and other various places on our 14,200 mile trip to Alaska this
past summer.

I hope to see you there.

Thanks.

73,

Ken, W8EK

Ken Simpson
E-mail to W8EK at FLHam.net or W8EK at arrl.net
Voice Phone  (352) 732-8400







From skipamis at juno.com  Fri Feb 19 01:37:25 2010
From: skipamis at juno.com (skipamis at juno.com)
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:37:25 GMT
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA Chapter 63 Meeting
Message-ID: <20100219.003725.16064.0@webmail13.vgs.untd.com>

To All QCWA Chapter 63 Members, Friends, Guests and Visitors;

Central Oklahoma Chapter 63 will meet at the Hometown Buffet on
the NW Expressway in Oklahoma City at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, the 27 of February.  Ron Cron, W5CFN, accompanied by Bob Shrader, W6BNB, will have a slide presentation about his trip to the KPH Maritime Station  last summer.   We'll look forward to seeing you there.

"If you can read this, thank a teacher, 
 since it's in English, thank a soldier!!"
 73 & OO (oink,oink)
 blessings -  skip,N5CFM
 QCWA Chapter #63 "Prez"
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From Chapter7QCWA at aol.com  Sun Feb 21 16:28:19 2010
From: Chapter7QCWA at aol.com (Chapter7QCWA at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:28:19 EST
Subject: [QCWA] K6DGK - Don (SK) - Jan 2010
Message-ID: <c6aa.2af9bf31.38b2ff73@aol.com>

Hi  All,
 
    I regret to inform you that K6DGK passed away at  the end of January. I 
received an E-mail from his son-in-law today.
 
 
73 -  Doug - W6HB

From Chapter7QCWA at aol.com  Sun Feb 21 16:38:13 2010
From: Chapter7QCWA at aol.com (Chapter7QCWA at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:38:13 EST
Subject: [QCWA] QCWA - Chapter 7 dinner -- May 2, 2010
Message-ID: <ca1f.2e0f284b.38b301c5@aol.com>

Hi All,
 
    The silence has been deafening! Where are your  nominations for new 
officers?
 
    We are working on a program and need your  participation. If nothing 
else let us know you are still alive and can still  attend and feed yourself!
 
    The meeting place is still:
 

LOCATION: 
Carrows  Restaurant -- Banquet Room 

ADDRESS:  
10640  Rosecrans Avenue 
Norwalk,  CA 90650 
Phone: 
562-868-1553 
MENU: 
Order  from the regular menu - no host 

Please  RSVP at your earliest convenience. 

73 -  Doug - W6HB
QCWA Chapter 7  Coordinator

From ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net  Sun Feb 21 20:54:43 2010
From: ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net (Ron.K3PID)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:54:43 -0600
Subject: [QCWA] Cash rebate from your cruise?
Message-ID: <1A2F862F501640D39F853721B1C879FE@CYCLOPS>

The last newletter said that there might be a rebate on the cruise, Does anyone knwo if that materialized?


Ron H
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From broske at hutchtel.net  Sat Feb 27 12:27:02 2010
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:27:02 -0600
Subject: [QCWA] TSUNAMI WARNINGS -- Hawaii - TODAY
Message-ID: <EC9613B3C94F4747843CC58597A165C1@BobsWeb>

Chillie 8.8 Earthquake.....is now causing Tsunami scare in Hawaii.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/category.asp?C=176904&nav=menu55_1_1
Live television coveage

HF MONITORING -- Hawaii RACES is Active - 40 Meters 7.290 -- Please make sure you are not transmitting on or around this frequency today.

From wa9vrh at dishmail.net  Sun Feb 28 20:37:00 2010
From: wa9vrh at dishmail.net (Larry WA9VRH)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:37:00 -0600
Subject: [QCWA] First Wednedsay CCA AM Night Mar. 3rd!
Message-ID: <010b01cab8e0$4a563830$d80b1aa5@KWM380>

FIRST WEDNESDAY AM NIGHT!!! Sponsored by the Collins Collectors Association.

Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 on 3880 kcs at 7:00 PM local East Coast time marks 
the start of the latest
chapter of First Wednesday AM Night, drawing hundreds of vintage stations 
from across the country.

SPECIAL COMMENT!

Since band conditions have been rather unique this Fall and Winter I would 
ask that if one of our anchor stations is having trouble contacting stations 
in his area PLEASE
step up to the plate and offer to help out. It does not matter where you are 
or how much power you are running please lend a hand.

Mike who runs the Mighty Elmac net on the other Wednsday nights of the month 
has been doing that and he has been working stations all over the country.

This is about AM activity not necessarly Collins AM activity. Please pitch 
in and help!

Thanks!
Larry WA9VRH
AM Night Coordinator


The East Coast and Central sections run for 90 minutes in response to the 
tremendous participation in those time zones. The remaining time zones
will be an hour. We encourage stations to check-in on AM using Collins and 
other AM transmitters, new and
old.  It's an opportunity to revel in this nostalgic mode, enjoy giving 
vintage equipment a "run," and sharing
some storytelling about classic vacuum tube homebrew and commercial designs. 
Typically more than a
hundred stations take part in the evening's coast-to-coast AM event; by the 
time it concludes at 10:00 PM
Local PST.

LISTEN for the following anchors and stop by to say hello, won't you? You 
don't have to be running Collins
or vintage gear to be welcomed into the group.

7:00 PM-8:30 PM Local East Coast Time Anchor:  Bob W0YVA

7:30 PM-9:00 PM Local Central Time Anchor:  Jim W0NKL and Brian K0EFJ

8:00 PM-9:00 PM Local Mountain Time Anchor: K0OJ Jim and Chuck KD0ZS

8:00 PM-9:00 PM Local West Coast Time Anchor:  WA6FIZ Mickey

We are still looking for additional anchors in the West Coast time zone. 
Please contact me if you are interested!

comments please to wa9vrh at dishmail.net






