[QCWA] membership

[Bob Roske]

Hi Don, Et Al..

This is another one of those ideas that surface every so often that sound 
like it's new, but it isn't.

The QCWA Board looked into this about 6 or 7 years ago but there wasn't 
allot of interest in either organization at that time.

Many radio clubs are social, have scholarships and/or provide Elmering to 
new hams.  The QCWA purists, myself included, like being unique by requiring 
an applicant to have held a Ham ticket 25 years ago or more as a 
requirement.

With out this, QCWA is just another Radio Club.  I don't want to or need to 
belong to just another Radio Club.

73,
Bob N0UF
QCWA Webmaster 2002 -
QCWA Director 2004
QCWA Vice President 2004 - '06
QCWA President 2008 - '12

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Tucker" <w7wll at arrl.net>
To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] membership


> Since I raised the QCWA and OOTC merger question, I've received a large
> number of emails. Thought it reasonable to comment on the comments I
> received.
>
> Those that appeared as open responses on the QCWA post site were mostly
> negative (some VERY). I am guessing, but don't know, that this topic might
> have come up before. However, just basically 'no way' responses leave me a
> little cold since I don't know why that answer was given.
>
> The responses I got direct (offline so to speak) were much more 
> pleasureable
> to read, filled with some statistics, thoughts, but all seemed glad to see
> the subject broached, if nothing else than to, perhaps, in the dialogue,
> surface some other things that might be considered a help to making the 
> QCWA
> an even better organization.  Not all agreed it was a good idea, but the
> reasons were well articulated. A few asked to treat the response as a
> personal message, which I respect (and suspect knowing why after reading
> some of the more vitrolic email I received). Thanks to you for that.
>
> I've always been fascinated with the 'my way or the highway' character 
> set,
> just never understood it.
>
> But, thanks again to QCWA for allowing me the opportunity to at least 
> raise
> a question, although I'm still not sure what the 'official' response (or
> position) is.
>
> I recollect the homily "It is well to remember that the entire universe,
> with one trifling exception, is composed of others." We need constantly to
> remind ourselves of that!
>
> From a rather new (2006) QCWA member, an older (1954) ham.
>
> Thanks for the bandwith, and I respect any ham who has made it to 25 years
> of having a license.
>
> Don W7WLL
>
>
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