From ve6afo at telus.net  Tue Dec  1 16:04:56 2020
From: ve6afo at telus.net (Ken Oelke - VE6AFO)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 14:04:56 -0700
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K & Jeff N4POD
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Hello Jeff,

Hey Jeff, I remember you when you were at HamCation in 2015. This is 
where you first joined!

Right now you are one of our younger members in QCWA. And it was 
probably me that was wondering if you were in the right place, hi. Of 
course that was a 'tongue in cheek' remark!!

Chapter 60 is in Knoxville, TN. It has been inactive for quite some 
time. Reason being is probably because no one wanted to step up to take 
the lead as Officers of the Chapter.

https://www.qcwa.org/chapter060.htm

I just entered Chapter 60 as your primary Chapter in the database for 
you, as well I left Chapter 45 in as your secondary Chapter. Let me know 
if this complies with your wishes. What a hint for you to try can get 
Chapter 60 going once again, but of course, it will not be as easy with 
COVID hanging on. However, many Chapter are now meeting on Zoom, and 
they are having a blast!

As of today (after adding you), I show 10 active members who are aligned 
with Chapter 60. All you need is 5 full active members to re-active 
Chapter 60, along with selecting a President and Secretary/Treasurer, as 
a minimum, for Officers. If you decide to take the lead, you could be 
the acting President until all Chapter 60 members could get together and 
have an election, but I have to warn you, if you start off as the acting 
President, you will very likely be in this post for some time, hi.

Let me know if you are interested and I can send you a list of the 10 
active members to get things started. Also, if you wish to be the acting 
President, I can add you to the Chapter 60 Officer list, (Members Only 
Webpage), which will give you full access to the Chapter data, like the 
active members and the lost members.

47 & 73,

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
QCWA Life Member # 22655
Phone: 403-226-5840
https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php

On 12/1/2020 10:30 AM, Jeff Buffington wrote:
> Welcome!? I guess I'm still relatively new.. 5 years now? Hihi!? I was 
> asked if i was in the right place when i went to a meeting back in 
> Orlando.? Guess I looked too young.
>
> I'm trying to find QCWA activity in East Tennessee.? I moved up to 
> Knoxville from Orlando in February, but there doesn't appear to be an 
> active chapter here.? What can i do to remedy that?
>
> 73 de Jeff/N4POD
>
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:22 PM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ad4k.steven at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks Ken. I am glad to be aboard. ?
>
>
>     Steve AD4K
>     Mobile
>
>     > On Nov 30, 2020, at 17:59, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO <ve6afo at telus.net
>     <mailto:ve6afo at telus.net>> wrote:
>     >
>     > ?Hey Steve,
>     >
>     > Nice to see your post on the QCWA Reflector. The reflector has
>     had no activity for ages! Thanks for waking it up.
>     >
>     > 47 & 73,
>     >
>     > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
>     > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
>     > QCWA Life Member # 22655
>     > Phone: 403-226-5840
>     > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php <https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>
>     >
>     >> On 11/30/2020 3:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
>     >> I guess that I am the new guy on the block so just saying
>     hello.? I live in
>     >> The Villages, FL winters and Madison, VA summers.? I am able to
>     work HF
>     >> (CW, SSB, RTTY, Ft series) pretty well in The Villages with a
>     >> low-visibility Hustler 4-BTV Vertical with 100 Watts.? In
>     Virginia I am in
>     >> a rural area so my antenna situation is good.
>     >>
>     >> I am ex WA3PMS, WA4IKU and CE3YO (1971-1973).? Been a ham for
>     50 years but
>     >> off the air for 36 years due to other life pressures.
>     >>
>     >> My wife Lynn Dawson is also a ham as N4LMD.
>     >>
>     >> We are both pilots and fly vintage aircraft.? We bring one with
>     us when we
>     >> come south and keep it at Marion County Airport, Dunnellon,
>     FL.? Our
>     >> location in Virginia is Culpeper Airport, Culpeper, VA.? This
>     year is
>     >> Lynn's turn so we have her 1957 C172.? Mine is a 1946 Globe Swift.
>     >>
>     >>? ?73's, Steve
>     >> ______________________________________________________________
>     >> QCWA mailing list
>     >> Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>     <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa>
>     >> Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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From jeff.kc4pod at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 12:30:50 2020
From: jeff.kc4pod at gmail.com (Jeff Buffington)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 12:30:50 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K
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Welcome!  I guess I'm still relatively new.. 5 years now? Hihi!  I was
asked if i was in the right place when i went to a meeting back in
Orlando.  Guess I looked too young.

I'm trying to find QCWA activity in East Tennessee.  I moved up to
Knoxville from Orlando in February, but there doesn't appear to be an
active chapter here.  What can i do to remedy that?

73 de Jeff/N4POD

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:22 PM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Ken. I am glad to be aboard. ?
>
>
> Steve AD4K
> Mobile
>
> > On Nov 30, 2020, at 17:59, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO <ve6afo at telus.net> wrote:
> >
> > ?Hey Steve,
> >
> > Nice to see your post on the QCWA Reflector. The reflector has had no
> activity for ages! Thanks for waking it up.
> >
> > 47 & 73,
> >
> > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
> > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
> > QCWA Life Member # 22655
> > Phone: 403-226-5840
> > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php
> >
> >> On 11/30/2020 3:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
> >> I guess that I am the new guy on the block so just saying hello.  I
> live in
> >> The Villages, FL winters and Madison, VA summers.  I am able to work HF
> >> (CW, SSB, RTTY, Ft series) pretty well in The Villages with a
> >> low-visibility Hustler 4-BTV Vertical with 100 Watts.  In Virginia I am
> in
> >> a rural area so my antenna situation is good.
> >>
> >> I am ex WA3PMS, WA4IKU and CE3YO (1971-1973).  Been a ham for 50 years
> but
> >> off the air for 36 years due to other life pressures.
> >>
> >> My wife Lynn Dawson is also a ham as N4LMD.
> >>
> >> We are both pilots and fly vintage aircraft.  We bring one with us when
> we
> >> come south and keep it at Marion County Airport, Dunnellon, FL.  Our
> >> location in Virginia is Culpeper Airport, Culpeper, VA.  This year is
> >> Lynn's turn so we have her 1957 C172.  Mine is a 1946 Globe Swift.
> >>
> >>   73's, Steve
> >> ______________________________________________________________
> >> QCWA mailing list
> >> Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> >> Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> >> Post:mailto:QCWA at mailman.qth.net
> >>
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> >> Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> >
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From w7wll at peak.org  Tue Dec  1 16:30:49 2020
From: w7wll at peak.org (Don)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 13:30:49 -0800
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K & Jeff N4POD
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 ?I'd forgotten about this reflector.

For interest Ken, still working on getting Chapter 175 up but it appears 
most have bailed from QCWA for different reasons or moved or are so far 
N or S on the coast here that the ability to have a meeting would be 
difficult. Have not dropped the effort, but set it aside as other 
matters prevail.

Hard to believe my license will have been issued 67 years ago next July. 
No wonder everyone looks so young. Our marriage lags by only 4 years!!

Is there a list of who is signed up on this reflector?

Don W7WLL

On 12/1/2020 1:04 PM, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO wrote:
> Hello Jeff,
>
> Hey Jeff, I remember you when you were at HamCation in 2015. This is 
> where you first joined!
>
> Right now you are one of our younger members in QCWA. And it was 
> probably me that was wondering if you were in the right place, hi. Of 
> course that was a 'tongue in cheek' remark!!
>
> Chapter 60 is in Knoxville, TN. It has been inactive for quite some 
> time. Reason being is probably because no one wanted to step up to 
> take the lead as Officers of the Chapter.
>
> https://www.qcwa.org/chapter060.htm
>
> I just entered Chapter 60 as your primary Chapter in the database for 
> you, as well I left Chapter 45 in as your secondary Chapter. Let me 
> know if this complies with your wishes. What a hint for you to try can 
> get Chapter 60 going once again, but of course, it will not be as easy 
> with COVID hanging on. However, many Chapter are now meeting on Zoom, 
> and they are having a blast!
>
> As of today (after adding you), I show 10 active members who are 
> aligned with Chapter 60. All you need is 5 full active members to 
> re-active Chapter 60, along with selecting a President and 
> Secretary/Treasurer, as a minimum, for Officers. If you decide to take 
> the lead, you could be the acting President until all Chapter 60 
> members could get together and have an election, but I have to warn 
> you, if you start off as the acting President, you will very likely be 
> in this post for some time, hi.
>
> Let me know if you are interested and I can send you a list of the 10 
> active members to get things started. Also, if you wish to be the 
> acting President, I can add you to the Chapter 60 Officer list, 
> (Members Only Webpage), which will give you full access to the Chapter 
> data, like the active members and the lost members.
>
> 47 & 73,
>
> Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
> President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
> QCWA Life Member # 22655
> Phone: 403-226-5840
> https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php
>
> On 12/1/2020 10:30 AM, Jeff Buffington wrote:
>> Welcome!? I guess I'm still relatively new.. 5 years now? Hihi!? I 
>> was asked if i was in the right place when i went to a meeting back 
>> in Orlando.? Guess I looked too young.
>>
>> I'm trying to find QCWA activity in East Tennessee.? I moved up to 
>> Knoxville from Orlando in February, but there doesn't appear to be an 
>> active chapter here.? What can i do to remedy that?
>>
>> 73 de Jeff/N4POD
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:22 PM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:ad4k.steven at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> ??? Thanks Ken. I am glad to be aboard. ?
>>
>>
>> ??? Steve AD4K
>> ??? Mobile
>>
>> ??? > On Nov 30, 2020, at 17:59, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO <ve6afo at telus.net
>> ??? <mailto:ve6afo at telus.net>> wrote:
>> ??? >
>> ??? > ?Hey Steve,
>> ??? >
>> ??? > Nice to see your post on the QCWA Reflector. The reflector has
>> ??? had no activity for ages! Thanks for waking it up.
>> ??? >
>> ??? > 47 & 73,
>> ??? >
>> ??? > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
>> ??? > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
>> ??? > QCWA Life Member # 22655
>> ??? > Phone: 403-226-5840
>> ??? > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php <https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>
>> ??? >
>> ??? >> On 11/30/2020 3:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
>> ??? >> I guess that I am the new guy on the block so just saying
>> ??? hello.? I live in
>> ??? >> The Villages, FL winters and Madison, VA summers. I am able to
>> ??? work HF
>> ??? >> (CW, SSB, RTTY, Ft series) pretty well in The Villages with a
>> ??? >> low-visibility Hustler 4-BTV Vertical with 100 Watts.? In
>> ??? Virginia I am in
>> ??? >> a rural area so my antenna situation is good.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> I am ex WA3PMS, WA4IKU and CE3YO (1971-1973).? Been a ham for
>> ??? 50 years but
>> ??? >> off the air for 36 years due to other life pressures.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> My wife Lynn Dawson is also a ham as N4LMD.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> We are both pilots and fly vintage aircraft.? We bring one with
>> ??? us when we
>> ??? >> come south and keep it at Marion County Airport, Dunnellon,
>> ??? FL.? Our
>> ??? >> location in Virginia is Culpeper Airport, Culpeper, VA.? This
>> ??? year is
>> ??? >> Lynn's turn so we have her 1957 C172.? Mine is a 1946 Globe 
>> Swift.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >>? ?73's, Steve
>> ??? >> ______________________________________________________________
>> ??? >> QCWA mailing list
>> ??? >> Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
>> ??? <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa>
>> ??? >> Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> ??? <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
>> ??? >> Post:mailto:QCWA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:QCWA at mailman.qth.net>
>> ??? >>
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>> ??? >
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>> software.
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>> ??? > QCWA mailing list
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From kenw8ek at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 16:59:22 2020
From: kenw8ek at gmail.com (Ken, W8EK)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 16:59:22 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K & Jeff N4POD
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Hi Jeff, Steve, and others,

I may be able to help a bit on the Knoxville Chapter, at least with 
old info.

I spoke to the Knoxville Chapter back 6 or 7 years ago.  I think it 
was while we were Executive Administrator of QCWA.  More correctly, I 
spoke at the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club, which included just about 
everyone from QCWA Chapter 60.

At that point, the "spark plug" for Chapter 60 was Hugh Morgan, W4VAB. 
  I think he is now a silent key, so that likely is why the chapter is 
no longer active.

In the same time frame, Sue and I twice "flew the banner" at the 
Knoxville Hamfest.  Hugh was with us at both hamfests.

Sorry, but my memory is not good enough to remember any other calls or 
names of chapter 60 members.

Bottom line is that you are likely on your own to get things moving 
again, Jeff.

To Steve --
You are welcome to join us in Ocala for our Chapter 62 meetings. 
Hopefully we will have a real, honest to goodness, in person meeting 
on Feb 25, 2021 at 12:30 PM at China Lee Buffet on Silver Springs Blvd 
in Ocala. We also have a net on 3940 KHz at 9 AM every Saturday 
morning.  Please join us.

Thanks.

73,

Ken, W8EK

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


Ken Oelke - VE6AFO wrote on 12/1/2020 4:04 PM:
> Hello Jeff,
> 
> Hey Jeff, I remember you when you were at HamCation in 2015. This is 
> where you first joined!
> 
> Right now you are one of our younger members in QCWA. And it was 
> probably me that was wondering if you were in the right place, hi. Of 
> course that was a 'tongue in cheek' remark!!
> 
> Chapter 60 is in Knoxville, TN. It has been inactive for quite some 
> time. Reason being is probably because no one wanted to step up to 
> take the lead as Officers of the Chapter.
> 
> https://www.qcwa.org/chapter060.htm
> 
> I just entered Chapter 60 as your primary Chapter in the database for 
> you, as well I left Chapter 45 in as your secondary Chapter. Let me 
> know if this complies with your wishes. What a hint for you to try can 
> get Chapter 60 going once again, but of course, it will not be as easy 
> with COVID hanging on. However, many Chapter are now meeting on Zoom, 
> and they are having a blast!
> 
> As of today (after adding you), I show 10 active members who are 
> aligned with Chapter 60. All you need is 5 full active members to 
> re-active Chapter 60, along with selecting a President and 
> Secretary/Treasurer, as a minimum, for Officers. If you decide to take 
> the lead, you could be the acting President until all Chapter 60 
> members could get together and have an election, but I have to warn 
> you, if you start off as the acting President, you will very likely be 
> in this post for some time, hi.
> 
> Let me know if you are interested and I can send you a list of the 10 
> active members to get things started. Also, if you wish to be the 
> acting President, I can add you to the Chapter 60 Officer list, 
> (Members Only Webpage), which will give you full access to the Chapter 
> data, like the active members and the lost members.
> 
> 47 & 73,
> 
> Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
> President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
> QCWA Life Member # 22655
> Phone: 403-226-5840
> https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php
> 
> On 12/1/2020 10:30 AM, Jeff Buffington wrote:
>> Welcome!? I guess I'm still relatively new.. 5 years now? Hihi!? I 
>> was asked if i was in the right place when i went to a meeting back 
>> in Orlando.? Guess I looked too young.
>>
>> I'm trying to find QCWA activity in East Tennessee.? I moved up to 
>> Knoxville from Orlando in February, but there doesn't appear to be 
>> an active chapter here.? What can i do to remedy that?
>>
>> 73 de Jeff/N4POD
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:22 PM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:ad4k.steven at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> ??? Thanks Ken. I am glad to be aboard. ?
>>
>>
>> ??? Steve AD4K
>> ??? Mobile
>>
>> ??? > On Nov 30, 2020, at 17:59, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO <ve6afo at telus.net
>> ??? <mailto:ve6afo at telus.net>> wrote:
>> ??? >
>> ??? > ?Hey Steve,
>> ??? >
>> ??? > Nice to see your post on the QCWA Reflector. The reflector has
>> ??? had no activity for ages! Thanks for waking it up.
>> ??? >
>> ??? > 47 & 73,
>> ??? >
>> ??? > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
>> ??? > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
>> ??? > QCWA Life Member # 22655
>> ??? > Phone: 403-226-5840
>> ??? > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php <https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>
>> ??? >
>> ??? >> On 11/30/2020 3:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
>> ??? >> I guess that I am the new guy on the block so just saying
>> ??? hello.? I live in
>> ??? >> The Villages, FL winters and Madison, VA summers.? I am able to
>> ??? work HF
>> ??? >> (CW, SSB, RTTY, Ft series) pretty well in The Villages with a
>> ??? >> low-visibility Hustler 4-BTV Vertical with 100 Watts.? In
>> ??? Virginia I am in
>> ??? >> a rural area so my antenna situation is good.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> I am ex WA3PMS, WA4IKU and CE3YO (1971-1973).? Been a ham for
>> ??? 50 years but
>> ??? >> off the air for 36 years due to other life pressures.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> My wife Lynn Dawson is also a ham as N4LMD.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >> We are both pilots and fly vintage aircraft.? We bring one with
>> ??? us when we
>> ??? >> come south and keep it at Marion County Airport, Dunnellon,
>> ??? FL.? Our
>> ??? >> location in Virginia is Culpeper Airport, Culpeper, VA.? This
>> ??? year is
>> ??? >> Lynn's turn so we have her 1957 C172.? Mine is a 1946 Globe 
>> Swift.
>> ??? >>
>> ??? >>? ?73's, Steve
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From ve6afo at telus.net  Tue Dec  1 17:20:22 2020
From: ve6afo at telus.net (Ken Oelke - VE6AFO)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 15:20:22 -0700
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K & Jeff N4POD
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Hey Don,
Good to hear from you! Yes, I know you have been trying very hard to get
Chapter 175 back to active status. I would not worry too much about it, for
I believe it just is not meant to happen at this time. And with COVID, it
even makes it much harder to get anyone interested. I would suggest it will
take newer and younger members in the area of Chapter 175 to get this one
back to being active.

Indeed, time just marches right along! I am coming up 60 years license next
April, and 53 years married.

47 & 73,
Ken Oelke, VE6AFO

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 3:11 PM Don <w7wll at peak.org> wrote:

>   I'd forgotten about this reflector.
>
> For interest Ken, still working on getting Chapter 175 up but it appears
> most have bailed from QCWA for different reasons or moved or are so far
> N or S on the coast here that the ability to have a meeting would be
> difficult. Have not dropped the effort, but set it aside as other
> matters prevail.
>
> Hard to believe my license will have been issued 67 years ago next July.
> No wonder everyone looks so young. Our marriage lags by only 4 years!!
>
> Is there a list of who is signed up on this reflector?
>
> Don W7WLL
>
> On 12/1/2020 1:04 PM, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO wrote:
> > Hello Jeff,
> >
> > Hey Jeff, I remember you when you were at HamCation in 2015. This is
> > where you first joined!
> >
> > Right now you are one of our younger members in QCWA. And it was
> > probably me that was wondering if you were in the right place, hi. Of
> > course that was a 'tongue in cheek' remark!!
> >
> > Chapter 60 is in Knoxville, TN. It has been inactive for quite some
> > time. Reason being is probably because no one wanted to step up to
> > take the lead as Officers of the Chapter.
> >
> > https://www.qcwa.org/chapter060.htm
> >
> > I just entered Chapter 60 as your primary Chapter in the database for
> > you, as well I left Chapter 45 in as your secondary Chapter. Let me
> > know if this complies with your wishes. What a hint for you to try can
> > get Chapter 60 going once again, but of course, it will not be as easy
> > with COVID hanging on. However, many Chapter are now meeting on Zoom,
> > and they are having a blast!
> >
> > As of today (after adding you), I show 10 active members who are
> > aligned with Chapter 60. All you need is 5 full active members to
> > re-active Chapter 60, along with selecting a President and
> > Secretary/Treasurer, as a minimum, for Officers. If you decide to take
> > the lead, you could be the acting President until all Chapter 60
> > members could get together and have an election, but I have to warn
> > you, if you start off as the acting President, you will very likely be
> > in this post for some time, hi.
> >
> > Let me know if you are interested and I can send you a list of the 10
> > active members to get things started. Also, if you wish to be the
> > acting President, I can add you to the Chapter 60 Officer list,
> > (Members Only Webpage), which will give you full access to the Chapter
> > data, like the active members and the lost members.
> >
> > 47 & 73,
> >
> > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
> > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
> > QCWA Life Member # 22655
> > Phone: 403-226-5840
> > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php
> >
> > On 12/1/2020 10:30 AM, Jeff Buffington wrote:
> >> Welcome!  I guess I'm still relatively new.. 5 years now? Hihi!  I
> >> was asked if i was in the right place when i went to a meeting back
> >> in Orlando.  Guess I looked too young.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to find QCWA activity in East Tennessee.  I moved up to
> >> Knoxville from Orlando in February, but there doesn't appear to be an
> >> active chapter here.  What can i do to remedy that?
> >>
> >> 73 de Jeff/N4POD
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:22 PM Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:ad4k.steven at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     Thanks Ken. I am glad to be aboard. ?
> >>
> >>
> >>     Steve AD4K
> >>     Mobile
> >>
> >>     > On Nov 30, 2020, at 17:59, Ken Oelke - VE6AFO <ve6afo at telus.net
> >>     <mailto:ve6afo at telus.net>> wrote:
> >>     >
> >>     > ?Hey Steve,
> >>     >
> >>     > Nice to see your post on the QCWA Reflector. The reflector has
> >>     had no activity for ages! Thanks for waking it up.
> >>     >
> >>     > 47 & 73,
> >>     >
> >>     > Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
> >>     > President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
> >>     > QCWA Life Member # 22655
> >>     > Phone: 403-226-5840
> >>     > https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php <https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>
> >>     >
> >>     >> On 11/30/2020 3:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
> >>     >> I guess that I am the new guy on the block so just saying
> >>     hello.  I live in
> >>     >> The Villages, FL winters and Madison, VA summers. I am able to
> >>     work HF
> >>     >> (CW, SSB, RTTY, Ft series) pretty well in The Villages with a
> >>     >> low-visibility Hustler 4-BTV Vertical with 100 Watts.  In
> >>     Virginia I am in
> >>     >> a rural area so my antenna situation is good.
> >>     >>
> >>     >> I am ex WA3PMS, WA4IKU and CE3YO (1971-1973).  Been a ham for
> >>     50 years but
> >>     >> off the air for 36 years due to other life pressures.
> >>     >>
> >>     >> My wife Lynn Dawson is also a ham as N4LMD.
> >>     >>
> >>     >> We are both pilots and fly vintage aircraft.  We bring one with
> >>     us when we
> >>     >> come south and keep it at Marion County Airport, Dunnellon,
> >>     FL.  Our
> >>     >> location in Virginia is Culpeper Airport, Culpeper, VA.  This
> >>     year is
> >>     >> Lynn's turn so we have her 1957 C172.  Mine is a 1946 Globe
> >> Swift.
> >>     >>
> >>     >>   73's, Steve
> >>     >> ______________________________________________________________
> >>     >> QCWA mailing list
> >>     >> Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa
> >>     <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa>
> >>     >> Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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From dschearer at enter.net  Thu Dec  3 08:47:14 2020
From: dschearer at enter.net (David Schearer)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 08:47:14 -0500
Subject: [QCWA] New Guy - AD4K
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Welcome.

Having an Air Force background, I appreciate the fact that you both are 
pilots of vintage aircraft.

I got my Amateur License in 1962 starting with K3SWL, KC3QS, W2VHF and 
now K3BN in SE PA.

My older brother and his wife also spends their winter in their condo in 
Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

Best Regards.

David Schearer


On 11/30/2020 5:25 PM, Steven Roth wrote:
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