From Chapter7QCWA at aol.com  Fri Oct  2 01:20:21 2009
From: Chapter7QCWA at aol.com (Chapter7QCWA at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 01:20:21 EDT
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] QCWA Chapter 7 Fall Dinner -- 11/08/09
Message-ID: <cff.60f847be.37f6e795@aol.com>

  
Hi  All,
 
    Our fall dinner will be Sunday, November  8th, 2009 starting at 1400 
and wrapping up not later than 1700. 
 
 
AMSAT  area coordinator Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his 
"Working AO-51 with your HT" multimedia session at our  November 8, 2009 meeting. 
"Tentatively, we have  a workable pass of AO-51 at 6:20 PM that evening," 
Clint  reports. "If anyone wants to stay after  the meal, we can work it from 
the parking lot." Attendees should download his 4-page tutorial and radio  
programming matrix before the meeting from  ... _http://www.k6lcs.com_ 
(http://www.k6lcs.com/)  
Clint has been a licensed  amateur since 1994, and has been involved in 
public  service communication for most  of that time. He owns an award winning 
Web  site on the JFK assassination. Professionally, he was sales manager for 
ADI/ Premier/Pryme, worked  for Motorola, and for HRO. He proudly  supports 
AMSAT at all his presentations. Clint resides in Mira Loma with his wife 
Karen,  her Icelandic horse,
Mjollnir, and Clint's donkey, Edward R.  Burro.

Please  share this invitation with your friends and prospective new 
members. I am sure  Rian will be glad to welcome them into our treasury! Remember 
that a life  membership in Chapter 7 is only  $20. 
 
Any member due any certificates of  recognition is requested to contact me 
at _Chapter7QCWA at aol.com_ (mailto:Chapter7QCWA at aol.com)   so that we can 
have them ordered so they may be presented at our next  meeting. 
If  you have any specific thoughts about the prizes and drawing, please let 
Bill,  N6RV, know via _kendrick.w at ca.rr.com_ (mailto:kendrick.w at ca.rr.com) 
. Most comments from  the May dinner where positive, however we are always 
open for  input. 
See  you at:
 

 
LOCATION: 
Carrows  Restaurant -- Banquet Room 

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

 
73  - Doug - W6HB
QCWA Chapter 7 -  Coordinator





From broske at hutchtel.net  Mon Oct  5 11:09:11 2009
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:09:11 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Dues reminder mailing
Message-ID: <1CA3F9F0B4D9421F8968FBB48BD6637D@BobsWeb>

To Chapter Officers: Due to an error by the mailing vendor, a June 
 database, rather than the one for September, was use in the most 
 recent dues notice reminder mailing. A corrected batch is currently 
 in the mail. Please assure your members that the office database is 
 correct and the expiration date shown on their member card, or 
 Journal label, is correct. This additional mailing is being done at 
 no cost to QCWA.
Chuck, K1IGD, QCWA General Manager
 
 Chuck Walbridge, K1IGD
QCWA General Manager
Email: qcwagm at rcn.com
Web: http://www.qcwa.org
VP: 508-405-1930
FAX: 508-405-1965
-----------------------------------------------------------
A notice has also been placed on www.qcwa.org
73,
Bob, N0UF
Webmaster

From vic.w4vic at verizon.net  Tue Oct 13 16:12:21 2009
From: vic.w4vic at verizon.net (Vic Culver)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:12:21 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] QCWA Alert: 3 Electrocuted in Antenna Raising Mishap
Message-ID: <4AD4DF25.40400@verizon.net>

Get the full story at:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/13/11135/?nc=1

Chapter 119 has encouraged you to get out and do some antenna work 
before the winter season arrives.  Should you have plans for such 
activity please insure that you and anyone who might be working with you 
are safe.  Putting up antennas at NIGHT is not a good idea.

Please be safe in all that you do.  73,  Vic, W4VIC, Secretary, QCWA 
Chapter 119

From n5lul at clearwire.net  Mon Oct 19 20:46:56 2009
From: n5lul at clearwire.net (Brad Miskimen)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:46:56 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Chapter 141
Message-ID: <4add087e.141bf30a.2ec0.104a@mx.google.com>

Chapter 141 received their club callsign on Friday Oct 16th.    KF5DKS

Paper for the wall received Oct 19th.   Application submitted Oct 8th.

THAT was impressive via snail mail !!!

 

Brad- N5LUL

 


From wb8gip at tampabay.rr.com  Tue Oct 20 09:03:56 2009
From: wb8gip at tampabay.rr.com (     Jim Lewis)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:03:56 -0400
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] #195 Fall lunchen
Message-ID: <9B99D60832F84EDCA9D21F40207EB5B9@DDJZFL61>

Sun City Center Chapter #195 Fall Meeting 1130 am November 20, 2009. @ The Alpha House in Apollo Beach Fl. 
All welcome.

   73 Jim, WB8GIP

From broske at hutchtel.net  Thu Oct 22 12:52:42 2009
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:52:42 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] C6APC ties to QCWA
Message-ID: <C2749B860ECB40D38522FCF1C7ED52D9@BobsWeb>

W2GJ, Peter was a QCWA member,  #11700.
K4QO use to be the call of Doug Sanders from Bennettsville, SC QCWA # 13377. 
Doug became a silent key in 2002


73,
Bob Roske, N0UF
Webmaster, QCWA 


From broske at hutchtel.net  Fri Oct 23 11:09:36 2009
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:36 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Logbooks from 1913 to 1927
Message-ID: <EF744B436DF84B71ACC35FDA375662DF@BobsWeb>

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Miami University of Ohio are 
seeking copies of amateur station logs from 1913-1927 in hopes they may 
offer insights into the relationship between individuals' work and leisure 
activities, technology, and their social networks.

"Early hams laid the foundation for the now-ubiquitous use of technology for 
communications and entertainment," said Director of Engineering and 
Operations for Wisconsin Public Radio Steve Johnston, WD8DAS. "Many 
operators did not work in a technical field, but pursued Amateur Radio as a 
hobby for its own sake. This is a true success story about how a pastime can 
develop into an entirely new commercial and social phenomenon."

Phil Kim, an Assistant Professor at the Wisconsin School of Business, has 
noted that diaries, letters, QSL cards and station logs can contain valuable 
insights into the link between an individual's occupation, hobbies and 
friends. Early in Amateur Radio history, thousands of ham radio enthusiasts 
were licensed by the government to comply with the Radio Act of 1912, and 
began to more carefully document the new communications era.

"Amateur Radio operators during this time period were on the forefront of a 
new method of communication and social interaction, similar to how social 
media is evolving today," Kim said. "We notice a lot of similarities between 
these two groups, even across time."

Steve Lippmann, an Assistant Professor at Miami University of Ohio, 
concurred: "We can learn a lot about ourselves -- and our own 
interactions -- from how these pioneers pursued their hobby and expanded 
their social networks."

In an effort to uncover new information about approaches to work and leisure 
time and the development of social networks, Kim, Lippmann and Johnston are 
comparing early ham licensing records from the Department of Commerce with 
detailed information in amateur operators' station logs. If you happen to 
have an old ham station log from the period (1913-1927) that you would like 
to include in this study, please contact Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, via johnson 
at wpr dot net or by telephone at (608) 262-5584. 


From W8EK at flham.net  Sun Nov  1 17:24:51 2009
From: W8EK at flham.net (Ken Simpson, W8EK)
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:51 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Hamfests and forums in Florida
Message-ID: <4AEE0AB3.4010107@flham.net>


I have been busy lining up QCWA display tables at
various hamfests that are coming up in Florida, and
it seems that the hamfest sponsors are trying to "out
do" one another.

We have had displays at all of these hamfests in the
past and will again this coming year.  Here is the list:

Nov 28 - Okeechobee
Dec 5 - Tampa (actually Palmetto)
Dec 12 - Ocala
Jan 16 - Fort Myers
Feb 12 thru 14 - Orlando
March 20 - Stuart

The thing that is a bit different is that the various
hamfests are also asking if we would like to have a forum.
Of course I said yes!

Okeechobee and Ocala are both outdoor hamfests, and do not
have any forums, so of course we will not have any at those
hamfests.  ALL of the others have offered, so we will be
having a forum.

The purpose of this e-mail is to let you know so that you
can spread the word, but also to ask if any of you desire
to participate in any of these forums.  If you do, please
let me know.

Thanks.

73,

Ken, W8EK

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










From broske at hutchtel.net  Sun Nov  8 10:34:04 2009
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:34:04 -0600
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] www.qcwa.org
Message-ID: <039F75EB097F4FAABEB5773E4973F4E9@BobsWeb>

Good Morning,

It appears the app to render our home page isn't working.  I can log into 
the system and view all the files we have.

I've notified our provider.

73,
Bob Roske, N0UF
President, QCWA
Webmaster, QCWA 


From vic.w4vic at verizon.net  Sun Dec  6 10:45:20 2009
From: vic.w4vic at verizon.net (Vic Culver)
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:45:20 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] QCWA Chapter 119 Introduces New Award
Message-ID: <4B1BD190.1030802@verizon.net>

In a continuing effort to encourage newer amateur radio operators to set 
aside their 2M hand-held transceivers and enter into the mainstream of
amateur radio -- HF operating -- QCWA Chapter 119 introduces the Worked 
All 10 U.S. Call Areas Award.  The following is the formal announcement 
of the award.  Full details and a sample of the award is featured on the 
Chapter 119 web page:  http://qcwa-ch119.org.  Please have a look and 
then look for one of the newer amateurs in your area and be an Elmer and 
get that person on the air.  All QCWA will benefit from your 
involvement.  73,  Vic Culver, W4VIC, Secretary, QCWA Chapter 119, Inc.

Worked All U.S. Call Areas Award

Sponsored by:  QCWA Chapter 119, Inc.

Objective.  This award is established to encourage newly licensed 
amateur radio operators to become active in High Frequency (HF) amateur 
radio activity.  The award provides an achievement goal for the new 
operator, or any operator beginning to explore the HF bands.  The 
activity provides an opportunity to gain skill in HF operations.

Because operators with beginning licenses have limited access to the 
amateur radio bands on 160 through 10 meters, provisions have been 
established in this award to permit HF operation under the guidance of a 
mentor, or Elmer, who can, if necessary, act as a control operator 
providing assistance in on-the-air operating.  Becoming involved in HF 
operations will assist the new amateur operator to gain operating skills 
and to earn higher classes of license with increased operating 
privileges.  Earning this award marks a significant step in advancing 
into the mainstream of amateur radio operations.

Award.  To advance this stated objective a certificate award is 
available to any amateur radio operator who makes two-way contact with 
other amateur radio operators on any of the amateur radio band in each 
of the ten call areas of the United States.  Contacts may be made using 
any mode (CW, SSB, Digital) on any HF frequency (160 through 10 meters) 
permitted by the class of operator license held by the individual making 
application.  If the applicant is operating with a control operator, 
then the applicant may use any frequency legal to the control operator. 
  The control operator must validate the contact with initials and call 
sign.  (See application form)

Application.  Download and print the application form from the QCWA 
Chapter 119 web site http://www.qcwa-ch119.org.  The application form 
must be filled out completely.  For each call area list the call sign of 
the station worked in that call area, the date of that QSO, the time 
(Universal Coordinated Time (GMT)), the frequency/band, the mode of 
operation, and the signal report (RST).  If appropriate for the QSO 
listed, the control operator must initial and include his/her call sign 
in the space provided.

Space on the application form is included if you want to list a mentor 
(or Elmer) who is a major influence in your amateur radio development. 
If you do not wish to have this name included on your certificate then 
leave this space blank.

Your personal information is required at the bottom of the application 
page.  Please PRINT the name exactly as you wish it to appear on your 
certificate.  The address you list should be the one where you receive 
your mail.  Please don?t forget to sign the application form.

Co-Sign.  The application must be co-signed by another licensed amateur 
radio operator who can confirm your operations on HF radio.  This need 
not be the same person as the control operator(s) (if applicable) on the 
contact list.

Mail the Application.  After signing the application, mail it to the 
address listed along with $3.00 to cover mailing and handling costs. 
Your presentation quality certificate should arrive in a few days time.


From wb8gip at tampabay.rr.com  Wed Dec 30 00:12:53 2009
From: wb8gip at tampabay.rr.com (     Jim Lewis)
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:12:53 -0500
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Jim Lewis
Message-ID: <C72F0AA026FF411A93EEED514B501AC6@DDJZFL61>

This email is from Linda Lewis, Jim Lewis' wife.  I hope I am sending to the right people of the QCWA Club.  I'm sorry to inform you that Jim passed away on Monday December 28 at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota from previous surgeries.  There will be a memorial service on January 16 in the Sun City Center Atrium building.  An invitation will be sent at a later date.

From broske at hutchtel.net  Wed Dec 30 09:53:49 2009
From: broske at hutchtel.net (Bob Roske)
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:53:49 -0600
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Jim Lewis
In-Reply-To: <C72F0AA026FF411A93EEED514B501AC6@DDJZFL61>
References: <C72F0AA026FF411A93EEED514B501AC6@DDJZFL61>
Message-ID: <23BE8CF78F0C4C3288C6DE5D9219FDAB@BobsWeb>

Good Morning Linda,

Please accept my sincere condolences on your loss.

You have indeed reached the right people in QCWA.

Our webmaster has already started Jim's Silent Key web page at 
www.qcwa.org/wb8gip-sk.htm and will be adding information to it as it 
becomes available.

Please know that Jim, you and the rest of your family are in my prayers.

Sincerely Yours,

Bob Roske, N0UF
President, QCWA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Jim Lewis" <wb8gip at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:12 PM
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Jim Lewis


> This email is from Linda Lewis, Jim Lewis' wife.  I hope I am sending to 
> the right people of the QCWA Club.  I'm sorry to inform you that Jim 
> passed away on Monday December 28 at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota from 
> previous surgeries.  There will be a memorial service on January 16 in the 
> Sun City Center Atrium building.  An invitation will be sent at a later 
> date.
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