[QCWA Hotlist] A Change for QCWA?

Wed Nov 2 14:16:11 EDT 2011

Members who voted in Chapter 36 were strongly opposed to an Associate 
membership, greater than 3:1.
15 NO, 4 YES

We have a large number of "guests" and I also polled them as to whether 
they would be interested in joining as an Associate Member.
12 NO, 1 YES

The silent majority of both members and guests did not respond.

73,
Stan Vandiver W4SV
Pres. Chapter 36

On 10/27/2011 5:53 PM, Stan Vandiver wrote:
> In just one day of polling, Chapter 36 members are about 2-to-1 against,
> agreeing in large part with Tad's comments below. Further, early results
> from our chapters "guests/friends" also show little interest in joining,
> though this question was unasked for.
>
> Will provide numbers in about a week if this topic continues, and after
> I get more replies from our group.
>
> 73,
> Stan Vandiver W4SV
> Pres. Ch. 36
>
>
>
>
> On 10/27/2011 5:24 PM, wa8pxl at juno.com wrote:
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> If associates pay dues to National HQs, I will ask for a complete refund
>> of my Life Membership dues. I earned QCWA status. Associates are friends
>> and they will be ripped off if they TRY to join an organization that they
>> DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BY BASIC PRINCIPLE.
>>
>> I urge this argument to STOP NOW. Further considerations are an INSULT, A
>> BIG FRIGGIN INSULT to those WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP.
>>
>> I quickly and FORMERLY ask for this topic of discussion be stopped
>> IMMEDIATELY. This OP does not want to be insulted with this topic ever
>> again. HQ needs to stick with what has been astablished from DAY ONE and
>> quit this petty bulsshitt.
>>
>> Bob Roske, as President, I expect YOU to put this issue to an end as it
>> has been done several times in the past.
>>
>> Burik K3QC
>> On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:35:22 -0500 "Bob Roske"<broske at hutchtel.net>
>> writes:
>>> This has been on the website (http://www.qcwa.org/guest-policy.htm)
>>> since
>>> June of 2005.
>>>
>>> QCWA GUEST POLICY REVISITED
>>> W3BE, President, QCWA - October 22, 2004
>>>
>>> The matter of non-QCWA member participation, as an associate, in
>>> QCWA
>>> activities was discussed at the 2001 Meeting of your Board of
>>> Directors.
>>> Your Board has expended considerable effort toward resolving this
>>> persistent
>>> matter through letters, e-mail and personal contacts at Chapter
>>> meetings,
>>> conventions and hamfests. The majority consensus was that an
>>> associate
>>> category is not desired by QCWA membership.
>>> For various reasons, however, your Chapter may want to allow guests
>>> of its
>>> members to participate in its activities. To provide guidance to
>>> those
>>> Chapters that do so, your Board developed the following statement of
>>> policy
>>> on non-member participation in Chapter activities. This policy was
>>> reaffirmed today at the 2004 Meeting of your Board of Directors.
>>> One difficulty to resolving this long-standing matter may arise from
>>> the use
>>> of the unofficial term "associate." Although this A-word can be used
>>> as a
>>> noun, there is a tendency to use it more as an adjective modifying
>>> the word
>>> "member." That appears to make it a hot-button issue to those
>>> members who
>>> oppose any attempt to compromise the very purpose of the QCWA. For
>>> this
>>> reason, your Board recommends that all references to the A-word be
>>> avoided.
>>>
>>>
>>> POLICY ON NON-MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
>>> Adopted October 2001 - Published in our QCWA Journal - Spring 2002,
>>> Page 7
>>>
>>> The Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA) has as its
>>> fundamental
>>> purpose the promotion of friendship and cooperation among those very
>>>
>>> distinguished amateur radio operators who were licensed at least
>>> one-quarter
>>> century ago. The commitment to the pursuit of this purpose is
>>> codified in
>>> Article II, Section 2 of its Constitution: QCWA memberships are
>>> reserved to
>>> those currently licensed amateur operators who can prove that they
>>> were
>>> licensed at least twenty-five years ago. Further, Article VII,
>>> Section 2 of
>>> the By Laws upholds this obligation by requiring each member of a
>>> Chapter to
>>> be a member in good standing in the QCWA.
>>>
>>> A QCWA Chapter is, of course, free to welcome to its activities
>>> guests
>>> invited by its members. When there is more than occasional
>>> participation by
>>> a non-member, however, the Chapter must make clear to all concerned
>>> that the
>>> person's participation can be only as the guest of a Chapter member.
>>> This
>>> differentiation is important to honoring the long-term dedication of
>>> our
>>> extraordinary members to the amateur service -- as well as to
>>> maintaining
>>> the very credibility of the QCWA as the unique organization
>>> comprised of
>>> amateur operators licensed at least 25 year ago. Moreover, a
>>> regularly
>>> participating non-member should be expected to apply promptly for
>>> membership
>>> in the QCWA and the Chapter when the twenty-five year eligibility
>>> requirement is fulfilled.
>>>
>>> Where it is necessary for a Chapter to designate by titles the
>>> participation
>>> of it members' guests, the titles used must be such as to avoid
>>> implying any
>>> category of membership in either the QCWA or the Chapter. Each title
>>> should
>>> describe the type of participation. Suggestions: Chapter #__ Guest;
>>> Friend
>>> of Chapter #__; Chapter #__ Newsletter Subscriber; Chapter #__
>>> Supporter.
>>>
>>> By the Board of Directors
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Bob Roske, NØUF
>>> Webmaster QCWA
>>>
>>>
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