[QCWA Hotlist] Officers checking in

[ve6afo at cia.com]

Hi Benny,

I did check in with Steve, WA5FRF, once within the last ~month.

You may find the time some of us don't, however I can attest that 
being on the QCWA Board is a full time job, that is if you are doing the job!

I have to admit, I have been detained and preoccupied with other 
activities besides QCWA. One has been the Calgary and area flooding 
that has taken some of my ARES time as the Radio Amateurs of Canada 
National Emergency Coordinator, and the other is coordinating and 
helping organize the Calgary Stampede, for which I have been on this 
committee for 25 years. This after all of the flooding that took out 
the Calgary Stampede Rodeo grounds and our famous Saddledome. The 
Stampede begins on July 5th, so we are still scrambling to get dried out!

Yes Benny, I do have other things to do besides QCWA. I also have a 
wonderful wife, Linda-Lou, VE6LGO, who is trying to understand why I 
am never around, a daughter, son and 2 grandsons, one of which I am 
now heading out to attend his grade 9 graduation ceremonies.

Just a heads up, beginning next month I will not be around the base 
station very much on weekends given the many camping trips planned 
with family, hamfests (Glacier Waterton International Hamfest) and my 
planned trip to Alaska that will entail some 6 to 8 weeks. Once I get 
back from this trip I will be in Ft Lauderdale for the QCWA Board 
meeting and then on the 10 day QCWA cruise with all of my fellow QCWA friends.

If you could have some compassion for those of us on the QCWA Board 
who just may not be always checking into the 14.347 Sunday net at 
2000z, that would be most appreciative. However, I personally will 
endeavor to check in as often as I can.

Thanks!

73,

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO

At 11:25 PM 26/06/2013, Benny Martinez wrote:
>I am still concerned that the officers of QCWA do not check in to the Sunday
>QCWA net.
>We discussed this at Dayton and it was agreed that officers would check in.
>No one has checked in in the last month.
>I believe the executive administrator for one should check in as well as the
>president.
>To me his excuse for working 80 hours a week a poor excuse.  I have my own
>business and work 9 hours regular plus 2 to 3 hours at night..  If an
>emergency comes in I take that service call.
>
>Please make sure officers check into the Sunday net.
>
>Benny Martinez
>NU5P  TX
>210-521-1522