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//Hello Daryl,//
Daryl,
Thanks for the info.
QCWA caught up to me a few years ago.
73,
Alan
on *11.04.23* at *7:50:00* You wrote in area *AMATEUR_RADIO*
to *Alan Beck* about *"Re: cw bbs"*.
DS> Alan,
AB>> I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS
DS> My initial BBS theme was weather, but I added amateur radio to it as
DS> well. It`s your BBS...set it up however you want.
AB>> Been haml for 45 years.
DS> Since you`ve been licensed that long, and you`re currently licensed,
DS> you qualify for membership in the Quarter Century Wireless Assocation
DS> (QCWA). The only requirements to be able to join is that you were first
DS> licensed anytime in 1998 or earlier (as of 2023), and are currently
DS> licensed...and from what you said, you qualify.
DS> Details are at https://www.qcwa.org -- we don`t require membership
DS> for checking into any of our nets during the week, including:
DS> Sunday:
DS> QCWA 20 meter HF Net, 2000 UTC Sunday, year round, on 14.347 Mhz.
DS> QCWA Digital Net, 2100 UTC Sunday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the 1st
DS> Sunday in November, 2200 UTC Sunday otherwise, on the QuadNet Array...go
DS> to openquad.net for connection options on D-Star, DMR+, TGIF, WIRES-X,
DS> and Fusion.
DS> Tuesday:
DS> QCWA 6 meter Net, 2300 UTC Tuesday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the
DS> first Sunday in November, 0000 UTC Wednesday otherwise, on RF and
DS> AllStar.
DS> Friday:
DS> QCWA VoIP Net (no RF), 1500 UTC Friday from the 2nd Sunday in March to
DS> the 1st Sunday in Novmber, 1600 UTC Friday otherwise, on 14.347 Mhz on
DS> CQ100 -- it`s a virtual ionosphere for amateur radio, with simulated
DS> operation of phone, CW, and PSK-31, on several HF bands. It`s VoIP (no
DS> RF), which is great for those with antenna prohibitions or restrictions,
DS> or they have medical issues, such as a pacemaker. Usage is $39 per year,
DS> with free usage on Sunday from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC, year round. First
DS> time users get a 30 day free trial, and paid users can use an add-on
DS> called QSO-TV, a quasi-ATV unit to send JPG images. Full details are at
DS> https://www.qsonet.com
DS> Saturday:
DS> QCWA Sunflower Net, 1400 UTC Saturday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the
DS> 1st Sunday in November, 1500 UTC otherwise, on the Sunflower Network...go
DS> to sunflowernet.us for connection options on AllStar, D-Star, DMR,
DS> Echolink, Fusion, Hamshack Hotline, M17, P25, and TGIF.
DS> I run the QCWA Digital Net, the QCWA CQ100 Net, and the QCWA Sunflower
DS> Net each week. I`m a QCWA Life Member, and a member of Sunflower Chapter
DS> 79 in Wichita, Kansas...and Arklatex Chapter 85 in Shreveport/Bossier
DS> City, Louisiana.
DS> Also, for the QCWA Digital Net and the QCWA Sunflower Net, I offer an
DS> extended checkin window in the QCWA Facebook Group, starting 30 minutes
DS> before the net, and ending 24 hours and 30 minutes after the net starts,
DS> for a 25 hour checkin window total. And, for those 2 nets, I also take
DS> checkins via Netlogger...go to https://www.netlogger.org for details.
DS> It`s a free utility for Windows, Mac, and Linux, where you can checkin to
DS> an active net, and comment via a chat box, with other participants during
DS> the net.
DS> Again, QCWA Membership isn`t required to checkin to any of our nets.
DS> There are local chapters besides the national organization, and there are
DS> membership meetings at Hamcation in Orlando, Florida in February... and
DS> at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio in May.
DS> 73 and 47,
DS> Daryl, WX4QZ
DS> P.S. "47" is used by QCWA members, as the organization was founded in
DS> 1947. DS
DS> ... Early birds get the worm; the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.
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Regards,
Alan Beck
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