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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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