CANTON, OHIO
LATEST UPDATE: February 15, 2011
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PRESIDENT
Mel Vye W8MV 330-697-5425 |
Julius Erdos KD8XD To Nov. 2011 330-492-3937 |
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VICE-PRES
Les
Myers
KK8K
330-854-4453
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Dennis
Moriarty K8AGB
To Nov. 2012
330-479-9722 |
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SEC-TREAS.
330-499-2520
Judith McCune
N8AIM
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Newsletter/
Web
Page
Editor
Joe Vignos W1FEZ
330-497-7742
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WEB
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CURRENT
NEWS
SECTION
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QCWA CHAPTER 21 NEWSLETTER
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Les
Myers
KK8K
330-854-4453
VICE
PRESIDENT
VACANT SEC-TREAS
Judith
McCune
N8AIM
330-499-2520
DIRECTORS
Julius
Erdos
KD8XD
330-492-3937
Dennis
Moriarty
K8AGB
330-479-9722EDITOR:
NEWSLETTER & WEB PAGE
Joe
Vignos
W1FEZ
330-497-7742
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MEMBERSHIP 30 Active
Members
Members who have not paid their dues have been
placed on the inactive list.Since Chapter 21 members belong to all three (Stark, Summit & Tusc) counties Radio Clubs, this should be fertile hunting grounds for new members. DUES
Our
Secretary/Treasurer reports that about 1/3 of
our members have not yet paid their dues for
2012! While ongoing expenses are small. it
is necessary to have funds for memorial
contributions to national QCWA.
NEW ADDED URL for Web Page and Chapter 21 mail is: www.cmh.net/qcwa You can also find it by typing in QCWA Chapter 21 on your SEARCH Bar. |
MEETING
NOTICE
Date: February 18, 2012 Place: Papa Bears Pizza Oven Italian Restaurant, 4990 Dressler Rd. NW, Canton,OH Time: 12:30 PM Menu: Order from the menu Variety of choices, some under $10.00. Cost: Pay the waitress and leave a tip if the tip is not listed on your bill. Reservations: Phone or e-mail Judy McCune by February 16th if you are planning on coming so that the restaurant will have an idea of how many to plan on. Directions: From I-77 heading south exit at the Belden Village - Everhard Rd exit and turn right (west) at the stop light onto Everhard Rd. Turn left (south) at the first traffic light onto Dressler Rd. Continue through the light at Belden Village St. The restaurant will be on your left, before you get to Golden Corral and Olive Garden. From I-77 heading north exit at the first Belden Village exit. At the light continue straight onto Belden Village Street. Dressler is at the second Traffic light (Higbee Ave is between). Turn left. The restaurant will be on the left around the curve. Business: Fill Vice President position. Program: Dennis Moriarty K8AGB will present a look back at Field Day 1954 and others with commentary form himself and Nelson Caley W8EAR. _____________________________________________________
EDITOR'S
OBSERVATION
At the November meeting a Vice President and One
(!) Director and the Secretary-Treasurer offices were
to be voted on. Nominations from the floor were
accepted. As you can see in the November 2011 meeting
minutes that no one was nominated or volunteered
for the office of Vice President. To Date
no action has been taken by the Club officers and
Directors to fill this vacancy.If the office is not filled at the February meeting, I would suggest that the position of Vice President be eliminated and necessary changes to our charter and or by-laws be made. W1FEZ ____________________________________________________________
WEB PAGE AND NEWSLETTER PROBLEMS \
I have lost a great deal of our ARCHIVES link. I hope to recover most of it from backup CD's that I periodically make. However, this will take time. Compounding all the above is a new Laptop Computer with WIN 7. OS. In my opinion, don't get it or use it until you have to. Microsoft has done it to us again! |
QCWA CHAPTER 21 NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2012
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We ordered from the
menu. President,
Mel Vye W8MV welcomed everyone, and we all introduced
ourselves. After everyone
had finished their meals, Mel W8MV called the meeting
to order. Judy
McCune N8AIM gave the Treasurer’s report. After
the Treasurer’s report, Mel spoke about our elections. Les Myers,
KK8K will become president, but we need a Vice
President. Mel
asked if anyone would take on that job, but there were
no volunteers.
Judy McCune N8AIM will continue as
Secretary-Treasurer, Julius Erdos KD8XD and Dennis
Moriarty KA8AGB will continue as Trustees and
Joe Vignos W1FEZ will continue as editor and Web
Master.
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From
theArchives February 1972:
No records found for 1970, 1971, and 1972.
David Glass couldn’t find them in 2000 – 2002, and
I’ve had no better luck.
February 15, 1992: Samantha’s
Sunny Corner Restaurant on Hills and Dales was where
our meeting was held with 39 attendees. President
“Big John” Edel W8LBZ presided over the meeting. The
program was presented by Mr. Ron Jeskey of the Stark
County Sheriff’s Department. His talk
centered on security measures in and around the
home, and was much appreciated by those in
attendance. It
was announced that Henry McClaughlin W8OYV had an
inoperable brain tumor. Henry was
a past president, and secretary-treasurer for
Chapter 21 and had for many years had edited our
quarterly newsletter among other things. Those
present sent their thank yous and best wishes on a
card that was passed around. Henry
passed away on March 16, 1992. REMINDERS
BREAKFAST LUNCH AT
TIM'S TAVERN |
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Newsletter under construction from DX location with all sort of problems IP address, new Printer, etc etc.
CURRENT NEWS SECTION
QCWA CHAPTER 21 MEETING
November 19, 2011
President Mel Vye W8MV welcomes members and guests to Nov. 19, 2011 meeting.
Secretsry/Treasurer Judy McCune presented the Financial Report and it was accepted. She also suggested that in keepingwith tradition that it would be in order to send a $25.00 donation to the QCWA Scholarship fund in remmrance of our most recent SK Denny Frey K8NIB. Motion was made by W1FEZ and seconded by K8ASGB and approved. It was also mentioned that the wife of Andy Hogue W8DIR and the sister of Judy McCune N8AIMhad also passed away recently.
The Election of Officers and Director did not occur as their were no nominees presented. The current officers and directors will meet to resolve this issue.
With the traditonal "passing of the gavel" Mel W8MV turned the meeting over to Les Myers KK8K and welcomed him as new President.
Les KK8K then presented the program, which was an old Sherlock Holmes radio program. Les was able to record it and get a CD of it from the producers which he showed on his laptop computer.
It brought back many memories!
The meeting was then adjourned.
 Tom, KP2E and Dennis, K8AGB put QCWA Chapter 21 banner in place prior to meeting. |
 Polly and Nelson Caley W8EAR and Don Wade W8DEA along withCarol Sciarini relax after a great meal |
August 20, 2011 Minutes
Our August meeting was held at the home of Mel Vye W8MV with 5 members and 6 guests attending. After having a delicious lunch, Mel took us on a boat ride around the Portage Lakes while we relaxed and enjoyed the scenery.
When we returned, Mel demonstrated the "Weak Signal Propagation Reporting (WSPR) system" developed by Joe Taylor, K1JT and as described in the November 2010 issue of QST. This system uses four FSK tones in a bandwidth of 6 Hz and a baud rate of 1.46 bps. This very narrow bandwidth signals to be decoded with a S/N ratio < 25 db. As an example, Mel was able to decode a 5 W signal from Western Australia on 160 m.
Due to the time that had past, and the small turnout we did not have a formal meeting. All who went enjoyed themselves.
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy McCune N8AIM
A short business meeting was held after the dinner. Our February minutes were approved. Judy N8AIM gave the treasurer's report, which was also approved. We have three new members: Don Wade W8DEA, Roger Gray W8VE and Jerry LaRocca KF8EB.
Les introduced Ken Simpson K8EK, National QCWA Director and former resident of Stark county, who presented Dennis Moriarty's K8AGB the55th Anniversary Award and announced that he would deliver E. Keith Chambers W8VAN 55th Anniversary Award to him in Florida. Perry Ballinger W8AU also has a 55th Anniversary Award but was not attending today's meeting as he was doing duty on the LST 325 Meorial ship in Indiana. Ken gave an interesting program about radio displays in small museums that included many pictures of old radios and other stuff. that he and his wife Sue hadseen on their Alaska trip in 2010. Thank you Ken for sharing your findings.
Carol Sciarini won the 50 -50 drawing for $16.00 and donated it back to the club, so we are $16.00 richer than we were without the drawing.
Members were reminded of the Lunch at Tim's on the first Wednesday of each month. The August meeting will be held at the home of Mel W8MV & XYL Martha Vye on the Portage Lakes.
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy McCune N8AIM
fEBRUARY
MARCH
NOVEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER CAN BE FOUND IN ARCHIVES LINK
BACKUP CD! MAY 2010 WILL BE THERE. ALSO MEETING AND OTHER INFORMATION FROM 2003 AND EARLIER ARE THERE!
SUNSHINE REPORT
We have had no reports on any members illness et al in over three months.
Ed Note. We were either awfully healthy or have had our ailments for so long that we don't want to talk about them!
FROM: The ARRL Letter for April 29, 2010
RECENT SK 's
Full Obituaries can be found on Archives Chapter 21 Link.
John Edel 81, K8LBZ, QCWA #18998. John was a past President and Director of QCWA Chapter 21, and past National Director of QCWA.
John was first licensed in 1958 and joined QCWA Chapter 21 in 1985. He had received his 50 year operating certificate earlier this summer.
Our condolences to his wife Janet, daughters Charla and Christa and , sons Jay WN8HHJ and Frank N4ZSI and the grandchildren.
Phil Gizzi 89, W8IIV, QCWA #20897, passed away on Sunday February 21, 2010. Phil was a current Director of QCWA Chapter 21.
Phil was first licensed in 1951 and joined QCWA in 1987. He has received the QCWA 55 Year Gold Certificate and the Century Club Certificate. Our condolences to his wife VIvian and their sons Philip and Larry their wives, grandchildren and geat grandchildren
Norman Russell 69, W8GBH, Bridgeport, OH. Norman was first licensed in 1955 and joined QCWA in 1993. He was presented his 50 year operating certificate in 2005. Our condolences to his wife Joan and family.
J. Kelly Heinbuch 85, W8MO, QCWA #20814. Kelly was first licensed as K8DYR in 1961 and joined QCWA Chapter 21 in 1987. He received his Century Certificate in 2006. Our condolences to his wife Ruth and family.
(ED Note: More information will be added as it is obtained)
12,800th recorded web site activation occurred JUNE 24, 2010!
Alliance ARC
The Alliance ARC has a new President. Certainly not a new face withMassillon ARC
that club. John Myers, KD8MQ, is now wearing the President's hat. He
was their Vice President. This club is famous for their fox hunts. The
guest speaker at their December meeting will be Robert Gilbert, KA8JOY,
who will speak about "crash scene investigation". The club publishes
the ZERO-BEAT Newsletter and they also have a Christmas Party as one of
their end of the year events.
The Massillon Amateur Radio Club provided communications for the_________________________________________
annual Massillon Holiday Parade and the Club's Emergency Communication
Trailer was a unit in the parade.. They also plan to elect new Club
Officers. Members were kept busy during their MARC Hamfest 2009.
+++ We Keep Growing and Growing +++
about 14,000 more licensees now than a year ago.
Last year's increase brings the number of ham licensees in the US to over 674,000. This total is just under the all-time high for US
licensees. If we add another 14,000 this year, we will have exceeded the all-time high for ham licensees.
Therefore, current facts do not support the contention being spread by many amateurs that ham radio is a dying avocation. We may not be in a
teen-age growth spurt, but we are growing. Don't count Amateur radio out.
JULY
AB8CC Carl Cunert 26th
AUGUST
KF8EB Jerry Larocca 20th
WA8DBW Richard Reese 24th
W8JT Scott Mathews 27th
WA8DRT Ed Clinger 28th
SEPTEMBER
N8GAF Anne Ballinger 1st
KP2E Tom Price 26th
K8SWE James Foltz 29th
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The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call signfor a new term. The first vanity call sign licenses issued under the current Amateur Radio vanity call sign program that began in 1996 cameup for renewal three years ago.
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 14 seeking to raise fees for Amateur Radio vanity call signs
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-126A1.pdf. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $12.30 and is good for 10 years; the
new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $13.40 for 10 years, an increase of $1.10. The FCC is authorized by the Communications
Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated with that program. The vanity call sign regulatory fee
is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call sign for a new term. Instructions on how to
comment on this NPRM are available on the FCC Web site http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/howtocomment.html>.
Those holding vanity call signs issued prior to 1996 are exempt from having to pay the vanity call sign regulatory fee at renewal, however.
That's because Congress did not authorize the FCC to collect regulatory fees until 1993. Such "heritage" vanity call sign holders do not appear
as vanity licensees in the FCC Amateur Radio database.
Amateur Radio licensees may file for renewal only within 90 days of their license expiration date. All radio amateurs must have an FCC
Registration Number (FRN) before filing any application with the Commission. Applicants can obtain an FRN by going to the ULS
<http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/> and clicking on the "New Users Register" link. You must supply your Social Security Number to obtain an FRN.
Excerpts from_____________________________
The ARRL Letter
Vol. 28, No.20
May 22, 2009
MEMORY LANE.
President: Lyle Gray W8EUK
Vice- President: Henry McLaughlin W8OYV
Secretary- Treasurer Camella Cicerello W8NAL
Directors
Rob Roy W8HR
Earl Reichman W8NBK
public welfare.
QCWA National
Nets: SSB Sunday at 2000Z on
14347MHZ . CW Wedensday at 2000
EST on 7035 MHZ.
HAPPY 48th ANNIVERSARY
The Chapter 21 Charter was
granted on May 15, 1963
The first meeting was
held June 14, 1963.
President: Lyle Gray W8EUK
Vice- President: Henry McLaughlin W8OYV
Secretary- Treasurer Camella Cicerello W8NAL
Directors
Rob Roy W8HR
Earl Reichman W8NBK
WANTED: NEW QCWA MEMBERS.
STILL ONLY $5.00
We do not receive that info until Dec.
31 Dues Paying Members
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LST 325 have been moved to a seperate page (as was
ARCHIVES).
Awaiting W8AU report on LST 325 summer cruise and stop in
Louisville for convention
Use LST 325 Link at top of page.