CANTON, OHIO
LATEST UPDATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2010
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PRESIDENT
Edward Clinger
WA8DRT 330-484-1102 |
Dennis Moriarty
K8AGB
To Nov. 2010
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VICE-PRES
Mel Vye
W8MV 330-697-5425
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Phil Gizzi
W8IIV
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330-494-7188
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Judith McCune N8AIM 330-499-2520 |
Newsletter/
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Joe Vignos W1FEZ
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QCWA CHAPTER 21 NEWSLETTER
 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Edward Clinger
W8EAR
330-484-1102
VICE PRESIDENT Mel Vye W8MV 330-697-5425 SEC-TREAS Judith McCune N8AIM 330-499-2520 DIRECTORS
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Phil Gizzzi W8IIV 330-494-7188 Dennis Moriarty
K8AGB
330-479-9722 EDITOR:
NEWSLETTER & WEB
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Joe
Vignos
W1FEZ
330-497-7742
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REMINDERS LUNCH AT TIM'S TAVERN on Parkway St. Canton. First Wednesday at 12:00 P.M. BREAKFAST Saturdays9:00 AM At Perkins Family Restaurant on Everhard Rd, Canton. |
MEETING NOTICE
DATE: February 20, 2010 PLACE: HOMETOWN BUFFET, 4758 Everhard Rd. N.W. 330-966-8995 TIME: 12 NOON (Have Room in back for 2 hours.) MENU: What you see is what you eat! COST: Pay at desk. Cost is approximately $8.00 RESERVATIONS: Phone or e-mail Judy McCune by February 17, 2010 DIRECTIONS: From North. Take I-77 Belden Village Exit. Turn right on Everhard Rd. Go west past two traffic lights to Plaza on left with TJ Maxx. Restaurant is in last building. From South. Take I-77 Belden Village exit onto Belden Village Street. Go to 3rd traffic light at Everhard Rd. Turn left on Everhard and go to Plaza on Left with TJ Maxx. (If you know the BV area, you can turn left at Dressler Rd. and Plaza is on right as you go south.) PROGRAM: Chapter 21 Director Dennis Moriarty K8AGB will present a program about "MARCONI
ON CAPE
COD" plus "QCWA - WWW"
SK's
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 2005. Our condolences to his family. (ED Note: More information will be added on web page, when it is obtained, as obituaries were not in local newspapers.) |
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MINUTES:
CHAPTER 21 MEETING
November 14 2009 Our annual meeting was held at Rose Villa Restaurant, Akron, Ohio. Nine members and eight guests were present. It was nice to see Norman W8GBH and Joan Russell from Bridgeport, Ohio, again. President, Ed Clinger WA8DRT welcomed everyone, and we all introduced ourselves. Julius Erdos KD8XD got busy selling 50-50 drawing tickets, and we ordered from the menu. After everyone had finished their meals, Ed Clinger WA8DRT called the meeting to order. Judy McCune N8AIM gave the Treasurer’s report. Eighteen of our members have paid their dues through at least 2010. Dues are still coming in. After the Treasurer’s report, we announced that Dennis Moriarty K8AGB recently married Lois and that they are now living in her house on 22nd street. We reelected Dennis Moriarty K8AGB to another two-year term as a director. Mae Rauvola W8EKL thanked everyone for her QCWA 60 Year Gold Certificate. We have a new member who signed up at the Massillon Hamfest Nov. 1st. Dick Harley WB8FZW of Brunswick, Ohio paid his chapter dues, and promised to send in his national dues. Our Vice President, Mel Vie W8MV, gave our program. He presented beautiful close up pictures of his African Picture Safari, that he and wife Martha had taken last September-October. He had wonderful pictures of elephants, lions, antelopes, giraffes, hippos, Black rhinos, zebras and many more. I wouldn’t have wanted to get as close to them as he appeared to be, until he said he took the animal pictures with his telephoto lens. Everyone enjoyed the show. Our next quarterly meeting will be held at noon on a Saturday in February 2010. (hopefully, the third one.) Respectfully Submitted, Judy
McCune N8AIM
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"From
the
Archives" by Judy McCune February 1970: 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 16, 1980: Our meeting was held at Ruslees Lounge and Restaurant in North Canton. Rib steak dinner was $ 8.50. There was a nice turnout due to the many guests that attended (nine couples including W8CUS, W8FEC, WB8BOW, WA8NZE and WD8IKC, K8RMY, K8DQV and WA8CNI, WD8KPO, and W8KBR). Howard Marks WB8OBW and Frank AK8W showed slides of their DX-pedition to the island of Montserret. February 17, 1990: Crossroads Restaruant at the intersection of Rte 800 and Rte 183 three miles south of East Sparta with a crowd of 51! President Marvin Danison K8ANA presided. Membership is up mostly due to our members bringing their friends to our meetings. February 19, 2000: Our meeting was held at Home Town Buffet at noon. Twelve members and ten guests were present. President Phil Gizzi W8IIV presided. It was announced that Kelly Heinbuch W8MO sponsored Michelle Sciarini KB8ILX , who received one of QCWA’s scholarships. Mel Vye W8MV gave a program where he described cell phones – a brief history up to current usage including modes and frequencies. MEMBERSHIP
26 Active Members Members who have not paid their dues have been or will be placed on the inactive list. Sec-Treas will contact them. Chapter 21 members belong to all three Stark County Amateur Radio Clubs as well as the TUSCO and Akron area clubs. (Recruiting territory) Those licensed in 1985 are now eligible.
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QCWA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Stephen Sciarini, KC8IDJ, son of Chapter 21 member Mike WA8MKH and Carol Sciarini has won the Leland Smith Sr., W5KL, Memorial Scholarship of $1500.00. He started classes for a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the University of Akron last fall. Stephen holds an Extra Class License, is an ARRL certified Volunteer license Examiner and is a member of ARRL and the Massillon Amateur Radio Club.
ORLANDO HamCation Amateur Radio & Computer Show February 12,13 & 14 At the Central Florida Fairgrounds
June 11 & 12, 2010 QCWA Chapter 41 will hold their convention which will be known as the Dallas QCWA Convention and all QCWA Chapters and their members are invited.
If they are not in your travel plans, how about trying this one.
The Mansfield
Mid-Winter Hamfest and Computer Show
will be here beforewe know it. And yes Husbands, it falls on Valentine's Day this year. (February 14,2010) While at the Hamfest, be sure to attend the ARRL, OSSBN, and Ohio MARS.
REMINDER Be
sure to read the Chapter 21 Report on Page 16 of the latest QCWA
Journal |
Harry Dannals, W2HD
From The ARRL Letter for February 4, 2010
SK's
Word has just been received on two recent Chapter 21 SK's.Please excuse the delay as obituaries were not in local newspapers.
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 wifeJoan 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)
NOVEMBER 2009 NEWSLETTER HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE ARCHIVES Chapter 21 Link.
11,000th recorded web site activation occurred December 12, 2009!
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Reprinted from theARRL Newsletter for Decmber 2009
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December Luncheon
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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.
FROM: DECEMBER 2009 OHIO SECTION MONTHLY NEWS
DON'T FORGET!
Saturday morning breakfast 9 AM at Perkins Restaurant on Everhard Rd.
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QCWA 50 YEAR CERTIFICATE TO K8LBZ
The Wireless Institute of Australia will celebrate 100 years in 2010. |
+++ 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.
MINUTES
: CHAPTER 21
AUGUST
MEETING
Following the tour a short business meeting was held. The minutes of our May 30th meeting were published in The Feedline. Judy McCune N8AIM gave the treasurer’s report and announced that the members present have paid their 2009-2010 chapter dues of $5.00. We need to remind our fellow members that dues are due August 31st for the 2009-2010 year
President Ed Clinger, WA8DRT, presented Nelson Caley the QWCA certificate recognizing his 60 years of licensing as a Radio Amateur. Certificates were also announced for Mae Rauvola, W8EKL, for 60 years of licensing and Denny Frey, K8NIB and John Edel, K8LBZ for 50 years of licensing and Les Myers, W8TJF, for 55 and 50 years of licensing. W8EKL and K8NIB , K8LBZ and W8TJF will receive their certificates at a later date.
Judy McCune N8AIM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JANUARY
KA8FTS Rodger Trompower 13th
WA8NZE Stanley Smith 17th
KE8HA David Raines 22nd
FEBRUARY
K8LBZ John Edel 19th
WD8BGW Joseph Herrick 28th
MARCH
W8VAN Keith Chambers 9th
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Denny
Frey, K8NIB,recovering
from a back problem, has moved from Altercare
of
Nobles
Pond to The Regency
on Whipple Ave in Canton. He
believes he injured it accidentally
while working in his radio shack. He is doing therapy and would like
visitors. He can be reached on
330-479-9203. He now has his 2 meter rig in his room and is
looking for you on the local repeaters.
Ed Note. We are either awfully healthy or have had our ailments for so long that we don't want to talk about them!
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
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2009 CLUB YEAR.
Thursday night Chapter 21 Net
432 band normal CTCS tone required on that band ]
President: Lyle Gray W8EUK
Vice- President: Henry McLaughlin W8OYV
Secretary- Treasurer Camella Cicerello W8NAL
Directors
Rob Roy W8HR
Earl Reichman W8NBK
Full Obituaries can be found on Archives
Chapter 21 Link.
Myron Kiefaber 83, W8BML, QCWA#21627 of North Canton, died on August 11, 2008. Myron was first licensed in 1948 and joined Chapter 21 in 1975. Our condolences to his daughters and their families.
Myron Koyle 78, W8FNM, QCWA #20167 of Canton, died on March 3, 2008. Myron was first licensed in 1962 and joined Chapter 21 in January 1987. Our condolences to his wife Adelaine and his family.
Leland E. Covert 79, KA8FTM QCWA # 32367 of Canton; Township, died on November 4, 2007. Lee was first licensed in 1979 and joined Chapter 21 in 2004. Our condolences to his wife Janice and their family.
Jack Bennett 84, W8WEN QCWA #32182, of Alliance, died on October 31,2007. Jack was first licensed in June 1941. He joined QCWA Chapter 21 in August 2003. We send our condolences to his wife Martha and family
11,000th recorded web site activation occurred December 12, 2009!
"What happened to the Chapter 21 Thursday night Net?"
public welfare.
QCWA
National Nets:
SSB Sunday at 2000Z
on
14347MHZ . CW Wedensday at 2000 EST on 7035 MHZ.
HAPPY 46th 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.
To
keep up with the
times, however, the IARU
proposed adding a new character--the commercial "at" or @ symbol--to
permit
sending e-mail addresses in Morse code. The draft new recommendation
proposes
using the letters A and C run together to represent the @
symbol.
(That's "dit dah dah dit dah dit")
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+Morse "@" character official as of May 3, 2005
We do not receive that info until Dec.
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ARCHIVES).
Awaiting W8AU report on LST 325 summer cruise and stop in Louisville
for convention
Use LST 325 Link at top of page.