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   Alan,   
      
    AB> I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS   
      
     My initial BBS theme was weather, but I added amateur radio to it as    
   well. It's your BBS...set it up however you want.   
      
    AB> Been haml for 45 years.   
      
     Since you've been licensed that long, and you're currently licensed,   
   you qualify for membership in the Quarter Century Wireless Assocation   
   (QCWA). The only requirements to be able to join is that you were   
   first licensed anytime in 1998 or earlier (as of 2023), and are   
   currently licensed...and from what you said, you qualify.   
      
     Details are at https://www.qcwa.org -- we don't require membership   
   for checking into any of our nets during the week, including:   
      
   Sunday:   
      
   QCWA 20 meter HF Net, 2000 UTC Sunday, year round, on 14.347 Mhz.   
      
   QCWA Digital Net, 2100 UTC Sunday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the   
   1st Sunday in November, 2200 UTC Sunday otherwise, on the QuadNet   
   Array...go to openquad.net for connection options on D-Star, DMR+,   
   TGIF, WIRES-X, and Fusion.   
      
   Tuesday:   
      
   QCWA 6 meter Net, 2300 UTC Tuesday from the 2nd Sunday in March to   
   the first Sunday in November, 0000 UTC Wednesday otherwise, on RF   
   and AllStar.   
      
   Friday:   
      
   QCWA VoIP Net (no RF), 1500 UTC Friday from the 2nd Sunday in March   
   to the 1st Sunday in Novmber, 1600 UTC Friday otherwise, on 14.347   
   Mhz on CQ100 -- it's a virtual ionosphere for amateur radio, with   
   simulated operation of phone, CW, and PSK-31, on several HF bands.   
   It's VoIP (no RF), which is great for those with antenna prohibitions   
   or restrictions, or they have medical issues, such as a pacemaker.   
   Usage is $39 per year, with free usage on Sunday from 0000 UTC to    
   2359 UTC, year round. First time users get a 30 day free trial, and   
   paid users can use an add-on called QSO-TV, a quasi-ATV unit to send   
   JPG images. Full details are at https://www.qsonet.com   
      
   Saturday:   
      
   QCWA Sunflower Net, 1400 UTC Saturday from the 2nd Sunday in March   
   to the 1st Sunday in November, 1500 UTC otherwise, on the Sunflower   
   Network...go to sunflowernet.us for connection options on AllStar,   
   D-Star, DMR, Echolink, Fusion, Hamshack Hotline, M17, P25, and TGIF.   
      
   I run the QCWA Digital Net, the QCWA CQ100 Net, and the QCWA Sunflower   
   Net each week. I'm a QCWA Life Member, and a member of Sunflower Chapter   
   79 in Wichita, Kansas...and Arklatex Chapter 85 in Shreveport/Bossier   
   City, Louisiana.   
      
   Also, for the QCWA Digital Net and the QCWA Sunflower Net, I offer an   
   extended checkin window in the QCWA Facebook Group, starting 30 minutes   
   before the net, and ending 24 hours and 30 minutes after the net starts,   
   for a 25 hour checkin window total. And, for those 2 nets, I also take   
   checkins via Netlogger...go to https://www.netlogger.org for details.   
   It's a free utility for Windows, Mac, and Linux, where you can checkin   
   to an active net, and comment via a chat box, with other participants   
   during the net.   
      
   Again, QCWA Membership isn't required to checkin to any of our nets.   
      
   There are local chapters besides the national organization, and there   
   are membership meetings at Hamcation in Orlando, Florida in February...   
   and at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio in May.   
      
   73 and 47,   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
   P.S. "47" is used by QCWA members, as the organization was founded in   
   1947. DS   
      
   ... Early birds get the worm; the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.   
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