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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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