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   BTW, good for you Daryl   
      
      
   Alan   
      
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   //Hello Daryl,//   
      
   on *18.04.23* at *3:49:00* You wrote in area *AMATEUR_RADIO*   
   to *Tom Moore* about *"Re: cw bbs"*.   
      
    DS> Tom,   
      
    TM>> Looks like I will be able to join qcwa in May.   
      
    TM>> I have only been active though for around 7 years of my 25 though.   
      
    DS>   As of 2023, if you were first licensed ANY TIME in the year 1998,   
    DS> or earlier, and are currently licensed, YOU QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP. Go to   
    DS> qcwa.org for more info.   
      
    DS>   I was first licensed in August, 1991...so, I thought I'd have to   
    DS> wait until August, 2016 to join. They said "No, any time in 2016, you can   
    DS> join". So, right after the new year, I filled out my application, sent in   
    DS> my dues, and that made me a member. I was able to upgrade to a Life   
    DS> Member shortly thereafter, and while the cost is not cheap, it's less   
    DS> expensive than what ARRL wants for their Life Membership.   
      
    DS> Daryl Stout, WX4QZ   
    DS> QCWA Life Member   
    DS> Member, Chapters 79 (Kansas) and 85 (Louisiana) Net Control for the QCWA   
    DS> CQ100, Sunflower, and Digital Nets   
      
    DS> ... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM. -- DE WX4QZ   
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   Regards,   
   Alan Beck   
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