开云体育

Friends, The QCWA Membership form is on line at: https://qcwa.org/join-renew.php For the “Renewal Form”, there is a box in which you can indicate you want to be associated with Chapter 41 here in Dallas. TO: Chapter 41 Leadership: Tom Bunch is a friend of mine and I texted him earlier this week that we wished him a “Happy Birthday” on our Sunday morning net. He texted me back asking for the form to join/renew with QCWA. Note that Tom spends half his time in McKinney and the other half in Montana. 73, Tom Thomas F. Yenny, P.E. Amateur Radio Operator: K5LOL K5LOL@...

Meeting Notes Joint QCWA, Dallas Chapter 41 / WA5CMI Luncheon Southern Recipes Grill, Plano, TX 11:00 AM February 22, 2025 The QCWA luncheon with the WA5CMI AM operators group was a huge success. We had 11 attendees (list below). There were attendees that were members or participated in either one or both groups in attendance. Jim (W5WN) called a short meeting of Chapter 41. Everyone was welcomed and an introduction to QCWA was provided for those that had no previous knowledge or contact with the Association. The structure of QCWA, it's local chapters and privileges and benefits of membership was explained. Val, (W5PUT) provided details of the limited full trial membership being offered by the national organization for just $3.00. Questions were answered about QCWA national offerings including access to a wealth of historical information, membership journals, certificates recognizing years licensed, QCWA merchandise and the opportunity for full members to recommend recipients for scholarships up to $3,000.00. Jim informed the group that there were officer positions open in the chapter for those interested. Input was solicited as to what programs would be desirable for the chapter to undertake such as a Widows Assistance Program, RFI Committee or possibly and Elmer Program. Val presented a roster from 2015 for everyone to view. It was interesting to see the name and callsign of past members, those still active and those that we regrettably lost as a silent key. When the meeting concluded everyone enjoyed a delicious meal and fellowship. Those present were: Jim - W5WN Val - W5PUT David - WB5KXA John - K5BOI Monty - KA5X George - W5GRD Bob - KE5JL Grant - W5XJ Carl - W5SU Robert - WW9W Walt - W8KSW All were thanked for attending and reminded that there will be a luncheon every 4th Saturday of the month. A reminder and details will be provided on groups.io/QCWA41.

Good Morning Gentlemen, I have attached a copy of the Excel Spread Sheet which shows all of the 16 attendees that Mason Sarles had as he did a thorough job of running the net this morning. Jim Popelarski will send out the list of the March net controllers. The person who is the QCWA 41 Net Controller next Sunday, 03/02/25, should print out he attached Excel QCWA Attendee Count list to use as a guidance list when the list is being called. I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying what little bits of a sort of Spring we are currently having now. I hope that the current weather becomes a trend that continues to grow as the temperature climbs to ordinary Spring levels. My many thanks to Jay Urish, W5GM, who is adding the Sunday QCWA 41 Attendee Count list to QCWA 41 Group list each week that Jay manages so that all the current members may view it. Your faithful Servant, Mont O’Leary Email: k0ycn@... Cell Phone: 214-878-3536

Hey folks, Just a reminder that tomorrow is the lunch at southern reciepees. Unfortunately I will not be able to make it due to a scheduling conflict --w5gm

Good Morning Gentlemen, I have attached a copy of the Excel Spread Sheet which shows all of the 14 attendees that Jim Popelarski had as he did a thorough job of running the net this morning. Jim sent out the list of the net controllers which indicates that Mason Sarles, K5YHX will be in charge of the QCWA 41 net next Sunday which will be on 02/23/25. I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying what little bits of a sort of Spring we are currently having now.

Hey everyone, I finally got around to typing up my net script. Feel free to use as necessary! --or not lol!

Gentlemen, I have attached a copy of the updated QCWA Chapter 41 Attendee list for your review. The list is attached above and it is written in Excel. Jay has agreed to copy this list to the QCWA41 group list so at all of our members can have access to it. Jim Popelarski has sent out a list of our net controllers that is organized by each Sunday’s date so I will no longer need to include this in my notes to you. Thank you, Jim, for taking this over. If you have any comments or suggestions, please send them to me via email or cell phone text. Thank you for your reviews and support! Your faithful servant, Mont O’Leary Email: k0ycn@... or MONT@... Cell Phone: 214-878-3536

Howdy folks, W5GM was net control this morning and we had the following check-ins on the 3825khz Ch.41 net. k5eyz k6mtg n5itu w2hld k0ycn k5lol k5boi k5yhx ki5uxc w5su w5xj w5wn k5ric n5knu Announcements were made about the chapter meeting this month and about the existence of this e-mail reflector. Just a reminder that you have to check-in to be checked in and as always, I always welcome relays if I don't acknowledge a calling station. 73 de W5Good Mechanic

Members, Just a reminder https://southernrecipesgrill.site//menu.php Southern Recipes Grill 621 W Plano Pkwy #229 Plano, TX 75075

Chapter 41, Jerry, N5KNU, was net control for the Jan 20 net. Sunday Net. Jan-20-2025 1-) K5euz- Foster 2-) k5LoL -Tom 3-) K5yhx/Mason 4-) w5wn-Jim 5-)-kb6nox-Lee 6-)-N5knu-Jerry /nc 7-)-k0ycn-Mont 8-)-W2hld-Mike 9-)-k6mtg-Mark 10-)-ki5uxc-Larry 11-N5nsn-Jimmy 12-)-W5gm-Jay 13–)-w5put-VaL

Chapter 41, Todays net was called by Jay Urish W5GM. There were 15 checkins. The next meeting will be at the Souther Recipesgrill. 1/25/2025 11:00AM https://southernrecipesgrill.site//menu.php Southern Recipes Grill 621 W Plano Pkwy #229 Plano, TX 75075

Winter Field Day is coming up on January 25/26 and if you live in the DFW area and would like to find a location where you can participate, please join the Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub (K5LRK) in The Colony, TX. We will set up Saturday morning and will only be operating until about 5pm. We do not operate after 5pm on Saturday or on Sunday. Our club will be operating from a City Park (Lions Club Park) in The Colony at 4800 Nash Drive, The Colony, TX. Again, all are welcome to join us if you want to brave the elements. Please bring your own headphones and if you are a CW operator, you may want to bring your own paddle. The club provides a hot lunch for all in attendance but I believe this is also the same day our QCWA group meets in Plano for our monthly lunch. Swing by for a visit after the QCWA lunch. Also, I know the Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society (a.k.a. the Carrollton Club) will be operating from First Baptist Church of Farmer's Branch located at 13017 William Dodson Parkway, Farmer's Branch. I believe this club will operate continuously for 24 hours which will take them to about 1pm on Sunday. They are also open to visitors coming by to just view the operation and/or to operate. More info is available on their web site at www.kb5a.org 73, Tom - K5LOL President, Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub k5lol@... www.k5lrk.com

Good Morning QCWA41 Net Controllers, The QCWA related Net spreadsheet has been attached. The list shows that Mason Sarles, K5YHX had 18 attendees this morning on January 5th. Jim Popelarski, W5WN, Jerry Sams, N5KNU, and Foster Rich, K5EUZ, all assisted in helping out with some of the distant Western United States locations – Primarily California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The normal Sunday QCWA41 7:00 AM net caller sequence is Carl Solomon followed by Jim Popelarski followed by Jerry Sams followed by Mason Sarles. Jerry Sams, N5KNU, has offered to join the regular callers list and we are grateful to have him. Jerry does a great job as a net controller and we are lucky to add him to our net controller list. Jay Urish, W5GM, has also volunteered to be one of the QCWA41 net controllers. He would do a good job and could probably be heard by almost everyone. I believe Mason Sarles, Foster Rich and I would be willing to assist Jay if he needed some help with some of the distant stations. I can hear almost all of the California, Arizona and New Mexico stations using the Reno SDR repeater. Mason had one Guest check in who had only a General Class License and was therefore not eligible to check in on the 3835 MHz frequency that we use every Sunday morning at 7:00 AM. An Advanced Class or an Extra Class license is required at the frequency we use every Sunday morning. Please look at the QCWA Net List Attendee Count I attached above and you will see that we have a number of users that have not checked in for quite some time. I believe we should make an effort to contact these users and see if they intend to begin checking in on a regular basis. If they do not we should let them know that they will be eliminated from our list of current users. Each of the QCWA41 Sunday net callers should make this announcement every week as soon as you start the net. Your faithful servant, Mont O’Leary – k0ycn@...

Folks, Today we had a quorum this morning at the Southern Recipes Grill. We held an official meeting where: Jim W5WN was elected President Jay W5GM was elected Secretary Jeff N5ITU was elected Sergeant at Arms A discussion was began over purpose and duties of the elected Collecting dues was discussed but shunned by all in attendance The Secretary stated that minutes would be posted before bedtime The meeting was adjourned at or around 1300CST The next net will be held Sunday the 29th at 7am on 3835Khz

Good Morning QCWA41 The QCWA related Net spreadsheet has been attached. The list shows that Jim Popelarski, W5WN, had 14 attendees this morning on December 15th. Mason Sarles, K5YHX, Jim Popelarski, W5WN, Jerry Sams, N5KNU and Foster Rich, K5EUZ all assisted in helping out with some of the distant Western United States locations. Please look at the QCWA Net List Attendee Count I attached above and you will see that we have a number of users that have not checked in for quite some time. I believe we should make an effort to contact these users and see if they intend to begin checking in on a regular basis. If they do not we should let them know that they will be eliminated from our list of current users. Each of the QCWA41 Sunday net callers should make this announcement every week as soon as you start the net. Your faithful servant, Mont O’Leary – k0ycn@...

Next Saturday, 12/28/2024 will be the next QCWA Dallas area luncheon. We will have this month at the Country Recipes Grill @ 11:00 AM. Please feel free to invite a friend, whether a QCWA member or not. Also, please invite anyone you know that is not on this reflector that is a regular check in on the Sunday morning net. Country Recipes has a wonderful selection of both breakfast (available until 2 PM) and lunch. Here is the menu and directions to get there: https://southernrecipesgrill.site//menu.php Southern Recipes Grill 621 W Plano Pkwy #229 Plano, TX 75075 From Central Expressway (Hwy 75) get off at the Plano Parkway exit (west). Southern Recipes Grill is between Central Expressway and Alma Road just west of the old Collin Creek Mall. https://sgws2.maps.yahoo.com/mapimage?mflags=MKYC&appid=search&locale=en_US&imf=jpg&imw=440&imh=160&zoom=16&poi=%3B%2CDining-xs-gws%2C33.01005%2C-96.712042 See you there!

QCWA'ers, Attached is the net attendance report, courtesy of Mont, K0YCN.

Good Morning Gentlemen, The QCWA related Net spreadsheet has been attached. The list shows that Mason Sarles, K5YHX, had 14 attendees this morning on December 8th. I intend to no longer work as one of the net controllers. By the time I eliminated all of the power output above 100 watts from my Icon PW1 Amplifiers some people could barely hear me but many of them could not hear me at all. --Jay Urish W5GM will be net control on the 15th.

Sure Carl! On this upcoming net, I plan on "polling the audience" to gauge signal strength from my QTH. I am not sure who NCS will be, but I will get them to check me in first and then get folks to report how well they hear me. jay- On 12/4/24 09:47, C Solomon wrote: