Subj : Re: cw bbs
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Alan Beck
Date : Wed Apr 19 2023 09:35 am

//Hello Daryl,//

At 40 years plus, I am a member as well. I think I have a number some plce.

73,

Alan
sysop cwnet.org


May join the 10-10 club soon too.


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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