The Quarter Century Wireless Association – Chapter 41 – Dallas, Texas met on Saturday, 02 February 2013 at Midway Point, 12801 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244. Lunch was attended by 13 people, and the business meeting was attended by 10 people. Although this chapter does not collect dues, a membership application must be completed and dues paid to QCWA national current. QCWA table will be in the market area at Ham-Com 2013. The Midland Hamfest will be affected by the boom in oil and gas production because all lodging in Midland and Odessa is occupied by oil and gas production personnel. A chapter member has formed an amateur radio club in a retirement community. Proposed changes to license renewal requirements by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are appropriate, will probably go into effect, and should apply only to persons who received their license by examination before the FCC. Read about these proposed changes at http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-seeks-to-change-amateur-radio-licensing-rules-allow-additional-emission-types or at http://www.fcc.gov/document/part-97-notice-proposed-rule-making-and-order. 

The Quarter Century Wireless Association – Chapter 41 – Dallas, Texas held their monthly meeting at the Midway Point Restaurant, 12801 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244 on Saturday, 05 January 2013. There were 12 or more people in attendance. This was primarily an “eyeball” meeting where general conversation over a meal was the primary event. One conversation was between a former Crosier Tech High School of Dallas, Texas drafting teacher, Jerry Murray W5KUP, and his former student, Jerrold Jones W5TUU. Some people made selections from the buffet and others ordered from the menu. A few people left shortly after they finished eating. Bob Olney, N5NT called the meeting to order when nearly everybody had finished their meal. Each amateur radio operator present introduced their self, stated when they were first licensed, how they became interested in amateur radio, and described their primary amateur radio activities. 

Fourteen members of Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) – Chapter 41 (Dallas, Texas) met on Saturday, 02 June 2012 at Midway Point Restaurant. Each person who attended this meeting was nourished by the food, conversation, and friendships. Some members selected food from the buffet and others ordered from the menu. Separate checks were identified by first names and included an automatic gratuity; a copy of the check was available by request. A video presentation about the “High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)” was shown. Thought provoking remarks made in this video include statements that this project could be:

• “Ground Based Star Wars Technology”
• “Electromechanical Warfare”
• “Geophysical Warfare”
• In violation of a “Treaty Prohibiting Weather Modification”
• “Embarking on an Arms Race that is totally unnecessary” 

Interest in this video presentation was anticipated because it discusses:

• Radio Frequency transmissions
• Antennas 
• The Ionosphere
• The scientific method
• Events that require the services of emergency communications responders

Next Month: The meeting will be on the usual day, at the same time, and in the same location.

Official information about the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) – Chapter 41 (Dallas, Texas) is available from http://www.chapter41.org/.