//Hello All,//

I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS

Thoughts?

Suggestions?

73,

Alan

Been haml for 45 years.

Regards,
Alan Beck
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Re: cw bbs
By: Alan Beck to All on Mon Apr 10 2023 11:07:05

I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS

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Re: cw bbs
By: Alan Beck to All on Mon Apr 10 2023 11:07:05

I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS

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Alan,

I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS

My initial BBS theme was weather, but I added amateur radio to it as
well. It's your BBS...set it up however you want.

Been haml for 45 years.

Since you've been licensed that long, and you're currently licensed,
you qualify for membership in the Quarter Century Wireless Assocation
(QCWA). The only requirements to be able to join is that you were
first licensed anytime in 1998 or earlier (as of 2023), and are
currently licensed...and from what you said, you qualify.

Details are at https://www.qcwa.org -- we don't require membership
for checking into any of our nets during the week, including:

Sunday:

QCWA 20 meter HF Net, 2000 UTC Sunday, year round, on 14.347 Mhz.

QCWA Digital Net, 2100 UTC Sunday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the
1st Sunday in November, 2200 UTC Sunday otherwise, on the QuadNet
Array...go to openquad.net for connection options on D-Star, DMR+,
TGIF, WIRES-X, and Fusion.

Tuesday:

QCWA 6 meter Net, 2300 UTC Tuesday from the 2nd Sunday in March to
the first Sunday in November, 0000 UTC Wednesday otherwise, on RF
and AllStar.

Friday:

QCWA VoIP Net (no RF), 1500 UTC Friday from the 2nd Sunday in March
to the 1st Sunday in Novmber, 1600 UTC Friday otherwise, on 14.347
Mhz on CQ100 -- it's a virtual ionosphere for amateur radio, with
simulated operation of phone, CW, and PSK-31, on several HF bands.
It's VoIP (no RF), which is great for those with antenna prohibitions
or restrictions, or they have medical issues, such as a pacemaker.
Usage is $39 per year, with free usage on Sunday from 0000 UTC to
2359 UTC, year round. First time users get a 30 day free trial, and
paid users can use an add-on called QSO-TV, a quasi-ATV unit to send
JPG images. Full details are at https://www.qsonet.com

Saturday:

QCWA Sunflower Net, 1400 UTC Saturday from the 2nd Sunday in March
to the 1st Sunday in November, 1500 UTC otherwise, on the Sunflower Network...go to sunflowernet.us for connection options on AllStar,
D-Star, DMR, Echolink, Fusion, Hamshack Hotline, M17, P25, and TGIF.

I run the QCWA Digital Net, the QCWA CQ100 Net, and the QCWA Sunflower
Net each week. I'm a QCWA Life Member, and a member of Sunflower Chapter
79 in Wichita, Kansas...and Arklatex Chapter 85 in Shreveport/Bossier
City, Louisiana.

Also, for the QCWA Digital Net and the QCWA Sunflower Net, I offer an
extended checkin window in the QCWA Facebook Group, starting 30 minutes
before the net, and ending 24 hours and 30 minutes after the net starts,
for a 25 hour checkin window total. And, for those 2 nets, I also take
checkins via Netlogger...go to https://www.netlogger.org for details.
It's a free utility for Windows, Mac, and Linux, where you can checkin
to an active net, and comment via a chat box, with other participants
during the net.

Again, QCWA Membership isn't required to checkin to any of our nets.

There are local chapters besides the national organization, and there
are membership meetings at Hamcation in Orlando, Florida in February...
and at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio in May.

73 and 47,

Daryl, WX4QZ

P.S. "47" is used by QCWA members, as the organization was founded in
1947. DS

... Early birds get the worm; the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.
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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"*.

Alan,

I thinking about setting up a CW themed BBS

My initial BBS theme was weather, but I added amateur radio to it as well. It's your BBS...set it up however you want.

Been haml for 45 years.

Since you've been licensed that long, and you're currently licensed,
you qualify for membership in the Quarter Century Wireless Assocation (QCWA). The only requirements to be able to join is that you were first licensed anytime in 1998 or earlier (as of 2023), and are currently licensed...and from what you said, you qualify.

Details are at https://www.qcwa.org -- we don't require membership
for checking into any of our nets during the week, including:

Sunday:

QCWA 20 meter HF Net, 2000 UTC Sunday, year round, on 14.347 Mhz.

QCWA Digital Net, 2100 UTC Sunday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the 1st Sunday in November, 2200 UTC Sunday otherwise, on the QuadNet Array...go to openquad.net for connection options on D-Star, DMR+, TGIF, WIRES-X,
and Fusion.

Tuesday:

QCWA 6 meter Net, 2300 UTC Tuesday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, 0000 UTC Wednesday otherwise, on RF and
AllStar.

Friday:

QCWA VoIP Net (no RF), 1500 UTC Friday from the 2nd Sunday in March to
the 1st Sunday in Novmber, 1600 UTC Friday otherwise, on 14.347 Mhz on CQ100 -- it's a virtual ionosphere for amateur radio, with simulated operation of phone, CW, and PSK-31, on several HF bands. It's VoIP (no RF), which is great for those with antenna prohibitions or restrictions, or they have medical issues, such as a pacemaker. Usage is $39 per year, with free usage on Sunday from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC, year round. First time users get a 30 day free trial, and paid users can use an add-on called QSO-TV, a quasi-ATV unit to send JPG images. Full details are at https://www.qsonet.com

Saturday:

QCWA Sunflower Net, 1400 UTC Saturday from the 2nd Sunday in March to the 1st Sunday in November, 1500 UTC otherwise, on the Sunflower Network...go to sunflowernet.us for connection options on AllStar, D-Star, DMR, Echolink, Fusion, Hamshack Hotline, M17, P25, and TGIF.

I run the QCWA Digital Net, the QCWA CQ100 Net, and the QCWA Sunflower
Net each week. I'm a QCWA Life Member, and a member of Sunflower Chapter 79 in Wichita, Kansas...and Arklatex Chapter 85 in Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana.

Also, for the QCWA Digital Net and the QCWA Sunflower Net, I offer an extended checkin window in the QCWA Facebook Group, starting 30 minutes before the net, and ending 24 hours and 30 minutes after the net starts, for a 25 hour checkin window total. And, for those 2 nets, I also take checkins via Netlogger...go to https://www.netlogger.org for details.
It's a free utility for Windows, Mac, and Linux, where you can checkin to an active net, and comment via a chat box, with other participants during the net.

Again, QCWA Membership isn't required to checkin to any of our nets.

There are local chapters besides the national organization, and there are membership meetings at Hamcation in Orlando, Florida in February... and
at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio in May.

73 and 47,

Daryl, WX4QZ

P.S. "47" is used by QCWA members, as the organization was founded in 1947. DS

... Early birds get the worm; the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.
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Regards,
Alan Beck
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Re: Re: cw bbs
By: Alan Beck to Daryl Stout on Wed Apr 12 2023 19:26:29

Looks like I will be able to join qcwa in May.

I have only been active though for around 7 years of my 25 though.
Tom
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Tom,

Looks like I will be able to join qcwa in May.

I have only been active though for around 7 years of my 25 though.

As of 2023, if you were first licensed ANY TIME in the year 1998,
or earlier, and are currently licensed, YOU QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Go to qcwa.org for more info.

I was first licensed in August, 1991...so, I thought I'd have to
wait until August, 2016 to join. They said "No, any time in 2016,
you can join". So, right after the new year, I filled out my
application, sent in my dues, and that made me a member. I was
able to upgrade to a Life Member shortly thereafter, and while
the cost is not cheap, it's less expensive than what ARRL wants
for their Life Membership.

Daryl Stout, WX4QZ
QCWA Life Member
Member, Chapters 79 (Kansas) and 85 (Louisiana)
Net Control for the QCWA CQ100, Sunflower, and Digital Nets

... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM. -- DE WX4QZ
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//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"*.

Tom,

Looks like I will be able to join qcwa in May.

I have only been active though for around 7 years of my 25 though.

As of 2023, if you were first licensed ANY TIME in the year 1998,
or earlier, and are currently licensed, YOU QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP. Go to qcwa.org for more info.

I was first licensed in August, 1991...so, I thought I'd have to
wait until August, 2016 to join. They said "No, any time in 2016, you can join". So, right after the new year, I filled out my application, sent in my dues, and that made me a member. I was able to upgrade to a Life
Member shortly thereafter, and while the cost is not cheap, it's less expensive than what ARRL wants for their Life Membership.

Daryl Stout, WX4QZ
QCWA Life Member
Member, Chapters 79 (Kansas) and 85 (Louisiana) Net Control for the QCWA CQ100, Sunflower, and Digital Nets

... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM. -- DE WX4QZ
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Alan Beck
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Alan

sysop cwnet.org

//Hello Daryl,//

on *18.04.23* at *3:49:00* You wrote in area *AMATEUR_RADIO*
to *Tom Moore* about *"Re: cw bbs"*.

Tom,

Looks like I will be able to join qcwa in May.

I have only been active though for around 7 years of my 25 though.

As of 2023, if you were first licensed ANY TIME in the year 1998,
or earlier, and are currently licensed, YOU QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP. Go to qcwa.org for more info.

I was first licensed in August, 1991...so, I thought I'd have to
wait until August, 2016 to join. They said "No, any time in 2016, you can join". So, right after the new year, I filled out my application, sent in my dues, and that made me a member. I was able to upgrade to a Life
Member shortly thereafter, and while the cost is not cheap, it's less expensive than what ARRL wants for their Life Membership.

Daryl Stout, WX4QZ
QCWA Life Member
Member, Chapters 79 (Kansas) and 85 (Louisiana) Net Control for the QCWA CQ100, Sunflower, and Digital Nets

... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM. -- DE WX4QZ
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Regards,
Alan Beck
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