[TRLog] QCWA

[Jeff Bouvier]

On Mon, 2 Mar 1998 20:14:55 -0600, you wrote:

>What the makes you think only 'old farts' are members of
>QCWA. As I understand their membership rules, anyone, no matter
>how long they have been a ham, can become a member of QCWA.

	I don't think this is correct. The 25 years begins at the time
you received your FIRST license but you must have been licensed 25
years prior to time you apply for membership.. 

>
>Also, if you went strictly by the QC of QCWA as criteria for
>membership, then someone as young as 30 could be a member....or
>29....didn't I hear recently of a 4 or 5 year old getting their
>ticket?
>Yep...I can see it ..there's a QCWA member with time on his hands
>wondering how to keep busy....GOT IT!!  Change the rules every
>year to keep contest software developers from writing code for
>the contest.  Yep.  That's sure something worthwhile to spend
>time on.
>Not only will the developers give up on the contest, so will many
>hams who are members and want to use software to log.
>
>
>Do you contest, W0MN?  Don't forget that a lot of those 'old
>farts' are the very same 'old farts' who make many points for
>many young, middle-aged, and old farts in the contests.

	Right on!

>
>Besides, if it weren't for the 'old fart's there wouldn't be a
>hobby for us young farts, now would there.
>
>Lighten up, W0MN, for you WILL be an 'old fart,' too.
>
>Dale, kg5u
>(young fart at 52)

	73, Jeff K1AM  QCWA #17503  LM since age 38
	     (also young fart at 52)

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