Newsletter for 
May 6, 2000 
Ch. 73 Meeting

The Spring 2000 meeting will be on Saturday MAY 6, 2000, again at the Plainsman Restaurant on Highway #5, 2.5 km west of Clappisons Corners and Highway #6 in Dundas Ont. Coffee will be available at 9:00 AM. The meeting will START AT 10:00 AM. Please be on time. 

For more information check in to the Chapter 73 Net on 3,773 kHz at 9:00 AM Sundays.

Meeting Agenda

• Changing the Chapter name - Formal adoption of our new name "Fred Hammond Chapter 73 QCWA"

•  Hammond Museum of Radio Project Status Report on Ch 73 providing personnel for the Museum 

• Annual Meeting - Report of the Nominating Committee and Election of New Executive

• Reports & Details of "Convention 2000" 

• Tributes to Fred Hammond VE3HC. For those with online access check the many comments received in the Museum's Guest Book on the web at www.hammondmuseumofradio.org/ve3hc 

Association Reports
    QCWA Report Croft Taylor VE3CT
    IARU Report Tom Atkins VE3CDM
    RAC Affairs Dana Shtun VE3DSS

Welcome to our New Members who joined since our October 1999 meeting:

Robert Jacobs VE3CJW Brantford
Tess Hardie VE3HIR Kincardine
Bill Hardie VE3EFX Kincardine
Jack Holmes VE3HKJ Heidelberg
Ann Nutter VE3HAI Toronto
Barc Nutter VE3HAH Toronto

Silent Keys 
Fred Hammond VE3HC Nov 7,1999 Elvin Veale VE3NZ, Joe Jordan VE3AID, Gwen Burnett VE3AYL, former members of Chapter 73. Donald "Fin" Finlayson VE7FGK, ex VE3XL, also former QCWA member, well known to many VE3's, passed away in B.C. on Oct 14/99.

Membership Dues Check your address label. The figures "12/2000" on the top right hand corner indicate the expiration month/year of your Chapter 73 membership. If your membership has lapsed or is due shortly, please include the fee of $10.00 per year when returning the forms. If the label does not show a date your membership has lapsed for more than a year or you are a guest. For information on joining QCWA or if you have any questions regarding your current membership status contact the Sec/Treasurer at the meeting. 

Convention 2000 Oct 13 - 15
The committee is moving into high gear with preparations for "Convention 2000". All positions on the committee will have been filled by the time of our May meeting. Up to date details will be available at that time.

QCWA Gold Certificates
Certificates recognizing 50 or more years as a licensed Amateur will be presented at the banquet at "Convention 2000" in October.
Remember Headquarters will only issue the Gold Certificates if you are a current paid up member of the International QCWA. If you believe you qualify for a special certificate in 2000 please see the Sec/Treasurer at the May meeting.

To contact the Chapter 73 Sec/Treas you may use my e-mail address ve3dwh@kwarc.org  or VE3DWH@VA3SED on packet or of course regular mail.

Chapter Name Change
As you are aware a motion was made by Paul Cassel VE3SY following the passing of Fred Hammond , that Chapter 73 be re-named the Fred Hammond Chapter. Members were sent a mail-in ballot to vote on this motion. Of the 129 ballots mailed, 100 were returned by Jan 15. All votes were in favour of the change. 

There were several comments that we should retain Chapter 73 in our name. We will always be known as Chapter 73, because Chapters are assigned numbers on the basis of their charter date. Chapter 73 was the 73rd chapter to be chartered on May 17,1974. This number is retained even if the name is changed or the chapter becomes inactive. 

Hammond Museum of Radio
Fred Hammond was always front and centre in our Chapter 73, and front and centre in Fred's life was his Museum of Radio. We are all thankful that this is being carried on by his family and company, in a new, improved facility even more suitable for public access.

The museum needs some help and Ch 73 could use a meaningful project, so your executive came up with a proposition to address both aspects.
Under present arrangements, the Museum is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with staffing from within the Company. Group tours will be organized by special arrangements.

Their desire is to be open to the general public, one day during the weekend from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. At this point, they believe Saturday would be best.

A message was sent to all those members with e-mail, requesting responses from those interested in helping to staff the Museum. A committee is being formed from those responses.

For those who would like to help and did not receive an e-mail, please reply to the Sec/Treas. A further aim is to have VE3HC on the air from the Museum, as much as possible, during these weekend periods, so it won't be all work.