The next meeting will be held on Saturday May 2,1998, 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 on arrival, so come early and meet your friends.
Guests are always welcome.
Membership Information
Check in to the Chapter 73 Net on 3,773 KHz at 9:00 AM Sundays.
The 50th Anniversary Recruiting Contest held during 1997 was a success. We welcomed
about 16 new members to Chapter 73 during the year.
Agenda
Report of Feasibility Study re: Hosting QCWA International Convention. Final results will
be available at the May meeting. Come to the meeting prepared to discuss and vote on the
proposals
New members since our October 1997 meeting
- Dave Stevens VE3NN Burlington
- Gord Moogk VE3DBP Point Clark
- Peter Solly VE3AD Harcourt
- Doug Campbell VA3DC Orillia.
Association Reports
- QCWA Report - Croft Taylor VE3CT
- IARU Report - Tom Atkins VE3CDM
- RAC Affairs - Dana Shtun VE3DSS
Presentation
Tom Atkins VE3CDM is heading up an IARU committee studying "The Future of Amateur
Radio" and will report on his findings.
Changes to Directory( April 97)
- Earl Mann..... .. change call to VE3EHM
- Peter Walton should be VA3PW
- Les Gartshore VE3OL Silent Key
- 3ames Sweet VE3AAI Silent Key
Check your address label. The figures "12/97" on the top
right hand corner indicate the expiration month/year of your Chapter 73 membership. If it
is blank your membership has lapsed for more than a year or you are a guest. If you have
any questions regarding your current status contact the Sec/Treasurer ve3dwh@kwarc.org .
QCWA Headquarters handles the International Association renewals and
issues renewal notices direct from head office.
At our Chapter Meeting last October, we decided to look into the
feasibility of our sponsoring in Toronto, the annual convention for 2001, following the
highly successful one in Ottawa in 1996. Eight members undertook to look into this and to
report to our next meeting in May.
The eight were Tom Atkins VE3CDM, Keith Bentley VE3DHL, Al Bonner
VE3FY, Clarke Bradford VE3WCB, Norm Frieden VE3CZI, Earl Mann VE3EHM, Dana Shtun VE3DSS,
and Hans Wetzel VE3MLL. We met twice, on Nov.22 and Jan 17.
From the start, we all agreed that there were three key considerations
with which we had to deal, and that all other details were just that, and could be handled
later if we do move ahead. The three keys were:
Location and accommodation.
Programs, technical and otherwise.
An assured adequate number of workers from within the chapter to
organize and carry out the whole operation.
The first one was easy. We all felt that the location should be among
the several potentially suitable hotels in the "airport strip', adjacent to the
airport and with regular bus service to and from downtown. Two hotels were checked out as
having suitable and acceptable facilities, and there are others.
As to program, the universal opinion was that we in this area would
have no problems as to either subject matters or presenters. A suitable range of
non-technical activities would also be available.
The third element is what 'makes or breaks'. Based on the Ottawa
experience, a dozen dedicated toilers would have to be involved in, say 18 months of
planning and organization, with another 10 added in later stages and the actual
convention.
The group's enthusiastic conclusion is that we should apply for the
2001 slot, BUT ONLY IF we have firm commitments from among those present at our May 2
meeting to fill the required positions.
Resolution of this will be a major item at that meeting. Please do
come, prepared to say yes or no re your own involvement, and as to our moving forward.
Earl Mann VE3EHM.
