QUARTER CENTURY WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
DELAWARE VALLEY CHAPTER 5
The Quarter Century Wireless Association began on the evening of November 14, 1947 during a round table with John DiBlasi, W2FX, Uda Ross, W2UD, John Gloe, W2FD, Edwin S. Crane, W2EF, Dr. Ernest Cyriax, W2DI, and Irving R. Groves, W2DX. They decided they should meet together and with other old-timers, form an association of amateur radio operators who have been licensed for twenty-five or more years.
The first official meeting was held on Friday evening, December 5, 1947 in New York City, at which time the following were elected as officers of the newly founded Quarter Century Wireless Association. John DiBlasi, W2FX as President, George T. Droste, W2IN as Vice-president, Leon A. Hansen, W2FIT, as Secretary, and David Talley, W2PF as Treasurer. There were 34 in attendance at that first meeting. Charter membership was left open for a short time to allow others who were not able to attend the first meeting to formally become members. The roll of Charter members closed with a total of 54.
Presently there are over 190 Chapters active and there are a number of Chapters over seas. Chapters are active in Germany, Austria, Israel, and there are members of QCWA around the world in many countries.
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Delaware Valley Chapter 5 started on September 11, 1956 and just recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The original elected officers were Tom Dix, W3BFH, Chairman, Ed Raser, W2ZI, Vice-chairman, Conrad E. Roberts, K2EW, Secretary, and Luther M Mkitarian, W2ASG, Treasurer. The first meeting held had 37 signed up members. At the present time , the membership is around 70.
The present officers are:
| W2FDE | Sid Deitz | Chairman |
| K2DOV | Charles Davison | Vice-chairman |
| W2UAE | Don Field | Secretary |
| W3QGC | Marv Foral | Treasurer |
Place: Town & Country Restaurant, Rt 130-Rt 206, Bordentown, NJ
Date: December 7, 2002
Time: 12:00 Noon The program will be local radio amateur Gordon Gunzelman, KC2ISY. Gordon is a very good organist and he is going to give a concert, or recital, and he is looking into bringing a very expensive electric organ to play. He has access to organs and pianos at a local store where he works on Fridays. He does have his own electronic keyboard and an amplifier system if he doesn't get the bigger organ. We do use his amplifier system at all of our meetings now. Along with being an organ service technician, a teacher of wood wind instruments, a computer technician, an electronics technician, he is choir director and organist at the St. Stanislaus Church and organist at the Memorial Baptist Church in Allentown, NJ. He is kept very busy with servicing organs of all kinds, electronic and pipe, from Cape May to North Jersey, Staten Island and Eastern Pennsylvania. He is a relatively new ham having been licensed in the past two or three years. Gordon is a regular member of the Pepper Net on W2ZQ almost every night at 10 pm. He has helped out a lot of guys with problems on computers and also has fixed some ham radio equipment for some of the local hams. He is quite a talented guy. Please plan to join us!If you have been licensed for 25 years and would like information on becoming a member of our chapter contact W2UAE
The last meeting was held on Septmember 14 and the speaker was Joe Hocheiter, Jr, a hydrogeologist who gave a talk on "Ground Water - Protecting a Vital Natural Resource". Joe is a partner in the BBL,Inc. company that is hired by many of the large companies to deal with contamination of their property and the area covered by the contamination.
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| Chairman Sid Deitz, W2FDE, the speaker Joe Hochreiter, Jr. WA3KTZ, and Vice Chairman Charles Davison, K2DOV |
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| Walt Cranmer, W2AWR being presented the 75 year plaque by Charles Davison, K2DOV. |
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| John B. Power, W2AXU, Walt
Cranmer, W2AWR, John M. Heisey, K2FL, E. Miles Brown, W2PAU, Winston C. Goldman, K3WG, Marvin J. Foral, W3QGC, and Charles Davison, K2DOV. |
Century Award:E. Miles Brown, W2PAU, Marvin J. Foral, W3QGC, Winston C. Goldman, K3WG, Anthony S. Rura, W2UDA, and Richard G. Schubert, K3PGC.55th Anniversary Award:John M. Heisey, K2FL, Ernest Kenas, W3KKN, and Donald G. Field, W2UAE.65th Anniversary Award:William F. Petty, Jr. W2HAZ.70th Anniversary Award:John B. Power, W2AXU, and Anthony S. Rura, W2UDA.75 Year Award:Walter E. Cranmer, W2AWR.The 75 Year Award is a very nice plaque that was supplied by National Headquarters along with all the other certificates.
Chapter 5 Meets on the air every Sunday morning from 9:45 to 10:30AM on 3917Khz. The net control is Don Fields, W2UAE. Members are encouraged to check-in regularly. Non-members are always welcome on our nets. Stop by and give us a listen. Many nets for other chapters also take place on 3917Khz. before and after the chapter 5 net.NOTE NET TIME CHANGE - Start at 9:45!
W3DIP SKWe are sorry to report that W3DIP, Fielding O.Waters passed away on May 24, 2001. He was born on November 11, 1916 and he was a past Chairman of Chapter 5, from 1988-1990. He had been an active member of the Chapter for many years. He recently lost his only brother in November and his only relative is a nephew living in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Jack Waters who is also a ham. His call is WB0BMD. Fielding served in the Armed Forces during WW II. A memorial service was conducted on June 2, 2001 at the Kirk & Nices Funeral home, County Line Rd, Philadelphia, PA
The following new members have recently joined 'Chapter 5':
Welcome aboard to our new members!
Charles "Chick" Anderson W2RYB Titusville, NJ Bob Durant KC2FXH Pennington, NJ
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