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May 2025 meeting recap

We had seven members of our chapter at the eyeball meeting May 17 at Walt’s East. That is an encouraging improvement from the three at our last meeting. For context, we have 41 members on our chapter roster.

We continued our discussion of ways the chapter can help new hams and those who want to become licensed both financially and in terms of Elmering. We also discussed what we might do with our chapter funds should we decide to take the chapter to an inactive status.

Our next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, in the Front Meeting Room at Walt’s East, 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita. Please mark your calendars now and plan to join us.

These fine, good-looking chapter members attended the May meeting. Not pictured: chapter President Joe Pajor, who took the photo.

May 2025 meeting scheduled

A reminder that our next chapter meeting will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17th, at Walt’s East, 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. My last e-mail is included below.

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Attendance, of late, at the QCWA Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 meetings has fallen to an all-time low. In recent times, we typically had about a dozen folks attending. For our January, meeting we had only four people total. At our March meeting, we only had three people.

I realize we all have life (and for some full-time work) outside of QCWA and there will be schedule conflicts and last-minute things that come up. That said, without better attendance, we cannot have an effective chapter including inviting speakers for programs and meaningful discussion on what activities we want to undertake as a chapter.

In the end, we will have the chapter we collectively decide we want to have.

President Joseph Pajor

March 2025 meeting scheduled

The next eyeball meeting of Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Walt’s East, 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita. We meet in the front meeting room, which is on the north end of the building. Enter at the northwest corner of the building.

We will continue our discussion of supporting new hams and have some quality fellowship. We hope you can join us.

January 2025 meeting scheduled

The Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 of the QCWA will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 18, at Walt’s East, 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita.

We will continue our discussion of how to support new amateur radio operators. Please review the attached document that Terry Gattis, KS0TG, presented at our last meeting.

We hope to see you there and then. Stay warm. 73.

50th Anniversary Meeting

The Kansas Sunflower Chapter of the Quarter Century Wireless Association will meet to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of our chapter at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 16, in the front meeting room of Walt’s East at 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita.

Please email your RSVP to Chapter President Joe Pajor at JTPajor@aol.com.

We hope you can join us as we reflect on the last 50 years and make plans for the future.

September meeting scheduled

Plan to spend part of the last day of astronomical summer with you friends from QCWA.

Our Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 will have our next eyeball meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 21, at Walt’s Eastside, 7732 East Central Avenue, Wichita, in the front meeting room.

We will have an update on the Little River School Amateur Radio Club and news of a new club being formed at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

We hope to see YOU there.

July meeting scheduled

The Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 of QCWA will meet at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 20, in the front meeting room of Walt’s East Wichita, 7732 E. Central Ave., Ste. 110, Wichita.

At this meeting, we will discuss how we want to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of our chapter. We will also enjoy fine food and fellowship.

If you are unable to attend but want to provide your input as to how we should celebrate our 50 years as a chapter, email Chapter President Joe Pajor, KBØKFH, at JTPajor@aol.com, or give him a call at 316-734-1085. If your call goes straight to voice mail (i.e., you are not in his contacts), just leave a message and he will get back to you.

We sure hope to see you on July 20th. 73.

May meeting scheduled

The Kansas Sunflower QCWA Chapter will hold an eyeball meeting to visit and discuss anything amateur radio related. We will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Walt’s East Side, 7732 E Central Ave, Ste. 110, Wichita.

Feel free to bring guests.

We are in need of a program. If you can provide one, please contact Chapter President Joe Pajor at JTPajor@aol.com.

We hope to see you there.

January meeting preview

The QCWA Kansas Sunflower Chapter #79 will hold an in-person meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 20, at Walt’s Wichita East, 7732 East Central Avenue. The entrance to the restaurant is on the back (north) side of the building. We will be in the meeting area near the front doors.

We will have an informal talk-in on the WARC WØSOE repeater on Wesley. Downlink: 442.325 MHz, Uplink: 447.325 MHz, Offset: +5.000 MHz, Uplink Tone: 103.5 Hz, Downlink Tone: 103.5 Hz. Chapter Secretary Randy Renard, WØRDR, will be monitoring prior to the meeting start time.

Come and join us for fun, food, and fellowship. 73

Minutes: November 18, 2023

The November 18 meeting was called to order by President Joe Pajor at 13:03. It was held at Walt’s Wichita East at 7732 East Central Avenue. Ten members and three guests attended.

Presentation
• Presentation from Dan Spears regarding a STEM school and station at his school in Little River.
* Students will be in high school but will be inviting from the grade school near there.
* Planning on an HF rig and a dual band with x-band and DMR, etc.
* Looking at doing RasPi Hotspot, etc.
* Students will be building kits, antennas, etc.
* Students will be getting their licenses during the semester.
* An ARRL grant has been applied for.
* Joe will be sending out info on this via HamClubOnline.
Business
• Lloyd moved that the chapter provide $100 seed money to help start his program.
* Seconded by NØPME.
* Who will manage the funds if they’re provided – ultimate recipient?
* Amended to require they wait until the ARRL grant status is complete.
* Without objection, the motion is tabled until the next meeting.

• QCWA Net may need a new NCS.
* Darryl will be offline at least until the first of the year.
* Lloyd “doesn’t mind” calling the net in Darryl’s absence.
* Lloyd suggests we pause the net until Darryl is available to come back on, or we
may move the net, or more people step up to be NCS.
* An announcement will come out on this topic via HamClubOnline – per Joe.

• NØPME (Joseph Fehrenbacher) asked about a “talk-in” to the QCWA meetings.
* To be tried for the next meeting on 442.375.
* Randy Reynard (WØRDR) will monitor along with Joseph.
• Next meeting discussion
* Date: Jan 20th, 1300
* Site
* The same site is acceptable (Walt’s Wichita East). The entrance to the restaurant is on the north (back) side of the building. Reservation is under “Radio Group.” Our group discussion subject will be about the amateur radio New Year’s resolutions you have made. What do you want to accomplish in the hobby in 2024? What new-to-you activity will you try out? There are always new things to do in the hobby.

• Meeting adjourned at 14:40 by Joe Pajor.