{"id":6,"date":"2021-01-25T03:26:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T03:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qcwa60.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-07-16T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:19:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qcwa60.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About QCWA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Were you first licensed 25 or more years ago? (First licensed, perhaps as a Novice, not consecutively\u2026. so if you got a licence and let it lapse and then got your license again, even if your callsign changed, you still qualify!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If so\u2026.<br>For more information about QCWA, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.qcwa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To join QCWA or Renew your membership, visit:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcwa.org\/join-renew.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.qcwa.org\/join-renewe.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To promote friendship and cooperation among Amateur Radio (Wireless) operators who were licensed as such at least a quarter of a century ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To operate exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes, and more specifically to promote interest in Amateur Radio Communications and the advancement of the electronic art; to use the reservoir of knowledge and experience represented within the membership of QCWA for the benefit of all Radio Amateurs, and the furtherance of the Public welfare through Amateur Radio Communications; to support scholarship(s) for deserving Amateurs pursuing higher educational objectives; to encourage participation in QCWA chapter meetings and local amateur radio and public interest groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vision Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc., celebrates Amateur Radio operators achieving 25 years in Amateur Radio and develops resources to assist young Amateur Radio operators in furthering their education through the QCWA Scholarship Program.The Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc., celebrates Amateur Radio operators achieving 25 years in Amateur Radio and develops resources to assist young Amateur Radio operators in furthering their education through the QCWA Scholarship Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos\/Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out these great videos on YouTube discussing QCWA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDxIY3CzYV0?start=53\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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