Quarter Century Wireless Association
The Quarter Century Wireless Association is an organisation for radio amateurs who can show they were first licensed at least twenty-five years ago and are still licensed as radio amateurs today. Founded on December 5 1947, it operates as a national organisation and a series of local chapters. Of the 123 currently-active local groups, two are in Europe, four in Canada and the others are located in the United States. Members of the national organisation are allowed to also join a local chapter upon payment of chapter membership dues.
While CW ability is not directly indicated as a criterion for membership, QCWA's members would have been licensed in an era in which Morse code was required for licensees to access the most-used amateur radio bands. QCWA does not require that a member have been licensed continuously throughout the twenty-five year period.
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Canadian chapters:
US chapters:
- Coachella Valley, California
- Monterey Bay, California
- Redwood City, California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware Valley/NJ
- Delaware/Mar/VA
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Gainesville, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Sun City, Florida
- Hawaii
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Northwest Indiana
- Kentucky
- Brunswick, Maine
- Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas
- St Louis, Missouri
- Hendersonville, North Carolina
- Central New Jersey
- Claremont, New Hampshire
- Long Island, New York
- Lockport/Niagara, New York
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Reno, Nevada
- Piedmont, North Carolina
- Canton, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Mid-Ohio
- Central Oklahoma
- Southern Oregon
- Willamette Valley, Oregon
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Central Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island/MA
- Northeast Tennessee
- Dallas, Texas
- Garland, Texas
- Virginia
- Merrifield, Virginia/Washington DC
- Racine, Wisconsin
| Associations, clubs and organisations | |
| National organisations | ARRL • RAC • RSGB • Wireless Institute of Australia |
| Local clubs | Australia • Asia • Canada • Europe • USA |
| Emergency response | ARDS/ARES • IRESC • SATERN |
| Other associations | QCWA • YLRL |
| Events | International Events |