QCWA โ€” The Old Man
Quarter Century
Wireless Association

Connecting amateur radio operators since 1947

The stories that connect us

The QCWA Journal

A monthly connection to our members, chapters, and the shared experience of amateur radio. Read something interesting. Learn something new. Share a story of your own.

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Radio experience.
Member voices.
Chapter life.

The QCWA Journal brings together chapter reports, feature articles, columns, member resources, and news from across our Association.

The digital edition is available through Members Only. Visit the member area for the current issue and the Journal resources available to you.

12Issues each year
MonthlyA continuing connection
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A publication shaped by our members.

Our stories, knowledge, and chapter activities give each issue its character.

Chapter connections

Reports from QCWA chapters bring local meetings, activities, service, and member news to the wider Association.

Stories worth sharing

Feature articles and columns make room for radio experience, technical interests, history, and the people behind the call signs.

Member resources

Find member information, supplies, and classified advertisements. Classified ads are available free to QCWA members.

More to explore online

Active links in the digital Journal connect readers to related material, advertisers, multimedia, and QCWA resources.

Your story belongs here.

Have a chapter update, a radio project, an operating story, or a piece of amateur radio history to share? Contact the editor with your idea or submission.

Email the Editor
  • Include your name, call sign, and chapter if applicable.
  • Give your submission a clear title and include useful background.
  • For photographs, provide captions and identify the people shown.
  • Ask the editor about format, space, and timing for your contribution.

Journal contacts

Editorial questions, membership assistance, and recording-program inquiries.

Editor & Publisher

Send article ideas, chapter reports, photographs, and editorial questions to the editor.

Business Office

For membership, distribution, or member-access assistance, contact Headquarters.

Recording Program

Ask the coordinator about recording-program assistance and available listening options.