[Waverley ARS] MRAC Vintage Club 90th Anniversary

[Colin Marks]

Tnx Eric.
This fills in a period in the Club's history for which I had no knowledge.
In my email I did not mean to imply that the Club was defunct from WWll until the mid 80's. I only knew it was not functioning when I became licensed in 1979 - but not for how long that had then been the case.
I had forgotten the exact year in the 80's when it was re-formed - although I was one of the original members in the re-started Club. I suppose we are a fairly small band now..... but several like you still make a big contribution.
73     Colin     VK2LV
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eric van de Weyer 
  To: 'Colin Marks' ; 'Eddie Hanham' 
  Cc: 'WARS' 
  Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:46 PM
  Subject: RE: [Waverley ARS] MRAC Vintage Club 90th Anniversary


  Hi Colin,

  Actually, that's not correct. 

  The club was definitely alive and well during the 1950's when people like
  Phil Card VK2ZBX, VK2ZBX and Tony La Macchia, VK2BTL were in it.  It was
  then reformed in about 1973 when several of us, Phil VK2ZBX, Duane VK2VE and
  myself decided to get it running again as we were experimenting with a
  repeater. It ran for a number of years that time. We then reformed it in
  1984 and it has been running since. Eddie is going to contact Phil and Tony
  to see if he can get some recollections from them.

  73....Eric VK2VE.


  -----Original Message-----
  From: members-bounces at us.cactii.net [mailto:members-bounces at us.cactii.net]
  On Behalf Of Colin Marks
  Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2008 00:41
  To: Eddie Hanham
  Cc: WARS
  Subject: Re: [Waverley ARS] MRAC Vintage Club 90th Anniversary

  Tnx Eddie
  I looked up their site and read their History section.
  They refer to the continuous nature of their history and compare this with
  other clubs. 
  Of course WARS history has not been continuous - there was quite a long
  break post-war until it re-started, I think in about 1988+/- . Anyway there
  is no doubt that it's early start in 1919 and active, innovative and
  pioneering activities over a long period fully merit its place in the
  amateur radio hall of fame......
  The MRAC might be interested to hear about us.
  73     Colin     VK2LV

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Eddie Hanham 
    To: members at vk2bv.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:18 PM
    Subject: [Waverley ARS] MRAC Vintage Club 90th Anniversary


       Dear Colin,

       They had the advantage that their club formed before the USA entered
       WW1 1917 and their history is a bit fuzz about this time.

       Found their website at:

       http://www.w9rh.org/index.htm

       and a comment in their History version 2008.

       http://www.w9rh.org/documents/MRAC_History_2008_Edition.pdf

       "For a number of years the club touted itself as the oldest
       continuously active amateur radio club in the world. In recent years we
       have discovered information that disproves that. However, while a
       number of clubs actually started before MRAC. Only a handful remain and
       of those only about 3 or 4 have remained continuously active. So MRAC
       is one of a very few of the world's oldest continuously active amateur
       radio clubs. Interestingly, as one of the newly discovered documents
       show, MRAC was not the first club formed in the Milwaukee area. The
       Milwaukee Radio Association was formed previous to MRAC. That club died
       out during World War I and it's membership was absorbed into MRAC.
       (maybe we should change our start date?). But why not read the story
       for yourself."

       Maybe we should challenge them!!

       Eddie Hanham

       VK2BEH

       President

       > Hi!

       > In the current ARRL Newsletter Online I was surprised to see a
       reference to a radio club which beat the WARS start-up date by a couple
       of years....!

       > I'm sure it's pretty rare!

       > 73     Colin     VK2LV

       >

       > On March 27, the night before Superfest, Inderbitzen attended a
       meeting of the Milwaukee Radio Amateurs' Club (MRAC) and spoke about
       sharing the passion for Amateur Radio with friends and family members.
       This club, founded in 1917, will celebrate 90 years of ARRL Club
       Affiliation in 2009. In recognition of this milestone, Inderbitzen
       presented MRAC President Howard Parks, AB9FH, with an ARRL Recognition
       Award "for its commitment to Amateur Radio and to the American Radio
       Relay League."

       >

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