About the Colorado QRP Club - History and Information

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Founded in 1994!

From page 36 of the May, 1996 Low Down - 72 Means "Best Wishes QRP!"

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Our History:

From page 13 of Low Down #43, October 2001 by Roger J. Wendell, WBØJNR, CQC #7

The Colorado QRP Club, Inc. (CQC) was formed in January, 1994 for the purpose of promoting low power amateur radio in Colorado and around the world.
In the Denver area, from the early 70s to the club's formation in 1994, there were many on-the-air gatherings of QRPers. Much of it centered around 10 meters since that band was more conducive to DX at low power levels and QRP gear could be easily converted from 11 meter surplus.
WBØGAZ, WBØIEA, WBØJNR and many others conducted informal nets catering to QRPers in the 70s. In the 80s it became a little more formal with regular nets being conducted by WDØFQK, NFØZ and a host of others who came and left the Denver area during that turbulent economic period.
In the early 90s the Front Range (Denver's mountain backdrop) QRP scene gained stability when KAØJJK (now KGØPP) developed and maintained the QRP Information Net on the area's 147.225 repeater. In 1993, with both check-ins and interest in QRP growing on the net, it was decided to meet locally to discuss the possibility of forming an actual club.
With a couple of "pre-preliminary-test-the-water" meetings under their belt, WØHEP and others announced what would be the tentative club's first official meeting on January 22, 1994. WØHEP hosted the meeting at his place of business near the intersection of 6th avenue and I-225 in Aurora. It was at that meeting that 'HEP asked the most important question; "Is there a need for not only a QRP Club in Colorado, but another in the nation as well?" The answer was a resounding "Yes!" from all 13 present.

The original sign-in sheet reads as follows (Club membership numbers, at that meeting, were assigned by seat position, thus the numbers did not "line-up" with how people signed-in as they originally walked into the room):

WØHEP	Rich High	#1	(sk)
WBØJNR	Roger J. Wendell	#7	[previously, WN6CDA and KH6JDO]
KEØAZ	David L. Brunner	#6
WBØREB	Richard Cook	#3
KGØPP	Jim Pope	#4
KEØER	Carl Keiser	#11
NØXDA	Jim Walker	#2
NFØZ	Larry Feick	#8	[later changed to, K8BHS]
KBØHPH	Jane Wodening	#9	[later changed to, AAØZR (sk)]
[No call at that time]	Paul Ermisch	#5	[later earned, NNØC]
KSØW	Arlis (Tom) Cooper	#10
[No call at that time]	Gabe Sellers	#12	[later earned, W2ZGB (sk)]
NØZKM	Pat McCarthy	#13

2000's:

CQC was a proud sponsor of the June '06 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Hamcon in Estes Park, Colorado! In addition to providing some "seed" money, the Colorado QRP Club also donated an Oak Hills Research OHR 100A CW transciever kit as one of the door prizes!

In 2001 our membership reached the 700 mark with members all over the United States and in a number of other countries around the world. Membership has always been open to anyone with an interest in QRP (Low Power Operating). Easy membership sign-up, dues, and other related information can be found on our membership page.
Meetings are held bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September and November of each year. Our award winning newsletter, The Low Down, is also published bi-monthly. Articles in The Low Down come from members as well as other publications and the internet covering just about every aspect of amateur radio.
The Colorado QRP Club participates in Field Day and a variety of other contests and operating events each year. CQC Also sponsors various QRP QSO parties each year in addition to maintaining an awards program. Additional info can be obtained by contacting any of the club's officers.

Click Here for a bit of history on the individual
Hams who took a leadership role to help guide
and direct our club since its begining in 1994...

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