Connecting amateur radio operators since 1947
A renewed website. Clearer member services. A stronger approach to member communications. Explore the modernization led by Anthony Perales, AI1U, and the people who built the foundation.
QCWA President
Webmaster & Database Administrator
QCWA Member #38257
Webmaster service: 2021–present
Meet Anthony →Anthony Perales has led a broad refresh of QCWA’s public website, combining hands-on technical work with a President’s focus on member service. The work brings scholarships, chapter life, volunteer opportunities, and practical member resources into a more welcoming presentation.
His approach reaches beyond the appearance of individual pages: improve the information, make the next step easier to find, preserve useful records, and keep the systems behind the pages working. It is a continuing modernization effort built on the contributions of earlier QCWA volunteers.
The improvements connect presentation, information, and the practical tools members use.
A larger original QCWA logo, a coordinated blue-and-red theme, modern navigation, and responsive layouts bring the redesigned pages together.
Visit the Home Page →Scholarship information, member recommendations, and application guidance receive a clearer place in the site. Anticipated application dates are labeled as estimates until ARRL confirms them.
Explore Scholarship Resources →Awards, certificates, contact routes, and member guidance are organized around what people need to accomplish. Historical award recipients remain part of the record.
Browse Awards & Certificates →The event-page redesign preserves the source of event information and makes valid web addresses clickable, helping members reach virtual meetings from the listing.
View QCWA Events →The scholarship recommendation form provides fillable fields, room for a digital or handwritten signature, and a date field. Updated member materials use a more readable presentation.
Open the Recommendation Form →Chapter listings offer search and clearer organization. A rebuilt site index and FAQ help visitors find information, while the new contact page routes requests by service.
Explore the Website Index →PHP pages retain their staff records and database connections. Article-listing scripts were updated alongside their pages so regenerated content can keep the refreshed presentation.
Browse W3BE Articles →The Journal, awards records, and earlier webmasters’ contributions remain visible. Modern presentation makes room for the Association’s history as well as its current work.
Read About the Journal →Updated mission, leadership, and President pages connect the site to fellowship, education, scholarships, service, and opportunities to help QCWA.
Read Our Mission →Scholarship application notices and member opportunities receive more prominence. New-member content, supporting panels, and QR links to QCWA Linktree, YouTube, and the scholarship application make the home page more useful.
Explore the Home Page →Volunteer vacancies are easier to find, and licensing guidance connects prospective hams with free study resources and QCWA online-exam support, including information about qualifying youth assistance.
Find Ways to Help →The who, what, when, where, and why pages have been refreshed alongside the mission statement, leadership profiles, and member materials. Updated content explains the Association in a consistent, inviting voice.
Discover Why Members Join →Under Anthony’s leadership, QCWA replaced its aging bulk-email approach with Constant Contact for member announcements and outreach. The previous system was not reliably reaching everyone: some messages were blocked, filtered, or missed, with sender and server-IP reputation affecting how receiving providers treated our mail.
This move gives QCWA a purpose-built platform for preparing announcements, managing mailing lists, and following up on delivery problems. It supports a more organized approach to keeping members informed about scholarships, events, chapter activities, and Association news.
A dedicated email platform provides managed sending infrastructure and authentication tools that help receiving providers recognize authorized messages.
Delivery and bounce reporting can identify addresses or messages that need attention, rather than leaving staff to assume that a mailing reached everyone.
Reusable email layouts, contact-list tools, and unsubscribe handling support consistent announcements and respect members’ communication preferences.
The webmaster record below is preserved from the original page. Database administration became part of the role when the membership database went online in 2012.
QCWA #16915 · Silent Key
QCWA #28626 · Silent Key
QCWA #26454
QCWA #38257
The BBS and FAX are now on-line.
The FAX/BBS number was (503) 683-4181, the BBS parameters were 2400, N-8-1
Just a note to all members that use the BBS, FAX and packet
I now have an internet (email) address: jwalsh@efn.org By the time you read this we should have a HOME PAGE for QCWA.
The Home Page has been created and installed and anyone in the world can find QCWA. The address of the Home Page: fttp://www.efn.org/-qcwa
Early in October we established an electronic application which when completed is automatically e-mailed to Headquarters. We now have received some 14 of that type of applications.
My good friend Gene Williamson, K7DBV, now has a new title "Webmaster" of our Home Page.
I am changing my personal e-mail address. Currently it is jwalsh@efn.org and as of the last of August it is changed to jwalsh@teleport.com. In due time I will change the Home page to the same server for the service is just absolutely great.
As soon as we are through with the Board meeting in October the home page will be moved to the teleport.com server. The cost will be approximately the same, but service will be so much better
The BBS has a new modem on it and it can handle 28,800 modem speeds very well.
We hope to have the Home page moved to Teleport at least by the middle of December. The address will be "http://www.teleport.com/-qcwa". Almost all of our Board have an e-mail address or FAX capabilities.
I am learning a new data base program called ACCESS.
My name is Dan Copeland, NØDT and I have been the QCWA Webmaster for the last 2 years.
One of the latest developments is our installation of a DSL service for the computer system. What an improvement when it comes to downloading files, especially large picture files. In the middle of all of this we had to move our Home Page to another server. It is now closer to our Webmaster and much more convenient for him to take care of the Home Page. After some weeks, it is now up and running again and looking good as usual.
The 2001 Directory is now on the Home page at "qcwa.org"
A new item on the home page at 'qcwa.org' for you to discover. One of our members called our attention to the 'fillable' .pdf file and with some investigation; we now have the Domestic, Canadian and the Foreign QCWA applications on the home page. You can download them and fill them in with your computer. What an aid to be able to complete the application so easily.
If you haven't gone to the home page, try it out, we have a new webmaster and he has developed some new approaches that I am sure you will like.
The new webmaster was me, Bob, NØUF (from late in 2002 and still at it in 2019.)
Chuck Walbridge, K1IGD is the new General Manager
The server move in the 2001 Fall Journal may have been to one provided by Member Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB
We were on Joe's server when I took over as the webmaster.
We moved to a server provided by Howard Cunningham, WD5DBC in November of 2008.
Since that time PERL, PHP and Mysql have been added to Howard's server and are being used to support the QCWA Website.
In 2018 the server was moved to a different data center that has much faster access speeds, tnx Howard!
April, 2019: appropriate files set up so the QCWA passwords can be changed at will instead of needing changes in 97 files.
July, 2019: www.qcwa.org moved to a new server. This server is totally secure, https://www.qcwa.org. The new server does use PHP 7 Vs PHP 5 and MariaDB Vs Mysql. This required a variety of program changes.
January, 2021: After 18 years, QCWA is getting a new webmaster. 47 es 73 Bob, NØUF
February, 2021: Utilizing SherapDesk to track tickets to provide content and
administrative support to QCWA website activities.
August, 2022: Moved
from SherpaDesk to ZenDesk for smoother ticket processing in partnership with
FOIMS LLC at no cost which Ai1U (webmaster) owns.
October, 2022: Repaired
Chapter of the Week listing by updating 81 lines of code in the MariaDB.
Historical context: The 2019 note records the move to HTTPS and newer server software. Its wording about being “totally secure” is part of the original record; HTTPS protects connections and does not by itself establish the security of an entire website.