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 == Historical coverage ==
-A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA. Later reporting by ARRL and CQ Amateur Radio continued to document the association’s history, membership, activities, and scholarship programs.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205 |title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio  1977-10: Iss 205 |date=1977-10 |publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises |others=Internet Archive |language=English}}</ref>
+QCWA received coverage in amateur radio publications shortly after its formation. In 1948, both ''QST'' and ''CQ Amateur Radio'' reported on the association during its first year of activity.<ref>{{Cite magazine
-Later references appeared in amateur-radio and electronics publications over several decades, including QST in 1950,<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sim_qst_1950-02_34_2 |title=QST  1950-02: Vol 34 Iss 2 |date=1950-02 |publisher=American Radio Relay League, Inc. |others=Internet Archive |language=English}}</ref> Radio-Electronics in 1952,<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/radioelectronics00uns_jw9 |title=Radio Electronics December 1952 |date=1952-12 |others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref> the RSGB Bulletin in 1961,<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/rsgbbulletinsept00unse_4 |title=RSGB Bulletin September 1961 |date=1961-09 |others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref> Robert Hertzberg’s 1968 book So You Want to Be a Ham,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hertzberg |first=Robert |url=http://archive.org/details/so-you-want-to-be-aham-robert-hertzberg-ed-4-pr-2-1968 |title=So You Want To Be A Ham |date=1968}}</ref> Popular Electronics in 1980,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/popularelectroni17unse_4/page/78/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 |title=Popular Electronics |date=April 1980 |others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>and Radiosporting in 1986.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/radiosportingjun00unse/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 |title=Radiosporting June 1986 |date=June 1986 |others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>
+References to QCWA continued to appear in amateur-radio and electronics publications over subsequent decades, including ''QST'' in 1950,<ref>{{Cite magazine
-A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA and its activities within the amateur-radio community.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22& |title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio  1977-10: Iss 205 |date=October 1977 |publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises |others=Internet Archive |language=English}}</ref>
+A 1977 editorial in ''73 Magazine'' provided more extensive discussion of QCWA and its activities within the amateur-radio community.<ref>{{Cite magazine
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	QCWA has maintained cooperative relationships with other amateur radio and wireless organizations. The American Radio Relay League and QCWA first entered into a cooperative agreement in 1984, and the agreement was updated and reaffirmed in May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Served Agencies and Partners \|url=https://www.arrl.org/served-agencies-and-partners? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>		QCWA has maintained cooperative relationships with other amateur radio and wireless organizations. The American Radio Relay League and QCWA first entered into a cooperative agreement in 1984, and the agreement was updated and reaffirmed in May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Served Agencies and Partners \|url=https://www.arrl.org/served-agencies-and-partners? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	The Radio Club of America identifies QCWA as one of its partner organizations and describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947.		The Radio Club of America identifies QCWA as one of its partner organizations and describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Partner Organizations - Radio Club of America \|url=https://www.radioclubofamerica.org/content.aspx?club_id=500767&module_id=460920&page_id=22& \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=www.radioclubofamerica.org}}</ref>

	== Historical coverage ==		== Historical coverage ==
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	A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA. Later reporting by ARRL and CQ Amateur Radio continued to document the association’s history, membership, activities, and scholarship programs.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205 \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=1977-10 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>		A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA. Later reporting by ARRL and CQ Amateur Radio continued to document the association’s history, membership, activities, and scholarship programs.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205 \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=1977-10 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>

	Later references appeared in amateur-radio and electronics publications over several decades, including QST in 1950<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_qst_1950-02_34_2 \|title=QST 1950-02: Vol 34 Iss 2 \|date=1950-02 \|publisher=American Radio Relay League, Inc. \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>, Radio-Electronics in 1952<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/radioelectronics00uns_jw9 \|title=Radio Electronics December 1952 \|date=1952-12 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref>, the RSGB Bulletin in 1961<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/rsgbbulletinsept00unse_4 \|title=RSGB Bulletin September 1961 \|date=1961-09 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref>, Robert Hertzberg’s 1968 book So You Want to Be a Ham<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hertzberg \|first=Robert \|url=http://archive.org/details/so-you-want-to-be-aham-robert-hertzberg-ed-4-pr-2-1968 \|title=So You Want To Be A Ham \|date=1968}}</ref>, Popular Electronics in 1980<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/popularelectroni17unse_4/page/78/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Popular Electronics \|date=April 1980 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>, and Radiosporting in 1986<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/radiosportingjun00unse/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Radiosporting June 1986 \|date=June 1986 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>.		Later references appeared in amateur-radio and electronics publications over several decades, including QST in 1950,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_qst_1950-02_34_2 \|title=QST 1950-02: Vol 34 Iss 2 \|date=1950-02 \|publisher=American Radio Relay League, Inc. \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref> Radio-Electronics in 1952,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/radioelectronics00uns_jw9 \|title=Radio Electronics December 1952 \|date=1952-12 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref> the RSGB Bulletin in 1961,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/rsgbbulletinsept00unse_4 \|title=RSGB Bulletin September 1961 \|date=1961-09 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref> Robert Hertzberg’s 1968 book So You Want to Be a Ham,<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hertzberg \|first=Robert \|url=http://archive.org/details/so-you-want-to-be-aham-robert-hertzberg-ed-4-pr-2-1968 \|title=So You Want To Be A Ham \|date=1968}}</ref> Popular Electronics in 1980,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/popularelectroni17unse_4/page/78/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Popular Electronics \|date=April 1980 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>and Radiosporting in 1986.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/radiosportingjun00unse/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Radiosporting June 1986 \|date=June 1986 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>

	A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA and its activities within the amateur-radio community<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22& \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=October 1977 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>.		A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA and its activities within the amateur-radio community.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22& \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=October 1977 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	The Radio Club of America identifies QCWA as one of its partner organizations and describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947.		The Radio Club of America identifies QCWA as one of its partner organizations and describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947.

			== Historical coverage ==
			QCWA received coverage in amateur radio publications shortly after its formation. In 1948, both QST and CQ Amateur Radio reported on the association during its first year of activity. Later references appeared in amateur-radio literature, including Robert Hertzberg’s 1968 book So You Want to Be a Ham.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_qst_1948-03_32_3 \|title=QST 1948-03: Vol 32 Iss 3 \|date=1948-03 \|publisher=American Radio Relay League, Inc. \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=CQ Amateur Radio \|url=http://archive.org/details/cq-4-4 \|title=CQ, Vol. 4-4, 1948-04 \|date=1948-04 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>

			A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA. Later reporting by ARRL and CQ Amateur Radio continued to document the association’s history, membership, activities, and scholarship programs.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205 \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=1977-10 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>

			Later references appeared in amateur-radio and electronics publications over several decades, including QST in 1950<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_qst_1950-02_34_2 \|title=QST 1950-02: Vol 34 Iss 2 \|date=1950-02 \|publisher=American Radio Relay League, Inc. \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>, Radio-Electronics in 1952<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/radioelectronics00uns_jw9 \|title=Radio Electronics December 1952 \|date=1952-12 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref>, the RSGB Bulletin in 1961<ref>{{Cite book \|url=http://archive.org/details/rsgbbulletinsept00unse_4 \|title=RSGB Bulletin September 1961 \|date=1961-09 \|others=Bob Cooper Archive}}</ref>, Robert Hertzberg’s 1968 book So You Want to Be a Ham<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hertzberg \|first=Robert \|url=http://archive.org/details/so-you-want-to-be-aham-robert-hertzberg-ed-4-pr-2-1968 \|title=So You Want To Be A Ham \|date=1968}}</ref>, Popular Electronics in 1980<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/popularelectroni17unse_4/page/78/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Popular Electronics \|date=April 1980 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>, and Radiosporting in 1986<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/radiosportingjun00unse/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22 \|title=Radiosporting June 1986 \|date=June 1986 \|others=Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications}}</ref>.

			A 1977 editorial in 73 Magazine provided more extensive discussion of QCWA and its activities within the amateur-radio community<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_73-amateur-radio-today_1977-10_205/mode/2up?q=%22Quarter+Century+Wireless+Association%22& \|title=Seventy-Three Amateur Radio 1977-10: Iss 205 \|date=October 1977 \|publisher=Wayne Green Enterprises \|others=Internet Archive \|language=English}}</ref>.

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Quarter Century Wireless Association~~'''~~, Inc. (QCWA) is an organization of licensed [[amateur radio]] operators who were first licensed at least 25 years ~~ago~~. It is not required ~~that licensing have been continuous during that period~~. ~~The organization~~ was ~~started~~ in 1947, and had ~~54 charter members~~ at the ~~end~~ of that ~~year~~. ~~Its headquarters~~ is located in the United States, ~~although~~ membership is ~~open~~ to ~~any ham~~ radio ~~operator worldwide who meets~~ the ~~twenty~~-~~five year licensing requirement~~. ~~There are 65 active local chapters~~ in the US, ~~Canada~~, and ~~Germany~~.		The '''Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA)''' is a nonprofit organization with members worldwide for licensed amateur radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years earlier and who currently hold an amateur radio license. Continuous licensing during the intervening 25 years is not required. QCWA was founded in 1947 and promotes friendship and cooperation among experienced amateur radio operators as well as charitable, educational, and scientific activities related to amateur radio.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Who is QCWA \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/who.php? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>

			== History ==
			QCWA was founded in 1947 for amateur radio operators who had been licensed for at least 25 years. Local chapters began to be established in 1951, with the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter becoming the first chartered chapter. At the time of QCWA’s 75th anniversary in 2022, ARRL reported that the association had 230 chapters in the United States and had enrolled nearly 40,000 members during its history.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years \|url=https://www.arrl.org/news/quarter-century-wireless-association-to-celebrate-75-years? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			In 2002, ARRL reported that QCWA had nearly 200 active chapters and more than 10,000 active members worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ARRL Letter Issue \|url=https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2002-02-15& \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org}}</ref> CQ Amateur Radio also marked QCWA’s 75th anniversary, describing its 1947 formation, membership requirements, mentoring activities, and scholarship program.

			== Membership and activities ==
			Membership is available to amateur radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years earlier and who currently hold a valid amateur radio license. Continuous licensing throughout that period is not required. QCWA reports that 39,580 membership numbers have been assigned since 1947 and that its current active membership is approximately 3,281. Although most members are located in the United States, membership extends worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Who is QCWA \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/who.php? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>

			QCWA activities include local chapter participation, conventions, and amateur radio operating events such as QSO parties and special-event stations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ARRL Letter Issue \|url=https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2023-11-09 \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org}}</ref>

			== Anniversary activties ==
			In connection with its 70th anniversary in 2017, QCWA organized an 11-day charity cruise. ARRL reported that the organization had received permission to conduct amateur radio operations aboard the ship using the QCWA call sign W2MM.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=QCWA Invites ARRL Members, Family, and Friends to 70th Anniversary Charity Cruise \|url=http://www2.arrl.org/news/qcwa-invites-arrl-members-family-and-friends-to-70th-anniversary-charity-cruise? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www2.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			For its 75th anniversary in 2022, QCWA operated the special-event station W2MM from December 3 through December 10 and organized the members-only Worked 75/75 Members Contest, which ran from December 5, 2022, through February 18, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years \|url=https://www.arrl.org/news/quarter-century-wireless-association-to-celebrate-75-years? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			== Scholarship program ==
			QCWA established its scholarship program in 1977, and its first scholarship, valued at $500, was awarded in 1978. The program is administered in partnership with the ARRL Foundation and provides scholarships to licensed amateur radio operators attending accredited colleges or universities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=QCWA - Scholarship Program \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/scholarship-program.htm? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>

			QCWA reported that through 2024, more than 624 students had received scholarships totaling more than $930,350. Fifteen scholarships totaling $57,000 were awarded in 2024.<ref name=":1" />

			== Relationships with other organizations ==
			QCWA has maintained cooperative relationships with other amateur radio and wireless organizations. The American Radio Relay League and QCWA first entered into a cooperative agreement in 1984, and the agreement was updated and reaffirmed in May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Served Agencies and Partners \|url=https://www.arrl.org/served-agencies-and-partners? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	The ~~organization’s official website is www.~~QCWA~~.org. The Board~~ of ~~Directors consists~~ of ~~a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five Directors, elected for three-year terms~~.		The Radio Club of America identifies QCWA as one of its partner organizations and describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947.

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA)~~'''~~ is ~~a nonprofit~~ organization ~~with members worldwide for~~ licensed amateur radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years ~~earlier and who currently hold an amateur radio license~~. ~~Continuous licensing during the intervening 25 years~~ is not required. ~~QCWA~~ was ~~founded~~ in 1947 ~~and promotes friendship and cooperation among experienced amateur radio operators as well as charitable, educational~~, and ~~scientific activities related to amateur radio.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Who is QCWA \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/who.php? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>~~		The '''Quarter Century Wireless Association''', Inc. (QCWA) is an organization of licensed [[amateur radio]] operators who were first licensed at least 25 years ago. It is not required that licensing have been continuous during that period. The organization was started in 1947, and had 54 charter members at the end of that year. Its headquarters is located in the United States, although membership is open to any ham radio operator worldwide who meets the twenty-five year licensing requirement. There are 65 active local chapters in the US, Canada, and Germany.

	~~== History ==~~
	~~QCWA was founded in 1947 for amateur radio operators who~~ had ~~been licensed for~~ at ~~least 25 years. Local chapters began to be established in 1951, with~~ the ~~Cleveland, Ohio, chapter becoming the first chartered chapter. At the time~~ of ~~QCWA’s 75th anniversary in 2022, ARRL reported~~ that the association had 230 chapters in the United States and had enrolled nearly 40,000 members during its history.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years \|url=https://www.arrl.org/news/quarter-century-wireless-association-to-celebrate-75-years? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	In 2002, ARRL reported that QCWA had nearly 200 active chapters and more than 10,000 active members worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ARRL Letter Issue \|url=https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2002-02-15& \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.~~arrl.org}}</ref> CQ Amateur Radio also marked QCWA’s 75th anniversary, describing its 1947 formation, membership requirements, mentoring activities, and scholarship program.~~

	~~== Membership and activities ==~~
	~~Membership~~ is available to amateur radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years earlier and who currently hold a valid amateur radio license. Continuous licensing throughout that period is not required. QCWA reports that 39,580 membership numbers have been assigned since 1947 and that its current active membership is approximately 3,281. Although most members are located in the United States, membership ~~extends worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Who~~ is ~~QCWA \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/who.php? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>~~

	QCWA activities include local chapter participation, conventions, and amateur radio operating events such as QSO parties and special-event stations.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ARRL Letter Issue \|url=https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2023-11-09 \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org}}</ref>

	~~== Anniversary activties ==~~
	~~In connection with its 70th anniversary in 2017, QCWA organized an 11-day charity cruise. ARRL reported that the organization had received permission~~ to ~~conduct amateur~~ radio ~~operations aboard the ship using~~ the ~~QCWA call sign W2MM.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=QCWA Invites ARRL Members, Family, and Friends to 70th Anniversary Charity Cruise \|url=http://www2.arrl.org/news/qcwa~~-~~invites-arrl-members-family-and-friends-to-70th-anniversary-charity-cruise? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www2~~.~~arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>~~

	~~For its 75th anniversary~~ in ~~2022, QCWA operated~~ the ~~special-event station W2MM from December 3 through December 10 and organized the members-only Worked 75/75 Members Contest~~, ~~which ran from December 5~~, 2022, through February 18, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years \|url=https://www.arrl.org/news/quarter-century-wireless-association-to-celebrate-75-years? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~== Scholarship program ==~~
	~~QCWA established its scholarship program in 1977, and its first scholarship, valued at $500, was awarded in 1978. The program is administered in partnership with the ARRL Foundation~~ and provides scholarships to licensed amateur radio operators attending accredited colleges or universities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=QCWA - Scholarship Program \|url=https://www.qcwa.org/scholarship-program.htm? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.qcwa.org}}</ref>

	~~QCWA reported that through 2024, more than 624 students had received scholarships totaling more than $930,350. Fifteen scholarships totaling $57,000 were awarded in 2024.<ref name=":1" />~~

	~~== Relationships with other organizations ==~~
	QCWA has maintained cooperative relationships with other amateur radio and wireless organizations. The American Radio Relay League and QCWA first entered into a cooperative agreement in 1984, and the agreement was updated and reaffirmed in May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Served Agencies and Partners \|url=https://www.arrl.org/served-agencies-and-partners? \|access-date=2026-09-26 \|website=www.arrl.~~org \|language=en}}</ref>~~

	The ~~Radio Club~~ of ~~America identifies QCWA as one~~ of ~~its partner organizations~~ and ~~describes it as a worldwide association of radio amateurs formed in 1947~~.		The organization’s official website is www.QCWA.org. The Board of Directors consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five Directors, elected for three-year terms.

	==References==		==References==

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