QCWA Alberta Wild Rose Chapter 151 Quarterly Report

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<b>Les Card, VE6CA Receives 75 Year Award</b></p>


The Wildrose Chapter 151, in Calgary, Alberta, hosted a special luncheon on November 22, 2012, for longtime member VE6CA. Les Card was presented with his 75 year award for actually being a licensed and active amateur radio operator for 75 years. This in itself is a significant achievement and Les, in his own words, stated that this luncheon meeting was a whole lot better than attending a viewing and listening to a eulogy.


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<center> Left to right - President Ken Oelke, VE6AFO presents Les Card, VE6CA his 75-Year Award</center>

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Left to right - President Ken Oelke, VE6AFO presents Les Card, VE6CA with his 50-Year Continuous Award.


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Les, who is 93 years old now, brought along his wife, one of his sons and two of his daughters and a grand-daughter to help him celebrate this event. A very interesting and detailed description of his early life and service in the Royal Canadian Air Force was read to the crowd of amateur radio operators in the room by Dave Watson, VE6EH. Many of the attendees were amazed to learn that Les Card had been instrumental in the development of radar and the subsequent installation and use of this new technology by Air Force aircraft flying from bases in England. All this and more, from a young man who grew up in the Cardston area of southern Alberta and earned his amateur radio license and call sign in 1937.

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Congratulations to Les Card, VE6CA, from your friends, family and QCWA members.

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Submitted by:  Terry Finn, VE6TF<br>
Wild Rose Chapter 151 Vice President