Hi All! Really interesting post. Relevant widely. Am posting this on couple of Asian FB Group of Radio Enthusiasts. With kind regards, Vy 73 Sudipta Ghose/ VU3TKG
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Les Rayburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Discussions over the past few days regarding the demise of print media in > niche hobby markets, along with decisions to go "all digital" by > organizations like the WTFDA, have also > rekindled interest in the idea that it is long past time for the National > Radio Club and the International Radio Club of America to merge. > > Whatever happened in 1961 (a year before I was born) is ancient > history--and I suspect has little or no bearing on how the organizations > function today. With a shrinking pool of hobbyists, it only makes sense for > the two clubs to strongly consider pooling their resources. > > For years, I served as the CPC Chairman for both clubs. During my tenure, > representing both clubs was never an issue. Many of us have been members in > both clubs for a long time, and I don't really detect any differences in > how they approach the role. > > My personal request to the BoD of both clubs would be to explore and > strongly consider the advantages of merging into a single club. Pooling > resources, and better position our hobby for long-term survival. > > > -- > 73, > > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63 > > Member NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle > Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA > > Perseus SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, LF Engineering > Active Whips, > Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > -- One of those ... ... _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
