Not that I don't feel for those who experienced and/or felt slighted way back
in 1964. Having been through a few serious fights in my 52 years, I know the
feeling of never wanting to do business with people I think have behaved badly,
or who have otherwise ticked me off.
Interestingly, I was two or three years old when the NRC and IRCA split up. So
in 1963/1964, while club members were having their bit, my parents were worried
sick about my passion for turning TV sets and the like on and off, on and off,
incessantly. Had they known the risk of my being eventually being drawn into
the hobby of DXing they might have tried to save my soul and turned my
attention to other pursuits, or locked me up, or whatever...
But thankfully they didn't, and here I am. And that great brouhaha, though
likely somewhat diminished, is still with us in a legacy kind of way.
I've long wanted to see the NRC and IRCA merge, and I've mentioned that a
few times, mostly in private, to various people who I hoped might yield some
influence. Maybe they did - I have no way of knowing, and I realize a wish-list
item like this will take considerable effort on the part of the wider DX
community, not just board members of the two clubs who are probably busy enough
keeping their respective ships afloat. I won't go into the reasons. They're
mostly the same reasons that have already been expressed today.
It would be interesting to poll members of both clubs, and see the results (in
terms of numbers, not names) to see what the majority opinion is and how
majority it is. Might this be done with something like Survey Monkey?
I belonged to one of the clubs in the past, have cooperated with both at times,
and am currently club-less. I am overwhelmed as it is by the plethora of DX
resources that are online. And I support both clubs insofar as I buy various DX
logs and such. This is intentional. I decided about a year ago that I will
rejoin and be an active member when the NRC and IRCA are one.
I am happy to help moderate any discussion or negotiation in a neutral capacity
between the two clubs and/or various entities. Having been three years old back
in 1964, I have no stake in any of the disputes that occurred. Please consider
my help in this regard on offer.
Saul Chernos
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