[UK-CONTEST] OT: RSGB move and QSL bureau - closure?

[G3SJJ]

Totally agree with you Neil. I also think that off-loading QSLs would be 
a good idea. It must be a drain on Society resources.

Over the years the Sociey has attended various conferences and 
negotiated numerous aspect of our licencing conditions on the world 
stage. We have indeed had the services of emminent and experienced 
people such as G3FKM, G3HCT, G3OZF(G3BJ), G3MXJ (F5VHY), G3PJT, G4JKS.We 
currently have G3PSM and G3XTT fighting for us. Interestingly many of 
these have also served on the RSGB HF Contest Committee, as well as the 
likes of G3SXW and G3TXF.

QSLing pales into insignificance at the side of these stalwarts of RSGB 
and the contribution we owe to them.

Chris G3SJJ



G3RIR wrote:
> Those who think that QSL bureaux is the most important reason for their
> membership of RSGB should I believe stop and think how many of the amateur
> bands would still exist if it were not for the work of the RSGB with the RA
> (now Ofcom) and at the spectrum conferences. 
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> There wouldn't even be a need for a QSL bureaux if we lost our amateur
> bands.
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> Neil, G3RIR
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> Member RGSB since 1962 and a regular user of the QSL bureaux but more
> importantly a regular user of the 80,40,30,20,17,15,10,2,70cm bands.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian Fugler G4IIY
> Sent: 16 December 2007 01:19
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] OT: RSGB move and QSL bureau - closure?
>
> Mike
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> I also noticed the 'non-mention' of the QSO buro service.  I simply assumed 
> that it would transfer with the new RSGB HQ.  As a QSL sub-manager, I have 
> not been advised otherwise.
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> Ian G4IIY
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>> What it doesn't say is that they are NOT taking the QSL bureau with them; 
>> indeed I hear that there is no room for the bureau in their tiny new 
>> premises. A source tells me that the bureau's paid staff (and many others)
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>> are being made redundant and RSGB will try to outsource it somewhere.
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