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

[Michael Ruttenberg G7TWC]

I don't disgaree with the hard work on planning that RSGB and those listed
below have done, but now RSGB are dealing now with pure costs alone. What
gets sold off/retired next?

The bureau is still popular and more visble to the membership than planning
and yet this is being outsourced to some organisation that presumably does
it for the lowest cost (and has little or no understanding of what it's all
about - just see 1980s/early 90s Britain for the privatisation mess).

If offloading the QSL bueau takes place then could we have the OPTION placed
whereby we can subscribe to:
1. RSGB only
2. QSL bureau only (I imagine this would be quite attarctive to those that
don't want to pay some £44 for RSGB subs but wouldn't mind a smaller fee for
the bureau)
3. both

Mike
G7TWC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] OT: RSGB move and QSL bureau - closure?


> 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.
> >
> > There wouldn't even be a need for a QSL bureaux if we lost our amateur
> > bands.
> >
> > Neil, G3RIR
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Ian G4IIY
> >
> >
> >> 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)
> >>
> >
> >
> >> are being made redundant and RSGB will try to outsource it somewhere.
> >>
> >
> >
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