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

[G3SXW]

Oh dear, let's not open the QSLing debate yet again. Horses for courses, 
Chris - we all know you are anti but you must accept that for many it is a 
mainstay of the hobby for which RSGB provides a personal, tangible benefit. 
It cannot be 'off-loaded' - but maybe costs can be curtailed, which is only 
good management.

IARU work is an entirely separate issue. Both have their costs and their 
membership benefits. Maybe it's time someone at RSGB explains their plans 
for the bureau to nip this uninformed debate in the bud.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- 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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