[UK-CONTEST] Praise for RSGB QSL Bureau!

[Nigel]

Echoing Dave G3TBK's fully justified praise of the current staff (Jan, Lin
et al) at the RSGB QSL Bureau, you might like to see a couple of snaps taken
while SXW and TXF visited the Potters Bars QSL Bureau only a few months
ago...

http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/RSGB-QSL-May07/QSL.html

Long live the RSGB QSL Bureau --- wherever it is!

73 - Nigel G3TXF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cree" <daveg3tbk at tiscali.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:19 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] OT: RSGB move and QSL bureau - closure?


> Peter,
>
> I see no decline in paper QSL requests for my operations,  not only from
> my DX callsigns but also for QSO's made from the home call.
>
> I do not understand suggestions of a "management buyout" - surely the
> QSL Bureau service is part of the RSGB's responsibility as a National
> Society, and if they want to outsource it (Heaven forbid) then they
> should be paying to do so.
>
> The Bureau is Staffed by hard working, loyal, and very knowledgeable
> Ladies - the fact that they are part time and job-share does not make
> them dispensable.
> QSL numbers may be down at present - so are band conditions - don't
> forget that at the last sunspot peak people were complaining about
> Bureau delays and backlogs and some sorting did have to be sent "outside".
>
> If the RSGB wants to continue to see a decline in Membership, axeing the
> Bureau is a sure way of accelerating it.
>
> 73 Dave
> (writing another 1000+ QSL replies to take to the Bureau this week!)
>
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