[UK-CONTEST] Cunning plan

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Reams of contest logging software changes!

If you want more people into radio and would like them to do contests,  
then drop this requirement to be a member of the RSGB.

I can sell becoming a member to youngsters that I teach Foundation to,  
it doesn't cost them anything. But once they are over 21, that's a  
different story. And for those who are over 21, getting them into the  
hobby is hard enough, with the credit crunch and lack of jobs, having  
to buy kit and pay membership is a hardship.

If needing to be a member to do a contest is intended to encourage  
membership of the RSGB, I'm afraid it isn't working, in fact it's  
alienating you from the people you need to join - new hams.

Encourage people to work contests and get deeper into the hobby and  
then we can encourage people to join the RSGB based on other benefits,  
like the QSL Bureau, RadCom etc.
Find some other incentives, perhaps like ARRL and put all the RadCom  
articles on-line for members. Softly, softly, catchy monkey!
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73 de M0XDF

On 20 Feb 2009, at 10:35, Nigel Newby wrote:

> The last two major debates on here have been sending 599 and if it  
> is now redundent. The other being membership of the rsgb.
>
> So I have a cunning plan.
>  Why not do away with the 599 and send your rsgb membership number  
> instead.