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...and in other news:
* "roll it up and place it in the bin", says GM, Peter Kirby.
The issue of the RSGB sending un-solicited invitations to join it's
company/society was debated this week when a number UK radio amateurs
received an invitation to join the RSGB "free for 3 months" if paying by
Direct Debit. Yes, the company that claims to represent the interests of
our hobby, gets to broadcast it's slanted musings over the airwaves, and
appears to be on-par with George Bush in the credibility stakes would also
like un-restricted access to your bank account.
Upon receiving a sternly-worded letter from Charlie M0PZT - Peter Kirby,
the General Manager of the RSGB found it necessary to go on the defensive
and quote a 1961 address of the then President of the Irish Radio and
Transmitting Society, Harry Wilson, EI2W:
"There is no excuse for any licensed amateur in the country to remain
outside of an organisation that was constituted and is still working for
his survival".
The "excuse" that many amateurs give for not joining the RSGB, it would
seem, is that the Society has a very twisted view of the hobby, it's
future and the direction it may be taking. Despite enjoying a cosy
relationship with industry communications regulator, OFCOM, the RSGB have
previously depicted this Government body as "the Grim Reaper" in an
advertisment that predicts the death of our hobby "within 5 years thanks
to de-regulation".
Rather than wanting to be taken to task over the sending of such un-wanted
mailings, Mr Kirby advised M0PZT to:
"roll it up and place it in the bin".
M0PZT is tempted to return the original letter to Mr Kirby, with the
revised advice of "roll it up, turn it sideways and... " ;-)
http://www.m0pzt.com/rsgb.htm
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Charlie - M0PZT @ GB7ESX.#31.GBR.EU
http://www.m0pzt.com
(18:45 / 15 Apr 2007)
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