Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18591 invoked from network); 4 May 2001 07:12:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 4 May 2001 07:12:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 25576 invoked from network); 4 May 2001 07:11:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 4 May 2001 07:11:47 -0000 X-Priority: 3 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vZds-0003Im-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 04 May 2001 08:04:44 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from jaws.cisco.com ([198.135.0.150] helo=cisco.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vZdm-0003Ih-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 04 May 2001 08:04:39 +0100 Received: from virgin.net (stbryant-isdn-home.cisco.com [10.49.137.202]) by cisco.com (8.8.8/2.6/Cisco List Logging/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA17297 for ; Fri, 4 May 2001 08:03:34 +0100 (BST) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3AF2540D.FEDBBCF@virgin.net> Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 08:02:38 +0100 From: "Stewart Bryant" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en]C-CCK-MCD (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Off-topic: For non-UK readers References: <3AF17CB8.29078.15F1913@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Mike Dennison wrote: > With apologies to UK readers, I am using this forum to survey non-UK > amateurs about the term "on a shoestring" which the RSGB may be using in > the title of a future project. This sounds worrying. I have the view that the continual reference to "cheap" actually does amateur radio more harm than good. There is an importance difference in both effectiveness and image between cheap and economical. Stewart G3YSX