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Subject: RE: LF: RSGB Membership - Bit off topic.
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I suspect any incremental cost in my membership due to "non-member =
support"
is minimal!  Most will be going on undoing the current fiscal mess the
society is in, sorting out Bletchley and trying to sell that bloody =
tower
they bought!

I don't imagine there's a lot of real money spent on negotiations, other
than a quick trip from Bedford to London on Thameslink, a tube ride and =
a
coffee.

Chris, I'll fund you mate!


73s


Jim




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of David Pratt
Sent: 02 March 2012 10:32
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: RSGB Membership - Bit off topic.

Bear in mind, Chris, the rest of us are subsidising you and other UK
radio amateurs who are non members of the National Society. Negotiations
with Ofcom, IARU Region 1 and the ITU (WRC2012, etc) do come at a cost
and we're paying it for you :-(

73 de David G4DMP

In a recent message, Chris <c.ashby435@btinternet.com> writes
>I was going to join the other day, after entering one of their 6m
>contests, but was shocked to see the sub is =A351. Would have joined
>there and then if it had been more like =A325.
>Locally we have also over the years had many problems with the RSGB
>over repeater licences. For instance, some of their requirements for
>our ATV repeater could not be met - they were only suitable for 'phone
>repeaters - and the endless delays...
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