Re: [IRCA] CONVENTION INTENTION

[John Sampson <jnsampson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark - After about 68 years of DXing, my interest has decreased considerably.  Several reasons, including noise level on the AM band, overall lousy programming 

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> On Sep 11, 2018, at 9:16 AM, Mark Durenberger <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> This is an unofficial request for planning information, generated as a result of the 2018 DX Convention in St. Charles MO.  
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> If you couldn't make St. Charles, your response to the following queries will help future planning, so please respond; either via this reflector, or privately to me if you wish.
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> But DO reply!  A poor response to this inquiry will be a signal in itself, so please take 24 seconds to answer this. All you have to do is return this e-mail, listing the relevant numbers below.  E-mails sent off-reflector to me will be tallied but kept private.
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> THANKS!
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> WHY I COULDN'T MAKE THE DX CONVENTION (Pick all appropriate numbers in your response):
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> 1)  I made no plans to attend because:
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> 1A   I'm frankly tired of conventions.
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> 1B   Couldn't allocate the travel/lodging cost.
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> 1C   Didn't see anything on the program that would attract me.
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> 1D   Technical programs have nothing new of interest.
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> 1E   Tours offer nothing new of interest.
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> 1F   Didn't know about the convention.
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> 1G   Found out about it too late to make plans.
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> 1H  Heard it was an "IRCA" convention and I didn't make it because I'm not an IRCA member.
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> 1J  I'm not a member of any DX club and didn't think I could just show up.
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> 1K   It's a bad time of year for a convention.
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> 1L  I knew about it but didnât know what was planned for this year..
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> 1M  My further thoughts:
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> 2)  I was going to be there but:
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> 2A   Circumstances caused me to cancel my plans.
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> 2B   I forgot about it and didnât see any reminders.
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> 2C   I was told by someone it wouldnât be worth it.
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> 2D  My further thoughts:
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> THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES!
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