Re: [IRCA] DXing

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

I found out why I got bounced off the NRC list, someone wrote this who 
obviously thinks I am from S. America (my wife is and we visit often):


Hi,
>
>I am leaving to South America for couple of months, please do
not write
>until I come back . Do not answer this e mail.
>Thank you I see ya
>Bob
>
Must have been one of my fans, hahahaha!! So I am reinstated,,
Bob young
Analog, Ma
KB1OKL


>From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
>America"<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [IRCA] DXing
>Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:42:48 -0400
>
> > Bob Young wrote:
> > Incidently I got bounced off the NRC list tonight, must have offended 
>some
> > iBlock stooge over there, that's all right I resigned my membership 
>also.
>
>First of all, I'm sorry to see there is still a more difficult mindset
>there.  A shame, but IRCA was founded by NRC rejects and rejectors.  I do
>not personally dislike the NRC people, just some of their actions and
>policies like this.
>
>Kind of brings to mind a bigger topic.  In MW DXing there are perhaps a
>hundred active people in North America, and maybe another hundred or so
>lurkers.  My guess is the rest of the rosters are padded with people who 
>use
>it for information related to work, or simply think they'll get back to it
>"some day".  The people who actually contribute are few.  The clubs should
>bend over backwards to avoid ticking them off.
>
>With the onslaught of other interests, general AM band noise, and now IBOC
>at night, I suspect more than a few will drop out.  Heck, we have seen it 
>in
>the past year.  I'm going to cite some facts only because they are readily
>at hand, and it's NOT intended as a dig.  Last year the NRC E-DXN site had
>perhaps 200 members and around 600-650 messages.  Half those messages were
>by one person, and most of the rest by other moderators.  I just looked and
>membership there is down to 150, and fully 2/3rds of the messages are by
>that one person.  The vast majority of the remainder seem to be by the 
>other
>moderators.  These are facts that were gleaned by looking at that site, and
>figures provided by their software.
>
>DXing is shrinking as a hobby.  Some of the people here are talking about
>moving to other bands.  Will AM DX survive?  Even I'm thinking that the 
>site
>I run isn't worth the effort.  I've neglected it due to work (mostly) and
>some other hobbies that have become more rewarding.  Sometimes I think I'm
>just burnt out with radio.
>
>I believe we need to really think about where this is going and what can be
>done to bring the fun up a notch.  All the groups, and not just IRCA.
>
>Craig Healy
>Providence, RI
>
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