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Re: [IRCA] Possible Yahoo e-Group for Ultralighters
Maybe to the chagrin of some others out there, I'll happily join in!
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:52:29 -0500
> To: satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx; d1028gary@xxxxxxx; va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx; vo1_001_swl@xxxxxxxx; vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx; gilstacy@xxxxxxxxx
> From: bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Possible Yahoo e-Group for Ultralighters
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> A couple of people have mentioned a yahoo group for ultralighters
> recently. As you know, there is one that I host called ultralight
> hotrodding. It is more-or-less restricted to discussing either
> electrical or mechanical modifications to ultralights, as the name
> suggests. When I created the hotrodding yahoo group, I also created
> one called "ultralightdx," just in case we ever wanted/needed to have
> a discussion group not embedded in the general flow of the IRCA
> discussion group. I wonder if the time has come to officially launch
> that group???
>
> Several things lead me to think that the time has come.... not to
> abandon IRCA, but to have a separate discussion group to post the
> voluminous loggings that some of us are achieving and to reach beyond
> the bounds of the MW hobby (the crystal set community) and beyond the
> shores of North America. Several people have asked me where to post
> their loggings from the Sprint and other general activity. Rob Ross
> has been very diligent at posting his logs on IRCA, but several
> others have been reluctant to do so, since the "normal flow" of
> domestic DX loggings does not appear in the IRCA chat group, but
> rather is more-or-less restricted to the bulletin. I get the sense
> that most folks wishing to post ultralight loggings wish to do so in
> some place where they are clearly identified as ultralight loggings.
>
> Honestly, I don't plan to submit domestic loggings except during a
> contest.... that just isn't in my hobby vocabulary... and I don't get
> much out of other folks domestic logs, I'm ashamed to say (probably
> because there are no other ultralighters near me here in Oklahoma.
> However, when I'm out in the NW, I'll be submitting both ultralight
> and normal loggings of TPs (lord willin') and I would darn sure like
> to see my ultralight loggings recognized as distinct from "normal" TP
> DXing. Having a place for ultralight loggings would let me do that.
>
> There are several other advantages to an ultralight yahoo group, of
> course... the ability to attach audio clips and documents to
> messages, the 100 MB of free storage for files, etc. Mostly, though,
> I wonder if a yahoo group not associated with any particular MW club
> or country wouldn't be a plus at this point in spreading the
> ultralight addiction??? It would certainly strengthen sense of
> community within the ultralight niche.
>
> Personally, I would not like to have ultralight disappear from IRCA,
> for IRCA's sake, as I think that the movement has been a breath of
> fresh air for much of IRCA. However, from a narrow point of view, I
> don't think that our continued presence on IRCA will gain us many
> more ultralighters... everyone who is on IRCA and not yet an
> ultralighter has probably heard more than they wish on the subject....
>
> So, should we found a general ultralight yahoo group, still intending
> some presence in IRCA and use of the bulletins and dxer.ca for
> articles and a public presence???? Should we fold the ultralight
> hotrodding group into the larger ultralight group or leave it as a
> highly specialized venue.... or is the time just not right to do this
> now??? Or, is some separation from IRCA just a bad idea all around???
>
> If you have thoughts, please "Reply All" so that everyone can share
> in the discussion.
>
> John B.
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