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I'm a member of both clubs but I vote
against merger talk between the IRCA and NRC. In a sense it's already a moot
point, a dead issue, as the NRC BOD would never allow a
merger.
I've been silent until now concerning the
ongoing NRC membership melt down. I unsubscribed from the NRC e-list a few
days ago because I could no longer tolerate the snide, disrespectful comments
coming in an indirect manner from the BOD.
As has already been stated the IRCA BOD
operates in an open democratic manner and responds to suggestions from
membership. This is the American way of government even if it is basically no
longer practiced at any level of government in the U.S.
The NRC BOD operates like a military junta,
where a small inner circle controls everything and makes all decisions,
some bad ones at that. The
membership is allowed no real input or dissent and exists only to
supply dues monies (taxes), very un American. Basically the NRC BOD consider
themselves to be "the club" and the rest of us are just idiots or pheasants. The
NRC e-list is being nixed to end public dissent against the said entrenched and
intransigent BOD.
The new e-DX News board will be strictly
controlled and no dissent will get published. I'm not thrilled with e-boards as
they can be difficult to navigate but the NRC e-DX News is a nice compliment to
the printed version and an example of a good NRC BOD idea. But it does not and
cannot replace the soon to be defunct e-list, an example of a bad NRC BOD
idea.
NRC BOD recent actions has demonstrated
that the same stuff that was going on in 1964 and caused a split in membership
and birth of the IRCA is still happening. I think the best method of attack is
for all BOD dissenting NRC members to drop NRC membership and join the IRCA
or stay only with the IRCA.
I'm on my third one year membership since
1984 and it will be my last, three strikes and you are out. But I personally
holds no animosity or ill will against the NRC BOD. I join radio clubs for fun
and camaraderie not information. I personally do not need in any information
from any clubs but do enjoy reading it. There is a camaraderie in the IRCA and
ABDX but not the NRC.
Just my one and only
.02!
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF Retired Meteorologist & Space Plasma Physicist Lakeland, FL, USA Grid Square EL97AW 27 57 26.5 N 81 56 46.6 W kn4lf@xxxxxxxx Eton E10
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