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G3ZHI

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it looks funny today
but back in 2008 rsgb used this advert as a method
to frighten radio hams and to get new members
a shock tactic that didnot work
the hobby is still here
it has not been deregulated by ofcom
it was something ofcom were never going to do

https://www.qsl.net/g3zhi/advert.jpg

you could not make it up but rsgb did
73 ian g3zhi


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G8HQP

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RE: rsgb 2008 silly scaremongering grim reaper advert to get members
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2019, 06:28:49 AM »

You seem to have a thing about RSGB. Membership is not compulsory; you can still benefit from the privileges they have negotiated with the government. Why make a fuss?
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G3ZHI

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RE: rsgb 2008 silly scaremongering grim reaper advert to get members
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2019, 01:36:38 PM »

rsgb want people to make a fuss
apathy is the reason rsgb could not get anyone to stand for president
its sad really

dont forget rsgb wanted to keep the full morse test and the licence fee........

ofcom had other ideas
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WW5F

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RE: rsgb 2008 silly scaremongering grim reaper advert to get members
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 05:37:03 AM »

I remember paying my dues from 1986-1989.  And that's all.  I don't remember getting RADCOM.  Were they publishing that in the late 80's or did I give them the wrong post code?

As an American service member stationed at RAF Chicksands, I wanted to support the organization that supported my ham radio activities during that time period.

I also remember wanting to visit to the RSGB HQ, but never did.  Probably because of all the pubs I was more interested in.

G0GZH (1986-1989)
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G3RZP

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RE: rsgb 2008 silly scaremongering grim reaper advert to get members
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2019, 03:18:33 AM »

The RSGB magazine started in 1923 as the 'T & R Bulletin', T & R being for 'Transmitters and Relay' which was the amateur radio side of RSGB back then. By the end of the decade, RSGB was all amateur radio: the T & R Bulletin became the RSGB Bulletin in 1942, Radio Communications in the 1970s and RadCom in the 1980s. Like so many amateur radio 'society' magazines, it has to cater for such a wide range of member's interests that very often it is not as interesting to some of the membership as was the case 50 years ago.
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G3ZHI

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RE: rsgb 2008 silly scaremongering grim reaper advert to get members
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2019, 01:59:52 AM »

not sure what your post has to do with the rsgb grim repeater advert
which is what my post was about

i do agree with you about the rsgb radcom not being as interesting
as it was 50 years years ago

sad really when it should be

how can you change that?
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