Comments on: Just whose job is it anyway? http://blog.rac.ca/?p=710 All about ham radio in Canada - Tous pour la radioamateur au Canada Sun, 12 May 2013 22:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Iroquois Hamfest…The aftermath « VA3QV’s Weblog http://blog.rac.ca/?p=710&cpage=1#comment-204 Iroquois Hamfest…The aftermath « VA3QV’s Weblog Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:59:02 +0000 http://racblog.wordpress.com/?p=710#comment-204 [...] With what has been said on the RAC Blog recently it should be noted that Norm had to drive to RAC HQ to load up…  Then drive for a hour to Iroquois…  Off load and set up the booth….  Sell the stuff then bring what was left back to Ottawa then take it RAC HQ later this week…  Thats an awful lot of time donated to the cause…  So “Thanks Norm”. [...] [...] With what has been said on the RAC Blog recently it should be noted that Norm had to drive to RAC HQ to load up…  Then drive for a hour to Iroquois…  Off load and set up the booth….  Sell the stuff then bring what was left back to Ottawa then take it RAC HQ later this week…  Thats an awful lot of time donated to the cause…  So “Thanks Norm”. [...]

]]> By: Brad VE3RHJ http://blog.rac.ca/?p=710&cpage=1#comment-203 Brad VE3RHJ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:20:01 +0000 http://racblog.wordpress.com/?p=710#comment-203 Peter, I was one of the people looking for the RAC table at Ham-Ex. I had traveled down with a guy from our local computer club, and while at the swapmeet he started getting interested in ham radio. So I wanted to introduce him to RAC. I'm sorry that RAC didn't have a table there, but I wasn't about to complain, because I know how very difficult and expensive it is to maintain a presence at every swapmeet. I'll bet there are many of us who would pitch in for an hour or two to help at the local swapmeet. But RAC would need to purchase the table, and provide the display, and volunteers would probably need a bit of training in how to respond to queries. This is a logistical problem that can be solved, but I expect the idea will need a "champion" to organize it and push it. I'm sorry that I can't be the one to help coordinate this; I have my hands full with two RAC appointments already. But I will fill that chair next to yours, at the swapmeets I attend. Just leave me an hour for shopping. :) P.S. After we returned from Ham-Ex, I sent my acquaintance links to the RAC web page and to his local amateur radio club. Peter, I was one of the people looking for the RAC table at Ham-Ex. I had traveled down with a guy from our local computer club, and while at the swapmeet he started getting interested in ham radio. So I wanted to introduce him to RAC. I’m sorry that RAC didn’t have a table there, but I wasn’t about to complain, because I know how very difficult and expensive it is to maintain a presence at every swapmeet.

I’ll bet there are many of us who would pitch in for an hour or two to help at the local swapmeet. But RAC would need to purchase the table, and provide the display, and volunteers would probably need a bit of training in how to respond to queries. This is a logistical problem that can be solved, but I expect the idea will need a “champion” to organize it and push it.

I’m sorry that I can’t be the one to help coordinate this; I have my hands full with two RAC appointments already. But I will fill that chair next to yours, at the swapmeets I attend. Just leave me an hour for shopping. :)

P.S. After we returned from Ham-Ex, I sent my acquaintance links to the RAC web page and to his local amateur radio club.

]]> By: RAC is broken… Heres how to fix it « VA3QV’s Weblog http://blog.rac.ca/?p=710&cpage=1#comment-202 RAC is broken… Heres how to fix it « VA3QV’s Weblog Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:40:53 +0000 http://racblog.wordpress.com/?p=710#comment-202 [...] today when I was reading the RAC Blog entry for today some of what VE3HG was saying made some [...] [...] today when I was reading the RAC Blog entry for today some of what VE3HG was saying made some [...]

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