RSARS QSL BUREAU

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
by MØOIC - QSL Bureau Manager

RSARS QSL BUREAU
6 GREENLAND CRESCENT
CHILWELL
BEESTON
NOTTINGHAM NG9 5LB


Issue No. 17 - 1st August 2008
This is my first Newsletter since returning from our two week holiday in the Lake District. And the weather? Well it was Lakeland, which means you take your wet-weather kit and if you don't put it on it is a bonus and in this case a few more bonus days would have helped but in saying that we were only forced to stay in for one day and that was so that Linda 2E1SIS/3900 could watch the men's Wimbledon final! In my case, not being a lover of tennis, I went out in the rain and took a few images of the locality.

Had I wished to empty my mind of radio, which I did not, I would have failed miserably, for when visiting Wray Castle near Hawkshead, I was surprised to note names on doors as shown below and in fact all doors in the building (now empty) were so identified with radio connections. On raising this with the NT volunteers in reception I was advised that a previous occupant was the Merchant Navy Radio School and all rooms, upstairs and down, were similarly named.
WRAY CASTLE (once used as the Merchant Navy Radio School)

An internal door at Wray Castle - aptly named   Another named door at Wray Castle

But back to work: I purposely delayed sending the bulk of cards in June, as mentioned in an earlier Newsletter owing to the fact that Dennis F/G3PNF and John TF/G3YSK would be sending me their cards soon and for those of you that have worked our travellers abroad you will now be aware that their cards were received, and have been sent. Cards from Dennis's travels are always available to be seen on the RSARS website but not yet those from John G3YSK. As we know, John was travelling around Iceland and trying to make contact with members from his various stopping points. His main problem, he tells me, was that of local noise which often made working conditions very difficult, however to his credit he persevered and samples of three of his QSL cards are shown in the gallery above.

We must of course again mention Dennis GW4XKE for cards are still arriving from him and being sent to him for GB2ASS and GB4LRG. In fact two very thick envelopes for our colleagues in RNARS and RSARS were posted 28 July. Also dropped into the post office were envelopes containing cards for Mal VK6LC (a thick one), Ron VK6RV (VK/ZL QSL Manager), David VE7VF, Terry VA3TRM (another thick bundle), Les EA5AVL and Giancarlo I2VRF (with a picture book about The Lake District). A few cards have also been sent to Mike M1CCF for GB2SOE and GB4WP so we look forward to a few winding their way back to the Bureau next month in reciprocation.

Many of these cards, all included in the sent total below, were found piled up neatly behind the door on our return and it was a pleasure to get them all filed away. Thankfully with Simba being with us on holiday they had not been attacked but in the past one or two have had received a bit of crimping along the edge

Sadly on my return there were many emails advising and making comment on the loss of our Vice-President. It feels like only last week when the Society was looking for a Bureau Manager after the sudden loss of Peter G3YOB (SK) but of course this was March 2007. I remember contacting Ray as there was little evidence of a queue of volunteers and saying "I am not ex-Royal Signals so not eligible, but if you are stuck …." To which he replied "Not eligible? Rule 13 will apply and I will discuss this with Council today!!" It seemed but minutes when he rang me back discussing how best everything could be collected and delivered to Chilwell. Ray G3EKL (SK), many thanks, RIP.

Statistics

Bureau activity during the months of June and July has been great and of course it is much easier to run a Bureau containing many cards as against one with but a few cards being ever aware of the need to maximise the cost of postage, and this applies especially to our members outside of the UK.
The Bureau is again looking somewhat depleted and I (and no doubt many others) look forward to our new members, and those maybe not so new, joining Nets and exchanging points if for no other reason than keeping Mike GØSWY and me busy

No moans (pointers) from the Bureau Manager this month. So have a good month on radio until the next one and may many of your contacts be new ones.

MONTH
CARDS RECEIVED
CARDS SENT
July 2005
728
725
July 2006
438
419
July 2007
534
200
July 2008
445
771

73, Bryan
MØOIC RSARS 3867