[Boatanchors] Re: QTH NET raffle

[peter markavage]

Personally, I think Al should charge a yearly subscription fee to use and
view the E-mail Reflectors. One fee gets you access to all the
reflectors. Second, all sites hosted by Al should be charged a monthly or
bimonthly fee. No more free rides. Having a fund drive is good, to perk
up an existing revenue stream, but it sounds like AL's existing revenue
stream is poor to almost nonexistent. Three, hang banner ads on the tail
of every e-mail. Very good source of consistent revenue. Peaks and
valleys of revenue generation makes it very difficult to manage his
growing operation.

Pete, wa2cwa
ps I would trade a BC-610 any day of the week for a 756PRO III


On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:56:19 -0800 (PST) "J.D. Mac Aulay, WQ8U"
<jmac6235 at yahoo.com> writes:
> This is a very difficult and delicate issue so I will
> try to address it simply.  The donation of an
> IC756PRO3 for the fund raising activity to help the
> QTH NET is very generous and the activity is certainly
> meritorius so both are to be applauded.  
> 
> However, this is the "BOATANCHOR" board. The IC756
> appears to me to be the antithesis of a Boatanchor. 
> It is like offering Tofu to a carnivore.  I would be
> much more excited and motivated if the prize was a
> Johnson Desk KW or BC-610 or similar classic
> Boatanchor.
> 
> While the option is available to take cash in place of
> the rice box rig, that reduces the incentive to a much
> more mundane and generic level.  When it is reduced to
> a monitary prize, the issue of number of chances
> becomes more important because it is now a statistical
> analysis and risk decision, not an exciting 
> emotionally driven impulse decision.  Not that I would
> turn down $2,500 but is not the same as a classic
> Boatanchor.  A check does not glow in the dark - even
> though it is believed by some that money will burn a
> hole in your pocket!
> 
> That's my $0.02 worth - or is it $15.00 worth?
> 
> Mac
> WQ8U