[FARC] FARC Tour of Satalite Communications Facility

[Philip Karras]

I'm not a member of the FARC but I do consider myself a "friend" of the FRAC. I've given talks and I help out regularly with FRAC events such as bike-a-thons.

Since I don't live in Frederick county I've never joind the club. I support the Carroll County club, I live in CC, and I am an AEC for CC.

I have no problems with the information Herb has expressed but I think it could have been said in a more positive and friendly way. You want to encourage people to join not push them away.

Jim's message specifically says, "FARC Members" but frankly the term Herb used, "free loaders" is completely inappropriate. A better term would have been, "perspective members." If none of those people became members you have to stop and ask youselves, why?

Your attitude to all non-members should be one of helpfulness, and encouragement in the hopes that they'll see the club as something they'd want to belong to. I'd like to belong to it, but I have limited time and funds. Would I like to come along? Yes, if I had the time but I probably won't because I don't have the time. But my guess is that you've just chased a few perspective club members away, not a good thing.

Repectively submitted and IMHO.
73 de KE3FL,
Phil
AEC Carroll County
OES, ORS, & VE
http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl
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http://blog.solidsignal.com/content.php - Karras' Corner
 

________________________________
 From: Herb Palm <herb65palm at earthlink.net>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net> 
Cc: Lou Popowsky <popowsky at yahoo.com>; Jeff Fishman <ljfish1 at comcast.net> 
Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2012 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [FARC] FARC Tour of Satalite Communications Facility
  
Hello all.

This issue has come up before - this invitation to visit this site 
"should only be extended to members or soon to be members" of FARC. If 
they aren't members now along with the information that must be 
furnished, they should also be given a MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, fill it 
out and give us $15.00 for dues subject to the club accepting 
them!!!!!!!!!  If NOT accepted their money will be refunded!!! There 
should be NO exceptions.

The last time we had a lot of free loaders is when we toured the new EOC.

Jim, regarding my private data, I'll call you a little later today.


N3HTA at aol.com wrote:
> All FARC members:  An invitation was given at the  last FARC meeting to
> anyone interested in touring the satellite communications  facility at Ft
> Detrick.  SSG Justin Brock (K2ZBM), stationed at the  facility, will provide the
> authorities the identification data to  allow the facility to do a
> background  check needed to provide  access.  All who want to attend need to contact
> me with full name, social  security number and country of citizenship.  I
> will collect the information  and provide it to Justin.  I can accept email or
> if you are uncomfortable  with putting such sensitive information in email
> format, call me.  My home  number is 301-662-6557.  I recommend you provide
> the information ASAP so I  can get it to Justin. This tour will be our
> November meeting, unless there is  some extremely pressing issue that we must
> discuss.
>  
> 73   Jim Ridgley    N3HTA

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