[Ham-Computers] QTH Needs Immediate Funding!

Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:30:27 -0400

On behalf of Al Waller, and all of us, thanks!	

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From: Scott <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] QTH Needs Immediate Funding!
Date: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:03 PM

The Check is in the Mail.
Cheers es 73,

Scott W7GSM

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>	
>Although what follows appears in the first of the month 'mailman' subscriber
>notice, I am reposting it here because many of you do not read your subscriber
>list notice.	
>	
>QTH is in serious financial trouble. If we do not help financially, it will
>cease to exist in several months. This is not a fntasy, this is a cold hard
>fact. Do nothing and they will be only a memory by the end of the year. 	
>	
>Take a few minutes and just consider the benefits you get out of any one of the
>QTH.net lists annually. General information, technical assistance, specialized
>information on all sorts of topics and equipment, reports from listeners of MW,
>LW, SW, VHF, beacons and etc., state Ham lists, a forsale area, help with
>computers, ability to post for a wanted item and dozens and dozens more. How
>will you feel when this is no more?	
>	
>Just join some other lists somewhere? Sure, you can do that. But you will NEVER
>find the incredible population of technical expertese located on the QTH.net
>lists, the absolutely fantastic treasure trove of information that just does
not
>exist elsewhere, the depth of knowledge from a diverse group that knows about
>every facet of the radio hobby that anyone could ever want to know and the most
>caring and helpful Hams and radio hobbyists to be found anywhere on this
planet.
>This is absolutely priceless! Once it is gone, it is gone! Do not be that
>foolish to let this unequaled resource of information die, because if you do,
we
>will live to regret our own stupidity. 	
>	
>Please send Al Waller, K3TKJ whatever you can manage. If all of us sent him a
>dime, he would have cash coming out his ears. But the sad truth is, about one
>tenth of one percent of us send him anything. There is no such thing as a free
>lunch, it costs money for the antacids to get rid of the indigestion! So read
>what follows and help as much as you possibly can. The answer to one technical
>question, the finding of one piece of much wanted equipment or the profit from
>the sale of one rx/tx is worth something, so please keep QTH.net up and
running.
>	
>	
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF	
>	
>+++ URGENT MESSAGE +++ URGENT MESSAGE +++ URGENT MESSAGE +++
>
>QTH mailing lists are funded by user contributions. We are CRITICALLY
>short of funding and request your support. It does not have to be a big
>donation, the average contribution is about 15 dollars. With the
>number of users we have it should only be necessary to donate every
>few years, BUT.... most of you are ignoring these requests. The same
>users keep the QTH lists alive and it's not proper to expect them to
>continue this forever. If you use these lists and they are important
>to you then help us, otherwise they will be gone in a few months.
>
>QTH lists are for Hams and are operated by Hams, we strive to keep the
>lists private, spam free and a fun place to increase your knowledge,
>meet new friends and play radio in general. Our hobby is being
>attacked from all directions at the moment and now more than ever we
>need your support to keep this venue open.
>
>Please consider a donation today!
>
>
>Through the PayPal service we can now accept donations in the
>following:
>
>U.S. Dollars Canadian Dollars Euro's Pounds Sterling Yen
>
>If you are not a PayPal user it is recommended you take a look at
>their services...Fast, Secure and Reliable....
>
>
>If you can contribute, please do it today.
>
>By Credit Card     http://proxy.qsl.net/donation
>   PayPal          http://www.paypal.com   (account [email protected])
>   BidPay          http://www.bidpay.com   (account [email protected])
>
>Donations by mail:
>                      QSL.NET
>                      34087 Old Hickory Road
>                      Laurel, Delaware 19956
>
>Thanks in advance....
>
>Al Waller, K3TKJ
>
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