[NJARC] an idea to increase membership

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:02:22 +0000

I agree with Tom; there are many levels of expertise in the club and 
some 'basic training' would be helpful to the newer members and those not 
technically trained.  The technical talks at the meetings could address this. 
I would be willing to present a talk or an article for the 'Broadcaster' on 
power supplies. Maybe they already exit in our video library?  Nick
> I am a recent club member, and a newbie to this hobby.  I'm sure there are 
> hundreds if not thousands that the appeal of the radios is quite nostalgic.  
> To cut to the case, most of this group, doesn't even have a basic grasp of 
> electronics, reading a schematic, etc.  The repair clinics are great but so 
> few. which i think if promoted correctly would be a great pull for new 
> members. The repair clinic that i attended was great, but the person that 
> was assigned to me, had to spend most of his time helping others.  And it 
> took an almost full 7 hours to get the radio working.    What if the club 
> had a basic intro repair class a few times a year?  spread the knowledge, 
> get more members, and hopefully keep the members.
> 
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