[NJARC] "cheap radios at auction club" -vs- real radio collector club

[John Dilks K2TQN]

It's time to start acting like a real radio collecting club.

For those of you who don't know about the California club, it is very 
active, much like the NJARC, but most of their energies have been in 
restoring their wonderful building.  Along the way they have built an 
outstanding library and display area and their club is being 
recognized for the job well done. (see the other message)

Now that we are leaving the Sarnoff center, let's start putting our 
energies into Infoage.  If we do this, we will have the best club, 
the best club building(s), and the best club library in the entire 
world.  And our club will be meeting in the oldest true radio location.

The old real estate rule of "location, location, location" really 
works for us, as Infoage is easily accessed from the North, West, and 
South, with lots of parking.  And, for visitors driving to Atlantic 
City, or going by on their way to vacations, it's an easy stop for them.

Infoage is a win-win for all of us.

I visited the last meeting via Dave's great video link and enjoyed it 
- but was disturbed to find out that moving the meeting to Princeton 
U. was being pursued.  Why would we want to do this?  Why would we 
want to do this now?

This is the perfect time to move our club to Infoage and our club 
leaders should do this.  Stop the Princeton nonsense.  We have a 
great location, let's use it - and along the way our club will grow 
with radio people.

I, and I'm not alone, feel that currently our club is becoming known 
as the "cheap radios at auction club".  That many members main reason 
to belong is simply to load up on cheap radios to resell. This needs 
to stop!  It's not working out right, auctions are becoming more 
important than real radio club activities.

To a great extent it's my fault

And since I have been the main provider of the cheap auction stuff 
for the last few years, I have decided to stop doing this.  Not until 
the club either gets behind Infoage in a real way, or splits into two 
clubs: a Princeton area auction club and an Infoage area radio 
club.  Then of course, I will belong only to the Infoage area club, 
and support that.

If a Princeton meeting location is pursued, then from now on I will 
not refer any radio estates to NJARC, nor point anyone in this 
direction.  If you want to be the "cheap radios at auction club" 
you'll have to do this on your own.  (Maybe the Ebay sellers will 
take over and donate some items to the club auction for the 
members?)  I'll even suggest a new name for the sellers club, Ebay 
Radio Auction Sellers Event, "ERASE".

There is nothing wrong with having two clubs, and I wish the sellers 
well; I just no longer want to be associated with them.

73, John Dilks, K2TQN
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