[Scanner] Fw: [Pro2006] Fw: [QSL-Net] Help Needed

Sat, 3 Aug 2002 10:10:55 -0500

Thanks
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Griffin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Pro2006] Fw: [QSL-Net] Help Needed


> Maybe this will answer your questions...........
> QSL.NET, with the later additions of QTH.NET and SWL.NET, have grown by
> word of mouth to be the largest site devoted totally to Amateur Radio on
> the Internet.
>
> QSL.NET now receives over 1,000,000 hits per day and there are 69,000
> individual and club web pages hosted on the system.
>
> There are over one million emails handled daily for the 135,000 hams with
> qsl.net email addresses.
>
> QTH.NET is the host for more than 900 email reflector groups that are used
> by 400,000 people.
>
> This was, and still is, a hobby for Al, with much of the operating expense
> coming out of his own pocket.  A very small percentage of the users now
> contribute to the annual budget of over $25,000.
>
> If everyone that uses QSL / QTH .net would contribute $1.00, there would
be
> more than enough to fund everything.  I personally contribute
substantially
> on a yearly basis.  Also, when a call for funds goes out, I make an
> additional donation.  You will also notice a request for donations in the
> signature of all my emails.
>
> I just made a donation.  Why don't you please send a few dollars to help
out.
>
> 73
> Ed
> KMA Antennas
>
>
>
>
> Tom Hirsch <[email protected]>  wrote.......................
> Also, can qth.net and/or our list administrators give any dollar amounts?
> 1.  how much money is needed?
> 2.  there are scores of lists on qth.net, how many are there, and how many
> individual users?
> 3.  can qth.net provide a per user fair contribution, based on the numbers
from
> items 1 & 2?
> 4.  since only a fraction of the users would contribute financially to the
> cause,
> what is the recommended contribution from each user?\
> 5.  are there any other options?
>     I value these email lists, because they provide lots of valuable
> information
> not available elsewhere, and they provide ways to connect with other
hobbyists.
>
>
>
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>
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