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The GQRP mailing list was founded by members of the G-QRP club as a focus of QRP activity for QRP operators who have access to the Internet in the UK, and further afield.
The list exists for the discussion of technical matters, QRP operating, QRP events and other QRP-related topics. It is intended to be European orientated and in this respect is not intended to replace the existing QRP-L mailing list.
There is a simple but strict editorial policy to keep this a QRP mailing list, not for it to replace uk.radio.amateur, the rec.radio news groups or any other general discussion forum about amateur radio.
About the mailing list:
The list is provided by "YahooGroups" who assure us that they do not give out email addresses to anyone without explicit permission but you do need to check your Yahoo account settings to ensure you have not given them permission by default. So if you are getting spam messages, it shouldn't be through membership of the list. The YahooGroups terms of service can be read here.
1. Subscribe by e-mail:
send an email to the following without subject or text:
to:- gqrp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - to subscribe to the list.
to:- gqrp-digest@yahoogroups.com - to switch your subscription the digest mode.
to:- gqrp-normal@yahoogroups.com - to switch your subscription the normal mode.2. Or surf over to the web sign up page.
3. Or simply ....
After registering, you can choose whether you prefer
individual mailings, or the digest version.
Please make a note of your password if you create a Yahoo account!
You will be sent an automatic e-mail asking you to confirm that you want to subscribe.
To post to the mailing list send to gqrp@yahoogroups.com
To leave or temporarily suspend from mailing list:
Surf over to www.yahoogroups.com/ and after logging in with your e-mail address and password, click on the member centre button. You can change your preferences or unsubscribe from there.
Or ...
send an email to the following without subject or text:
to:- gqrp-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
- to unsubscribe from the list.
This list is run with the approval of the GQRP club, however membership of the GQRP club conveys no rights of membership to the list and GQRP membership is not a requirement to be a member of the list.
By virtue of the GQRP list being moderated, there is clearly some element of censorship in place. Firstly, we ask that you censor your own postings in line with the guidelines you all receive when you sign up (shown below). When postings move outside these guidelines, one of the moderators may rule it "off topic". If that happens there will be no further postings either in support or against, it's simply the way we set up the list to keep the non QRP "noise" to a minimum.
Moderator announcements are few and far between, and mostly we prefer to have a private word "off line". Public announcements will always be polite as we can make them. We've seen more heavy handed approaches on other internet forums and that's not our style. However, please don't take that politeness as a cue to publicly debate the issue at hand, it will not be subject to further discussion when there has been a moderator ruling.
There are currently two main moderators. Tony G4WIF & Graham G3MFJ. Ian G3ROO will stand in when Tony & Graham are not available.
Very simply, please bear these in mind when sending mail to the list.
No profanities please.
Messages should be of direct interest to QRP operators. eg:
Technical remarks and discussions relating to QRP equipment.Discussions about QRP operating Announcements of contests, QSO parties etc.
Discussion of operating achievements.
Anything else which is relevent and might be of interest to QRP enthusiasts.
If you have a new commercial product - particularly
if it is connected with homebrew and QRP then we want to hear about it
but please don't post repeat avertisements.
If you want to set yourself up as a seller of second-hand gear, then EBay
is the place for you but occasional personal ads are welcome.
Please do not post messages about items for sale on EBay.
If you aren't sure, then
off-line.
Discussions about Computer Viruses. There are a great many authoritive websites on the internet where advice can be sought and countless newgroups where the subject can be discussed at length. The GQRP list is not one of those places, but subscribers can be assured that they are highly unlikely to get a virus from a list posting. This is because only messages containing plain text format are forwarded to list members. Neither HTML or message attachments are permitted. If they are sent by a list member they will be filtered out.
The list is not to be used as a public platform to expound your views to the detriment of the other list members.
Please do not over-quote when replying, most people will not need reminding about the message that preceeded it. Whenever appropriate, reply direct to the sender rather than the list.
The list archives can be browsed on the World Wide Web. You will need to have a Yahoo account and be subscribed to the GQRP list. Point your browser at www.yahoogroups.com/messages/GQRP
Although Yahoo offers a files & photo section we do not allow members to upload files. Instead, members are encouraged to use their own webspace.
There are countless providers of free webspace such as Google.
If members simply want to share files they can use a service such as http://www.yousendit.com/
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