Motor City Radio Club
What makes our club successful?
We start with the premise that Amateur Radio is an exciting thing to be part of, and that there are a lot of folks out there who want to become hams but don't know how to go about it. Our mission, then, is to find those people and lead them to the light. ( The fact that the light glows brightest inside the MCRC is a bonus for us).
Apparently it works. Our membership has gone up from the 85 or so level to between 130-140 in the 5 years since we embarked on this concentrated promotional effort. We have a retention rate of well over 90% at dues time. Our goal is to add 10% per year--that would be 13 or 14 new members this year-and we probably should bump that up some because we have passed it already for 2000. Our promotional program centers around our entry level classes--we offer 2 and in some years, 3 runs on the 10-week Technician Class course--and our VE program.
The Club's 2000 Field Day setup takes shape at Centennial Farms on Grosse Ile, MI. |
We are firmly convinced that people who enter the hobby through doors we open for them will gravitate to our club. Our classes are taught by club members, a different one each week, who have particular expertise in the area under discussion. This has several advantages: nobody has to commit to being there for the entire course, each class is taught by someone with a real interest in the current topic, class members get to meet a lot of hams, talk to us, and see that we are really human beings. Our class members get free copies of our newsletter for the duration of the classes and for a month or so afterward.
We have 6 fox hunts each Summer. Our activities have included field trips, club tables at swaps, picnics, and where practical-joint activities with other clubs. We have a 2-meter Net every Tuesday evening.
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