On Mar 6, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Will Matney wrote:
> I just ran across something (2-3 days back actually) about the ARRL
> almost secertely pushing through a new bandplan for Winlink, I think
> was the name.
160m has no such limits and it is a delight. 80m has limits and it is
a vast wasteland -- like unto that described in Newton Minnow's speech
to the National Association of Broadcasters on May 9, 1961.
- Those who try to control others for the primary purpose of
controlling others are called megalomaniacs.
> I have read some others opinions before I made this post. One wonders
> why I will not re-license and this shows why. I have seen the ARRL
> now, over and over, for years now, seem to do some pretty underhanded
> things. It seems to me it is always tied to a money flow some where. I
> know all to well what they did to Rich Measures on here, and it was
> over deep pockets controlling what the ARRL now does.
My guess is that what goes on behind closed doors in Newington goes way
beyond money. I find it amazing that I never stopped to think about
who counts our votes for the Directors who supposedly control "our"
League.
P. T. Barnum said there was one born every minute and I plead guilty
for the period of 1955 to 1994.
- League elections for Directors invite comparison to Baath Party
"elections" in Saddam's Iraq.
- Hiram, W1AW, is probably turning over in his grave.
> I'm sorry, the ARRL is supposed to be for all the amateur radio folks
> but when money is involved somewhere, it seems that things gets
> hushed, law suits gets threatened, and stuff is done under the table.
> Folks wonder why the membership is dropping off and this pretty much
> nails it. Before we had the internet, where information flows sooo
> freely, keeping things hid away was 100% easier. I started on the net
> about the same time I said by
> -by to my license. These types of actions is the very reason they
> went. To straighten it out, there ought to be a major house cleaning
> of the ARRL, and the FCC. There's too many corporate and political
> fingers in there. The ARRL should only be staffed by non-political,
> non business tied hams IMHO. This very thing is the reason I dont see
> myself ever being re-licensed in the near future. I just had to say
> something as I'd had this bottled up now for a few days. Any comments
> are welcome.
>
> Will
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
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