>
>Rich says:
>
>>On the other hand, this reality has the advantage of protecting us from
>>hamdom's megalomaniacs.
>
>
>It does a lot more than that. If you don't have frequencies, you don't have
>ham radio. The ARRL plays a major part in supporting ham radio at the ITU -
>probably more than any of you guys ever realise.
? does this work anything like the IOC?
>I have the privilege of
>seeing some of what they do, and how well respected ham radio is because of
>the activities of ARRL and IARU. Guys like Larry Price, W4RA, Frank Butler,
>W4RH and Paul Rinaldo, W4RI spend a hell of a lot of time defending ham
>radio at ITU meetings, including being away from home week after week. If
>all the ARRL did was fund that activity, it would be worth it.
>
>I know what they do - I was in Phoenix for ten days two weeks ago with W4RH
>and W4RI at an ITU meeting.
>
>The ARRL isn't perfect, but it's all you've got over there. Without it
>you've nothing.
>
? Does the ARRL deserve credit for getting spectrum for hams in other
countries?
Rich...
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