Ah, another "legend in his own mind"
-----Original Message-----
From: K3BU@aol.com <K3BU@aol.com>
To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] ARRL
>
>In a message dated 1/26/99 3:42:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mgilmer@gnlp.com
>writes:
>
><< The technical and competitive
> aspects of amateur radio must now be addressed in separate magazines
> (both QST and CQ have these sister magazines). Perhaps this is good as
> it allows more comprehensive coverage of the topics, but is perhaps
> equally due to the less technical nature of the organizations in general
> which coincides with the dumbing-down of Americans.
> >>
>
>I think that fractionating publications is detrimental to the whole cause.
I
>think it would be more beneficial to have one strong publication (see
Japanese
>CQ), and stuff that is "specialized" could be done in a smaller print.
Benefit
>is that people who are bored with building dipole, could find out about
crazy
>contesters stacking 8 yagis and have more interesting reading and some
>stimulation and "role models" to shoot for. More value for the money. I
refuse
>to pay extra for NCJ or QEX, CQ Contest or CQ VHF.
> Push for the cheapened (easy exam, no CW) licenses is not going to
revive
>the hobby. It might bring more low class licensees with shacks on the belt,
>but those guys are not going to join ARRL or read QST. After they buy their
>$200 walkytalky, that's it! End of spending!
>
>It is the CONTESTERS (and other "competitives") Stupid!
>We are the long lasting, equipment buying, literature reading, building
better
>stuff, radio loving fools! Now whom or what should ARRL support and
promote?
>If I wasn't contester, I would be "dead" ham by now.
>
>Yuri Blanarovich
>K3BU, VE3BMV, VE1BY, P40A
>celebrating 40 years of loving radio
>
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