On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:24:24 -0000 Peter Chadwick
<Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com> writes:
>
>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. 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.
>
>73
>
>Peter G3RZP
Peter, its a damn shame so many in this country are too dense to realize
that. It says a lot that such a comment had to come from outside of the
USA.
73 Carl KM1H
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