*"The ARRL should be increasing the scope of their awards, not shrinking it.
There
is no reason, other than laziness, for refusing to acknowledge the many
different accomplishments possible with various combinations of bands and
modes."
Please pass it to ARRL Board of whatever...
*
2011/8/3 Michael Haack <mikehaack@aol.com>
> What he said....
>
> 73 Mike, WB9B
>
>
> On 08/03/2011 8:15 PM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> >
> > On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:57:32 -0400, "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists@subich.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> It's time to put all of this behind us ...
> > REPLY:
> >
> > I am not putting this behind me and I hope others don't either. The ARRL
> has
> > made a major blunder with their decision and I intend to keep pestering
> them
> > about it every chance I get.
> >
> > The ARRL should be increasing the scope of their awards, not shrinking
> it. There
> > is no reason, other than laziness, for refusing to acknowledge the many
> > different accomplishments possible with various combinations of bands and
> modes.
> > There are many "firsts" waiting to be accomplished in Amateur Radio with
> regard
> > to band-mode awards. How about the first 10 meter Hellschreiber DXCC? If
> someone
> > wants to pursue it (and add a few dollars to the ARRL treasury) why not?
> >
> > Our hobby has a long history of recognizing people for new
> accomplishments in
> > radio, big and little. We should be encouraging these pursuits, not
> discouraging
> > them.
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
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