Out of this you will see a new ARRL. It might take awhile for "new thinking"
to take charge, but it will happen. This is a wake up call for the league.
Down the road there is a one class license scheme. Administrative cost for we
poor hams has to be high and a big hit to the FCC budget. The less we are
regulated the lower the costs. It is that or raise the amateur fees to reflect
actual cost. I think the reason for flat membership is the magazine. It is so
out of touch it is pathetic,
George, W6GF
----- Original Message ----
From: "w8au@sssnet.com" <w8au@sssnet.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:08:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Arrl and code
At 08:10 PM 12/16/06, george fritkin wrote:
>It is in the interest of the ARRL to have as many hams as
>possible. Membership is a numbers game and ADS pay the bills. No
>code = more hams...I rest my case.
Nice theory, but not foolproof. The no-code license from 1992 on
raised the number of new hams, but did not correspondingly increase
ARRL membership. What you achieve easily does not maintain loyalty
or promote serious interest, generally speaking....
Perry w8au
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