N2MG wrote :
>
> I don't think this is what makes a "membership" organization tick. ARRL
> sponsors the contests precisely TO attract membership. They don't have
> members so they can sponsor contests. In fact, there are plenty at HQ
who
> would rather not have contests at all.
>
> > I doubt if this is accomplished by penalizing non-ARRL entries.
>
> Since we're talking about lemonade, I'd say they don't penalize non-member
> entries, but rather, they reward member entries.
>
> I'm sure it's no small thorn in the ARRL's side that non-members expect to
> be treated with the same respect that members are. Can't really fault the
> League for that. And I really don't fault non-USA folks for not joining
the
> ARRL but I do fault them for expecting equal treatment (maybe that's the
> American in me talking?). Sure, ARRL "needs" as many DX ops as possible
to
> operate in their contests in order to make the contests attractive enough
> that folks will have fun - fun which will inspire some of these same folks
> to become members. If they ever conclude that fun-contests does not
equate
> to new-members, bye-bye (ARRL sponsorship of) contests.
>
> 73 Mike N2MG
Mike,
are you serious or ... just kidding ?
Alex LZ4AX/AA3AX
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