[Amps] WinLink

[R.Measures]

On Mar 6, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Will Matney wrote:

> I just ran across something (2-3 days back actually) about the ARRL 
> almost secertely pushing through a new bandplan for Winlink, I think 
> was the name.

160m has no such limits and it is a delight.  80m has limits and it is 
a vast wasteland -- like unto that described in Newton Minnow's speech 
to the National  Association of Broadcasters on May 9,  1961.
-  Those who try to control others for the primary purpose of 
controlling others are called megalomaniacs.

> I have read some others opinions before I made this post. One wonders 
> why I will not re-license and this shows why. I have seen the ARRL 
> now, over and over, for years now, seem to do some pretty underhanded 
> things. It seems to me it is always tied to a money flow some where. I 
> know all to well what they did to Rich Measures on here, and it was 
> over deep pockets controlling what the ARRL now does.

My guess is that what goes on behind closed doors in Newington goes way 
beyond money.   I find it amazing that I never stopped to think about 
who counts our votes for the Directors who supposedly control "our" 
League.
P. T. Barnum said there was one born every minute and I plead guilty 
for the period of 1955 to 1994.
-  League elections for Directors invite comparison to Baath Party 
"elections" in Saddam's Iraq.
-  Hiram, W1AW, is probably turning over in his grave.

> I'm sorry, the ARRL is supposed to be for all the amateur radio folks 
> but when money is involved somewhere, it seems that things gets 
> hushed, law suits gets threatened, and stuff is done under the table. 
> Folks wonder why the membership is dropping off and this pretty much 
> nails it. Before we had the internet, where information flows sooo 
> freely, keeping things hid away was 100% easier. I started on the net 
> about the same time I said by
>  -by to my license. These types of actions is the very reason they 
> went. To straighten it out, there ought to be a major house cleaning 
> of the ARRL, and the FCC. There's too many corporate and political 
> fingers in there. The ARRL should only be staffed by non-political, 
> non business tied hams IMHO. This very thing is the reason I dont see 
> myself ever being re-licensed in the near future. I just had to say 
> something as I'd had this bottled up now for a few days. Any comments 
> are welcome.
>
> Will
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org