[CQ-Contest] What ever happened to being proud you were a ham?

[Ron Thomas]

It seems you are assuming that the vote was for the new proposal vs the 
staus quo.  what if the alternative was even worse.  Maybe the ones who 
voted "for" are the good guys.

Ron N4WYR

>Reply-To: <k4oj at ij.net>
>From: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj at ij.net>
>To: "Florida Contest Group E-Mail Reflector" <fcg at qth.net>,
>        "cq-contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>Cc: "Frank W4RH" <w4rh at arrl.org>
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] What ever happened to being proud you were a ham?
>Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 10:54:54 -0400
>
>
>I was pleased to see another ham in my division was as upset by the 
recent
>ARRL Board's recommendation to the FCC as I was.  His proposal is 
probably
>for naught, but I suspect there are a lot of unhappy hams out there 
right
>now - especially the ones who will be loosing what they have 
earned...the
>Extra Class amateurs.
>
>Here is what he sent me, like I say this may not be the way to go but I
>sincerely hope that those who appreciate contesting and are OPERATORS 
(not
>clear channel "shack in the crack" "hams" (<---- I use this VERY 
loosely),
>will realize what is coming...I hope you enjoyed HF operating while it 
was
>around - in a little while I don't think I will wanna go there.
>
>
>
>> 
>> If anyone is interested in starting a recall campaign against his 
ARRL
>> Director:
>> <the rest deleted>


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