[RTTY] Is it just me?

[WW3S]

most of the directors will be at the ARRL section, as well as Kay and K1ZZ...perhaps an organized but peaceful protest march at Dayton should be considered......

> On 4/15/2014 9:08:59 AM, James Douglass (ac0e at odsgc.net) wrote:
> > All,
> 
> Is it just me or what.
>   The largest growth area in amateur radio is digital modes and RTTY in 
> particular. RTTY contest weekends are seeing more and more activity and 
> new call signs scrolling across my screen.
> 
> The ARRL has this winter has created a firestorm among the digital 
> community with RM -11708. To top this off the RTTY Forum at the Dayton 
> Hamvention, which would bring together a large group of dedicated RTTY 
> operators in the same room and hierarchy of ARRL in the same building, 
> is cancelled. This is very odd to me and smells very much like ARRL 
> pressure on the Hamvention people.
> Occam's Razor immediately comes to my mind.
> 
> "when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same 
> predictions, the simpler one is the better."
> 
> That the ARRL knows they have a big PR problem on their hands and it is 
> gaining momentum and they are in damage control trying limit decent on 
> this issue and marginalize those who are vocal (in this case us) critics 
> of their actions.
> 
> ARRL Forum did not get cancelled as far as I know.
> 
> Looking forward to seeing many of you at the RTTY Dinner this year. I 
> have my tickets... do you have yours?
> 
> 73 - Jim AC0E