[AMRadio] ARRL President Hates AM

[Bill Smith]

The real cause-celeb for us AM'ers is to convince the ARRL that ham radio is
a craft, not a game.  The essence of ham radio is creativity, whether it is
fooling with a new fangled circuit, or developing the art of bringing a
fifty-year old derelict back to good or better than factory condition.

The game of purchasing a 50-button radio and figuring out how to use it,
then buying another 50-button radio and figuring out how to use that is
fine.  We all know how well these sets act as frequency meters (they are
excellent!).

Money will follow interest, and our hobby is a dynamic, full featured
creative pursuit that educates, captures imagination and channels creative
energies.   The ARRL's primary directive is survival.   We're giving them a
fresh head of steam, lets make sure we understand what we do, and encourage
them (gently).

73 de Bill, AB6MT
billsmith at ispwest.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "stevem" <wb9tow at egr.msu.edu>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] ARRL President Hates AM


> Regardless of the ARRL Pres "liking" AM or not, the real issue for the
ARRL
> is and always will be MONEY!
> Currently, there is significant monitary interest in old radios. This is
> reflected in
> the number of operators on all bands 2m thru 160m operating, collecting
and
> restoring
> the gear. Building interest is UP and as we all have seen, even a "new"
rig
> is being
> build (true or not) for the AMer.
>
> This said, we have individual interested in our "cause" with the ARRL,
with
> the FCC
> and manufacturers.
> Money talks. Just this week, a conversation over heard on 75m ssb which
the
> operators were relinquishing the freq..."there are just too many of "them"
> (AMers).
> Why bother, let's move"......and they did! No harsh words, no argument or
> rule bashing!
> It was just one of several events out of the norm I have heard recently in
> the Great
> Lakes area...we can hope it onlly continues to improve.
> vri 73 steve
> w8tow
>
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