Fw: [CW] ARRL stand on CW testing?

[Rein A. Smit]

    Hi


    For those interested in radio in ANY form I suggest you scan a little through
    this page:

    http://www.plugtek.com/index.shtml

    The ARRL has recognized that this is the number ONE priority for ALL hams and not 
    the pressuring of people to learn Morse code if they are not interested at any given time.
   
    It is certainly a great idea to break down the only organization that is trying to
    protect and hold the line against an avalanche.

    Some of you act like radio officers discussing and fighting whether to use a straight 
    key or a bug  for sending a SOS with the water coming through the windows in 
    the ship's radio shack with all the antennas already half in the water and only emergency
    power left.

    Why not enjoy CW and leave others alone?

    73 Rein PA0ZN


    
    

"Scott Rosenfeld [N7JI]" wrote:
> 
> And to be totally, brutally honest, this issue isn't really that important
> in the light of the FCC's getting bed with the power companies to promote
> BPL.  That WOULD be a show stopper - and then NO modes would be usable.
> 
> Unless there were a better organization with a better, more potent voice
> than the ARRL, it'd be unnecessarily harmful to the overall fight to
> quit.
> 
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Ken Brown wrote:
> 
> > >
> > >
> > >Huh, you don't think having 50+% of ARRL members quit would send a statement
> > >and achieve the desired results?
> > >
> > Yes I think it would send a message, not necessarily the right message.
> > And I do not think it would acheive the desired results. The message it
> > sent would be open for interpretation. One of the interpretations would
> > be that a lot of people on the pro-CW side are uncooperative, "my way or
> > the highway" types, who are no longer members and therfore will not be
> > represented. I agree that voting with your pocketbook can be very
> > effective. Perhaps some letters to ham equipment suppliers, telling them
> > you won't buy from them as long as they sell products from companies
> > that clearly support elimination of code tests, would help. How about a
> > donation to the W1AW fund, to keep CW practice transmissions on the air.
> >
> > >That is exactly the "American" way. You can
> > >always rejoin when code is retained and CW/digital subbands protected.
> > >
> > >I hear of more people quitting the League than ever. Vote 'em out with your
> > >pocketbooks.
> > >
> > >
> > If there were another organization that had as many members as the ARRL,
> > which was carrying out a more effective pro-code policy, that you could
> > join instead of the ARRL, then quitting the ARRL might be considered a
> > "vote". Lacking such an organization, quitting the ARRL is more like
> > just not showing up at the polls.
> >
> > DE N6KB
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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