[CW] W1AW's thoughts on the ARRL

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

George,

I didn't get your later email - until I uploaded my answer.  I didn't get
Tony's either!

I spoke to K1ZZ - Dave Sumner of ARRL in 1986 when the "forces of
Washington" were hot and heavy about getting rid of the Radio Operators at
AM/FM/TV stations.  He said that ARRL couldn't get involved because it would
loose it's not-for-profit status.  But I predicted that within 20 years
there would be no "ham radio" as we knew it, nor would there be any ham
radio at all after 10 years after they got rid of CW at sea (which happened
later in 1999).

I mentioned some very disturbing things to him - things that would have
never happened before:  the FCC accepting top loading verticals for 500 kHz
as being equal (FCC engineers say that was a mistake...) so they could get
rid of the task of taking down the long wire on container ships.  The often
quoted idiotic statement "Over 70% of distress signals sent by Morse Code go
unheard" - which was said by a person that gave ARRL a voice at ITU and
other organizations.  Of course, if the signals go "unheard" how are they
tallied?

But such things went unchallanged, and the liars continued to violate.

I believe there comes a time to stand up to such violence and demand justice
and honor.

73

David Ring, N1EA

----- Original Message -----
From: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
In many ways, I  have been disappointed to see ARRL change over the years
from those virgin  beginnings, but "the times they are a'changin'" to quote
the popular folk  song.
>
> 73, George W5YR
> w5yr@att.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony W. DePrato" <wa4jqs@mikrotec.com>
> To: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
> Cc: <cw@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [CW] W1AW's thoughts on the ARRL
>
>
> > George :
> > yes that is true but what i was speaking of was his views as to why the
> > arrl came about in the first place. and those ideals still hold true
today
> > or at least they should.
> > yes times change and groups have to update but the building blocks of
what
> > a group or a country were build upon should never change.
> > with respect
> > Tony wa4jqs
> >
> > Anthony W. DePrato WA4JQS
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