[CW] Dissing the ARRL

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:00:06 -0500

I second that Larry.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrence Makoski" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "John Rippey" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Dissing the ARRL

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rippey" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:04 PM
> Subject: [CW] Dissing the ARRL
> 
> 
> > I would like to ask the ARRL bashers what goal is being sought here?
> >
> > The pro-Morse-code argument on this web site can be reduced to a
> demand
> > that the Federal government continue a Morse testing requirement. In
> other
> > words, some CW ops want a federal bailout, just like many other
> interest
> > groups do, ranging from illegal immigrants to Dakota wheat growers.
> >
> 
> Sorry, but no.  It's not about a bunch of CW ops "wanting a federal
> bailout".  It's about a bunch of ops concerned about the lowering of
> standards to the point where having an Amateur Radio license won't mean
> anything, anymore.
> 
> 73 de Larry W2LJ
> 
> 
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