[Fists] eHam survey re: ARRL proposal

[ATanner283@aol.com]

Why would e-ham do an ARRL members only poll?? I suppose the poll reflects 
the same responses as the FCC ticket proposals a few years back, when the speed 
was dropped to 5 WPM. No one opposed those changes much either, and apparently 
the no-code folks want it to go away worse that we want to do keep it. RIGHT 
HERE ON THIS REFLECTOR, ops said that the FCC would NOT change the license  or 
CW requirements, so they did not respond. I believe the same is being seen 
now. Perhaps some just feel it's a useless fight, and since it's easier to give 
up, they did what they did the first time. Nothing.

BTW.....Yes we sure need more nets that no one checks into. By all means lets 
start up some more slow speed nets, emphasis on S     L     O     W     W     
 W. These nets usually don't live long, and NCS ops get bored. Then no one 
will step up and take over when the op wants a break. 

Did you ever wonder why the ARRL has never published the results of the polls 
that the directors were supposed to take, or why the directors vote was not 
itself polled????

We are rapidly approaching a no test era. Keep your poo poo's to yourself, 
because it's on the way. How many advanced, extra, or general holder's under the 
age of 9 were around 15 years ago??? NOW all you have to do to get a ticket 
is be barely literate, pass a Morse test so easy it's stupid, buy ya a spiffy 
new rig, buy ya that new vertical and stick it in the ground, go buy some coax 
with the ends soldered on, hook it all up and TYALK ON THE RAYDEEOOO. Soon, 
the first part will be removed.
I wonder if the new license forms that will be in the box of that new plastic 
radio you buy will be half an inch thick, and written in 29 languages. We 
MUST be equal and politically correct when we lower the levels for EVERYONE.
                                                                 
Al/W8FAX/2192                               EH





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