[Fists] Re: Morse Code Testing

James Kimball [email protected]
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:21:34 -0800 (PST)


HI GREG.....I GOT A SIMILAR SARCASTIC REPLY FROM THE
DIVISION...ARRL HAS ALREADY MADE UP THEIR
MINDS....THEY ARE GIVING IN TO THE MANUFACTURERS WHO
NEED MORE PEOPLE BUYING THE FANCY RADIOS.  I STATED
THAT I WOULD DISCONTINUE MY MEMBERSHIP WITH ARRL IF
THEY PULLED THE PLUG.  THAT DIDN'T RESULT IN A
PLEASANT REPLY!!!! MAYBE ONE HAS TO HIT THEM WHERE IT
IS NOTICED AND HURTS.....JIM, K9JXW  FISTS #2325
--- [email protected] wrote:
> Hello fellow brass pounders
> I made my views known to W9GIG (central division
> director).  Got a reply 
> (which I read and then deleted by accident..oops). 
> One thing he said was to the 
> effect morse code has never been a barrier to
> keeping bad operators out of the 
> hobby.  Well in my opinion ..nonsense.  Listen to
> our CW freqs...and then do 
> like I did a couple of nights back and spend some
> time listening to 75 fone.  
> In my opinion the ARRL is afraid ...and trying to
> keep their ricebowls.
> CW FOREVER
> Greg
> WB9MII
> Fists 3347
> QRP ARCI 9719
> AMATEUR RADIO POST 380 - THE AMERICAN LEGION
> 
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