[KYHAM] Fwd: Re: [Fists] ARRl Membership

[Anthony W. DePrato]

>Rich:

some really interesting stuff going on..
73 Tony

>The ARRL propaganda machine has done it's work well. They have a good
>following of hams believing that they alone have the FCC ear, and they 
>alone can
>affect the future of ham radio. Do you really believe that if it came 
>right down
>to billions of dollars, that the FCC would give a hoot about what the ARRL 
>sez
>about power line interference?? Or ham radio in general?? Please note the
>recent history of the ARRL and the FCC. The cold shoulder that the ARRL 
>has been
>shown concerning previous license changes, privileges on 60 meters, and this
>BPL stuff is a good example. The ARRL is a large publishing house that 
>dabbles
>in ham radio, and is failing in both it's mission, and it's financial
>responsibilities. They published that their pension fund is near broke. I 
>just recvd a
>dunn in the mail for money to buy new station equipment. Seems to me it 
>wasn't
>long ago a bunch of stuff was donated??? I know of no one who listens to the
>"bulletin", as it is readily available on Internet. When my membership runs
>out, so will I. It has become obvious to all but life members, who PAY NO 
>DUES
>and are therefore on a free ride anyway, that the whole she-bang is in danger
>of folding in on itself. I have talked to folks a little closer to the bone
>than those on the reflectors. I know it's hearsay, but if you do some 
>research
>you will find the truth. It's all smoke. How much do you pay for a measly RCC
>certificate these days??? It COSTS 10 cents to make. How much do you think it
>costs to get cards checked for DXCC honor roll?? How about WAS?? The checkers
>are volunteers, whats wrong with this picture?? How much do you think it 
>cost to
>send all those delegates to the International Radio get together?? Did they
>need as many as they sent?? They claim they were totally taken by surprise at
>the Morse issue, but it didn't take the other VEC's by any surprise, and they
>had their proposals before the FCC before the ARRL big shots got home from 
>the
>party. The ARRL did not respond because they claimed they had to find out
>"what the membership wanted". Many regions did not poll, and those that 
>did never
>gave out the numbers. Do you REALLY think the majority approved this latest
>fiasco. I think not, since it was a total surprise to everybody. Wake up and
>smell the ozone. The ARRL is NOT the honorable all seeing all hearing all 
>doing
>entity in ham radio they would have you believe.......they are politicians
>trying to protect their own butts. Why didn't they poll the vote if it was so
>important to the membership?? They poll every other mundane move they 
>make. Could
>it be that someone doesn't want the vote known??? Geeeeee........I
>wonder.........Al W8FAX/2192 Extra.....................heavy