[Qcwa] The vocal minority or majority

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On 29 Jul 2002 at 23:08, J Craswell wrote:

> >I'd accuse the ARRL of acting on behalf a small but VERY
> >vocal minority regarding the requiremenst for morse code,
> >but then a majority of the people back in newington ARE
> >part of that very volcal minority.
> 
> >Jeff
> 
> Hi Jeff:
> 
My
> reasoning was if this many people were still using it we should have it play
> an important part of our exams.  The ARRL deputy ripped me a new one and
> accused of being an elitist or Anti new op etc.  "How fast you Beep does not
> show how good a Ham you are."  And other old school debate tactics to ignore
> facts and figures and turn it into a personal attack.
> 
> The league chief fellow told me that the "poll" they did gave similar
> numbers to my amateur poll.  BTW I believe the RSGB had a Majority prefer a
> Code test yet they have done quite a bit to get rid of it.  I would accuse
> them of ignoring what they knew was a majority <grin>  

I think the idea that the ARRL is "pro-code" is ludicrous. Their stance is mnore like that of the idiot deputy you refer to. They want QUANTITY not QUALITY. SELL 
equipment, magazines, etc. 

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