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Carl makes a good point. I almost got into a fight with Dave Summers so you know I don't like everything the BOD of the ARRL does! But much of that can be changed, and it will take time, when you have to do it by electing officers it is slow. I encourge you to join the ARRL pay attention to the issues and help make the future of ham radio better. As to BPL, if  allowed, it will impact amateur radio and the results are not going to be good.

Jerry

Read Carl's post again and listen to what he is saying and not saying.

In a message dated 2/20/2004 7:11:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, cjs9@cornell.edu writes:

> 
> All of this who gets what and how is going to be academic unless we ALL get 
> together and try our best to stop BPL. If BPL goes through HF will be 
> useless regardless of what class license you hold. Pick your fights ladies 
> and gentlemen. It is time we stopped bickering about the small stuff and 
> focused on what is really important, keeping  the HF bands and 6 
> meters  clear so we can use them. Can you imagine what the critters in 
> Washington would do if every Ham started writing and followed up on what 
> they are doing.
> 
> WE have a choice in what we do, we can sit and whine or we can get off out 
> sorry butts and do something about it. If we all united and put up a solid 
> front then at the very lease we can say we went down fighting. If we do 
> nothing we will surely lose. If we all put our feelings aside for one year 
> and spent $39.00 to join the ARRL, we could make a difference. You don't 
> have to like the ARRL, but they are the largest organization supporting us 
> whether we are members or not. Hell most of us spend that much going to a 
> hamfest. This is the time to rally, not bicker about the ARRL, but rather a 
> time to let them work for us on this BPL issue. Can you imagine what would 
> happen if every Ham in the country stood together at the same time? We can 
> do this, we must do this. Then latter we can bitch about who gets on HF and 
> how.
> 
> thanks for listening
> Carl
> 
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>  a flavor the protected will never know"
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> 
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