[SixClub] new general ticket.

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:22:10 -0600

This discussion relating to the new requirements for amateur
examinations and BPL are not related. 

Thus trying to justify the new ARRL approach to licensing using BPL as
an argument seem way off-base and qualifies as a scare tactic.  Also
blaming the internet for attracting young people who might have
otherwise chosen amateur radio seems far fetched!  

Amateur Radio exists today in countries where there are only a handful
of operators and no "League" to support them! We should not be driven by
threats and scare tactics. We are a unique / elite group and we should
expect the majority of the people will have no interest in joining us!
This is the way it has been since 1967 when I was first licensed and we
should recognize this.

I think the Code / No-Code debate should have been completely avoided
had the plan been to leave the code element the same and add additional
elements to the testing process but letting the individual pick two out
of three elements to be tested on. There was no need to give new
privilege to any group in fact it created problems as already pointed
out. The ARRL has created a mess and in my opinion it was unnecessary!

One who sales memberships and magazines might have alternative motives
but I rather believe they made bad choices and now find themselves in a
spiraling downward spin. 

Having said this, I am an ARRL member and plan to be a member even when
I disagree. A strong lobby in Washington is needed and I support it for
issues like BPL and Spectrum Management but not in descent and deceit.

Tip

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
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> On Behalf Of Carl Steckler
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 6:12 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [SixClub] new general ticket.
> 
> 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
> 
> "For those who fought for it, freedom has
>   a flavor the protected will never know"
> Unknown Marine, Khe Sahn, Viet Nam
> 
> Semper Fi (former active duty Jar-head)   Cpl. USMC 1966 - 1972  RVN
6/67
> -
> 7/69
> 73 De W2SGX .-- ..--- ... --. -..- FN12um
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