If not the ARRL, then what is the alternative? I agree with Don & Tom.... 73, Larry KC8JX
--- K0PJG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tnx Don, > > I could not agree more. > > Tom - KØPJG > Life Member ARRL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merz Donald S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:14 PM > Subject: [AMRadio] In Defense Of The ARRL > > > The ARRL is the only organized and funded voice that we have. All the > arguments below sound just like this one: "I don't vote because all > politicians are bad." Well if you don't vote--or in this case, if you choose > not to support the ARRL, then you are assuredly getting what you deserve. > > The management of spectrum and the technologies that use that spectrum are > continuously changing. For better or worse is a judgment call--change is the > only certainly. > > If we want to protect what we have--if ham radio is to survive--then we MUST > have the ARRL or something like it. Example: All TV broadcast stations have > to go digital by 2007. Why not all ham stations? Are we next? If so, you can > forget AM--and sideband too! > > If you believe in and love democracy, then by heaven please vote. If you > believe in and love ham radio, then for heaven's sake please support the > ARRL. To paraphrase Mr. Churchill, the ARRL is the worst form of a ham > organization--except that we have no other. > > 73, Don Merz, N3RHT ===== May your days be full of sunshine and good thoughts fill your head. From: Larry Knapp, KC8JX, St. Joseph, Mi 49085 Best 73's __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com
