Tony, you are absolutely correct. The ARRL is a POLITICALLY closed organization. When one looks at the progression of Presidents from SCM, to Directors, to Vice President and then on to President, it is obvious that they are handpicked to get into the line of progression by the "shrimpy" little CEO. If you speak up, you don't stay long and don't go anywhere in the ARRL organization. If you don't sell your soul to the devil, you will never even get an appointed position. You must learn to get your prayer rug and bow to Newington and learn to chant "mighty is the ARRL and its' CEO, who is all seeing and all knowing".
I have spoken by positions to ex-President Haynie and the local SCM via email as well as the present President, when he was a VP, and each time has resulted in HOSTILE DENIALS and attacks upon me. I met the CEO of ARRL at the National Convention in the 80s, in Baton Rouge, when he was an "anointed" VP and I never met a more "aloof, rude, and egotistical so-called "servant of the people". I dropped my life time membership before completing payment of the entire amount it. I now take QST only to learn where the hamfests are going to be. I usually read a QST in less than five minutes and it wouldn't take that long if I didn't look at the advertisements. We all know that the advertisers greatly influence the political positions of ARRL. The ARRL stages skirmishes with the FCC allegedly for we Amateurs to appear that they are fighting for us, but those skirmishes are merely to make us think that they are really fighting for no code and other issues and all the time the FCC and ARRL are "plea bargaining" a trade off so they both get what best serves the interest and agenda of each. Folks hold up while I get my fire suit on....Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! 73, John, K5PGW "Anthony W. DePrato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >. Forced 'dumbing down' of QST (and other pubs > other than the > >Handbook) was dictated by the GM. NBVM was believed > by that GM to be the > >'second coming' of SSB and > >it was promoted shamelessly in QST > > > >Jay W1VD > > SNIP > Hi Jay: > AMEN > guess what that same group that somehow got into the > arrl in the late 60's > and early 70's are the same group that runs it > today. the Prez. is just a > figure head with no power just does what little Mr > Sunshine up there tells > him to do and say. the rest follow suit or are soon > replaced. glad someone > told the story about the dumbing down of > qst. Ham Radio Mag the last real ham tech mag went > by the wayside years > ago. i still have every copy. > Merry Christmas > Tony > > > > QBE ZUT DE WA4JQS > > ANTHONY W. (Tony) DePrato WA4JQS EXTRA - HEAVY > Since 1962 > CQ DX HALL OF FAME # 35 > A1-OP FISTS # 10573 SKCC #1227 > South Sandwich Island Dxpedition Group > CALLS HELD: > WA4JQS/ZS1, WA4JQS/KC4, WA4JQS/4K1 > ZD8JQS, V31SS, > VP8BZL, VP8SSI, 3Y0PI > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
