Correct John - you have seen through the whole stinking, disgusting mess.. I was a loyal League member for several decades. However, they have gone from bad to worse up there.
It is a shame, and they have done a LOT to ruin amateur radio. I dropped my membership a year or two ago, I am less active in amateur radio than I used to be, and the actions of ARRL and some other misguided groups are the reason. I still enjoy a good QSO now and then, but the amateur service is dying a painful death. > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
