Hey Steve, I guess congrads on the promotion. Pete, wa2cwa
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:47:04 -0500 Warren Elly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mr Johnson... > > Many thanks for your reply, the first the AM community has > received > one that was both civil and credible. I believe that some of your > fellow directors ought to be ashamed of themselves, and I hope you > > have seen some of their correspondence directed to us. Its very > disappointing, and has only served to reinforce the view that many > of > us have formed of the league through a lifetime of disappointment on > a > range of issues from incentive licensing, to bpl, to code > requirements, to PRB-1, to bandwidth issues. I think you misjudge > and > under estimate what you call a "small flurry of concern by some AM > > colleagues". Considering the current state of the hobby, the number > of > new licensees, and the fact that the great majority of us are aging > > and that a significant number of us collect and restore old gear, > the > league needs to turn this AM issue into a wake up call. > Most of us are long-time amateurs, who've been league > members nearly > all our lives. I signed up at age 12, three years before I got my > novice ticket. I've been licensed now over 40 years, and have > operated > AM continuously in one way or another over those years. I remain > convinced that the league would outlaw our part of the hobby if it > > could. I only maintain my membership so that I can have a voice and > > won't be dismissed as an "outsider". I think its sad that looking > back > at the issues over the years, I can't think of a single issue that > > left me feeling like the league was on my side as an amateur. > I think most of us would have felt much better if our arrl > > representatives at the IARU conference were a bit more informed, and > > put their intentions in voting for this proposal on the record. I > think we also have our doubts that there was not, in fact, some plan > > to use the IARU issue as a leg up to move closer to outlawing AM in > > the US. Mr. Rinaldo's role remains of interest, and is most > suspect. > As for the CQ editors path towards "bad journalism", as a > journalist > all my life, I must caution you that these things happen when one is > > unable to get the "whole" story. If the league was more forthcoming, > > and spoke with clarity and transparency, these things would not > happen. Its a shame that no logical, thinking person could avoid the > > same conclusions CQ reached, based on the "facts" at hand. What else > > are we to think? > Again, thank you for your frankness and willingness to > address the AM/ > Vintage radio community. I wish some of your candor would rub off on > > the rest. But I'd also urge you to weigh again the importance of a > > vital, active community in amateur radio that's much more than " > small > flurry" in the big picture. > > 73, > > Warren Elly W1GUD > Tampa, Florida ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
