> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] >> I suggest we be careful not to _create_ problems, until the League, in its >> wisdom, decides they exist. >> It is probably best not to publish all that stuff, but at least "today" I >> don't think we should worry too much about doing so. >> Larry WO0Z > I think this cocern for "what the League thinks" is ridiculous. As long as you are satisfied with your accomplishments who cares what a bunch of control freaks in Newington say? The phrase "the League, in its wisdom" is a textbook oxymoron. >
Oh, how I wish I could agree! If it's all just between friends and no one is trying for any awards, then I heartily agree with you. Trouble is, in general, you never know what the guy on the _other end_ might be interested in. He might want or need a given QSO to be QSLed for some darn award or other. You want to help him/her or not? I don't want to turn this into an even longer hijack than it already is, but suffice to say that "what the League wants" and what people _think_ the League wants are important items on at least QSLable contacts. Not just for ARRL awards, either. Like it or hate it, ARRL does have influence. It isn't really the League as such that matters here anyway. It's what your fellow hams need or think they need that drives some simple courtesy. But, there's lots of folklore on all this. People tend to "round up" on all this stuff and infer more than is needful. So, while some caution is in order, I think we also need to be careful not to add to the folklore that surrounds the world of awards. Larry WO0Z _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
