Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the qrplist gang
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On Sep 16, 2005, at 6:25 PM, Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
To me this seems to be a little like having a self-avowed
atheist upset because the Baptist church won't let him become
a deacon.
That statement seems to be based on a belief that "Amateur Radio is
ALL
about Morse Code" ... Something that flies in the fact of fact in
light of
the multitude of diverse interests in Amateur Radio.
I disagree. It means (to me) that you have had some pretty high
profile conflicts with the ARRL in your role as an Executive Director
of No Code International and that has given them cause to question
whether your interests and theirs are compatible. Whether you agree
with it or not, that does constitute a conflict between you and them.
The code test issue is a dead issue ... I've told folks that we
need to "get
over it" REGARDLESS of our individual views and get on with the TRULY
important issue facing ham radio going into the future ...
If you've got your blinders irrevocably on WRT the (dead)code issue
and see
the TRULY important issues, you're ignoring the things that could
REALLY
hurt us going forward.
I agree.
But there was clearly a deception here, even though it wasn't
perpetuated by you.
*MANY* of the crusty curmudgeons here and on QRP-L have ranted and
raved for years about NCI and its (apparently successful) work to
eliminate the code requirement. But the second someone said that the
ARRL was doing something underhanded, the same curmudgeons cried
"Conspiracy!" and "Sneaky Deals"!
My guess is that they had no clue that they were running to the aid
and defense of the Executive Director of the No Code International.
No one brought that fact up until today ... so either they were
unaware *OR* it was being hushed up to prevent anyone from thinking
that the ARRL had actually made a choice that many folks here and on
QRP-L would agree with.
The irony of this will bring me joy for a long time ... :-)
73,
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Jeff, KE9V
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