<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the qrplist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the qrplist gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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, > -- > Jeff, KE9V >
Hey Jeff and the gang; I disagree with you on two points. 1 - I am saddened that you seem to like to use name calling in your posts here to our little group. While Thom will put up with this, and I agree with him that we should not be censored/moderated like other groups, you need to stop calling some of us (like me): "lemmings" and "curmudgeons" and the like. It reflects on your ability to persuade as well as your own character formation. 2 - Just because Carl is a director of a NCI does NOT mean he should not be allowed to run for Director of the ARRL. And yes I will defend his right to do so even though I am of the opposite opinion on the code issue and think he is full of it as far as that is concerned. If the ARRL BOD and Executive Committee want to remain viable and trusted, they NEED to embrace whomever disagrees with them. While it is part of the human condition for the BOD to oppose Carl, they are representative, and Carl is not something to be feared above the BOD's ability or desire to be fair. 3 - Carl is right that the CODE issue is dead. I hate to admit it, but his NCI outfit helped defeat an issue I am/was deeply committed to, in that I wanted code to remain a requirement forever. I (and you) lost however. Vy 72; Bob w9ya ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe qrplist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
