In article k.net, "KØHB"
writes:

"William" wrote

I blame the problems of the ARS on the following, .......

Problems? What problems, Brian? I've been a ham for 46 years and
amateur radio just keeps getting better and better!

Y'know, you've got a point there, Hans!

There are more hams
than ever, we have more frequencies than ever, we have more ways to
operate then ever, the regulations are less restrictive than they've
been since the 1920's, there are more new technologies to explore than
ever, and the outlook is for even more of the same.

All true! *And*, we still retain almost all of what we had in the past. If
someone wants to use, say, 1950s equipment, they can do so in almost all cases.
In fact, that's true all the way back to about the 1920s.

The rest of the world is slowly getting 40 meters doubled..

Problems? Hardly!

A couple of things like BPL, sure, but not the end of the world.

73 de Jim, N2EY