The anonymous "KeyBoard In The Wilderness" wrote:
I write my government reps and the ARRL regularly -- do you ??

I did write ARRL when I was a member, and also spoke to their reps at club
meetings. But they always seemed more interested in justifying the positions
the League was committed to than listening to members' ideas.

There comes a time when you have to think and act for yourself. If the
League is going to pander to the "give me a free upgrade" crowd, then
let
that crowd support them. I dropped my membership a few years ago after
seeing the League's "re-structuring" proposal.

Well you can drop out and scream on the NG's or you can work with and thru
the ARRL to get things done.

I'm not screaming, just stating my opinion. I was a League member for many
years. But when they repeatedly take positions on important issues that I
think are wrong, why should I continue to support them? If they feel that
the long-time hams will always support them no matter what, they will
continue to ignore us and take us for granted. Perhaps if enough of the Old
Timers drop out, they will get the message.

I doubt the ARRL reads this NG.

I suspect a few of the ARRL crowd do read these NGs.

The ARRL has accomplihed much in the interests of Amateur Radio.

Not lately. They've also made some enormous blunders.

Art Harris N2AH