Why I Like The ARRL
 

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or individual would
do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Harry Wolf wrote:
Put another way, you paid your ARRL life membership, you now
know that was a very poor decision, so you are now desperately
trying to rationalize your poor decision to yourself & us.

73 de Harry in Abilene


"N2EY" wrote in message
...

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or individual

would

do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Or put yet another way, probably quite closer to the truth, is that
he's paid his dues and likes it just fine.

If you don't like the ARRL, that's fine. You don't have to be so bitter
about it, though!


- Mike KB3EIA -


- happily getting more than my money's worth out of the league.........

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Harry Wolf wrote:
Put another way, you paid your ARRL life membership, you now
know that was a very poor decision, so you are now desperately
trying to rationalize your poor decision to yourself & us.

73 de Harry in Abilene


"N2EY" wrote in message
...

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or
individual

would

do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur
publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Or put yet another way, probably quite closer to the truth, is that
he's paid his dues and likes it just fine.

If you don't like the ARRL, that's fine. You don't have to be so bitter
about it, though!


- Mike KB3EIA -


- happily getting more than my money's worth out of the league.........


Harry is whats knows as a 'spoiler'. Sort of like a field mouse coming into
your house, crapping all over it, chewing up what he can, and then running
away to hide.

Don't worry about it. There are so many of them on usenet you need a score
card to keep up.

Dan/W4NTI

N2EY wrote:

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or individual would
do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

To which I'll add my own reasons:

1) The League presents a unified voice to the FCC and to congress.

2) The DXCC program.

3) Contests (especially FD, the DX 'tests, VHF/UHF events, 160m Contest)

4) Field Organization (to include the SM, net managers, Emergency
Coordinators, OO's)

5) League bulletins, whether via W1AW, local nets or the internet

6) The web page.

7) W1AW (I've also operated from the station).

Dave K8MN

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 04:58:32 +0000, N2EY wrote:

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or individual would
do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

I'll add:

1. They haven't revised the Amateur's Code to be Politically Correct.

2. A wealth of history is available through the QST View series.

3. ARES

4. QST holds a higher standard for products advertised to hams than any
other publication.

5. Doesn't send several fund-raising letters per week although this year
was busy for ARRL, I received two such mailings in 2003.

6. A field organization that will help anyone with an issue related to ham
radio, whether licensed or not, or an ARRL member or not.

7. Repeater Directory

8. The Handbook

9. The Antenna Book

10. ARRL Web site

I need to leave a few more for others to list!

73, de Nate

--

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds,
the pessimist fears this is true."

Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

Harry Wolf wrote:

Put another way, you paid your ARRL life membership, you now
know that was a very poor decision, so you are now desperately
trying to rationalize your poor decision to yourself & us.

73 de Harry in Abilene


"N2EY" wrote in message
...


In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or

individual

would


do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur

publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Or put yet another way, probably quite closer to the truth, is that
he's paid his dues and likes it just fine.

If you don't like the ARRL, that's fine. You don't have to be so bitter
about it, though!


- Mike KB3EIA -


- happily getting more than my money's worth out of the league.........



Harry is whats knows as a 'spoiler'. Sort of like a field mouse coming into
your house, crapping all over it, chewing up what he can, and then running
away to hide.

Don't worry about it. There are so many of them on usenet you need a score
card to keep up.


Yeah, but so many.... so many!



I wonder how they wasted their time and annoyed people before usenet?

- Mike KB3EIA -

Harry Wolf wrote:
Suuurrrrrrrrrrrre!
The faster you spin your story, the bigger a fool you appear
to us and the more $$$ the Newington buffoons rake in
from the gullible.

73 de Harry



HAR! Okay Harry! We'll sit in our fools paradise and enjoy the
presumably nonexistant benefits which we seem to think we're getting.


For all you Wobbly headed Bob fans:

http://bob.slightly-mental.net/




- Mike KB3EIA -

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:38:17 -0500, Mike Coslo wrote:

I wonder how they wasted their time and annoyed people before usenet?

- Mike KB3EIA -

So that's why 75m is so quiet these days!

;-)

73, de Nate

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"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Harry Wolf wrote:
Put another way, you paid your ARRL life membership, you now
know that was a very poor decision, so you are now desperately
trying to rationalize your poor decision to yourself & us.

73 de Harry in Abilene


"N2EY" wrote in message
...

In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or
individual

would

do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur
publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Or put yet another way, probably quite closer to the truth, is that
he's paid his dues and likes it just fine.

If you don't like the ARRL, that's fine. You don't have to be so bitter
about it, though!


- Mike KB3EIA -


- happily getting more than my money's worth out of the league.........


Same here. I've been quite pleased with what I get from the League. The
only times that I have not belonged after becoming a ham was when I was in
exceedingly difficult financial straights where even that little bit of
money could not be sparred. Thank goodness that didn't happen too often.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

Harry Wolf wrote:

Put another way, you paid your ARRL life membership, you now
know that was a very poor decision, so you are now desperately
trying to rationalize your poor decision to yourself & us.

73 de Harry in Abilene


"N2EY" wrote in message
...


In no particular order:

1) Representation of amateur radio (what other organization or

individual

would


do anyhting like the 121 page commentary on BPL?)

2) QST and other publications (only the RSGB Handbook is comparable)

3) Contests and operating activities (particularly SS and FD)

4) Product reviews (much more in-depth than any other amateur

publication)

5) Elected officials (they listen even if they don't agree)

6) W1AW (been there and operated the station, too)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Or put yet another way, probably quite closer to the truth, is that
he's paid his dues and likes it just fine.

If you don't like the ARRL, that's fine. You don't have to be so bitter
about it, though!


- Mike KB3EIA -


- happily getting more than my money's worth out of the league.........



Harry is whats knows as a 'spoiler'. Sort of like a field mouse coming
into
your house, crapping all over it, chewing up what he can, and then
running
away to hide.

Don't worry about it. There are so many of them on usenet you need a
score
card to keep up.


Yeah, but so many.... so many!



I wonder how they wasted their time and annoyed people before usenet?

- Mike KB3EIA -

The 'lucky ones' did it to their wives, or husbands. And if they got away
with that they spread it around their neighborhood. Until they ran into
'Bubba'. At which point it ALL stopped.

Now we have usenet. And they can't be found, well not quite so easily
anyway. So they feel safe.

Dan/W4NTI