Dee:

I see the issues as, for example:

1) Induce more licensees so the amateur contains a base of more varied and
qualified skills.
2) Inspire a greater interest in manufacturers to provide more and updated
equipment.
3) Restore a greater importance and public awareness in amateur radio,
ideally, everyone IS a ham, or at least knows one.
4) Structure bandwidth to serve the the greatest number with the modes
(protocols) they require or are interested in.
5) Inspired experimenting with adapting the new technologies to
amateur radio, and not just on a commercial level, but at a "hands on
level" which amateurs can participate in.
6) Clear all barriers and have free access to foreign hams, standardize as
much as possible so hams can serve as ambassadors to the world.
7) Attempt to interface amateur with the internet in anyway possible so
the amateur radio gains a useful status in todays world which keeps it
competitive to sustaining its future.
8) etc, etc, etc...

Once true principals and goals are established for the masses radio is
meant to serve the course will become clear, those not working in radios
best interest can be shown for what they are and weeded out... some do
not wish this... first, arrl has to become a platform to work out these
goals from EVERYONES input, and if the pool of amateurs is able to be
expanded to a necessary degree and become diverse enough to represent all
of technology, it just may...

John

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:41:34 -0400, Dee Flint wrote:


"John Smith" wrote in message
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Dee:

You are a smart girl, in your text you pin-point the problem exactly!

They fail to focus on the issues which ALL amateurs can work out
agreements on. If they run an agenda which only supports a few hams, or
course they are seen as ineffective and a special interest group.

They will either figure that out, or die when the influx of ideas and
demands simple moves them aside...

John


My point was that there is no issue on which all amateurs can agree on the
same answer/approach/methodology. Those whose point of view is not adopted,
even if they are a very small minority, will start hollering about the ARRL
serving only a few hams or special interests despite evidence to the
contrary.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE