"John S." wrote in message
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an_old_friend wrote:
John S. wrote:
beerbarrel wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:27:25 -0500, "Who Needs The ARRL?"
JIm@GuessWho wrote:
Imperfect though it is, the ARRL is the only voice the ham hobby has
these days. It would be a very poor idea to do away with the ARRL
without having something better to replace it.

The ARRL does need to refocus it's efforts toward attracting newer
younger members to the hobby if it is to survive long term. The hobby
won't survive if its quasi-regulator continues to do treat amateur
radio as though it operates in the heyday that was the 1950's.

and it needs to avoid ****ing those folks as it reaches out to them

I doubt that the ARRL will **** off the folks that it reaches out to.
Sadly it will probably continue to bore those potential new members.
The ARRL may (and should) **** off the
complacent members who cling to
the idea that out of date license tests should continue to be required
because the old-timers had to take them.

Are you suggesting there should not be any testing?

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK