The biggest thing that the ARRL needs to do right now, and would have
positive "rippling effects" not only through ham radio but within the
organization itself, is to work on getting that roughly 75% of hams as
subscribers!

Not only would they have a ton more of money to "defend" (still remains to
be proven as to exactly how they do that......) amateur radio, but would
allow for "benefits" as well, and of course allowing a slightly cheaper
subscription cost. One thing that needs to be done, and might get more to
sign up is to do something like this:

1st year membership= Free (but some limitation on benefits) (kinda like an
assocaite membership as opposed to FULL membership

2nd year membership=Reduced cost

3rd year membership=Normal price


Another thing that could be done is to have some type of incentive program.
If you "sponsor" or "sell" the idea of membership to new applicants, you get
some type of kickback on your membership for each person like $1 or so per
person that gets a new membership or re-joins after a certain minimum length
of absence.


Ryan KC8PMX


What's the percentage of the ARRL membership that are Techs
compared to other classes? Remember that the no-code-test
Tech license is over a third of ALL amateur licensees in the US.

ARRL membership was down to 21% of all US ham licensees
in December. Down from July and that down from December a
year before.

See any connections there? :-)

LHA / WMD