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From: abc@brl-sem.ARPA (Brint Cooper )
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: ARRL
Message-ID: <549@brl-sem.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 20:23:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 20:23:12 1985
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> Whoever said that the ARRL is the god of amateur  radio?  They seem to have
> put   themselves   in  that   position   for   the   primary   reasons   of
> self-propagation.  Afterall, the more  unsophisticated  amateurs there are,
> the more suckers there are likely to be who will send that good-for-nothing
> organization  membership  fees.  I learned  early, I quit  after one  year.
> 
> Roger Jollis KU6I
> Fort Collins, Colorado

SURE!  And when the big, commercial interests petition the FCC
for ever-increasing segments of the amateur spectrum, you can
hire your own lawyer at $100/hour and up to argue your right
before the Commission to keep your HF, 2M, 220, et al.  Jusst
how much spectrum do you think we'd have left if there were no
ARRL?  Or do you recommend do-it-yourself law, too?

-- 
Brint Cooper

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