Rick Bullton wrote:
> >
> Oh yea great idea. We get the results free in QST or free on the website.
> Now they want to publish the same info and charge us how much for
it??????
> Putting on the web site with more info than we get now is a good idea but
> taking out of QST and making us pay extra for it I don't think will fly.
> I for one will not pay for it.
>
I was never left with that impression from Mr. Bellows. You guys have this
built-in hatred of the ARRL and the administration. Have you ever met these
people? You elected them. Better yet, run for something useful instead of
standing around and bitching about the price of your last field day pin.
From my experience the ARRL staff devote an enourmous amount of their time
and effort to further the cause (oh great, more hate mail). Rather than
throwing axes at anything that moves, try making some positive suggestions.
Don't just stand there making the rest of us listen to you mindlessly
moving your lips, do something constructive!
You assume that the annual will exclude all other media. Did you read
something I did not? Never have I been left with the impression that the
ARRL hates contests, contesters, their scores, their mothers, or anybody
else. The ARRL is not the anti-Christ guys. I believe they want the best
for the ham bands and those that exploit them--that would be us boys and
girls.
The "annual" or "yearbook" was never a best seller in high school. I
seriously doubt anybody ever bought an annual unless their picture was in
it. I seriously doubt anybody would buy this annual unless their name and
callsign was in it. We are discussing culture. What makes sense for
contesting culture? Does an annual make sense in addition to all the other
media mentioned. Rick said he would not buy it. I don't blame him. But
there may be some hard-core enter every contest known types that would love
a nicely done annual for the shelf.
Other posts have foolishly assumed that there would be no mention of
contesting in QST. Who said that? Better yet, let's invent all kinds of
silly accusations and just tear the ARRL down as much as possible. The
ARRL is not the anti-Christ guys, get a grip!
The pictures of contests, the exotic locations, the equipment, the sweat
and tears that goes into contesting, these are the topics that will bring
people to contesting, not the fine-print mention of KC9### with 100 Qs and a
score
of 400. I believe the ARRL wants to deliver the best quality information
to participants. It's entertainment guys. They know it. There isn't room in
QST to make it entertaining. Figure it out. It's culture. What do you
want the tradition and the culture to be like?
Beam me up Scotty. I'm through trying to communicate with the evil aliens
that haunt this list.
Ford-N0FP
ford@cmgate.com
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