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- From: ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: Who is the ARRL? (was Re: Extra Class Question Pools)
- Message-ID: <1037@arrl.org>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 11:17:46 EST
- Organization: American Radio Relay League
- Lines: 58
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- In rec.radio.amateur.misc, root@jackatak.raider.NET
- my friend, (Jack GF Hill - Sysop [HOME]) writes:
-
- Stuff about the question pools and the ARRL mail server deleted.
-
- >I'm not the League, just an OF Life member who thinks it's neato that HQ
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >is on InterNet!
- >73 ES GUD LUCK
- >Jack
-
- Jack and I have developed a bit of a friendship, so I can give him a
- bit of what-for and still be within the bounds of good taste. :-),
-
- so:
-
- SHAME ON YOU, Jack!!! :-).
-
- As I go out into the world to represent ARRL Headquarters at ARRL
- Conventions, I am often one of the guest speakers at one of the
- banquets or dinners. In my introduction, it is often pointed out
- that the League Convention is lucky to have someone from the League
- present at the dinner. I stand up, say how glad I am to be
- there, and start to point out that I am not the only one from the
- League at the dinner -- in fact, as I look around the room at the
- number of League diamonds on all of the name badges, I see that there
- are LOTS of people from the League there. The American Radio Relay
- League is NOT just in Newington, CT! It is a large collection of
- members, Division Directors, Field appointees and the Headquarters
- staff. We are only a PART of the ARRL, an important part, IMHO, but
- only a part. The real League is out in the world, on your local repeater,
- or in a 20-meter pileup trying for a new one. The real League is
- found at your local club, or on your local traffic net or packet
- bulletin board. The true nature of ARRL is not what we (the HQ staff
- make it), but is what the rest of us (all the people "out there")
- make it. Its true strengths (and weaknesses) are found in the
- local programs, clubs, membership activities, traffic nets, publicity
- events, ham classes, volunteer-examiner teams, and in just plain old
- operating!
-
- I even find that I sometimes have to remind MYSELF that ARRL is not
- just to be found in Newington. It is found all over the US (and overseas
- through associate members and full members with military addresses).
- So, Jack, I must correct your mis-understanding --- you ARE the League,
- as much as I.
-
- So, in closing, 73 to the ARRL from a member of the ARRL Headquarters
- staff, Ed -- KA1CV
-
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