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Title: RM-11306 ARRL Petition lacks popular support Post by: WA3VJB on January 16, 2006, 02:02:14 PM Dave Sumner, the highest ranking staffer at the League
not elected by subscribers, acknowledged in a telephone interview in November that there were "probably" more people opposed than favoring their Bandwidth proposal before it was sent to the FCC. He was asked to characterize or tally the pro and con among people who chose to answer the ARRL's request for input. Sumner told me that if left to their own, people would follow human nature to leave things as they are, suggesting THAT's the basis for most of the "opposed" remarks the League received. He then followed with the rationale that if someone doesn't do something to foster a more friendly environment for digital modes then the Amateur Service will not present the image he/ARRL feels the hobby needs. That was the firmest answer I had ever seen as to whether the League's plan enjoyed popular support among ARRL subscribers. Title: Re: RM-11306 ARRL Petition lacks popular support Post by: W3SLK on January 16, 2006, 02:43:08 PM Yeah! So lets bulldoze a proposal through that no one likes. That will make the ranks of amatuer radio swell. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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