Come On Giant Asteroid!The purge of the Board continues apace.
https://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-announces-change-in-central-division-leadership
@croyle Same. I’ve complained to my Division Director but he’s not a Buffoon Loyalist so is unable to help.
melodicoffer@croyle It's a bit of a catch 22 at the moment.
Hams will say they're friendly and will say they worry about the hobby dying.
But at the same time my experience a new ham and relatively young one (by comparison) has been miserable.
VHF/Uhf has been horrible. Most of my local repeaters are dead and when they active it's old white males discussing politics I don't agree with. They dont give me a chance to break in even if I wanted to.
Despite this, my interest in technology has kept me going and working towards a generals liscesne.
But for the average layman 2 exams to get started and find an enjoyable community is a tall order for a hobby.
The problem with amateur radio isn't that the technology is out of date. It's that most of the operatators are. That's the reason the hobby is "dying".
Kilroy_Was_HereJim W6LG with a letter supposedly from an anonymous ARRL employee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBBL_lEEGe0
If it's true, what a terrible, pitiful organization. Almost ashamed I ever gave them any money.
ARRL Board of Directors Should Resign at the Next Meeting. Amateur Radio's ARRL is Headed to Failure
Ignore the reference (dBd, dBi, etc) and concentrate on the fact that THIS IS NOT HOW YOU CALCULATE ANTENNA SYSTEM GAIN.
They said they'd publish a correction in the next issue and update the online version. Apparently, they've forgotten how to update the online issue since it's still wrong.
I can't imagine that 1) WB8IMY wrote this or 2) anyone with an amateur license read this prior to publication.