Rod Newkirk is still alive and well - W9BRD when he is 
in the US and VA3ZBB when he is in Canada.  And he did 
write a great DX column back when QST was in the 
smaller format!

I've been a member of the ARRL since Jan 58 and the 
times that I have disagreed with them verbally and in 
writing are many!  Do I like what they have done with 
QST?  No - I too liked the section activities and the 
long contest results.  And, yes, I can look them up on 
the web and in the case of the contest results I can 
get a whole lot more detail ..... But I still want the 
results in the magazine along with the station 
activities.  But we know those pages were replaced with
 advertising!

Would I consider leaving the League - dropping QST, 
etc?  No way!  No chance!  No more than I would 
consider leaving QRP-ARCI!  

The League is our (Amateur Radio) voice with the FCC 
even though we do not always agree with it, they do (in
 my mind) do a lot of good!  And if we quit the League 
there is one less number that they represent.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

72  73  Hank K8DD

And I'm a Life Member ..... There is only one way for
me to quit ..... and I hope that's not an option for
a very long time!