ARRL to discontinue Radios On-Line listings

Call this a case of a few spoiling it for the many.

The few are those arrogant hams who have insisted that the ARRL rules regarding what is permissible to post on the ARRL's Radios On-Line web ads does not apply to them.

According to ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, the ARRL has experienced an increased number of complaints by members and users of the service. This, regarding postings and practices that do not conform to the Radios On-Line Web site's original intent.

According to Kramer, despite efforts to regularly monitor the site problems have continued. These include postings for guns and other personal ads. Kramer says that the ARRL staff that administers this service has deleted these items and notified the 'poster.' A day or two later they find the ads back on the site and placed in every category.

Kramer says that the ARRL is spending far to much time dealing with this matter and making it is no longer worth the cost of maintaining the service.

So, as of April 30th the ARRL says that it will discontinue listing classified ads in the Radios On-Line are of its website.

As we said, it only take a very few to spoil it for the many.

Source: ARNewsline