[Ares-races] ARES administration and organization details?

[Howard Watson]

I agree wholeheartedly!

Howard
N3TNQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOE" <k1ike@snet.net>
To: "John Burch" <occupant@rushmore.com>
Cc: <ares-races@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Ares-races] ARES administration and organization details?


> Although the ARRL is behind emergency communication training (they
received
> a grant), I don't see them as being behind ARES in a supportive way that
is
> needed to help ARES grow.
>
> Some of the things that the ARRL could be doing:
>
> 1) Support a nationwide ARES web site and host web pages for the various
> local ARES groups.  I am a member of Connecticut ARES and we need an
> expense free web page to post information.  The ARRL already has the
> ability to expand their present web site and host such local ARES web
> pages.  There are some excellent ARES web sites around the country.  The
> ARRL could then supply a link to these pages.
>
> 2) Support an email list for ARES members.  I run the ConnARES list on
> YahooGroups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ConnARES/  (Used to be OneList,
> EGroups, etc)  This has been a very successful email list in the
> Connecticut area for ARES.  For years it has kept us in daily
> communications (vs once a year when a disaster happens).  But, YahooGroups
> is getting too commercial lately.  We need a web site for the list owners
> to easily manage their local ARES list, just like YahooGroups has.
>
> 3) Support a nationwide and regional database of ARES members.  I have a
> database of approximately 800 ARES members here in Connecticut.  Wouldn't
> it be nice if the ARRL had a nationwide database of ARES members?  If I
> die, there goes the list.  This has been a long time problem with ARES,
> people going SK and knowledge and information lost.  BTW, it would be
> interesting to ask the ARRL how many ARES members they have nationwide, I
> bet they don't have a clue.  I would like to post my database to a
National
> list that can be shared by all ARES leadership members.  I would not share
> it with the general ARES membership to avoid Spam and other problems.  I
do
> share some information with members,
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ConnARES/database
>
> 4) As you suggest, a "site that details the overall organization and
> administration of ARES"  Something that is very easy to find, not buried
> somewhere at a web site.
>
> 5) Someplace to easily find an ARES membership application.  Pretend you
> are a new ham and you are looking to join ARES.  Search the web for
> information on how to join.  Search the ARRL web site for information on
> how to join your local ARES group.  No luck?  No wonder most of us ARES
> members are old farts like me.
>
> I'm being sarcastic at times and hard on the ARRL a lot.  BUT, if we and
> the ARRL are going to train people for emergency communications, we have
to
> have a viable organization for them to belong to.  The ARRL can't just
take
> the grant money and leave it at that.
>
> I feel that I have the right to complain because I have tried to do
> something in the Connecticut area.  Many people have gotten behind my
> ConnARES email reflector efforts and have been a great help through the
> years.  Am I bragging? No  Am I proud of my efforts? Yes
>
>
> 73, Joe, K1ike
>
> At 09:37 AM 8/3/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >ARES folks:
> >
> >Is there a web page or site that details the overall
> >organization and administration of ARES?
>
>
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