[Ares-races] ARES administration and organization details?

Sat, 10 Aug 2002 23:36:54 -0700

I do not "agree wholeheartedly."  Some of the mentioned items have =
merit, in an ideal world but the world we live and operate in is not =
ideal.  Many times I have read the messages that all training should be =
free or the league should pay for this or that.  Ain't gonna happen =
folks!  To do what some suggest would require an increase in membership =
fees, in my opinion, to about double what we now pay.

The league is the largest voice we have but they are not omnipotent.  =
You want the league to do something different, volunteer to help it come =
about.

Howard Coleman N6VDV
OOC - Santa Barbara Section
Southwestern Division

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Howard Watson=20
  To: John Burch ; JOE=20
  Cc: [email protected]=20
  Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:09 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ares-races] ARES administration and organization =
details?

  I agree wholeheartedly!

  Howard
  N3TNQ
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "JOE" <[email protected]>
  To: "John Burch" <[email protected]>
  Cc: <[email protected]>
  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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