[CW] ARRL VEC Abstention.... Response from GL Division Director...

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On 1 Aug 2003 at 7:14, Dennis Ponsness wrote:

> Fellow Pounders of the Brass....
> 
> I did get a response to my email this evening from the Great Lakes Division 
> Director, and it said in part.....
> 
> "You heard correctly.  The NCVEC voted without dissent to petition FCC to
> abolish code as a licensing requirement.  Typically, the ARRL does not
> vote in NCVEC matters.  Instead our rep to them somewhat monitors the
> meetings.  Bart Jahnke who heads the ARRL VEC attended and, having no
> instruction from the Board to do otherwise, did not vote on the NCVEC
> proposal."

What is the point then? Jahnke himself told me, "ARRL policy to date, as 
established several years ago, is that we 
support the retention of a Morse code exam. "

So OPPOSING this petrition would have been in accordance with "ARRL 
Policy." 



> Well, that is all fine and good, but darn it - at least DISCUSS the issue!!! 
>   Now, correct me if I am wrong <grin>, but doesn't the board only meet 
> twice per year - in January and July?  So, are we going to have to wait 
> until January 2004 to hear from the BoD? 

That is exactyly what I was told. Of course the damage will be done by 
then.


 I'm sorry, but the ARRL has lied and misled the membership on this once 
too often. 

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