[FARReps] Fwd: Glen Sage, W4GHS, is running for election as the next ARRL Section Manager for Virginia (Roanoke division)

[Dan Blasberg]

Forwarded to the groups for those members in the Virginia Section.

Dan
KA8YPY

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Richard Rucker <rrucker at verizon.net>
> Date: January 14, 2006 6:24:46 AM EST
> To: Ch91 members, Ch91 friends
> Subject: Glen Sage, W4GHS, is running for election as the next ARRL 
> Section Manager for Virginia (Roanoke division)
>
> Synopsis of what follows:
>
> 1.  Ch91 member Denny Avers, W3DRY, copied me on an email of his that 
> said, in part:
>
> "After studying the candidate statements, speaking with some highly 
> placed people in VA ham radio circles, and thinking about the lack of 
> communications to the members from the current SM, I am strongly 
> convinced that Glen Sage, W4GHS, should be elected."
>
> "I believe the current SM is part of the problem that has created a 
> serious split in the amateur radio emergency communications effort in 
> Virginia.  Those who don't belong to one faction or the other tell me 
> they believe Carl could/should have done more.  Friendly persuasion is 
> certainly better than lawsuits and the constant bickering that 
> continues to persist."
>  Denny  Avers, W3DRY
>
> For his entire message, including a response from Glen Sage, see below.
>
>
> 2. My [Dick Rucker's] reaction was to write some of the leaders of 
> ARES in Northern Virginia to get their take on the up-coming election 
> and its significance to ARES activities in this area.  One of them, 
> Dan Sullivan, KO1D, replied this morning with the following:
>
> " I wrote this fellow and asked a few pointed questions. I never got 
> the reply but did see he posted them on the web site so maybe I 
> deleted the replies by accident. Either way for your edification here 
> are W4GHS' replies. Please feel free to pass this around. I figure if 
> he does appoint a strong ASM for NOVA we are good; otherwise, back to 
> looking for a new section in my books."
>  Dan S, KO1D
>
> Dan's email provided links to Glen's website and to Glen's answers to 
> Dan's questions:
>
> <http://www.w4ghs.org/HOME.html>
> Home Page of Glen & Sharleen Sage
>                         W4GHS       W1SLS
> 1928 Crooked Oak Road
> Hillsville, Virginia 24343.
>
> <http://www.w4ghs.org/SMq-a.html>
> "Q & A Regarding Virginia Section Manager Election"
>
> The content of the pages at these two links are, in my opinion, well 
> worth your time to study and consider.
>
> A bio and photo of Glen in his shack can be found here:
> Click on <http://www.qrz.com/> and then 'Get Callsign' on "W4GHS"
>
> Dick Rucker,
> KM4ML
>
>
> Background:
> -----------------
>> From: Richard Rucker <rrucker at verizon.net>
>> Date: January 9, 2006 8:06:51 PM EST
>> To: Howard Cunningham <howardc at macrollc.com>, Tom Azlin 
>> <tom at nilza.org>, Bruce Freund <bruce.freund at verizon.net>, Paul 
>> Bassett <m.psb at verizon.net>, David Lane <kg4giy1 at verizon.net>, 
>> "Daniel J. Sullivan" <djs13 at hotmail.com>, Iain McFadyen 
>> <ki4hlv at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Fwd: ARRL Section Manager Election
>>
>> Know anything about this election and its candidates?  I assume that 
>> "Carl" is the incumbent Section Manager, Carl Clements, W4CAC, of 
>> Portsmouth, VA.
>>
>> The reason I'm asking ARES guys is this quote from Denny's message:
>>
>> "I believe the current SM is part of the problem that has created a 
>> serious split in the amateur radio emergency communications effort in 
>> Virginia."
>>
>> Dick Rucker, KM4ML
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Denny Avers <denny at avers.net>
>>> Date: January 9, 2006 5:27:48 PM EST
>>> To: Marty - AG4DN <ag4dn at earthlink.net>, Socky - K4GWL 
>>> <sockybon at msn.com>, Frank - AE4OW <sola4 at juno.com>, "Dick Rucker" 
>>> <rrucker at verizon.net>, Manny Rodriguez 
>>> <"mannyrodxxx"@earthlink.net>, Hy - W2SEL <mhbadler at earthlink.net>,  
>>> k5rj at arrl.net
>>> Subject: ARRL Section Manager Election
>>> Reply-To: denny at avers.net
>>>
>>>
>>> I usually don't get much interested on ARRL politics/elections, but 
>>> I think it's rather important that ARRL members in Virginia elect 
>>> the right person this time around.  After studying the candidate 
>>> statements, speaking with some highly placed people in VA ham radio 
>>> circles, and thinking about the lack of communicatoins to the 
>>> members from the current SM, I am strongly convinced that Glen Sage, 
>>> W4GHS, should be elected.
>>>
>>> I believe the current SM is part of the problem that has created a 
>>> serious split in the amateur radio emergency communications effort 
>>> in Virginia.  Those who don't belong to one faction or the other 
>>> tell me they believe Carl could/should have done more.  Friendly 
>>> persuasion is certainly better than lawsuits and the constant 
>>> bickering that continues to persist.
>>>
>>> The Virginia "Section News" that is supposed to be published on the 
>>> Web on a monthly basis, has been woefully out of date for much for 
>>> the last two years.  I guess in response to the election, Carl has 
>>> posted a recent update...
>>>
>>> Carl has told many people over the past year that he was NOT 
>>> interested in remaining as SM.  I'd rather have someone who is 
>>> enthusiastic about having the position.
>>>
>>> Inquiries and other correspondence that I have sent to Carl over the 
>>> past year have NOT been answered - not one!  No exceptions - zero.
>>>
>>> Here's part of the response I received from Glen -- sent to me the 
>>> SAME day that I wrote to him:
>>>
>>> If you wish, you may forward this message to other amateur radio 
>>> operators in the Virginia Section.
>>>
>>> DennyAvers
>>> W3DRY
>>>
>>>> Denny,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much for voicing your support.  There have been so many 
>>>> thing that have happened behind the scenes that would make the 
>>>> average ham shake his head in disgust.
>>>> We need a major shift in direction in emergency communications in 
>>>> Virginia. We need to restore VDEN's confidence in us as an asset in 
>>>> times of communications crisis.  We need to give more than "lip 
>>>> service" to training. We need to bind up the brokenness among the 
>>>> different organizations that are active in disaster communications. 
>>>>  Part of the problem on training is that Carl and Tom, to my 
>>>> knowledge,  have done little in the way of training themselves.
>>>>
>>>> It is going to be very difficult for someone from SW Virginia to 
>>>> get elected.  I am an unknown in Eastern and Northern Virginia and 
>>>> that is where the major ham population is located.  Unless lots of 
>>>> hams in those areas are unhappy with the way things have been 
>>>> going, I don't have much of a chance. Any help that you and fellow 
>>>> hams can give me in that area would really be appreciated.  If any 
>>>> club in your area would like me to come and speak, I would be glad 
>>>> to do so.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>
>>>> Glen Sage, W4GHS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>