[GCARC] Trouble at the ARRL

[William C Szkromiuk]

Done!


73
Bill
W4WCS




-----Original Message-----
From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Zaruba Jr
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:14 PM
To: Harry Elwell
Cc: gcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GCARC] Trouble at the ARRL

I just wrote my letter in support of MyARRLVoice.

73,

John K2ZA

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 9, 2018, at 22:03, Harry Elwell <elwellharry at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello GCARC Members,
> 
> 
> A few days ago Darrell AB2E brought to my attention a troubling series 
> of actions by the ARRL BOD.
> 
> 
> From Darrell:
> 
> 
> *“There are a lot of discussions flying on the various reflectors 
> about actions before the ARRL Board of Directors meeting in January in 
> a couple
> weeks.*
> 
> *What drew attention to this was the public censuring of Dick N6AA, 
> who the BOD said criticized them at a forum. There is new language 
> drafted by the Hudson Division Director Mike N2YBB that would give the 
> BOD unprecedented and dictatorial powers. They could remove anyone 
> they wish to, as well as the power to revoke life membership of a 
> given member…”*
> 
> 
> = = = = = = = = = =
> 
> 
> From myARRLvoice on The Action Network:
> 
> 
> *Trust in ARRL leadership is eroding.*
> 
> 
> *We need your help to protect the future of ARRL.*
> 
> 
> For more than 100 years, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has 
> been the organization we’ve trusted to serve its membership openly and 
> advocate for amateur radio in the United States. Over the past two 
> years, that has changed…
> 
> 
> *Why now?*
> 
> 
> There has been a range of troubling policy and governance actions 
> taken by the League’s leadership over the past two years, as well as 
> actions proposed to be formalized at the Board meeting on January 19, 
> 2018, in Newington. We are working hard to inform our fellow members 
> across all segments of our community, and to encourage them to convey 
> their feelings on these issues to the ARRL Board and management.
> 
> 
> = = = = = = = = = =
> 
> 
> Jeff WB2ZBN and Darrell AB2E have worked to create a section on our 
> club website intended to provide information on this issue to our 
> members and visitors to the website. Please take a moment to review the information.
> 
> 
> https://gloucestercountyarc.weebly.com/arrl-bod-issues.html
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Harry Elwell K2ATX
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