[HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view

Sat Sep 18 17:18:05 EDT 2021

Ditto Ma S.

W1IRL, female extra.

On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 4:17 PM Ma S via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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> NU1O,
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> Dude….  ouch.
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> -KB1WEP
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> > On Sep 18, 2021, at 11:59 AM, Chris Scibelli NU1O via HCRA <
> hcra at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> > If AB1OC is going to try and turn the demographics of our hobby into
> that of the overall population that is reason enough NOT to vote for him.
> > This hobby has tried for decades to get teens into the hobby and I think
> most of us have finally realized it's not going to happen.  This is 2021,
> not 1951. Teens have a plethora of hobbies to chose from and they view our
> hobby as antiquated and boring. At least that's what the teens I've talked
> to about ham radio have told me.  Some of us from the HCRA elmered a teen
> about 5 years ago.  I must have spent 50 to 100 hours with him on the air
> or on the phone. He was gung-ho at the start but it only lasted about a
> year. He's now an inactive ham. He didn't quit due to a lack of support
> from local hams because he received plenty of help from myself and others..
> .As for getting loads of women into the hobby, I don't see that happening,
> either. Most female hams are usually the spouse of a ham or a significant
> other introduced them to the hobby. I think many join the hobby to please a
> spouse.
> > As it stands now, most new hams are still mainly male, they toyed with
> radio at some point in their lives, and they are now near retirement or
> fully retired.  They now have the time and money to buy and use a station,
> That has been the background of almost every new ham I've met in the past
> decade. We may as well go after the demographic group actually joining the
> hobby instead of trying some social experiment destined to fail. It's
> simply a losing battle fighting demographics and I won't vote for a
> candidate who thinks that's possible.
> > I'm voting for Tom, K1KI.  He's done a great job with the New England
> QSO Party for the past 20 years. That tells me he can stick with a project
> and he has the needed time to devote to the job. We also know he's been a
> very active ham for decades.
> > 73,
> > Chris  NU1O
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> > From: John Ewell <ewelljohn188 at gmail.com>
> > To: HCRA at mailman.qth.net <HCRA at mailman.qth.net>
> > Cc: AB1OC Fred Kemmerer <ab1oc at ab1oc.org>
> > Sent: Sat, Sep 18, 2021 1:15 pm
> > Subject: [HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view
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> > To my fellow HCRA members regarding the upcoming ARRLDirector election
> >
> > Beginning in October, ARRL members will have the opportunityand
> responsibility to elect a new Director from the New England Region.
> Ourregion has 3 candidates for the Director position. All of them are very
> smart,very accomplished and active hams. We are very fortunate to have an
> actualchoice in candidates for our region.
> >
> > 2 of the candidates have held the Director position (FredHopengarten,
> K1VR is current, Tom Frenaye, K1KI is previous). Fred Kemmerer,AB1OC is the
> President of the Nashua Area Radio Society.
> >
> > I met Fred Kemmerer AB1OC, as I took a 3-day Ham crashcourse to get my
> Extra license a couple of years ago. He held the class at hishouse, and
> provided multiple examples of equipment and its use from his hamshack. We
> went through test equipment, various types of antennas, satellite
> communications,all in a hands-on fashion. His team of instructors was able
> to explainelectronic to this poor steam and water based mind (my background
> is in powergeneration, not electronics).
> >
> > We also had demonstrations of some of the projects andsuccesses that he
> has had with NARS, such as ham boot camp, ISS – school contacts,and high
> altitude balloon tracking.
> >
> > Fred has a background in corporate management at the toplevels in the
> electronics industry. He has plenty of experience building a teamto
> accomplish a goal. He has turned NARS into a fantastic resource for
> hamradio, which is freely shared online. He knows the value of radio clubs
> inmaintaining activity, education, public interaction and involvement,
> andgrowing radio. He has used social media to share and grow his club, and
> others.He has reached out to other clubs and hams to share their talents
> and ideas.
> >
> > Fred has recognized that in order to grow, we have to lookbeyond the
> traditional ham – beyond older middle class white men, and startlooking at
> the overall population and try to mirror that. His success withyoung and
> school age entry into radio speaks well for him and us.
> >
> > I feel strongly that Fred Kemmerer is the strongestcandidate in the
> field. He knows how to build a team, how to motivate people,how to inspire
> that wonder that started many of us in radio. He is also one ofthe best
> speakers I have seen in radio. He has a plan, he has set goals forhimself,
> and has a history of succeeding at what he puts his mind to.
> >
> > I wanted to wait until just before the voting start to sendthis out. I
> didn’t want it to come out too early and be forgotten. So,beginning October
> 1, until November 19, we have an opportunity and an obligationto choose
> where our organization goes. Continue the status quo, or move to anactive
> and diverse future.
> >
> > If you are an ARRL member, please treat this election seriously.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > John Ewell N1JIE
> >
> > n1jie at arrl.net
> >
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