[HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view

Sat Sep 18 18:01:29 EDT 2021

I agree 100%, women should be welcomed no differently than a white male! Nothing matters but the interest in ham radio!

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On Sep 18, 2021, 5:52 PM, at 5:52 PM, mjacobydc at gmail.com wrote:
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>I am a woman who was interested in ham radio. Not because  I have a
>spouse that is into it. It was because I was interested in learning
>about it myself. 
>I have gone to some meetings. It’s all the white guys hanging out. They
>barely say hello. They certainly have not gone out of their way to be
>welcoming. I have done some of the projects that the club sponsored. I
>was sitting with a couple other white men but was lead to a different
>table. Yes it was with the other women in the club. It is this type of
>behavior that really pushes people away from getting into ham radio. 
>Maybe our behavior is killing the interest in ham radio. Just something
>to think about. 
>
>Melissa Jacoby
>
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>Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 18, 2021, at 5:23 PM, V. Oquendo <votrailblazer at gmail.com>
>wrote:
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>> Ditto Ma S.
>> 
>> W1IRL, female extra.
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>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 4:17 PM Ma S via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net>
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>>> NU1O,
>>> 
>>> Dude….  ouch.
>>> 
>>> -KB1WEP
>>> (Female Extra)
>>> 
>>>> 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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