[HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view

Sat Sep 18 18:56:54 EDT 2021

Well said, Ken!

73,

Steve KA1STV

> On Sep 18, 2021, at 6:02 PM, Ken, KD1KU via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> 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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>>> On Sep 18, 2021, at 5:23 PM, V. Oquendo <votrailblazer at gmail.com>
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>>> Ditto Ma S.
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>>> W1IRL, female extra.
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>>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 4:17 PM Ma S via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>> NU1O,
>>>> 
>>>> Dude….  ouch.
>>>> 
>>>> -KB1WEP
>>>> (Female Extra)
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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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