[HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view

Sun Sep 19 20:51:34 EDT 2021

Larry,
Your column in September's Zero Beat may as well have been a paid endorsement by AB1OC. Now you're using club resources once again to support your candidate for the ARRL's regional seat.

If K1KI or K1VR asked to submit a free ad to Zero Beat, or to this site, to offset your endorsement in your column would you accept it?

Don't you feel you've created a conflict of interest by using the resources of the HCRA to support your candidate?  
Chris Scibelli  NU1O

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From: Larry Krainson <wb1dby at gmail.com>
To: John Ewell <ewelljohn188 at gmail.com>
Cc: HCRA at mailman.qth.net <HCRA at mailman.qth.net>; AB1OC Fred Kemmerer <ab1oc at ab1oc.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 19, 2021 5:42 pm
Subject: Re: [HCRA] ARRL Director election - my view

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OK Folks. I posted the link to the debate video hoping everyone would watch
it and make a decision as to who they would vote for in the upcoming ARRL
New England Division election. The ballots go out October 1st.

Many of you know me. I am the current president of the HCRA, am an ARRL
life member and also a member of FCARC and BARS (in eastern MA).

Many of you also know I am a staunch supporter of AB1OC for the New England
Division Director. Making this decision was not quickly done. I decided by
what AB1OC (Fred Kemmerer) stands for and what he has accomplished with the
Nashua club.

We all want someone who not only supports getting students involved but
also works hard on keeping newly licensed hams of all ages involved in the
hobby. Fred Kemmerer has put in place solutions that work. He wants to
share those solutions with the clubs and hams in New England and eventually
all of the USA. They are solutions that work, period.

Fred Kemmerer has the ideas and energy to make this happen. His ideas for
bringing new people into ham radio, for keeping newly licensed hams in ham
radio, for creating a positive image of ham radio are sound and spot on.
Simply said they work.

It's this kind of energy and dedication to our hobby that we all want.

If you watch the debate video, you'll see his opponent K1VR talk about
himself. K1VR he has no vision of the future of ham radio in New England or
anywhere without himself being in front of everyone getting credit for
things. You won't ever hear him mention New England hams or clubs. K1VR has
had this position for nearly 3 years now. How come we're only seeing him in
public now that it's election time?

Tom Frenaye was the director for some 20 years just prior to K1VR. When he
speaks, he talks about his accomplishments of 15-20 years ago. Nothing K1KI
says is current or again pertains to hams and clubs in New England. Tom's
time has come and gone and he has lost touch with everything New England
ham radio-wise other than the New England Qso Party which is his baby that
he created years ago.

When K1KI visited the HCRA Field Day this past June, he asked where KK1W
was and why wasn't the president of the HCRA around and at his Field Day.
KK1W has not been the HCRA President for 7 years now. Is that someone who
is in touch with the goings on of the present. To me, I feel he should
retire and let AB1OC step up and make a difference.

I urge everyone to go to:  https://ab1oc-4-director.org/creating-future/
and really read what Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC is all about, what he stands for,
what he has accomplished so far and what he can accomplish for all of us in
the future.

Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC has a 100 day plan. He will be holding Town Hall type
Zoom meetings where all are welcome to join and ask questions and discuss
ideas. Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC will be held accountable for everything he
promises.

If three years from now, you can say Fred Kemmerer accomplished nothing
like K1VR has done the past three years, then vote him out.

For now, he is the BEST thing that New England has to represent ham radio
ops and clubs.

You don't want to deny those ideas, accomplishments and energy. You want to
VOTE Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC into office as the New England Division Director
and let him make a difference for us all.

Larry, W1AST
HCRA President

  - Visit my Ham Radio club website at: www.HCRA.org
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On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 1:17 PM John Ewell <ewelljohn188 at gmail.com> wrote:

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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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