From k2av.guy at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 14:33:35 2017
From: k2av.guy at gmail.com (Guy Olinger K2AV)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 14:33:35 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Regular Monthly Meeting PVRC NC East Thursday December 7,
	Manchester's
Message-ID: <CANckpc0HbnG_7XCK3_9WUsgrJ9i-qQCcSBFgmrue9QhHamWunQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello PVRC and friends,

The regular monthly meeting of the PVRC NC East chapter will be held
Thursday December 7, 2017 in the group room at Manchester's Bar and Grille,
9101 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613.

5:15 PM: Arrivals begin and continue throughout the meeting. Late arrivals
please sign in on the Chairman's log when you first come in.

We do it this way because some need to arrive early enough to beat one or
more of the several regular weekday interstate jam-ups. Others can't leave
early and always get caught in the jam. So latecomers are **entirely
welcome**. We've all been there and **entirely understand**. Anyone who
comes in during the round-the-table will be picked up at the end if the
round has gone past where they are sitting. Wait staff is used to our late
arrivals. We allow a 30 second embarrassing pause for anyone who gets
caught with a mouth full of french fries when it's their turn. After 30
seconds you have to talk with your mouth full.

6:00 PM  Serious, organized QRN (as opposed to blathering, meandering QRN)
begins with the round-the-table. Dining is any time after 5:15, shortly
after you tackle one of the wait staff. Official meeting is officially over
after official round-the-table, any official program, and the chairman runs
out of official blather. The entire meeting is actually over when all the
post-official-meeting stand-up meetings break up and go home. That could be
anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour later.

All are invited. Newcomers and visitors distinctly welcome. You will be
treated like you've been our friend for twenty years.

73 and see you there,

Guy K2AV
Chair, PVRC-NCE

[Note: high tipping insures that the owner will suffer a severe beating by
the wait staff if he ever tries to schedule the room out from under us. If
you can't high tip, don't worry, nobody is looking.]

From bemeier at bellsouth.net  Sun Dec  3 14:32:04 2017
From: bemeier at bellsouth.net (Bruce Meier)
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 14:32:04 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] ARRL 160 N1LN M/S HP
Message-ID: <000f01d36c6d$66e67250$34b356f0$@net>

ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N3ND N4CW WA4PSC N1LN
Station: N1LN

Class: M/S HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 35

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1542  Sections = 80  Countries = 47  Total Score = 467,487

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

This may have been the best showing we have had to date in the ARRL 160 CW contest.  The EU propagation could not have been better on Friday night until EU sunrise on Saturday morning.  Our first EU was worked only 19 minutes into the contest which is anything but normal for us.  Needless to say, that set our expectations for what was to come.  We were not disappointed.  By the time we shut down Saturday morning we had 136 five point Qs in the log.  Unfortunately night two was not quite so cooperative as we only added another 63.
  
The five pointers really helped grow the multiplier count.  However, the ARRL
sections were not quite as cooperative.   By Saturday morning we were still in
need of PAC, WTX, NT, PR, and ORG.  By the end of the contest PAC and ORG were in the log but we never heard, saw any spots or were called by WTX, NT and PR.
Where did you others find them?  That loss was made up by being called by VK, PAC and several JAs. 

We also decided to real-time post our scores to CQContest.  For much of the first day we were the only MS entry but were pleased to be joined by 4 more teams as time went on.  Another VERY high point of the contest was to see our score pass by the W2GD score.  OK .that might be a SLIGHT exaggeration.  That anomaly might have something to do with the fact that they stopped posting with about 15 hours left in the contest.  Another FANTASTIC job by the W2GD team One word ?" WOW!

Finally, thanks to the rest of the team for making this a fun weekend.   Based
on the Operator Q counts Dan N3ND, Bert N4CW and Howie WA4PSC did most of the heavy lifting as  I came in 4th place!

Rig:
K3, Acom 2000A
Phased pair of Inverted Ls
Many beverages (wire and otherwise)
Win10, N1MM+

Look for the four of us again in CQWW-160 CW.

73,
Bruce N1LN


From n4ydu at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 10 14:06:24 2017
From: n4ydu at yahoo.com (Nathan Moreschi)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:06:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] N4YDU ARRL 10 Meter Contest Score
References: <45059533.1957682.1512932784644.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <45059533.1957682.1512932784644@mail.yahoo.com>

            ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: N4YDU
Operator(s): N4YDU
Station: N4YDU

Class: SO Mixed Unlimited HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 4:46

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:   79    26
  SSB:   29     9
-------------------
Total:  108    35  Total Score = 13,090

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Was hoping for a little more propagation than that! Just a few light E openings
that lasted a few minutes and a sluggish opening to S. America Saturday
afternoon. Other than that, pretty much a ground wave and scatter event.

Thanks for the Qs!

73,

Nate/N4YDU

ACOM 2000A
FT5000 MP
2 element quad at 60 feet
2 element yagi at 35 feet fixed west
3 element yagi at 32 feet fixed south
DXLOG software

From bemeier at bellsouth.net  Sun Dec 10 17:29:44 2017
From: bemeier at bellsouth.net (Bruce Meier)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:29:44 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] ARRL 10 N1LN SO CW Unlimited HP
Message-ID: <000c01d37206$624314d0$26c93e70$@net>

ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N1LN
Station: N1LN

Class: SO CW Unlimited HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 4.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:  139    39
  SSB:           
-------------------
Total:  139    39  Total Score = 21,684

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Guess I was overly optimistic about possible band conditions.  Best DX was
V51YJ as well as several South America stations.

Thanks for the Qs and the MANY repeats.

73,
Bruce N1LN



From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 09:13:15 2017
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:13:15 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] K4TMC ARRL 10 SOLP SSB
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTeyEN7t3bw5u66zh8CrVMDKsWY66Ug-tEjUU_+YZpqC_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Call: K4TMC
Operator(s): K4TMC
Station: K4TMC

Class: SO SSB LP
QTH: Raleigh, NC
Operating Time (hrs): too much

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:   0      0
  SSB:    9      6
-------------------
Total:  9       6  Total Score = 108

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:
Well, that was embarrassing and humbling?

With a rate less than 1 per hour of operating time, it doesn?t seem worth
it.  But with the weather so bad (rain, sleet & snow) it was a good excuse
to spend some time at the radio?and dreaming of bigger antennas and better
propagation.  My only excuse for the low QSO?s was (1) a S1-2 sporadic
noise on the band all weekend, which has mysteriously disappeared this
Monday morning, making it impossible to work S 0.5 signals; and (2)
orienting the fixed tree-supported yagis in the wrong directions based on
my inaccurate propagation assumptions.  It would have been nice to have had
one of those Zeppelin?s floating above the house suspending a couple of
long-boom yagis versus the ineffective vertical Zepp in the back yard.

Station: Elecraft K3/100, 4 and 6 element OWA yagis, Colinear End-fed Zepp
vertical (N1LO design)

From k2av.guy at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 14:14:07 2017
From: k2av.guy at gmail.com (Guy Olinger K2AV)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:14:07 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] 2017 ARRL 160, Some Stuff from the Stats
Message-ID: <CANckpc2T9qZbO5NpXEp_kxb_4my6TUp-4S8f4QWKRK15TVPhpw@mail.gmail.com>

Every now and then the numbers can be caught telling stories you
aren't hearing anywhere else. Read and grin.

ARRL 160 meter contest
-----------------------------------------------------

2017                PVRC 85 entries, 9,249,199
(claimed from   YCCC 63 entries
logs received)   FRC 65 entries

(below from scores database)

2016  PVRC  82 entries, 7,576,803
          FRC     52 entries, 5,050,221
          YCCC  65 entries, 4,396,310

Margin = 2,526,582

2015  PVRC 86 entries, 6,176,891
          YCCC 73 entries, 5,210,489
          FRC    47 entries, 4,645,167

Margin = 966,402

--------------------------------------------------------

In 2015, PVRC entries from ARRL score database, sorted by score only,

2015, 1-10 included 479,364 through 162,099
2015, 11-20 included 156,072 through 108,944
2015, 21-40 included 108,704 through 47,905

In 2016, PVRC entries from ARRL score database, sorted by score only,

2016, 1-10 included 532,092 through 218,502   35% over '15 at #10
2016, 11-20 included 212,157 through 129,987  19% over '15 at #20
2016, 21-40 included  118,690 through 52,086   9% over '15 at #40

In 2017, claimed scores, from 3830, sorted by score only

2017, 1-10 included 524,214 through 301,288   +37% over '16 at #10
2017, 11-20 included 262,884 through 157,152  +22% over '16 at #20
2017, 21-40 included 157,040 through 60,970   +17% over '16 at #40

---------------------------------------------------------

In 2015 when YCCC got up on its horse, got really serious, and turned
in 73 entries,

*** if you take away the small score half of our entries, we lose to YCCC. ***

PVRC's high and medium scores aren't enough.

Don't ever think that those few hours you managed to operate in
between, before, after all the family falderah, etc, and tossed in
that small log...  Don't **ever** think that log didn't count.  In the
future, you never know who will rise up and make it really, really
close, maybe too close and beyond.

------------------------------------------------------------------
PVRC logs 1000Q+

2012 - 6
2013 - 6
2014 - 5
2015 - 6
2016 - 10
2017(from 3830) - 11

Number of years '12 to '17 with 1000Q+ log for PVRC

K3ZM 6
N1LN 6
N3RR 4
K2AV 3
N3QE 3
W4CB 2
NR4M 2
N3HEE 2
W3LL 2
N4UA 2
W4MYA 1
K4XL 1
KA4RRU 1
K3AJ 1
KD4D 1
NN3W 1
N4AF 1
AA4NC 1
N8II 1
KP2M 1
KC4D 1
W4NF 1

What do you suppose would happen if all 22 of those (who have proven
they can do it) did it the same year?  Plus a few more for the first
time? What better year on 160 than 2018?  :>))

-------------------------------------------------------------------

2017's score needed to make PVRC top 10 is almost double that of 2015  !!!!

There has been substantial year over year over year improvement at all
score levels.

It's not conditions. K3ZM turns in a saturation level score,
comparable to other perennial monster saturation scores. The national
monster saturation scores aren't moving that much.

PVRC's general year over year total score improvements are coming from
the ***general club population*** increasing their grab on the
available Q's, not the perennial monster scores.

An example, only one of many, kudo's to the regular guy, small lot
kind of improvements:

   N3HEE ('13 thru '17):  100,418 - 139,664 - 151,470 - 218,504 - 262,060(c)

When you've got 1/4 acre-ish guys turning in 1000Q+ and 200K+ scores
in the ARRL 160, you **are** going to have a club score.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

73, Guy K2AV

From k2av.guy at gmail.com  Mon Dec 11 23:27:12 2017
From: k2av.guy at gmail.com (Guy Olinger K2AV)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:27:12 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] 2017 ARRL 160, Some Stuff from the Stats (Resend)
Message-ID: <CANckpc0C5xKNkR+bT9wfw3NDBwbMwB3+JKgTs4cPbUxQLv9EFA@mail.gmail.com>

[Resend to include a bit of welcome data not reported to 3830.

Please, folks, post your stuff up to 3830 so everyone can see, and we have
something to look at for recent contest stats for stuff to report during
the interminable wait until the official numbers publish. - Guy]

Every now and then the numbers can be caught telling stories you
aren't hearing anywhere else. Read and grin.

ARRL 160 meter contest
-----------------------------------------------------

2017                PVRC 85 entries, 9,249,199
(claimed from   YCCC 63 entries
logs received)   FRC 65 entries

(below from scores database)

2016  PVRC  82 entries, 7,576,803
          FRC     52 entries, 5,050,221
          YCCC  65 entries, 4,396,310

Margin = 2,526,582

2015  PVRC 86 entries, 6,176,891
          YCCC 73 entries, 5,210,489
          FRC    47 entries, 4,645,167

Margin = 966,402

--------------------------------------------------------

In 2015, PVRC entries from ARRL score database, sorted by score only,

2015, 1-10 included 479,364 through 162,099
2015, 11-20 included 156,072 through 108,944
2015, 21-40 included 108,704 through 47,905

In 2016, PVRC entries from ARRL score database, sorted by score only,

2016, 1-10 included 532,092 through 218,502   35% over '15 at #10
2016, 11-20 included 212,157 through 129,987  19% over '15 at #20
2016, 21-40 included  118,690 through 52,086   9% over '15 at #40

In 2017, claimed scores, from 3830, sorted by score only

2017, 1-10 included 524,214 through 301,288   +37% over '16 at #10
2017, 11-20 included 262,884 through 157,152  +22% over '16 at #20
2017, 21-40 included 157,040 through 60,970   +17% over '16 at #40

---------------------------------------------------------

In 2015 when YCCC got up on its horse, got really serious, and turned
in 73 entries,

*** if you take away the small score half of our entries, we lose to YCCC.
***

PVRC's high and medium scores aren't enough.

Don't ever think that those few hours you managed to operate in
between, before, after all the family falderah, etc, and tossed in
that small log...  Don't **ever** think that log didn't count.  In the
future, you never know who will rise up and make it really, really
close, maybe too close and beyond.

------------------------------------------------------------------
PVRC logs 1000Q+

2012 - 6
2013 - 6
2014 - 5
2015 - 6
2016 - 10
2017(from 3830) - 12

Number of years '12 thru '17 with 1000Q+ log for PVRC

K3ZM 6
N1LN 6
N3RR 4
K2AV 3
N3QE 3
W4CB 2
NR4M 2
N3HEE 2
W3LL 2
N4UA 2
W4MYA 1
K4XL 1
KA4RRU 1
K3AJ 1
KD4D 1
NN3W 1
N4AF 1
AA4NC 1
N8II 1
KP2M 1
KC4D 1
W4NF 1
K3RA  1

What do you suppose would happen if all 23 of those (who have proven
they can do it) did it the same year?  Plus a few more for the first
time? What better year on 160 for that than 2018 of the sunspot minimum?
:>))

-------------------------------------------------------------------

2017's score needed to make PVRC top 10 is almost double that of 2015  !!!!

There has been substantial year over year over year improvement at all
score levels.

It's not conditions. K3ZM turns in a saturation level score,
comparable to other perennial monster saturation scores. The national
monster saturation scores aren't moving that much.

PVRC's general year over year total score improvements are coming from
the ***general club population*** increasing their grab on the
available Q's, not the perennial monster scores.

An example, only one of many, kudo's to the regular guy, small lot
kind of improvements:

   N3HEE ('13 thru '17):  100,418 - 139,664 - 151,470 - 218,504 - 262,060(c)

When you've got 1/4 acre-ish guys turning in 1000Q+ and 200K+ scores
in the ARRL 160, you **are** going to have a club score.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

73, Guy K2AV

From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 12 13:30:41 2017
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:30:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
References: <951942641.3266467.1513103441467.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <951942641.3266467.1513103441467@mail.yahoo.com>



Tucker, W4FS's picture in on the March page of the 2018 ARRL calendar. He is shown working Fuji-OSCAR-29. 
73 Tom N4TL 


From n3nd at aol.com  Tue Dec 12 14:11:07 2017
From: n3nd at aol.com (Dan Atchison)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:11:07 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
In-Reply-To: <951942641.3266467.1513103441467@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <951942641.3266467.1513103441467@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1604c2343cc-1d29-3ddae@webjas-vac215.srv.aolmail.net>

How cool is that?  Congrats, Tucker!



On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Tom Lewis via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:



Tucker, W4FS's picture in on the March page of the 2018 ARRL calendar. He is shown working Fuji-OSCAR-29. 
73 Tom N4TL 

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From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Tue Dec 12 14:42:16 2017
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:42:16 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd:  ARRL 2018 Calendar.
In-Reply-To: <1604c2343cc-1d29-3ddae@webjas-vac215.srv.aolmail.net>
References: <951942641.3266467.1513103441467@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1604c2343cc-1d29-3ddae@webjas-vac215.srv.aolmail.net>
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTf=gDn2ALyrqr01NPbho5pRzZvpY1_bvOrwkuC5SxO5YA@mail.gmail.com>

Great Job Tucker!

Henry - K4TMC


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Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
To: pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net


How cool is that?  Congrats, Tucker!



On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Tom Lewis via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:



Tucker, W4FS's picture in on the March page of the 2018 ARRL calendar. He
is shown working Fuji-OSCAR-29.
73 Tom N4TL

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From wes_quinn at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 12 15:38:05 2017
From: wes_quinn at yahoo.com (Wes Quinn)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:38:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd:  ARRL 2018 Calendar.
In-Reply-To: <CAGJtcTf=gDn2ALyrqr01NPbho5pRzZvpY1_bvOrwkuC5SxO5YA@mail.gmail.com>
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 Great job and congrats, Tucker!
73 de k4Wes
    On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 2:44:19 PM EST, Henry Pollock - K4TMC <kilo4tmc at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Great Job Tucker!

Henry - K4TMC


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Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
To: pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net


How cool is that?? Congrats, Tucker!



On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Tom Lewis via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:



Tucker, W4FS's picture in on the March page of the 2018 ARRL calendar. He
is shown working Fuji-OSCAR-29.
73 Tom N4TL

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From kb1ri at yahoo.com  Wed Dec 13 01:14:20 2017
From: kb1ri at yahoo.com (Eric Wagner)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:14:20 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
In-Reply-To: <1604c2343cc-1d29-3ddae@webjas-vac215.srv.aolmail.net>
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I guess this makes you a celebrity.

Congrats Tucker!  

Eric - KB1RI

> -----Original Message-----
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> To: pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] ARRL 2018 Calendar.
> 
> How cool is that?  Congrats, Tucker!
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Tom Lewis via PVRCNC
> <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Tucker, W4FS's picture in on the March page of the 2018 ARRL calendar. He
is
> shown working Fuji-OSCAR-29.
> 73 Tom N4TL
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From nx9t at aol.com  Sun Dec 17 19:21:16 2017
From: nx9t at aol.com (nx9t at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 19:21:16 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] NX9T QTH Prelisting FOR SALE Notice
Message-ID: <16066ff0251-1932-56479@webjas-vac008.srv.aolmail.net>


Good evening NC PVRC Friends.

Due to down-sizing plans, we are preparing to list our Wake County, NC home for sale.  This is a proven ham radio contesting and dxing station location (Honor Roll, 5BDXCC, numerous successful contest outings, etc.).   PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND ON THE RELFECTOR but contact me directly for more information.  Here are the basics:
 
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72' Free standing tower- loaded with a 2 el 5 band quad , 40m rotatable dipole, and 2m yagi (85')
Dedicated ham shack wired with 220 for the amp!
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Full basement (unfinished), 
Walk in attic (could easily be an additional room)
All brick exterior
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Long concrete driveway with large parking area
Large shed
Large RV "car port"
Property is boarded by nature park in back
Good elevation and views from home to west (sunsets)
 
Would love to find a ham who is looking to escape restrictions and benefit from this home/location/installation rather than dismantle everything and have a non ham take over the property.
 
This is really located in a prime area and having this acreage here in Wake Forest (Wake County) is quite rare.  A fantastic opportunity for an active ham who needs a place to operate!  Also, this is an incredible place to raise a family too...basement, 2 acres to explore, build forts/tree houses, etc.  and the park out back with a greenway trailhead.

Thanks for reading...please feel free to share this info with anyone who may be interested but PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND ON THE REFLECTOR but contact me at mycallsign at aol.com
 
73,
Jeff NX9T

From w4mps at nc.rr.com  Fri Dec 22 09:13:47 2017
From: w4mps at nc.rr.com (W4MPS)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 09:13:47 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Classic QPL
Message-ID: <8a8dcd74-b8d4-b4b8-ed9b-82e1177b05ee@nc.rr.com>

Excerpt from our favorite barrister Jim K4QPL
https://youtu.be/ubxIeD1l_Fw


From tsrwvcomm at aol.com  Wed Dec 27 17:12:55 2017
From: tsrwvcomm at aol.com (Ted)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:12:55 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd: A great read ...
References: <3AA8951F-D4EF-418B-806F-71DE0218BF1E@aol.com>
Message-ID: <5B2E8508-EE5C-41B9-BF04-C6BDFBC19549@aol.com>


> ....On what's going on at arrl, and the 5 board members who voted on the censure of N6AA who are up for election in 2018.
> 
> http://n0ssc.com/posts/613-arrl-boards-weird-censure-of-n6aa
> 
> These five directors all voted for the censure of N6AA, created the "code of silence" at ARRL, and also happen be up for re-election in 2018:
> 
> Kermit Carlson W9XA (Central Division, member of the now-infamous Ethics & Elections Committee and maker of the censure motion)
> Mike Lisenco N2YBB (Hudson Division, member of the Executive Committee and the one who seconded the censure motion, and who now has provided the bylaws amendment to be voted on in January 2018)
> Tom Frenaye K1KI (New England Division and member of  the Ethics and Elections Committee)
> Jim Pace K7CEX (Northwestern Division and member of the Ethics & Elections Committee)
> Jim Boehner N2ZZ (Roanoke Division).
>  All of the foregoing voted in favor of adopting the Code, and all of them voted to censure Dick.  Ultimately, the decision as to whether to retain or replace these five will be voted upon in the  respective divisions.
> 
> 73 ted n9nb
> 
> Sent from smartphone, please excuse typos

From tsrwvcomm at aol.com  Wed Dec 27 17:14:30 2017
From: tsrwvcomm at aol.com (Ted)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:14:30 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd: [PVRC] Major Change to ARRL By Laws proposed by
	Hudson Div. Director N2YBB
References: <3F7B6E13-868D-4BDE-8FAC-692B4AA02FCA@aol.com>
Message-ID: <02CB4D66-6820-4AE6-8B86-C134EB878560@aol.com>

Seems like the pvrc hq doesn't want to distribute my notes, but the local gang might enjoy it. 

73 ted N9NB


>> My letter to ARRL is below.
> 
>> Redline proposed changes for the bylaws (voted in January at ARRL) appear at the QRZ link below.
> 
>> Concerns are that the board is seeking to appoint, rather than elect, board members, and that the board may use its own basis to determine "cause", and then can eliminate any member for "cause", just as it used its own basis to censure N6AA. As hinted to by CQ magazine, the League might 
>> be prohibiting some good hams from running for board seats, for unclear and unsubstantiated reasons. This link and links contained therein is quite informative:
> 
> https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/
> ----------
> 
>> Dear ARRL officials, and interested parties:
>> 
>> Speaking as an ARRL Life member for over 35 years, and as an active engineering educator and staunch proponent of amateur radio and of the ARRL, I urge all of you to vote *AGAINST* the proposed by-laws changes proffered by the Hudson Division director, N2YBB, and to please support and distribute this plea to others who have a vote or "say" in the direction of ARRL.
>> 
>> Even the suggestion of such by-laws changes is damaging to the perceived mission and charter of the ARRL, and its responsibility to the hundreds of thousands of its members. Enactment of such changes would be catastrophic to the the US amateur radio hobby, as such changes would allow a few appointed ARRL board members, or even a lone hired executive, to act in an omnipotent manner, both within the broad membership ranks of ARRL, and externally to business and government interests, without having any immediate accountability or transparency to the membership at large. The changes would entitle the board to have powers over the membership and the board that are both unprecedented and dangerous to the well-being of the broader amateur community, allowing the board to have wide powers such as to remove anyone from paid up league membership, at any time, at will. The changes would also double down on building upon the "iron-fist" mentality that seems to have pervaded the League in recent months and years. I note that the proposed by-laws changes would allow "immediate" action to occur by a few or even one person (with implicit board approval), well before any elections could occur to change League policy for the many members.
>> 
>> Based on recent actions taken by the board and the leadership at ARRL, the proposed by-laws would dangerously empower a group of leaders who sometimes seem to forget that they represent and have accountability to the very large tent of amateur radio. The proposed  by-laws changes would further exacerbate the increasingly volatile situation, where membership is rapidly becoming increasingly suspicious of the motives and operations of the ARRL Leadership.
>> 
>> Some specific examples that point to the current and present dangers of further empowering one or a few existing board members may be readily found in the recent CQ magazine white paper, that indicates others have reported fair elections for director spots were not made possible, due to ARRL action of removing prospective candidates. 
>> 
>> Also, the recent censure of Dick Norton, N6AA, who factually represented ARRL activities to interested members at a hamfest, is evidence of the board's current desire to muzzle efforts for transparency, and to punish open communications between ARRL leaders and the membership at large. What is particularly shocking in this case is that the  board chose to censure N6AA in the face of  evidence presented to the board by distinguished amateur operators who were present. This shows a clear desire of the board to be able to hide its internal operations, and to "send a message" that no public discussion, let alone dissent, is to be permitted or tolerated by ARRL leadership about its internal workings, regardless of circumstance. This removal of transparency, already enacted by the present board, is precisely why the current bylaws proposal is so dangerous. Such a censure of a highly regarded board member (the longest serving voluntary executive of ARRL) indicates a board that is both irreverent to the voluntary nature of the ARRL and the accountability the League has to its members, and it further shows blatant disrespect for the inherent contract that the ARRL has with its large membership-- to serve the membership in an open, fair, and honest manner. The proposed bylaws changes is a direct assault on open, honest, and fair discussion and dissension, and would give the board an iron hand to remove any ARRL member from office and from membership, at any time.
>> 
>> The recent departure of many highly-regarded employees of ARRL, and the muzzle that has been placed on them, 
>> prohibiting them from voicing any reasons for their departure, and similar orders now being rumored to be placed within all officer and employee agreements, also suggests a heavy handed, non-transparent approach to ARRL management, and in such a climate, it now becomes a legitimate concern to question the motives and sensibility of leadership. Why would ARRL leadership be so desirous to avoid transparency,  and wish to so aggressively muzzle the freedom of speech of elected volunteers and staff members? These principles backstop the very nature of democracy that is "American."
>> 
>> Similar heavy-handed activities by the ARRL in the voluntary US traffic handling operations (NTS), have been noted recently by many, as well. 
>> 
>> While disagreements and 
>> management issues are sure to arise in any large organization, a largely-voluntary organization requires an engaged leadership and and open dialogue, not a dictatorial climate that would be further perpetuated by the proposed by-laws changes.
>> 
>> Since the ARRL is the self-appointed lobbyist for the precious US amateur spectrum, the current climate--further worsened by the by-laws proposal-- now legitimately causes ARRL members to worry about "back room deals" being done by one or a few ARRL leaders that could give away or usurp the hobby's use or access to its lifeblood - its valuable use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 
>> 
>> In particular, the League's aggression toward existing HF CW and narrowband data operations, though it's filing of RM-11708 (and RM-11306 ten years earlier), and the lack of transparency by the board in its motivations, and its unwillingness to meet and collaborate with interested ARRL members and technical experts during the comment periods in 2013-2016, has resulted in the potentially devastating Notice of Proposed Rule Making Docket 16-239 that is now being considered by the FCC. If enacted in the FCC's
>> proposed form, automated wideband data (of unlimited HF channel bandwidths) and encrypted internet transmissions suitable for boaters and use by  terrorists without any identification would be allowed in all HF cw/rtty band segments. Are other deals in the offing, is that need to be kept behind closed doors, that could provide other commercial interests access to our spectrum at VHF, UHF, and above?
>> 
>> One may legitimately wonder if there are hidden, monetary motivations for the League to take certain actions (at the expense of other genuine membership interests), while it conceals its activities, and now proposes to further clamp down on transparency and remove accountability to membership, as proposed in the current by-laws amendment proposal.
>> 
>> The proposed by-laws changes would more easily allow back room dealings and nefarious operations to occur, without leadership being accountable or transparent to membership, while giving the board members the  sweeping powers
>> to simply cancel the membership of *any* dissenting member of its choosing (or *members*, including all paid up Life members, or ARRL members who happen to be elected to the board and choose to not go along with a particular action). 
>> 
>> In the current climate, the proposed by-laws could  allow the board to revoke the membership of any ARRL member, including board members who are in the minority, such as N6AA and the two  other board members who voted against his censure at a recent ARRL board meeting.
>> 
>> The actions of the present board, with regards to the hobby's access to spectrum, or the proposed ability to revoke anyone' ARRL membership,  could be extremely swift and damaging, and possibly permanently detrimental to the amateur radio hobby, before new elections could be held for new board members or new hires executives who could change a particular course of direction. 
>> 
>> When dealing with spectrum, it's often impossible to  "put the horse back in the barn", so any loss of spectrum protections would likely be irrevocable. US Amateurs currently enjoy valuable spectrum rights-- commercial interests in our use of spectrum could be considerable. Under the current climate, and given the League's aggressive, secretive, and unengaged stance on spectrum in the recent past, and it's more aggressive desire to empower the board and censure dissenting board members, membership has a legitimate right to now be very suspicious of the League as it attempts to further limit discourse or discussion. The proposed bylaws changes would further perpetuate the growing suspicion of backroom dealings, while at the same time emboldening a few leaders, or even one, to act with impunity and with disregard for the good of the entire membership, without open discussion or dialogue. 
>> 
>> The overwhelming desire of the board to censure N6AA in the face of strong evidence, and the recent and rapid departure of valued employees, and the rumored deterioration of morale of employees in Newington, shows that there may be ill forces already at work. 
>> 
>> The by-laws proposal only further erodes trust among the membership, empowers a tyrannical board that could be empowered further to simply revoke membership of any ARRL member, board member or otherwise, and it creates an atmosphere of secrecy in fear of repercussions for dissension or dialogue.
>> This by-laws proposal  helps no one but those who want to widen that disconnect, and lessen the obligation and accountability that leadership has to membership.
>> 
>> I offer you to consider the recent activities that have occurred, the perceived damage already done by the actions of the board and executive management at ARRL, and to consider the further damage that such a proposed by-laws change would create. 
>> 
>> I suggest the proposed changes would unhinge the ARRL from its 100 year-plus charter of being a membership-driven organization, by and for its members, and for the preservation of the spectrum for our hobby. The proposed by-laws changes would further erode the ability for the ARRL to offer and support transparency among its hired, elected, appointed, and voluntary members, many who volunteer for the good of the hobby and for the League, and some who are paid a salary by the League to properly represent the massive membership at large.
>> 
>> I also would urge you to consider an immediate refreshment and renewal of the mindset of the managing executives and the board, to consider a new approach to present leadership. 
>> 
>> Please consider offering up with full transparency to the public, to the extent possible, any legacy contracts, estate planning commitments or bequeaths to the League that provide revenues or benefit to the League in any manner, as well as such bequeaths that
>> contain a conditionality clause that might motivate certain ARRL conduct or decisions, disclose any conflicts of interest or commitment by any board members or elected or hired staff member, and provide full disclosure of any side business arrangements,  any outside business or personal relationships that any of the ARRL leadership members, president, executives, officers, or the League itself, has or is contemplating. 
>> 
>> To the extent that certain gifts or endowments or bequeaths, business dealings or agreements have a confidentiality clause, a broad interpretation should be taken to to enable the public disclosure of  the existence of such agreements for all the ARRL membership to see, and the general purpose and intent of such agreements or bequests should be made transparent, if the specific amounts or terms must be held confidential, so that all ARRL members, board members, and hired ARRL employees/officials may disclose and understand potential conflicts of interest and commitment that might be at work on a daily basis.
>> 
>> Please do the right thing for the future of ARRL and it's membership, and vote *AGAINST* the by-laws changes proposed by N2YBB in your January meeting, and please similarly avoid enacting *any* further powers to the board or the executive leadership of ARRL. 
>> 
>> I would urge you to immediately act to ensure that all board members  have wide autonomy and a specific mandate and approval to communicate widely and freely with all the membership, and to disclose all possible conflicts of interests or commitment that could be at work at or inside ARRL and among its staff and board members. I would also urge leadership to create a culture inside ARRL that is conducive to recruiting and retaining a highly motivated and dedicated staff that can serve the large membership of ARRL.
>> 
>> Thank you, to all of you, for your dedicated service to the ARRL and the US amateur radio community. Thank you also for considering this input. Wishing you the best of Holiday greetings, and a wonderful 2018.
>> 
>> Very 73,
>> 
>> Ted Rappaport,
>> N9NB
>> Life Member ARRL

From tsrwvcomm at aol.com  Wed Dec 27 17:23:24 2017
From: tsrwvcomm at aol.com (Ted)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:23:24 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd: [PVRC] Major Change to ARRL By Laws proposed by
	Hudson Div. Director N2YBB
In-Reply-To: <890675424.5645902.1514413287201@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <3F7B6E13-868D-4BDE-8FAC-692B4AA02FCA@aol.com>
	<02CB4D66-6820-4AE6-8B86-C134EB878560@aol.com>
	<890675424.5645902.1514413287201@mail.yahoo.com>
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Oh good - that's odd, since I never got an ack! 


Thanks -73 and welcome back. 
Ted 

Sent from smartphone, please excuse typos

> On Dec 27, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Nathan Moreschi <n4ydu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Ted... your notes came through both reflectors.
> 
> 73!
> 
> Nate
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Ted via PVRCNC
> <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Seems like the pvrc hq doesn't want to distribute my notes, but the local gang might enjoy it. 
> 
> 73 ted N9NB
> 
> 
> >> My letter to ARRL is below.
> > 
> >> Redline proposed changes for the bylaws (voted in January at ARRL) appear at the QRZ link below.
> > 
> >> Concerns are that the board is seeking to appoint, rather than elect, board members, and that the board may use its own basis to determine "cause", and then can eliminate any member for "cause", just as it used its own basis to censure N6AA. As hinted to by CQ magazine, the League might 
> >> be prohibiting some good hams from running for board seats, for unclear and unsubstantiated reasons. This link and links contained therein is quite informative:
> > 
> > https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/
> > ----------
> > 
> >> Dear ARRL officials, and interested parties:
> >> 
> >> Speaking as an ARRL Life member for over 35 years, and as an active engineering educator and staunch proponent of amateur radio and of the ARRL, I urge all of you to vote *AGAINST* the proposed by-laws changes proffered by the Hudson Division director, N2YBB, and to please support and distribute this plea to others who have a vote or "say" in the direction of ARRL.
> >> 
> >> Even the suggestion of such by-laws changes is damaging to the perceived mission and charter of the ARRL, and its responsibility to the hundreds of thousands of its members. Enactment of such changes would be catastrophic to the the US amateur radio hobby, as such changes would allow a few appointed ARRL board members, or even a lone hired executive, to act in an omnipotent manner, both within the broad membership ranks of ARRL, and externally to business and government interests, without having any immediate accountability or transparency to the membership at large. The changes would entitle the board to have powers over the membership and the board that are both unprecedented and dangerous to the well-being of the broader amateur community, allowing the board to have wide powers such as to remove anyone from paid up league membership, at any time, at will. The changes would also double down on building upon the "iron-fist" mentality that seems to have pervaded the League
>   in recent months and years. I note that the proposed by-laws changes would allow "immediate" action to occur by a few or even one person (with implicit board approval), well before any elections could occur to change League policy for the many members.
> >> 
> >> Based on recent actions taken by the board and the leadership at ARRL, the proposed by-laws would dangerously empower a group of leaders who sometimes seem to forget that they represent and have accountability to the very large tent of amateur radio. The proposed  by-laws changes would further exacerbate the increasingly volatile situation, where membership is rapidly becoming increasingly suspicious of the motives and operations of the ARRL Leadership.
> >> 
> >> Some specific examples that point to the current and present dangers of further empowering one or a few existing board members may be readily found in the recent CQ magazine white paper, that indicates others have reported fair elections for director spots were not made possible, due to ARRL action of removing prospective candidates. 
> >> 
> >> Also, the recent censure of Dick Norton, N6AA, who factually represented ARRL activities to interested members at a hamfest, is evidence of the board's current desire to muzzle efforts for transparency, and to punish open communications between ARRL leaders and the membership at large. What is particularly shocking in this case is that the  board chose to censure N6AA in the face of  evidence presented to the board by distinguished amateur operators who were present. This shows a clear desire of the board to be able to hide its internal operations, and to "send a message" that no public discussion, let alone dissent, is to be permitted or tolerated by ARRL leadership about its internal workings, regardless of circumstance. This removal of transparency, already enacted by the present board, is precisely why the current bylaws proposal is so dangerous. Such a censure of a highly regarded board member (the longest serving voluntary executive of ARRL) indicates a board that is
>   both irreverent to the voluntary nature of the ARRL and the accountability the League has to its members, and it further shows blatant disrespect for the inherent contract that the ARRL has with its large membership-- to serve the membership in an open, fair, and honest manner. The proposed bylaws changes is a direct assault on open, honest, and fair discussion and dissension, and would give the board an iron hand to remove any ARRL member from office and from membership, at any time.
> >> 
> >> The recent departure of many highly-regarded employees of ARRL, and the muzzle that has been placed on them, 
> >> prohibiting them from voicing any reasons for their departure, and similar orders now being rumored to be placed within all officer and employee agreements, also suggests a heavy handed, non-transparent approach to ARRL management, and in such a climate, it now becomes a legitimate concern to question the motives and sensibility of leadership. Why would ARRL leadership be so desirous to avoid transparency,  and wish to so aggressively muzzle the freedom of speech of elected volunteers and staff members? These principles backstop the very nature of democracy that is "American."
> >> 
> >> Similar heavy-handed activities by the ARRL in the voluntary US traffic handling operations (NTS), have been noted recently by many, as well. 
> >> 
> >> While disagreements and 
> >> management issues are sure to arise in any large organization, a largely-voluntary organization requires an engaged leadership and and open dialogue, not a dictatorial climate that would be further perpetuated by the proposed by-laws changes.
> >> 
> >> Since the ARRL is the self-appointed lobbyist for the precious US amateur spectrum, the current climate--further worsened by the by-laws proposal-- now legitimately causes ARRL members to worry about "back room deals" being done by one or a few ARRL leaders that could give away or usurp the hobby's use or access to its lifeblood - its valuable use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 
> >> 
> >> In particular, the League's aggression toward existing HF CW and narrowband data operations, though it's filing of RM-11708 (and RM-11306 ten years earlier), and the lack of transparency by the board in its motivations, and its unwillingness to meet and collaborate with interested ARRL members and technical experts during the comment periods in 2013-2016, has resulted in the potentially devastating Notice of Proposed Rule Making Docket 16-239 that is now being considered by the FCC. If enacted in the FCC's
> >> proposed form, automated wideband data (of unlimited HF channel bandwidths) and encrypted internet transmissions suitable for boaters and use by  terrorists without any identification would be allowed in all HF cw/rtty band segments. Are other deals in the offing, is that need to be kept behind closed doors, that could provide other commercial interests access to our spectrum at VHF, UHF, and above?
> >> 
> >> One may legitimately wonder if there are hidden, monetary motivations for the League to take certain actions (at the expense of other genuine membership interests), while it conceals its activities, and now proposes to further clamp down on transparency and remove accountability to membership, as proposed in the current by-laws amendment proposal.
> >> 
> >> The proposed by-laws changes would more easily allow back room dealings and nefarious operations to occur, without leadership being accountable or transparent to membership, while giving the board members the  sweeping powers
> >> to simply cancel the membership of *any* dissenting member of its choosing (or *members*, including all paid up Life members, or ARRL members who happen to be elected to the board and choose to not go along with a particular action). 
> >> 
> >> In the current climate, the proposed by-laws could  allow the board to revoke the membership of any ARRL member, including board members who are in the minority, such as N6AA and the two  other board members who voted against his censure at a recent ARRL board meeting.
> >> 
> >> The actions of the present board, with regards to the hobby's access to spectrum, or the proposed ability to revoke anyone' ARRL membership,  could be extremely swift and damaging, and possibly permanently detrimental to the amateur radio hobby, before new elections could be held for new board members or new hires executives who could change a particular course of direction. 
> >> 
> >> When dealing with spectrum, it's often impossible to  "put the horse back in the barn", so any loss of spectrum protections would likely be irrevocable. US Amateurs currently enjoy valuable spectrum rights-- commercial interests in our use of spectrum could be considerable. Under the current climate, and given the League's aggressive, secretive, and unengaged stance on spectrum in the recent past, and it's more aggressive desire to empower the board and censure dissenting board members, membership has a legitimate right to now be very suspicious of the League as it attempts to further limit discourse or discussion. The proposed bylaws changes would further perpetuate the growing suspicion of backroom dealings, while at the same time emboldening a few leaders, or even one, to act with impunity and with disregard for the good of the entire membership, without open discussion or dialogue. 
> >> 
> >> The overwhelming desire of the board to censure N6AA in the face of strong evidence, and the recent and rapid departure of valued employees, and the rumored deterioration of morale of employees in Newington, shows that there may be ill forces already at work. 
> >> 
> >> The by-laws proposal only further erodes trust among the membership, empowers a tyrannical board that could be empowered further to simply revoke membership of any ARRL member, board member or otherwise, and it creates an atmosphere of secrecy in fear of repercussions for dissension or dialogue.
> >> This by-laws proposal  helps no one but those who want to widen that disconnect, and lessen the obligation and accountability that leadership has to membership.
> >> 
> >> I offer you to consider the recent activities that have occurred, the perceived damage already done by the actions of the board and executive management at ARRL, and to consider the further damage that such a proposed by-laws change would create. 
> >> 
> >> I suggest the proposed changes would unhinge the ARRL from its 100 year-plus charter of being a membership-driven organization, by and for its members, and for the preservation of the spectrum for our hobby. The proposed by-laws changes would further erode the ability for the ARRL to offer and support transparency among its hired, elected, appointed, and voluntary members, many who volunteer for the good of the hobby and for the League, and some who are paid a salary by the League to properly represent the massive membership at large.
> >> 
> >> I also would urge you to consider an immediate refreshment and renewal of the mindset of the managing executives and the board, to consider a new approach to present leadership. 
> >> 
> >> Please consider offering up with full transparency to the public, to the extent possible, any legacy contracts, estate planning commitments or bequeaths to the League that provide revenues or benefit to the League in any manner, as well as such bequeaths that
> >> contain a conditionality clause that might motivate certain ARRL conduct or decisions, disclose any conflicts of interest or commitment by any board members or elected or hired staff member, and provide full disclosure of any side business arrangements,  any outside business or personal relationships that any of the ARRL leadership members, president, executives, officers, or the League itself, has or is contemplating. 
> >> 
> >> To the extent that certain gifts or endowments or bequeaths, business dealings or agreements have a confidentiality clause, a broad interpretation should be taken to to enable the public disclosure of  the existence of such agreements for all the ARRL membership to see, and the general purpose and intent of such agreements or bequests should be made transparent, if the specific amounts or terms must be held confidential, so that all ARRL members, board members, and hired ARRL employees/officials may disclose and understand potential conflicts of interest and commitment that might be at work on a daily basis.
> >> 
> >> Please do the right thing for the future of ARRL and it's membership, and vote *AGAINST* the by-laws changes proposed by N2YBB in your January meeting, and please similarly avoid enacting *any* further powers to the board or the executive leadership of ARRL. 
> >> 
> >> I would urge you to immediately act to ensure that all board members  have wide autonomy and a specific mandate and approval to communicate widely and freely with all the membership, and to disclose all possible conflicts of interests or commitment that could be at work at or inside ARRL and among its staff and board members. I would also urge leadership to create a culture inside ARRL that is conducive to recruiting and retaining a highly motivated and dedicated staff that can serve the large membership of ARRL.
> >> 
> >> Thank you, to all of you, for your dedicated service to the ARRL and the US amateur radio community. Thank you also for considering this input. Wishing you the best of Holiday greetings, and a wonderful 2018.
> >> 
> >> Very 73,
> >> 
> >> Ted Rappaport,
> >> N9NB
> >> Life Member ARRL
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From k2av.guy at gmail.com  Wed Dec 27 18:16:50 2017
From: k2av.guy at gmail.com (Guy Olinger K2AV)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 23:16:50 +0000
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fwd: [PVRC] Major Change to ARRL By Laws proposed by
 Hudson Div. Director N2YBB
In-Reply-To: <02CB4D66-6820-4AE6-8B86-C134EB878560@aol.com>
References: <3F7B6E13-868D-4BDE-8FAC-692B4AA02FCA@aol.com>
	<02CB4D66-6820-4AE6-8B86-C134EB878560@aol.com>
Message-ID: <CANckpc11K_=HZTCYLBsMV7rQZWgxjU4vuvt5XomjBxAZHsM6Vg@mail.gmail.com>

The big reflector has word traps. There?s also spam/troll traps that work
off words and phrases. Heated discussions often trip those.

73, Guy K2AV

On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 5:14 PM Ted via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Seems like the pvrc hq doesn't want to distribute my notes, but the local
> gang might enjoy it.
>
> 73 ted N9NB
>
>
> >> My letter to ARRL is below.
> >
> >> Redline proposed changes for the bylaws (voted in January at ARRL)
> appear at the QRZ link below.
> >
> >> Concerns are that the board is seeking to appoint, rather than elect,
> board members, and that the board may use its own basis to determine
> "cause", and then can eliminate any member for "cause", just as it used its
> own basis to censure N6AA. As hinted to by CQ magazine, the League might
> >> be prohibiting some good hams from running for board seats, for unclear
> and unsubstantiated reasons. This link and links contained therein is quite
> informative:
> >
> >
> https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/
> > ----------
> >
> >> Dear ARRL officials, and interested parties:
> >>
> >> Speaking as an ARRL Life member for over 35 years, and as an active
> engineering educator and staunch proponent of amateur radio and of the
> ARRL, I urge all of you to vote *AGAINST* the proposed by-laws changes
> proffered by the Hudson Division director, N2YBB, and to please support and
> distribute this plea to others who have a vote or "say" in the direction of
> ARRL.
> >>
> >> Even the suggestion of such by-laws changes is damaging to the
> perceived mission and charter of the ARRL, and its responsibility to the
> hundreds of thousands of its members. Enactment of such changes would be
> catastrophic to the the US amateur radio hobby, as such changes would allow
> a few appointed ARRL board members, or even a lone hired executive, to act
> in an omnipotent manner, both within the broad membership ranks of ARRL,
> and externally to business and government interests, without having any
> immediate accountability or transparency to the membership at large. The
> changes would entitle the board to have powers over the membership and the
> board that are both unprecedented and dangerous to the well-being of the
> broader amateur community, allowing the board to have wide powers such as
> to remove anyone from paid up league membership, at any time, at will. The
> changes would also double down on building upon the "iron-fist" mentality
> that seems to have pervaded the League
>   in recent months and years. I note that the proposed by-laws changes
> would allow "immediate" action to occur by a few or even one person (with
> implicit board approval), well before any elections could occur to change
> League policy for the many members.
> >>
> >> Based on recent actions taken by the board and the leadership at ARRL,
> the proposed by-laws would dangerously empower a group of leaders who
> sometimes seem to forget that they represent and have accountability to the
> very large tent of amateur radio. The proposed  by-laws changes would
> further exacerbate the increasingly volatile situation, where membership is
> rapidly becoming increasingly suspicious of the motives and operations of
> the ARRL Leadership.
> >>
> >> Some specific examples that point to the current and present dangers of
> further empowering one or a few existing board members may be readily found
> in the recent CQ magazine white paper, that indicates others have reported
> fair elections for director spots were not made possible, due to ARRL
> action of removing prospective candidates.
> >>
> >> Also, the recent censure of Dick Norton, N6AA, who factually
> represented ARRL activities to interested members at a hamfest, is evidence
> of the board's current desire to muzzle efforts for transparency, and to
> punish open communications between ARRL leaders and the membership at
> large. What is particularly shocking in this case is that the  board chose
> to censure N6AA in the face of  evidence presented to the board by
> distinguished amateur operators who were present. This shows a clear desire
> of the board to be able to hide its internal operations, and to "send a
> message" that no public discussion, let alone dissent, is to be permitted
> or tolerated by ARRL leadership about its internal workings, regardless of
> circumstance. This removal of transparency, already enacted by the present
> board, is precisely why the current bylaws proposal is so dangerous. Such a
> censure of a highly regarded board member (the longest serving voluntary
> executive of ARRL) indicates a board that is
>   both irreverent to the voluntary nature of the ARRL and the
> accountability the League has to its members, and it further shows blatant
> disrespect for the inherent contract that the ARRL has with its large
> membership-- to serve the membership in an open, fair, and honest manner.
> The proposed bylaws changes is a direct assault on open, honest, and fair
> discussion and dissension, and would give the board an iron hand to remove
> any ARRL member from office and from membership, at any time.
> >>
> >> The recent departure of many highly-regarded employees of ARRL, and the
> muzzle that has been placed on them,
> >> prohibiting them from voicing any reasons for their departure, and
> similar orders now being rumored to be placed within all officer and
> employee agreements, also suggests a heavy handed, non-transparent approach
> to ARRL management, and in such a climate, it now becomes a legitimate
> concern to question the motives and sensibility of leadership. Why would
> ARRL leadership be so desirous to avoid transparency,  and wish to so
> aggressively muzzle the freedom of speech of elected volunteers and staff
> members? These principles backstop the very nature of democracy that is
> "American."
> >>
> >> Similar heavy-handed activities by the ARRL in the voluntary US traffic
> handling operations (NTS), have been noted recently by many, as well.
> >>
> >> While disagreements and
> >> management issues are sure to arise in any large organization, a
> largely-voluntary organization requires an engaged leadership and and open
> dialogue, not a dictatorial climate that would be further perpetuated by
> the proposed by-laws changes.
> >>
> >> Since the ARRL is the self-appointed lobbyist for the precious US
> amateur spectrum, the current climate--further worsened by the by-laws
> proposal-- now legitimately causes ARRL members to worry about "back room
> deals" being done by one or a few ARRL leaders that could give away or
> usurp the hobby's use or access to its lifeblood - its valuable use of the
> electromagnetic spectrum.
> >>
> >> In particular, the League's aggression toward existing HF CW and
> narrowband data operations, though it's filing of RM-11708 (and RM-11306
> ten years earlier), and the lack of transparency by the board in its
> motivations, and its unwillingness to meet and collaborate with interested
> ARRL members and technical experts during the comment periods in 2013-2016,
> has resulted in the potentially devastating Notice of Proposed Rule Making
> Docket 16-239 that is now being considered by the FCC. If enacted in the
> FCC's
> >> proposed form, automated wideband data (of unlimited HF channel
> bandwidths) and encrypted internet transmissions suitable for boaters and
> use by  terrorists without any identification would be allowed in all HF
> cw/rtty band segments. Are other deals in the offing, is that need to be
> kept behind closed doors, that could provide other commercial interests
> access to our spectrum at VHF, UHF, and above?
> >>
> >> One may legitimately wonder if there are hidden, monetary motivations
> for the League to take certain actions (at the expense of other genuine
> membership interests), while it conceals its activities, and now proposes
> to further clamp down on transparency and remove accountability to
> membership, as proposed in the current by-laws amendment proposal.
> >>
> >> The proposed by-laws changes would more easily allow back room dealings
> and nefarious operations to occur, without leadership being accountable or
> transparent to membership, while giving the board members the  sweeping
> powers
> >> to simply cancel the membership of *any* dissenting member of its
> choosing (or *members*, including all paid up Life members, or ARRL members
> who happen to be elected to the board and choose to not go along with a
> particular action).
> >>
> >> In the current climate, the proposed by-laws could  allow the board to
> revoke the membership of any ARRL member, including board members who are
> in the minority, such as N6AA and the two  other board members who voted
> against his censure at a recent ARRL board meeting.
> >>
> >> The actions of the present board, with regards to the hobby's access to
> spectrum, or the proposed ability to revoke anyone' ARRL membership,  could
> be extremely swift and damaging, and possibly permanently detrimental to
> the amateur radio hobby, before new elections could be held for new board
> members or new hires executives who could change a particular course of
> direction.
> >>
> >> When dealing with spectrum, it's often impossible to  "put the horse
> back in the barn", so any loss of spectrum protections would likely be
> irrevocable. US Amateurs currently enjoy valuable spectrum rights--
> commercial interests in our use of spectrum could be considerable. Under
> the current climate, and given the League's aggressive, secretive, and
> unengaged stance on spectrum in the recent past, and it's more aggressive
> desire to empower the board and censure dissenting board members,
> membership has a legitimate right to now be very suspicious of the League
> as it attempts to further limit discourse or discussion. The proposed
> bylaws changes would further perpetuate the growing suspicion of backroom
> dealings, while at the same time emboldening a few leaders, or even one, to
> act with impunity and with disregard for the good of the entire membership,
> without open discussion or dialogue.
> >>
> >> The overwhelming desire of the board to censure N6AA in the face of
> strong evidence, and the recent and rapid departure of valued employees,
> and the rumored deterioration of morale of employees in Newington, shows
> that there may be ill forces already at work.
> >>
> >> The by-laws proposal only further erodes trust among the membership,
> empowers a tyrannical board that could be empowered further to simply
> revoke membership of any ARRL member, board member or otherwise, and it
> creates an atmosphere of secrecy in fear of repercussions for dissension or
> dialogue.
> >> This by-laws proposal  helps no one but those who want to widen that
> disconnect, and lessen the obligation and accountability that leadership
> has to membership.
> >>
> >> I offer you to consider the recent activities that have occurred, the
> perceived damage already done by the actions of the board and executive
> management at ARRL, and to consider the further damage that such a proposed
> by-laws change would create.
> >>
> >> I suggest the proposed changes would unhinge the ARRL from its 100
> year-plus charter of being a membership-driven organization, by and for its
> members, and for the preservation of the spectrum for our hobby. The
> proposed by-laws changes would further erode the ability for the ARRL to
> offer and support transparency among its hired, elected, appointed, and
> voluntary members, many who volunteer for the good of the hobby and for the
> League, and some who are paid a salary by the League to properly represent
> the massive membership at large.
> >>
> >> I also would urge you to consider an immediate refreshment and renewal
> of the mindset of the managing executives and the board, to consider a new
> approach to present leadership.
> >>
> >> Please consider offering up with full transparency to the public, to
> the extent possible, any legacy contracts, estate planning commitments or
> bequeaths to the League that provide revenues or benefit to the League in
> any manner, as well as such bequeaths that
> >> contain a conditionality clause that might motivate certain ARRL
> conduct or decisions, disclose any conflicts of interest or commitment by
> any board members or elected or hired staff member, and provide full
> disclosure of any side business arrangements,  any outside business or
> personal relationships that any of the ARRL leadership members, president,
> executives, officers, or the League itself, has or is contemplating.
> >>
> >> To the extent that certain gifts or endowments or bequeaths, business
> dealings or agreements have a confidentiality clause, a broad
> interpretation should be taken to to enable the public disclosure of  the
> existence of such agreements for all the ARRL membership to see, and the
> general purpose and intent of such agreements or bequests should be made
> transparent, if the specific amounts or terms must be held confidential, so
> that all ARRL members, board members, and hired ARRL employees/officials
> may disclose and understand potential conflicts of interest and commitment
> that might be at work on a daily basis.
> >>
> >> Please do the right thing for the future of ARRL and it's membership,
> and vote *AGAINST* the by-laws changes proposed by N2YBB in your January
> meeting, and please similarly avoid enacting *any* further powers to the
> board or the executive leadership of ARRL.
> >>
> >> I would urge you to immediately act to ensure that all board members
> have wide autonomy and a specific mandate and approval to communicate
> widely and freely with all the membership, and to disclose all possible
> conflicts of interests or commitment that could be at work at or inside
> ARRL and among its staff and board members. I would also urge leadership to
> create a culture inside ARRL that is conducive to recruiting and retaining
> a highly motivated and dedicated staff that can serve the large membership
> of ARRL.
> >>
> >> Thank you, to all of you, for your dedicated service to the ARRL and
> the US amateur radio community. Thank you also for considering this input.
> Wishing you the best of Holiday greetings, and a wonderful 2018.
> >>
> >> Very 73,
> >>
> >> Ted Rappaport,
> >> N9NB
> >> Life Member ARRL
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From irv47mc at gmail.com  Wed Dec 27 21:43:22 2017
From: irv47mc at gmail.com (Irv [K3IRV] McWherter)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:43:22 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Another issue
Message-ID: <CABhtpCKWzMhnrv4+3EiV+=_Sukg1NsTmCzHBc653oftg+zWKYg@mail.gmail.com>

I receive this email from Jerry Jones Area 4 ARES Coordinator.  It is yet
another issue with the ARRL making significant changes without conferring
with the members in the field.

I'm not saying I always agree with everything Tom Brown N4TAB does in/with
NC AUXCOMM, but he does not deserve to be treated in this manner.

Additionally, I have met the ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike
Corey, KI1U, and he is one of the very few younger people at HQ.  To me he
does not seem to be the type to move out in this manner.

>From Tom Brown N4TAB:

Hi, folks.

Last week, I received the following quoted message from the ARRL HQ Field
Services Coordinator. It is a legitimate email.

AFAIK, not one single person in the NC leadership group or the Roanoke
Division was contacted by anyone about this. It lists "approval by a peer
review group". AFAIK, that is a blatant misrepresentation. We are one of
the top groups in the Nation and were NOT contacted.

Frankly, I am simply amazed by this.

I suggest that you do as I have done: raise this matter to the attention of
the NC SM and to the Roanoke Division Director and Vice Director and ask
for clarification:

NC SM Karl Bowman w4chx at arrl.org
Roanoke Division Director Dr. Jim Boehner n2zz at arrl.org
Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine n2cop at arrl.org

Please don't set this aside - do it now. Push it out to your team, please.

Thanks and 73.

Tom

-- 

Tom Brown N4TAB/NCS887

NC COML Type III AHIMT NC0004

Voting Member NC SIEC NGO-AUXCOMM

NC AUXCOMM Coordinator

NC RACES Officer

NC ARES SEC

FirstNetNC Outreach Liaison, Emergency Management/NGO

n4tab at earthlink.net

919-971-3100 (c)



*Changes Coming to the Amateur Radio Emergency Service*



The Amateur Radio Emergency Service? (ARES) has been the public service
communications program of the ARRL since 1935. Over the program?s eight
decades it has occasionally undergone updates to make sure it meets the
needs of partners at all levels, adjusts to changes in the Amateur Radio
Service, and incorporate lessons learned from emergency and disaster
activations. However, the last major update to ARES occurred more than 40
years ago, and it is quite clear that a lot has changed since then.

So, two years ago, the ARRL board of directors created the Public Service
Enhancement Working Group to study the ARRL?s public service offerings and
recommend changes and improvements. The working group focused on many areas
including training, volunteer management, field organization positions, and
mission ? all areas of concern brought to the board and staff?s attention
from those in the field. The recommendations were vetted through a peer
review group of field organization volunteers and readied for
implementation.

In the months ahead, you will receive information on enhancements coming to
the ARES program, including:

?  A new national mission statement for ARES

?  New national training requirements and local training resources for ARES

?  Updated field organization job descriptions

?  Improved ARES operating guidelines

?  New ARES group benefits

?  A new volunteer management system ? *ARES Connect*

The first step in the next evolution of ARES is group identification.
Currently there is no way to identify ARES groups or their associated
volunteers with a searchable unique designator, which makes reporting and
accountability difficult. Beginning January 1, 2018 ARES groups will need
to sign up for their unique ARES identification number. This number will be
utilized by the *ARES Connect* system and provide ARES groups with unique
benefits (think club affiliation, but for ARES!).

Once ARES groups receive their identification numbers they will be eligible
for benefits including:

?  ARES book sets (great for the EOC or Red Cross radio room)

?  New ham referral

?  Early access to the annual ARES Report

?  Email forwarding, which will provide ARES groups that have a club
callsign with a uniform "call sign at arrl.net"

?  More to come!

Groups that will need an ARES identification number include local level
(city/county/district) and section level. Information about the ARES
identification application process will be sent out the week before the
application system opens.

If you have any questions, please contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness
Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, ki1u at arrl.org

 73, Irv - K3IRV

-- 
*Semper Fortis*

From w4my at reagan.com  Fri Dec 29 18:39:31 2017
From: w4my at reagan.com (w4my at reagan.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:39:31 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [PVRCNC] Wordpress
Message-ID: <1514590771.31923610@webmail.reagan.com>

Are there any Wordpress experts out there willing to help NC QSO Party with some free consulting on our new Website?  We aren't looking for someone to take it over where we can continually make unreasonable demands of and give you way more work than we originally asked for.

What I need help with is just someone to mentor improvements and advanced techniques that can be made to help the poor soul who volunteered to manage this website (me) with very little prior knowledge.  Well, OK, no prior knowledge.

The good news is its 99% completed, and my hack job will be out for the world to see in a few days.  I can't take all the credit, though, there is one other fellow hacker, but I won't mention his name to protect him from the arrows that will certainly fly once this site is out in the open.

Please email any responses to me privately.  Thanks for the bandwidth here.

73  Marty / W4MY
NCQP Chairman


From k4qpl2 at nc.rr.com  Sat Dec 30 21:46:26 2017
From: k4qpl2 at nc.rr.com (Jim K4QPL)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 02:46:26 -0000
Subject: [PVRCNC] [PVRC] Fw: Fw: NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action
	Involving N6AA	andCode of Conduct
In-Reply-To: <C3E06A0CC2FD4BA4AC369D5F799BA66C@Bud2>
References: <AABPERK2NAU6HJSS@smtpout04.vgs.untd.com>
	<C3E06A0CC2FD4BA4AC369D5F799BA66C@Bud2>
Message-ID: <013c01d381e1$8d750ec0$a85f2c40$@nc.rr.com>

I urge all of our trustees  to work diligently and quickly for PVRC to follow the lead of NCCC and put a similar letter to ARRL. Opposition to such  harmful changes to the organization structure must be swift and targeted. Once it?s done it?s almost impossible to be undone.

Many organizations, from labor unions to professional associations to charities to hobby groups have suffered a similar fate when management (and their income and benefits) BECOME the mission rather than the facilitators of the mission. When that happens, members (rightly) become cynical, membership wanes, and benefactors who support the mission withdraw that high level of support. ARRL IS AT RISK NOW! More importantly than anything, officers, other than the president, do not belong on the board of directors at all. Appointments of directors should be rare and for unusual situations, followed up by elections guaranteed fair through independent audit if necessary. As with a business corporation there are three groups. Shareholders (Members); Directors; and Officers. Shareholders elect Directors, Directors elect officers and hold them accountable to the Shareholders, and Officers manage the enterprise following the guidelines and strategic direction set by the directors WHO ARE DIRECTLY AND OPENLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS (MEMBERS) whose views should always be known by the members.. Once an organization succumbs to a ?Management knows best? mentality, allowed by directors who have a fiduciary obligation to members, the shareholder (members) are mere sheep.

What should we do? Individual letters help, but those just go into a for/against tally. Votes count but may be delayed in effect. Letters from constituent groups get attention. PVRC, let?s get on record now. And if that doesn?t work, then we may very well need to decide if ARRL represents us and is worthy not only of our membership dues (Not a subscription, QST is the byproduct of membership) but of the additional support of donations and legacies. This is not the time to become a life member. N3JT?s letter is a very good one and PVRC should incorporate a lot of content.

(Just saw Pete?s email. Postponement might help).

73,

Jim, K4QPL

 

From: pvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:pvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bud Governale, W3LL
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 12:26 PM
To: PVRC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET; k4za at juno.com
Cc: pvrcm at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [PVRC] Fw: Fw: NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA andCode of Conduct

 

Have you been working with the trustees to formulate a cohesive one as requested?

 

So far only Trustee Jim WX3B of our nine trustees has shown urgent action.

 

Please use PVRCM and get the ball rolling.

 

That communication channel has been blank.

 

Time is of the essence.

 

See below a copy that went to the trustees and later to all members via the PVRC reflector

 

73,

 

Bud W3LL

 

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

Hello Trustees,

 

Merry Christmas to all.

 

It?s been quite some time since we?ve had anything that bubbles up to warrant your consultation.

 

There?s a plethora of information and position postings by our members regarding recent proposed changes and actions at Newington.

Just in case you missed it please go the PVRC reflector archives and look up the subject titles which appeared from 28 November thru today.

I placed those Subject titles at the end of this email.

 

Because of the serious nature of the issues voiced by the ARRL and responded to by our members I?m asking for your input.

 

I do not intend to provide any response which may be construed as PVRC?s position without your input.

 

What am I asking for?

 

I asking you to formulate a PVRC position response using PVRCM as a communication vehicle. 

 

As a cohesive body put forward our position - just as we did the Mission Statement.

I know very well the difficulty of doing so without having a ?Chairman Of The Board?. All are equal among equals.

I?m also sure you?ll let your type A personalities shine forth and start the process moving.

 

We officers wish you the best with this new tasking.

 

Please feel free to contact me or any other officer with questions using ?reply all? or PVRCM.

 

73,

 

Bud W3LL

 

 

I hope all have been carefully following the PVRC membership emails regarding the proposed ARRL changes.

Here are the subject titles posted to the PVRC email reflector:

 

Major Change to ARRL By Laws proposed by Hudson Div. Director N2YBB

ARRL's Code of Conduct / N6AA

Proposed ARRL Action

MORE Proposed Revisions to ARRL Articles and Bylaws

ARRL/radio club memberships

FW: Friday, December 22? correction

What caused ARRL Board vote

ARRL BOARD CODE of CODUCT

More Dangerous Changes Proposed to ARRL Articles of Association and By-Laws

Time to share where I stand

 

 

----------------------------------------------

 

 

 

From: k4za at juno.com <mailto:k4za at juno.com>  

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 9:46 AM

To: PVRC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET <mailto:PVRC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET>  

Subject: [PVRC] Fw: Fw: NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA andCode of Conduct

 

A suitable approach for the PVRC to follow IMHO...

Time is slipping away; let's not drop the ball on needed actionable response, etc.

73 Don K4ZA

 

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To: "k4za at juno.com <mailto:k4za at juno.com> " <k4za at juno.com <mailto:k4za at juno.com> >, "cq14025khz at aol.com <mailto:cq14025khz at aol.com> " <cq14025khz at aol.com <mailto:cq14025khz at aol.com> >, 'K0MD' <drscott.wright at gmail.com <mailto:drscott.wright at gmail.com> >

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 07:31:57 +0000

Subject: Fw: NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA and Code of Conduct

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Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 2:15 AM
To: gofrc at yahoogroups.com <mailto:gofrc at yahoogroups.com> 
Subject: [FRC] Fw: NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA and Code of Conduct 

 

  

Last evening the Board of Directors of the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) issued a strong statement to the ARRL Board and Officers condemning the the censure of Dick Norton,  N6AA.  They asked for the censure to be rescinded, requested that an apology to N6AA be issued,  and called into serious question the actions of the ARRL Board, Ethics and Elections Committee, and in particular questioned statements made by N2YBB.

 

The NCCC release is below for your review. 

 

W2GD 

 

 


----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net <mailto:k6dgw at foothill.net> >
To: mldxcc at contesting.com <mailto:mldxcc at contesting.com> ; NCCC Main Reflector <nccc at contesting.com <mailto:nccc at contesting.com> > 
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NCCC] [Mldxcc] NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA and Code of Conduct

 

Well done!  This is how representative democracy is supposed to work.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 12/29/2017 7:14 PM, Robert Hess via Mldxcc wrote:

NCCC members and friends,

 

On November 22, of this year, Bob, N6TV, notified us via the NCCC Reflector of an article the ARRL had posted on a web page entitled, ?ARRL Board of Directors Publicly Censures Southwestern Division Director?.  That Southwestern Division Director was none other than Dick Norton, N6AA, one of the super stars of amateur radio contesting and DXing.  The same Dick Norton who was elected to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, in 1995.  The same Dick Norton who is one of the very few hams to have operated in all 40 CQ zones.  The same Dick Norton who is currently the President of the Southern California Contest Club.

 

How could this be, I asked myself, as did many of you.  The subsequent comments on the reflector have been absolutely 100% supportive of N6AA and 100% opposed to the ARRL?s actions.  For more than a month now, the comments continue to dominate our reflector.  While at the NCCC Holiday Dinner, I had many of those in attendance chat with me about it as well as the other NCCC Board members present.

 

The Board took a ?wait and see? attitude prior to proceeding with any action.  We wanted to make sure we knew the facts prior to taking action and several of our Board members have been seeking out those facts.

 

As a result, and having researched the facts, the Northern California Contest Club Board has issued a statement expressing our concern over the ARRL?s actions involving N6AA, as well as the specifics of the ARRL?s new Code of Conduct.  

 

Our letter, below, is going out tonight to the ARRL officers and board members:

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: ARRL Directors and Officers

From: The Northern California Contest Club, Inc.

Date: December 25, 2017

 

 

Gentlemen,

 

The Northern California Contest Club is an ARRL affiliated organization with approximately 300 members, most of whom are themselves League members. We pride ourselves upon having many of the most active hams in Northern California and Western Nevada among our ranks. These are hams who are active not only on the air, but also in ARRL matters. Over the 45 years of our existence, our membership has included many ARRL Pacific Division Directors, Vice Directors, Section Managers, Volunteer Counsels, Official Observers, Emergency Coordinators and a host of other League appointees. 

 

We are sending this letter to express our concern about events unfolding at League headquarters. Specifically, we believe the ARRL Board has made a serious error in its recent censure of Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, and we are concerned with the lack of transparency and the stifling of communication we see possible under the Board?s Code of Conduct (ARRL Policy on Board Governance and Conduct of Members of the Board of Directors and Vice Directors).

 

Many NCCC members were in the audience for the ARRL forum at the 2017 Visalia International DX Convention, and we have seen the letters written to the ARRL Board by Mark Weiss, K6FG, and by Tim Duffy, K3LR, stating what happened in that forum. The events as described by Mr.. Weiss and Mr. Duffy are accurate. In our opinion, Mr. Norton did nothing in the Forum to deserve the censure. We respectfully request that the Board rescind the censure and issue a public apology to Director Norton.

 

As a related matter, we also have seen the letter Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, sent to members of his Division in which he stated ?? there were individual witnesses who attended the forum in Visalia who came to us with a different story than those released by Mr. Norton?s supporters. ? I will not discuss the specific reasons enumerated as they are of a personnel nature and not appropriate for discussion ??. Director Lisenco?s letter alarms us. Essentially, he is saying the Board censured Director Norton based upon secret facts (which obviously differ from what we, Mr. Weiss and Mr. Duffy observed) asserted by one or more unidentified witnesses. This lack of transparency does not put the ARRL Board in a good light. To the contrary, it suggests that there is an ulterior motive or something the Board is trying to hide, and is far more likely to bring the Board?s decisions into disrepute than anything Director Norton did at the forum. 

 

As for a code of conduct, we certainly understand why it is appropriate for the ARRL Board to have one. However, we believe that the specific Code adopted by the Board at its January, 2017, meeting is wrong for our type of membership organization. It inhibits the free and effective exchange of information between our elected Director and Vice Director and the League members residing in our Division. As proof of the Code?s ?gag order? effect, we need look no farther than Director Norton?s censure and the fact that our elected representatives refused to discuss it with us in any detail for fear of violating the Code themselves. We urge you to please amend the current Code to provide for much more transparency of Board actions and a freer exchange of information (including how the Directors voted) with League members.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB, INC.

 

Bob Hess, W1RH (President)

Chris Tate, N6WM (Vice President)

Ian Parker, W6TCP (Secretary)

Dick Wilson, K6LRN (Treasurer)

Ron Castro, N6IE (Director)

Rich Cutler, WC6H (Director)

Rusty Epps, W6OAT (Director)

 

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Although we have yet to see anyone in our club express an opinion in favor of the ARRL?s actions involving N6AA, it is entirely possible, with an organization of our size, that we may have members applauding the ARRL.  While our statement represents the opinions of the majority of our members, we encourage any member in favor of the ARRL?s actions involving Dick Norton and the new Code of Conduct, to contact the ARRL directly to express their opinion.

 

We are forwarding our statement to many other clubs and encourage our members and friends to forward our statement to others in the Amateur Radio Community.

 

 

Bob Hess

W1RH

President, Northern California Contest Club





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