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

Sat Dec 30 21:46:26 EST 2017

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
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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

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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

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

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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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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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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 

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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:

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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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