[PVRCNC] Fwd: Recent ARRL activities:

[Ted]

Here is a short and sweet note with all the info, that you can send and use among your other clubs and other web communities - feel free to take and use however you wish. Time is ticking and many members are unaware.
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> Hello all:
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> Happy New Year to everyone!
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> In case you had not heard, there are some important activities happening at ARRL, especially with regard to an upcoming board meeting in January that could change the way that members are represented in the ARRL.
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> If you haven't followed it, here are some informative links.
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> Many members, as well as clubs, are writing to the directors, officers, and vice directors of ARRL, asking to keep the ARRL as a membership-based organization with transparency.
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> Please consider writing the leadership, alerting others, and encourage your local club to write a club letter, as well.
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> Useful links:
> https://www.hamradionow.tv/episodes/2017/12/30/hrn-377-bs11-arrl-cq-happy-new-year?download=true
> (view after 10:50)
> https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/
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> https://www.change.org/p/american-radio-relay-league-improve-arrl-transparency-and-respect-for-present-and-future-membership
> (consider signing the petition and spread the word)
> http://www.kb6nu.com/im-not-one-unhappy-recent-arrl-board-moves/
> And a recent letter from a club with 1000+ members:
> http://pvrc.org/PVRCarrl01012018ver9a.pdf
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> There is not much time to let your voice be heard.
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> Here are the emails of all ARRL officers, directors, and vice-directors:
> w3tom at arrl.org; K4ZDH at arrl.org; w9xa at arrl.org; k9la at arrl.org;
> k0bbc at arrl.org; W0ND at arrl.org; k5uz at arrl.org; wb4rhq at arrl.org;
> wa8efk at arrl.org; w8wtd at arrl.org; n2ybb at arrl.org; w2udt at arrl.org;
> k0das at arrl.org; k1ki at arrl.org; k0aiz at arrl.org; k1twf at arrl.org;
> k7cex at arrl.org; ab7zq at arrl.org; w6rgg at arrl.org; k6jat at arrl.org;
> N2ZZ at arrl.org; N2COP at arrl.org; wy7fd at arrl.org; k0rm at arrl.org;
> gsarratt at arrl.org; n4zuw at arrl.org; n6aa at arrl.org; Aa7a at arrl.org;
> k5rav at arrl.org; n5aus at n5aus.com; K5UR at arrl.org; ny2rf at arrl.org
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> Here is an example of a short and sweet letter that could be sent out by your club, feel free to modify:
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> Dear ARRL Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors:
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> As an elected representative of the NAME OF RADIO CLUB, an ARRL-affiliated club, and representing all X members and trustees of our club, I write to you to express concern about recent ARRL actions. Our entire membership of X members, many who are also ARRL members, has always been supportive of the ARRL, and we wish for ARRL to continue to thrive. This is the first time our club has felt the need to write to ARRL officials, as the events and proposed by-laws and articles changes in recent weeks and months have so concerned us that we deem it vital to provide urgent feedback to all of the ARRL leadership before your January board meeting.
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> We ask you to remove from consideration, now and forever, the proposed by- laws changes offered up by Director Lisenco and Director Norris that are on the table for the January (or future) meeting(s),  and urge the board to retool the “code of conduct” and its use, so that it is not used to encourage secrecy that leads to the censure of directors who openly discuss how they vote on ARRL business.  As a democratic organization, we believe it is crucial that the spirit of elected directors be sustained and bolstered, and that  Board members be encouraged to dialogue with the membership at large about their voting record, and issues that impact the membership. Further, we do not believe that more board members, who are not elected by  membership,  should be “appointed”and given a vote, as is now being proposed. Elected representation is how ARRL is governed, by and for the members, and we seek for that to be preserved. Also, we ask that the board undo your censure of Dick Norton, N6AA, based on the evidence to date and secrecy shrouding the Board’s initial decision, and to turn back from engaging in actions such as censure or disqualification of directors without giving transparent, clear evidence to the membership.

> On behalf of our entire membership, we ask that you work to eliminate the board's gag order that seems to be in place, and work to restore trust and faith to the members by removing from consideration any and all parts of the recently proposed changes to the by-laws and articles. I expect and look forward to hearing  you, so that I may share your responses with our club members and others.
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> Sincerely,
> President of the Club.
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