[CQ-Contest] YCCC Letter to ARRL BOD

[Dennis]

This email was sent to the ARRL BOD members this morning.

Dennis W1UE
President, YCCC

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Sirs:

The Yankee Clipper Contest Club is an ARRL - affiliated organization 
with approximately
300 members, most of whom are ARRL members (and many are Life Members).  
We pride
ourselves upon having many of the most active hams in the New England 
area among our
ranks.  There are hams that are not only on the air, but also active in 
ARRL Matters.  Over the
40 years of our existence, our membership has included many ARRL New 
England Division
Directors, Vice Directors, Assistant Directors, Section Managers, 
Volunteer Counsels, and
a host of other ARRL appointees.

This letter expresses our concern about events unfolding within the 
ARRL.  Specifically:

     1. The Code of Conduct passed in 2017.  This Code serves as a "Gag 
Order", preventing
         open communications between the Board and the membership after 
a motion has
         passed.  It furthers the lack of transparency in Board dealings.

     2. The recent censure of Dick Norton, N6AA.  The censure appears to 
be an over-reaction
         to whatever Mr. Norton did.  Due to the Code of Conduct, we do 
not know the facts.

     3. Candidates for Division Directors being disqualified for 
"Conflict of Interest".
         Despite the candidates' efforts,  no one will specify what the 
conflict is.

     4. The By-Law revisions proposed by Board member K5UZ. Appendix B, 
in particular,
         seems to be a drastic answer to an unclear problem.

     5. The By-Law revisions proposed by Board member N2YBB. Giving the 
President
         and three Vice-Presidents the right to vote (on all matters 
except their own election)
         is a blatant attempt to "pack the board".

Each of these actions reduces the transparency of the Board, stifles 
communications
between the Board and its members, and reduces the confidence that the 
membership
has in the Board.

To correct the situation, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club urges the ARRL 
Board to
do the following:

     1. Rescind the Code of Conduct.
     2. Rescind the censure of N6AA.
     3. Provide any disqualified candidate, at their request, specific 
reasons for disqualification.
     4. Vote down the By-Law Revisions of K5UZ.
     5. Vote down the By-Law Revisions of N2YBB.

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Yankee Clipper Contest Club Officers

Dennis Egan, W1UE, President YCCC
Charles Morrison, N1RR, Vice President, YCCC
Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, Secretary, YCCC
Chet Slabinski, N8RA, Treasurer, YCCC
Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP, Past President, YCCC