[Mldxcc] Sent a Letter to ARRL

[Fred Jensen]

Well Dave, if you've been living in a cave, it's been a crowded one, I 
think many of us were surprised a month or so ago.  Trying to 
reconstruct what happened has been hard, records of BoD and EC committee 
meetings can be a bit obscure. Here's a quick summary:

At last January's BoD meeting, the Board passed [with 3 NAY's] a 
resolution adopting a code of conduct for directors and vice directors.  
It's at #17 in the Board Minutes, and it's pretty harsh.  Once the BoD 
takes an action, ALL directors are required to support that action 
publicly in word and action.  They are prohibited from communicating 
anything regarding any discussion, and may not disclose their vote [or 
anyone elses'].  That last is a little puzzling, roll call votes are 
published in the Board Minutes.  They are further prohibited from 
expressing any opinion they may have on the issue that differs from "The 
Company Line."

So far, the Ethics and Elections Committee has apparently "investigated" 
two supposed violations of this policy, the last being Dick Norton, 
N6AA, Southwestern Division Director.  In both cases, they were charged, 
tried, and convicted of what amounts to "Crimes Against The State," a 
transgression more commonly found in countries such as P5 or BY.  There 
may have been others, as I said, tracking this all down to the facts is 
pretty time consuming, and the BoD and officers aren't saying anything 
of course.

You can find the Articles of Association, Bylaws, and the Code of 
Conduct in links at the bottom of the short text block at About 
ARRL-->Organization Structure.  You can find Board and other minutes by 
searching on "meeting minutes" in the keyword field. The Ethics and 
Elections Committee reports annually, but it doesn't say much except 
that a matter was discussed.

While the initial reaction of many [which included me for an hour or so 
until I thought about it] was/is to fire off a strong email and quit 
their membership, I really hope that doesn't happen.  The only way to 
correct this is by voting, and only members get to vote.

Hope this helps, if you can't find something you're looking for, drop me 
a note, I've been archiving a lot of it and may have what you're looking 
for.

73,

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

On 11/29/2017 8:39 PM, w6de wrote:
>
> This is the second message of concern about happenings at the ARRL.I 
> must be living in a cave because I have no idea what the heck is going 
> on and what these ARRL actions are.Does somebody care to enlighten 
> those of us in the dark?
>
> Dave, w6de, ARRL life member.
>
>

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