[SCCC] Fwd: [NCCC] ARRL Board Meeting - K7CEX Email

[Dean Jones]

Gee I wonder how he voted on N6AA???  Ha!  Spoken like a true minion!
NY2RF should be very proud of him.

Dean K6DDJ

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:

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> From: va7rr at telus.net <va7rr at telus.net>
> Date: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 9:40 AM
> Subject: [NCCC] ARRL Board Meeting - K7CEX Email
> To: NCCC Reflector <nccc at contesting.com>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
>      This just showed up from K7CEX, the Northwestern Division ARRL
> Director.
>
> 73,
> Gary VA7RR
>
>
>
> Members of the Northwestern Division
>
> Many of you have seen emails and reflector posts that bring into
> question the activities of the ARRL Board of Directors.  Unfortunately,
> those reports – by omission of information – are very misleading and
> often deliberately untrue.  You might also notice that most of those
> emails and postings are not personally created by the sender, but are
> ‘cut and paste’ literature that has been designed and suggested by a
> few people from areas other than the Northwestern Division.  I don’t
> know about you, but I’m not influenced by ‘junk mail’ whether it
> comes on paper or electronically; nor would I think you would want your
> Director to be influenced in that custom.
>
> I do appreciate the individual emails that I have received from the NW
> Division members, and I try to respond to each one of them.  Reasonable
> people can reason together and resolve any issue.  Unfortunately, Steve
> Jobs was right when he said, “if you want to please everyone, don’t
> be in leadership - sell ice cream instead”.
>
> There is much to be discussed at the upcoming board meeting; none of
> which is guaranteed to pass or be defeated despite the onslaught of
> angry and demanding emails.  I try to become fully informed on a matter
> before I vote on it.  Despite that, I have been asked to declare my vote
> now, by individuals, on matters that have not even been
> discussed/debated by the board.  To declare my vote now, would not be
> good representation for the Northwestern Division.  Please understand
> that your concerns are my concerns.  I hope that thus far, I’ve
> performed well enough that you understand my intentions.
>
> As to the alleged ‘gag order’ placed on Directors; anyone who knows
> me or has heard me speak, or read my newsletters, knows this to be an
> untrue claim.
>
> The ARRL is in the hands of a capable board of directors who are all
> concerned about the future of our hobby.  Do we all agree on every
> matter?  Of course not!  Do we debate/discuss/argue over matters?  Yes,
> we do!  But in the end, it is compromise and consensus that matters, as
> it is in any legislative process.
>
> I expect the upcoming meeting will be difficult, but I expect reasonable
> and workable solutions to prevail, and not be influenced by anything
> except good governing processes and good rational thinking.
>
> By the way; you can always know how I vote on matters by reading the
> minutes of the meeting or ask me directly.  I will always make my votes
> clear.
>
> 73 and good Hamming – and chase those grids
>
> Jim Pace, K7CEX
>
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> ARRL Northwestern Division
> Director: James D Pace, K7CEX
> k7cex at arrl.org
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