[SCCC] [cwops] The Upcoming Meeting on January 19

[Jim Blanca]

Hi Rob,
Hear, hear!!  I agree with you 100% on all your remarks.

Thanks for a very well written letter to the ARRL.

73 de Jim - KE8G

On Jan 9, 2018 4:33 PM, "k6rb58 at gmail.com [cwops]" <
cwops-noreply at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> To our ARRL Directors:
>
>                 I am a life member of ARRL and have been licensed since
> 1958. I also authored an article for QST and co-wrote a book being sold by
> ARRL. I have more or less always felt that ARRL, as a member-driven
> organization, has looked out for our hobby interests and has been our voice
> in regulatory affairs. So, I am troubled by several things that have come
> to light within the last twelve months.
>
>                 I assumed that ARRL’s participation in the Parity Act
> would act as a counterweight to the influence of home owner association
> (HOA) inputs. I was wrong. I assumed that with the change in leadership of
> the organization, actions would be more transparent. Again, I was wrong. I
> get the feeling that our current leadership –both elected and appointed –
> has an agenda that is not driven by member interests. First, we have a Code
> of Conduct that denies us an opportunity to hear from our directors about
> their position and vote in matters before the board. Then, we have a
> censure of a director for unspecified actions that are alleged to have
> occurred in Visalia last spring. Now, we have before the board some
> proposed actions that would dilute the power of member votes by allowing
> non-elected officers to vote on board matters. We also have proposals that
> allow for revoking membership based on unspecified actions. It is not any
> one proposed action, but rather, the combination of actions that leads me
> to conclude that the current leadership and directors are intent upon
> changing the nature of the organization.
>
>                 In the upcoming meeting set for January 19, the directors
> will have an opportunity to vote on these and other matters. I would urge
> the directors to carefully consider voting for any action that clearly
> dilutes member voting rights by allowing non-elected persons to have votes
> equal to those of elected directors. I would urge the directors to
> carefully consider voting for any action that could be used to deprive
> someone of membership without some kind of due process. I would urge the
> directors to reconsider the censure of one of their group based on
> conflicting descriptions of what took place and what was said. Just as
> members should be assured of due process when their membership is at risk
> of being revoked, directors have the same right to due process.
>
>                 In ten days ARRL’s directors will have an opportunity to
> reaffirm the organization’s membership-driven goals and objectives; or to
> demonstrate to its members a disregard for their value and influence to the
> organization. I urge you all to consider and vote wisely.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rob Brownstein, K6RB
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