[SCCC] Attempt to evict N6AA and perhaps others from board Bylaw 46 replacement

[Hank Garretson]

Dan, thanks for the forward.

CEO NA2AA inadvertently hit the nail on the head.


*Way too much "behind the curtain."*

Ham Exuberantly,

Hank, W6SX

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 12:36 PM Dan <dan.marler at gmail.com> wrote:

> The below email was sent by David Minster, NA2AA, to those listed below.
> I noticed that it was not sent to Dick Norton, N6AA nor others referred to.
> Note: Art Charette, K6XT is an ARRL Member in Grangeville, Idaho
>
> Dan / K7REX
>
> ------ Forwarded Message ------
> From "Minster, David NA2AA (CEO)" <dminster at arrl.org>
> To "K6XT" <K6XT at pm.me>; "Ritz, Mike, W7VO, (Dir, NW)" <W7VO at arrl.org>;
> "Tharp, Mark, KB7HDX (VD, NW)" <kb7hdx at arrl.org>; "Roderick, Rick, K5UR
> (President)" <K5UR at arrl.org>; "Raisbeck, Mike, K1TWF (1st VP)" <
> K1TWF at arrl.org>; "Vallio, Bob, W6RGG (2nd VP)" <w6rgg at arrl.org>; "*Marler,
> Dan, K7REX (SM, ID)" <dan.marler at gmail.com <dan.marler at gmail.com>>*
> Date 1/15/2024 12:19:01 PM
> Subject RE: Attempt to evict N6AA and perhaps others from board Bylaw 46
> replacement
>
> Art
>
>
>
> Thanks for your email.
>
>
>
> Of course I find your comment about whatever I want as CEO to be baseless
> and demonstrating a lack of comprehension as to what the board is pursuing
> and why it is pursuing it.
>
>
>
> You probably know I have no vote – or even much voice – in what the board
> decides to do.  I collaborate with the board all the time, and I guess if
> you mean – by example – getting a motion on the floor for a free youth
> membership for full-time students 21 and under is “whatever the CEO wants”
> then perhaps there is some truth.
>
>
>
> By-law 46 revisions BEGAN with the outrageous behavior of a director who
> violated her fiduciary responsibilities by creating a competing product to
> ARRLs #1 selling publication.  This isn’t some theory about what is right
> or wrong.  The errors in judgement were obvious and the narrative that she
> did everything right and received permission is a flat out
> misrepresentation of the truth.  What am I saying?  It is a lie intended to
> make the ex-Director look like the board was a gang of thugs out to get
> her.
>
>
>
> The REALITY is that she feigned ignorance about what she was REQUIRED to
> do in communicating her proposal that would have CLEARLY demonstrated there
> was a problem in what she was asking.  Those two special board meetings
> were horrible.  No one who is a volunteer wants to take action against
> another.  Even when that action was PRECISELY what she had proposed some 6
> months prior.  When you go down the timeline of facts, which we have never
> published in an attempt to just move past the issue, you’ll see there is a
> complete void of truth being communicated out there.
>
>
>
> I cannot imagine how someone who donates to the spectrum defense would
> even pause, for a moment, not to continue generously supporting that
> advocacy.  You must know that we had people in Dubai for more than 60 days
> during 2023 at WRC-23 defending amateur radio.  Our guy in Washington was
> actually asked to chair a subcommittee dealing with a specific threat from
> a European country.  Amateur radio prevailed.
>
>
>
> The noise from these half truths and fictions and misunderstandings is so
> counterproductive.  I am anxious to get past this board meeting so we can
> get on with the business of promoting and protecting amateur radio.
>
>
>
> If you have a specific concern or want truth, not just ‘transparency’, you
> let me know and I’ll take you through it.  But buckle your seat belt.
> Having the truths that you’ve based your understandings on challenged can
> be very uncomfortable.  Just ask me.  I thought I knew what 2017 was all
> about at ARRL.  Until I became CEO and saw behind the curtain…
>
>
>
> Very 73.
>
>
>
> David, NA2AA
>
>
>
> *From:* K6XT <K6XT at pm.me>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2024 2:27 PM
> *To:* Ritz, Mike, W7VO, (Dir, NW) <w7vo at arrl.org>; Tharp, Mark, KB7HDX
> (VD, NW) <kb7hdx at arrl.org>; Roderick, Rick, K5UR (President) <
> K5UR at arrl.org>; Raisbeck, Mike, K1TWF (1st VP) <k1twf at arrl.org>; Vallio,
> Bob, W6RGG (2nd VP) <W6RGG at arrl.org>; Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) <
> dminster at arrl.org>; Marler, Dan, K7REX (SM, ID) <dan.marler at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Attempt to evict N6AA and perhaps others from board Bylaw 46
> replacement
>
>
>
> Dear ARRL
>
>
>
> You're only pulling the wool over eyes that don't pay attention.
>
>
>
> Revisiting 2017, you are again attempting to enact some sort of secretive
> procedure that will probably result in the resignation or eviction of some
> board members. And make the board responsive to whatever ARRL CEO wants to
> happen.
>
>
>
> I was going to send in a contribution to the Spectrum Defense Fund. I
> cannot imagine why I'd want to send cash to my organization that will,
> after you pass this unfortunate tripe, no longer be my organization. Any
> future donations, purchases, anything involving money, earning good will,
> etc, will depend on stopping such unconstitutional efforts for good.
>
>
>
> Your fealty belongs to the membership, that would be me, and ONLY to the
> membership.
>
>
>
> 73 Art K6XT
>
> Trustee K7OX
>