[VHFcontesting] The PSC and the VUAC

[Marshall Williams]

Hello Ron and all on the list....BRAVO!!!  BRAVO!!!  Ron, you have hit 
the nail with your head.....

For years, the ARRL has been all about HFers and whatever the HFers 
wanted.  It is high time that they recognize that, although we are a 
minority, we are an important constituency too.  The accomplishments of 
the VHFers are not exactly trivial. 

The squeeky wheel gets the grease.....so make some noise to these guys.  
Tell them in no uncertain terms, "I am mad as hell and I am not going to 
take it anymore!!"  Just don't be disrespectful or strident.  Try a well 
reasoned, rational approach first.  Just keep asking them why there is 
no movement on getting the VHF contest rules straigtened out. 

One thing that we really MUST do is to insist that the various VUAC reps 
keep us up to date with what is going on in the discussions.  There has 
been a great lack of this in the past.  Actually asking us what we think 
would be nice.....acting on those ideas would be even better. 

We have finally gotten a VUAC rep in our Division that is actually 
participating in the committee work.  That is a major improvement over 
here.  I am looking forward to a much better dialogue with him and with 
the committee.

73 to all...Marshall K5QE

Rogers, Ron wrote:

>Agreed......and all ARRL members on these reflectors who share the thought that the work and time put in by the VUAC is being ignored by the PSC needs to begin letting your ARRL Section Managers and Division Directors know, in no limited terms, that you are fed up with being ignored, the work of the VUAC seems to be a waste, and ask them why you should keep pouring annual dues money and other solicited contributions into the ARRL without some resolution in the part of the hobby you hold a very deep interest.
>
>When visiting upcoming Hamfests this summer, take the time to visit the ARRL booth and start raising some Hell about this. Be courteous, but stern.  You elected these officials and YOU are their customer. 
>
>Then again, if you ARE NOT an ARRL member, you have no bandwidth allocated for comment.
>
>
>Ron 
>WW8RR
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>Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:16 PM
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>Subject: [VHFcontesting] psc contacts
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> 
>Below is a list of people on the PSC.   
> 
>Everyone with an opinion should chime in.
>thoughtfuly of course.
> 
>All being said they should of waited until september.
> 
> 
>Director Bruce Frahm, KØBJ  Chair
>   k0bj at arrl.org <k0bj at arrl.org>      
>Director Frank Fallon, N2FF  
>      n2ff at arrl.org <n2ff at arrl.org>             
>Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG   DXAC liaison
>w6rgg at arrl.org <w6rgg at arrl.org>
>Director Dick Norton, N6AA
>n6aa at arrl.org <n6aa at arrl.org>
><w4ozk at arrl.org
>tor Greg Sarratt, W4OZK 
>          
>Vice Director Howie Huntington, K9KM   VUAC liaison
>k9km at arrl.org
> 
>Ex officio Member Vice Director Tom Abernethy W3TOM   CAC Liaison
>w3tom at arrl.org
>Dave Patton, NN1N   Manager, MVP  
>nn1n at arrl.com     
>Harold Kramer, WJ1B  Chief Operating Officer w1jb at arrl.com
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