RadioBanter - View Single Post - You'll probably never have to use CW to save a life.

Dave Heil · September 9th 06, 05:50 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

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ARRL kept promoting themselves as
"representative" allegedly for the amateur to the FCC but
suspiciously more like a "filter" of amateurs' opinions.

Why are you suspicious, Len? Anyone could petition the FCC directly,
and many did, long before the Internet and ECFS.

Len is suspicious of the League's elections of Directors too. Len is
suspicious of a number of things in which he isn't involved.

Interesting how Carl was barred from running for section office.
Professional talent need not apply - we only want amateurs.

and yet no problem for the ARRL's marketing director to hop over to
Yeasu

He is forever tainted...

Wow, Goobers united!

I don't think Yaesu/Vertex Standard has a policy which precludes the
hiring of those who worked at the League.

The League's policy doesn't preclude the candidacy of those who
*previously* worked in professional communications or the manufacture
and marketing of amateur radio equipment. They deal with those who work
in such fields *currently*, at the time of the election.

Likely candidates for ARRL volunteer positions are what? retirees?

Volunteer positions are not elected positions. Read up on it.

What do the elected positions pay?

Read up on it.

You read up on it.

Then you had no need to ask the question. Quit wasting my time.

You choose to waste your own time.

I chose not to.

I already know that ARRL volunteer positions, elected or otherwise, do
not pay.

How about that!

So the available pool of applicants are either retired, on public
assistance, or both.

That is a false assumption.

People with up to date knowledge from the industry, such as Carl, need
not apply.

People with possible conflicts of interest need not apply.

Should a conflict arise, a volunteer can recuse him/herself.

You keep using the term "volunteers". We're not discussing volunteers
or paid staff. We're discussing elected positions. Carl did not
volunteer to be on the Board of Directors. The rules governing such
elections are clear.

Kind of
like the judicial system, you know... professionals.

As is often the case, you seem to be a little light on details.

Now get over yourself.

I should get over knowing what the rules are regarding ARRL elections
and how those rules are applied?

I have no idea how you could have misinterpreted that. I said get over
yourself, not the rules regarding ARRL elections.

Then your statement wasn't relevant to the statements I made.

It's your smug attitude, which was the first thing I noted about you
OFF THE AIR.

You usually come in blazing with a little bit of knowledge and a chip on
your shoulder. This is another such instance.

Dave K8MN