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Ideas needed for a new organization
Klystron wrote:
Jim Higgins wrote: We already have a membership organization so what you must be talking about is a different membership organization that appeals to a different set of members. So... exactly which different set of members would that be? 75% of all hams are NOT members of the ARRL. I'd start with them. Respectfully, I would suggest that you start the new organization, Klystron. If the present situation is unacceptable, then go out and change it. I might caution you that reading that 75 percent figure that a person can get a distorted perspective. Are all those Hams active? Are they from the group of Hams who came in during the so called "honeydo era" when repeaters functioned as a sort of public cell phone for a lot of folks? They started dropping off a few years ago, and will likely continue for several more years. It is just about a sure thing that most members of the ARRL are a group that is actively involved in amateur radio. So they pay their dues, vote, and get something for their money (in their opinion) That said, it seems imperative that hams have some sort of functioning and EFFECTIVE membership organization. Is there some existing organization that could serve as the nucleus of a new membership organization or would it make more sense to form a new association from scratch? I would suggest that you start the process of forming a new organization. I would respectfully suggest that you might think about omitting statements about the obsolescence of Morse code. Give some consideration to your statement: It was inexcusably slow to accept the obsolescence of Morse code and, in the process, its curmudgeonly foot dragging alienated most of its potential future members. You are alienating the users of the mode - who are also more likely to be Active Hams, IMO. As well as those of us who are presumably at least somewhat satisfied with the ARRL's performance, witness our continued writing of dues checks. After all is said and done, your task is to organize a group that includes inactive Hams, disinterested Hams, Hams who are content to make use of the ARRL's benefits without getting involved personally, and those who are frugally noncommittal to the whole thing. When you do start this new organization, it might be helpful to provide a monthly post to the newsgroups in the same manner that we have in r.r.a.info and r.r.a.moderated. As a start,an outline statement about what your organization is going to do for us would be helpful. - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
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