I'm sure it's all innocent oversight (or maybe not), but does it seem
that the notion of field members is disappearing from the radar screen
at HQ?

A few years ago we eliminated 'Section News', traditionally the 'local
news' of our club (yes, ARRL is a club) from QST, and now I see an
article on the League web site that the Membership and Field Services
departments have been organized out of existence into a larger
department with the ambiguous name of "Programs and Services".

Paraphrasing the old cliche "You are what you eat", a study of
organizations will reveal "You are what you call yourself". When the
names "Field" and "Membership" disappear from HQ departments it sends
a troubling message about where HQ attention is focused.

Here's a serious suggestion to our elected leaders and HQ hired help.
Maybe if you pay more attention to MEMBERS you'd have more of them.
Leave the lawyering and lawsuits to the ACLU.

73, de Hans, K0HB
MEMBER since 1964
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dit dit
Grand Exhalted Liberator of the Fumes of Solder

KØHB wrote:
I'm sure it's all innocent oversight (or maybe not), but does it seem
that the notion of field members is disappearing from the radar screen
at HQ?

A few years ago we eliminated 'Section News', traditionally the 'local
news' of our club (yes, ARRL is a club) from QST, and now I see an
article on the League web site that the Membership and Field Services
departments have been organized out of existence into a larger
department with the ambiguous name of "Programs and Services".

Paraphrasing the old cliche "You are what you eat", a study of
organizations will reveal "You are what you call yourself". When the
names "Field" and "Membership" disappear from HQ departments it sends
a troubling message about where HQ attention is focused.

Remember some years back when I quoted Dick Irving K3FK as saying that
there comes a point in the life of any bureaucracy when it forgets the
purpose of the organization and begins to spend its time perpetuating
the bureaucracy?

Here's a serious suggestion to our elected leaders and HQ hired help.
Maybe if you pay more attention to MEMBERS you'd have more of them.
Leave the lawyering and lawsuits to the ACLU.

You'll note that the guy who made the announcement is the same guy Wayne
Mills mentions when he made his voluntary exit from the DXCC desk.

Dave K8MN

On Jan 30, 12:43 pm, Dave Heil wrote:


You'll note that the guy who made the announcement is the same guy Wayne
Mills mentions when he made his voluntary exit from the DXCC desk.

Dave K8MN

"The guy" is Harold Kramer, WJ1B. He's the overall office manager at
HQ.

Wayne was Membership Services Manager, one of the groups which got
reorganized out of existence. DXCC was just one of many services in
his department.

73, de Hans, K0HB

On Jan 30, 3:17 pm, "KØHB" wrote:
On Jan 30, 12:43 pm, Dave Heil wrote:



You'll note that the guy who made the announcement is the same guy Wayne
Mills mentions when he made his voluntary exit from the DXCC desk.

Dave K8MN

"The guy" is Harold Kramer, WJ1B. He's the overall office manager at
HQ.

Wayne was Membership Services Manager, one of the groups which got
reorganized out of existence. DXCC was just one of many services in
his department.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Looks like you'se guys are starting to feel like No Code Technicians...

A little friendly bitching goes a long way! Just got this reply from
my Director.

__________________________________________________ _____________

Hans:

As will shortly be announced the name of combined Membership Services
and Field Services Departments will Membership and Volunteer Programs
(MVP). The thought was the new name works on two levels, it describes
the activities AND the abbreviation reflects the importance of those
served.

73,

Jay, KØQB
__________________________________________________ _____________

On Jan 30, 5:09 pm, wrote:


Looks like you'se guys are starting to feel like No Code Technicians


Huh?

I feel like an ARRL member who didn't like something at HQ, complained
about it, and it got changed.

73, de Hans, K0HB

KØHB wrote:
A little friendly bitching goes a long way! Just got this reply from
my Director.

__________________________________________________ _____________

Hans:

As will shortly be announced the name of combined Membership Services
and Field Services Departments will Membership and Volunteer Programs
(MVP). The thought was the new name works on two levels, it describes
the activities AND the abbreviation reflects the importance of those
served.

73,

Jay, KØQB
__________________________________________________ _____________

You must have gotten someone's attention, Hans. Good job!

Dave K8MN

On Jan 31, 2:39 pm, Dave Heil wrote:
KØHB wrote:
A little friendly bitching goes a long way! Just got this reply from
my Director.

__________________________________________________ _____________

Hans:

As will shortly be announced the name of combined Membership Services
and Field Services Departments will Membership and Volunteer Programs
(MVP). The thought was the new name works on two levels, it describes
the activities AND the abbreviation reflects the importance of those
served.

73,

Jay, KØQB
__________________________________________________ _____________

You must have gotten someone's attention, Hans. Good job!

Dave K8MN- Hide quoted text -

Heaven forbid they actually read RRAP (but to post is forbidden).

On Jan 31, 12:48 pm, "KØHB" wrote:
On Jan 30, 5:09 wrote:

Looks like you'se guys are starting to feel like No Code Technicians

Huh?

Yeh. The Air NPR word for it is "disenfranchisement." I don't like
to use multi-syllable words in this forum as some might mistake me for
an Extra.

I feel like an ARRL member who didn't like something at HQ, complained
about it, and it got changed.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Hmmmm? So you got the Section News back, Dick Irving back, and the
Membership Services back? Wow!

I'm looking forward to reading the next (non-classic) issue of QST.

And I didn't think those guys up at HQ read RRAP.

wrote:
On Jan 31, 2:39 pm, Dave Heil wrote:
KØHB wrote:
A little friendly bitching goes a long way! Just got this reply from
my Director.
__________________________________________________ _____________
Hans:
As will shortly be announced the name of combined Membership Services
and Field Services Departments will Membership and Volunteer Programs
(MVP). The thought was the new name works on two levels, it describes
the activities AND the abbreviation reflects the importance of those
served.
73,
Jay, KØQB
__________________________________________________ _____________
You must have gotten someone's attention, Hans. Good job!

Dave K8MN- Hide quoted text -

Heaven forbid they actually read RRAP (but to post is forbidden).

There might be a staffer or two reading it from time to time. Hans
didn't write his beef to r.r.a.p. and hope that someone from ARRL HQ
would happen by.

Dave K8MN