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September 15th 05, 01:39 AM
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Dave Heil wrote: wrote: From: an_old_friend on Sep 14, 11:40 am wrote: From: an_old_friend on Sep 14, 3:01 am Actually, the League did NOT act openly. ARRL simply announced the candidates for Divisions and Carl Stevenson was left out of the list. For all those who haven't had an idea of what's been going on elsewhere in radio, the Atlantic Division, or NCI, they would have been none the wiser. Forgive my inprecision I meant more openly than I would have expected. What concerned me was playing florida like games with what is and isn't a proper ballot. they have moved more openly than I would have expected Well, the ARRL is a PRIVATE membership organization...even if they try very hard to convince folks that they are "official" and some kind of beneavolent "democratic principled, free election" kind of group. Oh yes, very PRIVATE, Leonard. Any radio amateur anywhere in the world can becoming a voting member for 39 bucks per year (some discounts apply for students and senior citizens and some surcharges are added for foreign members). Any non-licensee with an interest in amateur radio can become a non-voting Associate Member. Free elections are held and democratic principles are employed. As there are restrictions on who can run for the U.S. Congress, there are restrictions on who can run for the ARRL Board of Directors. certainly they are free to contribute, or is tha pay tribute to the ARRL, just not free to run for office as other memebers of the BoD are Free Elections held are to be held when? Or perhaps as you say later they just lack an understanding of the way info propagates these days I doubt that. Carl Stevenson would be seen by the League hierarchy as "controversial." That's quite possible. Someone who sits on the Board may have even read this newsgroup and might have seen some of Carl's choice comments about the League and about Directors. His words would not have disqualified him for candidacy though. hard to say that with any real assurance Remember that the ARRL has been a staunch supporter of morsemanship ever since Maxim was their president. Their core membership is made up largely of morsemen. ...or so you've been told. so we have SEEN Carl is ALSO executive director of NCI. The ARRL did NOT get what they wanted in one of the past 18 Petitions, that of having the code test retained for Amateur Extra. As far as the League is concerned for their appearance to their core membership, that has to rankle. People get used to being rankled. The rules for running for Section Director are what they are. Nothing was changed in order to exclude Carl Stevenson. just decided that that he wasn't entitled to same consideration as other memebr of the current BoD nothing more than that Dave K8MN |
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