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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>I too have been following this ARRL situation. I find the letter from PVRC.org to be the correct attitude. I would suggest that the LCC and the AARA write a letter to the ARRL Executives and Directors stating our opinion too, before their next board meeting. By God we are a membership organization, not a corporation. What is wrong with our sitting Directors. And, No the Executive officers should not vote, we have directors for voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Roland NA5Q<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> Art (K5FNQ) [mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 5, 2018 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> lcc <lcc@louisianacontestclub.org>; aara <aaraclubemaillist@w5ddl.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: [Yaesu_FT-5000] Off topic but brief<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Forwarding info on the ARRL "problem"<o:p></o:p></p><p>Art K5FNQ<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>-------- Forwarded Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Subject: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>[Yaesu_FT-5000] Off topic but brief<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Date: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Thu, 4 Jan 2018 23:37:53 -0500<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Ted <a href="mailto:TSRWVCOMM@aol.com">TSRWVCOMM@aol.com</a> [Yaesu_FT-5000] <a href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com"><Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Reply-To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com">Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com">Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><br> <o:p></o:p></p><div id=ygrp-mlmsg><div id=ygrp-msg><div id=ygrp-text><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is off topic, but many seem concerned enough, that I wanted to share a few links that point to some very important activities at ARRL, especially with regard to an upcoming board meeting in January that could change the way that members are represented in the ARRL.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you haven't followed it, here are some informative links.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many members, as well as clubs, are writing to the directors, officers, and vice directors of ARRL, to ask them to keep the ARRL as a membership- based organization with transparency.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Useful links:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.hamradi%0A%20onow.tv/episodes/2017/12/30/hrn-377-bs11-arrl-cq-happy-new-year?download=true">https://www.hamradionow.tv/episodes/2017/12/30/hrn-377-bs11-arrl-cq-happy-new-year?download=true</a>(view after 10:50)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/">https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.change.org/p/american-radio-relay-league-improve-arrl-transparency-and-respect-for-present-and-future-membership">https://www.change.org/p/american-radio-relay-league-improve-arrl-transparency-and-respect-for-present-and -future-membership</a> (consider signing the petition and spread the word)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.kb6nu.com/im-not-one-unhappy-recent-arrl-board-moves/">http://www.kb6nu.com/im-not-one-unhappy-recent-arrl-board-moves/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And a recent letter from a club with 1000 members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://pvrc.org/PVRCarrl01012018ver9a.pdf">http://pvrc.org/PVRCarrl01012018ver9a.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>73, and thanks for the bandwidth.....and now we return to your regularly scheduled p rogramming.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ted N9NB <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=32436098/grpspId=1705063108/msgId=21629/stime=1515127076"><br><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://y.analytics.yahoo.com/fpc.pl?ywarid=515FB27823A7407E&a=10001310322279&js=no&resp=img&cf12=CP"><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>__,_._,___<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>K5FNQ - Art Mouton k5fnq(at)lusfiber.net (or (at)arrl.net) ARRL, QCWA, CW OPS, Louisiana Contest Club, DXCC Honor Roll (Mixed & CW), Digital/RTTY DXCC, 5BDXCC plus 12, 17, 30 Meters, DXCC Challenge 1,500<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>