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    <p>Forwarding info on the ARRL "problem"</p>
    <p>Art K5FNQ<br>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject:
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            <td>[Yaesu_FT-5000] Off topic but brief</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Thu, 4 Jan 2018 23:37:53 -0500</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Ted <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:TSRWVCOMM@aol.com">TSRWVCOMM@aol.com</a> [Yaesu_FT-5000]
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com"><Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com></a></td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Reply-To:
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com">Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com</a></td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com">Yaesu_FT-5000@yahoogroups.com</a></td>
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            <div>Hello all:</div>
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            <div>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.</div>
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            <div>If you haven't followed it, here are some informative
              links.</div>
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            <div><span>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.</span></div>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span>Useful
                  links:<o></o></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font
                  color="#000000"><span><a
href="https://www.hamradi%0A%20onow.tv/episodes/2017/12/30/hrn-377-bs11-arrl-cq-happy-new-year?download=true"
                      moz-do-not-send="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></o></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font
                  color="#000000"><span><a
href="https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/major-change-to-arrl-by-laws-proposed.593056/</a><o></o></span></font></p>
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                  color="#000000"><span><a
href="https://www.change.org/p/american-radio-relay-league-improve-arrl-transparency-and-respect-for-present-and-future-membership"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">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></o></span></font></p>
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                  color="#000000"><span><a
                      href="http://www.kb6nu.com/im-not-one-unhappy-recent-arrl-board-moves/"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.kb6nu.com/im-not-one-unhappy-recent-arrl-board-moves/</a><o></o></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span>And
                  a recent letter from a club with 1000 members:</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a
                  href="http://pvrc.org/PVRCarrl01012018ver9a.pdf"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">http://pvrc.org/PVRCarrl01012018ver9a.pdf</a></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span>73,
                  and thanks for the bandwidth.....and now we return to
                  your regularly scheduled p rogramming.</span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span>Ted
                  N9NB </span></p>
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      K5FNQ - Art Mouton k5fnq(at)lusfiber.net (or (at)arrl.net)
      ARRL, QCWA, CW OPS, Louisiana Contest Club, DXCC Honor Roll (Mixed
      & CW),
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