<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515446598699_4010" dir="ltr">Well, that was fun. Again! I always enjoy RTTY RU. With the dying sun however, I didn't do as well as last year. As Marsh says, "If it wasn't for you S&P guys, he'd have nothing to do." Last year I had 576. This year I ended up with 425. Not as many DX stations coupled with the narcoleptic 15 meter band and quite dead 10 meter band, I finally worked all I could. At the end I was simply just spinning the dial looking for a new one. I spect that next years will be even lower. Cant wait!</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515446598699_4011" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515446598699_4023" dir="ltr">Marcel N5VU</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515446598699_4024" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515446598699_4025" dir="ltr">P.S. 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Re: Your candidacy for Louisiana Section Manager, and your<br></div><div dir="ltr"> position on ARRL matters (Steve Lott)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 19:34:34 -0600<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Steve Lott <<a href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">lottsphoto@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "Art (K5FNQ)" <<a href="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net" ymailto="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net">k5fnq@lusfiber.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" ymailto="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com">w5wz@w5wz.com</a>, Contest Club Louisiana<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org" ymailto="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</a>>, John Mark Robertson<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:k5jmr@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:k5jmr@yahoo.com">k5jmr@yahoo.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:kd5dfl@laarrl.org" ymailto="mailto:kd5dfl@laarrl.org">kd5dfl@laarrl.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [LCC] Your candidacy for Louisiana Section Manager, and<br></div><div dir="ltr"> your position on ARRL matters<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:CAH1YVzhse6c-C68hBhJORA0sqbRdY_jmd8_XmdY2cUaBAEfFCg@mail.gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:CAH1YVzhse6c-C68hBhJORA0sqbRdY_jmd8_XmdY2cUaBAEfFCg@mail.gmail.com">CAH1YVzhse6c-C68hBhJORA0sqbRdY_jmd8_XmdY2cUaBAEfFCg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I know John Mark Robertson very well<br></div><div dir="ltr">If I was still in Louisiana I would be voting for him<br></div><div dir="ltr">and I encourage everyone that is in Louisiana to Vote for John Mark<br></div><div dir="ltr">Robertson<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Why.........<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">He will always choose to do what is right for the majority of the members<br></div><div dir="ltr">within his section and beyond !<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">He is a stand up guy that believes in treating others, better than he would<br></div><div dir="ltr">want to be treated<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I do not endorse him casually but with strong convictions !!!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Steve<br></div><div dir="ltr">KG5VK<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.kg5vk.com/" target="_blank">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">My Ham Radio Friends<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Art (K5FNQ) <<a href="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net" ymailto="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net">k5fnq@lusfiber.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Please keep us informed of any response<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Art K5FNQ<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On 1/5/2018 07:11, <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" ymailto="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com">w5wz@w5wz.com</a> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Mr. Scott Wren, KD5DFL<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Mr. John Robertson, K5JMR<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Gentlemen,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> As an ARRL Life member, a member of the ARRL affiliated NELARC (Northeast<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Louisiana Amateur Radio Club), and a charter member of the ARRL affiliated<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Louisiana Contest Club, I have some questions that I'd appreciate your<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> response to before I cast my ballot for Louisiana Section Manager.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 1. What is your position on the recent "disqualification" of the SE<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Division Director and the subsequent non-election of his successor ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 2. What is your position on the recent censure of Dick Norton, N6AA ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 3. What is your position on the upcoming proposed changes to ARRL<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Governing Documents? There are listed below 16 specific proposed changes<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> that need to be responded to individually. You may also wish to address<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the "why" some of these changes are needed.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> In the Articles of Association,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Removing the ability of the Executive Committee to present items for a<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> vote by the full board of directors in between board meetings by mail or<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> e-mail;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Requiring compliance with the League's new code of conduct for<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> directors as a condition of eligibility to seek election as a director,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> vice director or officer;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Providing the board with the ability to remove from office or apply<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> "other appropriate sanctions for cause" directors, vice directors and<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> officers (more details are in proposed changes to the by-laws);<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Two new articles limit any financial liability of current, past and<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> future directors and officers for "breach of duty" to the amount of<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> compensation received for serving on the board (which is zero), and<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> provided that the League will cover their legal expenses in fighting such<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> claims, except in cases of knowingly violating the law; receiving or<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> helping someone else receive "improper personal economic gain," "conscious<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> disregard" of his/her duty as a director or officer, or a "sustained and<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> unexcused pattern of inattention" that constitutes an "abdication" of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> person's responsibility as a director.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> In the By-Laws:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - A new provision allowing the board of directors, by majority vote, to<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> revoke individual memberships "for cause ? after affording the member an<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> opportunity to respond in writing;"<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Removing a specific dues rate from the By-Laws, instead stating that<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the dues shall be an amount set by the board of directors (effectively<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> making it possible for the board to raise dues by a majority vote rather<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> than the two-thirds to three-fourths vote required for changing the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> By-Laws);<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Eliminating the current provision allowing a life membership to be<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> transferred to a surviving spouse after the death of the primary member;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Removing the right of vice directors to attend board meetings, except<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> by invitation of the directors;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Several changes to make language more gender-neutral;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Prohibiting initiating recall elections for directors during the first<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 6 months of a three-year term of office or after June 1 of the term's final<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> year;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Adding a provision permitting the full board, by majority vote, to<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> rescind or reverse actions taken by the Executive Committee between board<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> meetings;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Providing for the Ethics and Elections Committee to determine whether<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> candidates for office are in compliance with the board's conflict of<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> interest policy and code of conduct;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Incorporating the board's conflict of interest policy and code of<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> conduct into the By-Laws;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Allowing the board to remove from office - by 2/3 vote - any officer,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> director or vice director "for cause" by revoking that person's ARRL<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> membership; after providing the subject of such action with an opportunity<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> for a hearing prior to the board vote;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Allowing the board to reprimand or censure a member in lieu of removal;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> but in this case, "No advance notice or opportunity to be heard shall be<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> applicable to the censure vote."<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> - Prohibiting current, future and past board members from taking the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> League or any of its officers or directors to court as a result of disputes<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> among board members or between a board member and the League as a whole;<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> rather, any disputes would be required to be submitted to binding<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> arbitration; and "As a condition of service or continued service as an<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Officer, Director or Vice Director, all Officers, Directors, Vice Directors<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> and candidates for such office will expressly waive any right to sue anyone<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> acting on behalf of the Corporation in court either during their term of<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> office or thereafter."<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 4. What is your position on a second, separate, motion that proposes to<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> make the president and three vice presidents full voting members of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> board of directors (currently, the vice presidents have no vote and the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> president votes only to break a tie). The officers would not be able to<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> vote on their own elections, however.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 5. In addition, the motion would make the president a full voting member<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> of all board committees (currently the president is a non-voting<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> "ex-oficio" member), and would allow the president to appoint one vice<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> president as a voting member of the executive committee. The vice<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> presidents are currently non-voting members of that committee, which is<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> responsible for making policy decisions in between full board meetings.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Sources<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2017%20Board%20of%20Directors" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2017%20Board%20of%20Directors</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> /Minutes%20of%20Special%20Board%20Meeting%20ARRL%<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> 20Board%20of%20Directors.pdf<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2017/12/changes-proposed-to-" target="_blank">http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2017/12/changes-proposed-to-</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> arrl-governing.html<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Respectfully,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Scott Dickson, W5WZ<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:W5WZ@W5WZ.com" ymailto="mailto:W5WZ@W5WZ.com">W5WZ@W5WZ.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> LCC mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org" ymailto="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org">LCC@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_lo" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_lo</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> uisianacontestclub.org<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Message delivered to <a href="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net" ymailto="mailto:k5fnq@lusfiber.net">k5fnq@lusfiber.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> --<br></div><div dir="ltr">> K5FNQ - Art Mouton k5fnq(at)lusfiber.net (or (at)arrl.net) ARRL, QCWA, CW<br></div><div dir="ltr">> OPS, Louisiana Contest Club, DXCC Honor Roll (Mixed & CW), Digital/RTTY<br></div><div dir="ltr">> DXCC, 5BDXCC plus 12, 17, 30 Meters, DXCC Challenge 1,500<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> LCC mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org" ymailto="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org">LCC@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_lo" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_lo</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> uisianacontestclub.org<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Message delivered to <a href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">lottsphoto@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/pipermail/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org/attachments/20180105/16e107a2/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/pipermail/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org/attachments/20180105/16e107a2/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">LCC mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org" ymailto="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org">LCC@louisianacontestclub.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of LCC Digest, Vol 111, Issue 5<br></div><div dir="ltr">***********************************<br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>