July 2020 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:30393] Confidential
by k5ur＠aol.com 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Hi all: Yesterday evening the Officers received the email below. The Officers have been discussing what to do and decided on the following: 1. Forward a copy to ODV toassure that you knew about it. Perhaps some of you have received a similaremail already or will receive one in the future. 2. Inform the Board thatBarry will engage a PR firm to review and advise on: A.) draft response to theindividual B.) whether we should issuea policy statement to ARRL members and if so what it should say 3. Share the suggestionsfrom the PR firm with the Board so that the Board can decide on any policy actionto be taken. 73,Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Broholm <kc3mgf(a)gmail.com> To: K5UR(a)arrl.org Cc: k1twf(a)arrl.org; W6RGG(a)arrl.org; w6rod(a)arrl.org; n1vxy(a)arrl.org; K7GM(a)arrl.org <K7GM(a)ARRL.ORG>; dmiddleton(a)arrl.org Sent: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 7:16 pm Subject: ATTN: ARRL against racial injustice Dear Mr. Roderick and officers of the ARRL, As you’re aware if you’ve watched the news or participate in social media, there has been a large and appropriate response to the murder of Black Americans by police officers taking place over the last several days. Our society is being traumatized by the systemic, institutional racism that pervades the structures that govern and rule our citizenry. Our Black neighbors live in fear every second of every day that their name will be the next that needs to be remembered. That their son or daughter may be the next Black citizen murdered in the streets by people who swore to protect them.As leaders, you have a responsibility to Black ARRL members and hams to openly and loudly affirm that they are safe from racism and discrimination within the ARRL. That you vehemently oppose and condemn the actions of the police officer in Minneapolis who murdered George Floyd in cold blood, along with the hundreds who went before him. I am writing to you as a fellow ham and member of your organization to request that the ARRL take a stance against racial injustice. Events over the last few weeks have caused me to reflect on what organizations I choose to support and what organizations represent me. It has also made me reflect on the hobby as a whole being a predominately white, male hobby. It is imperative, no, necessary that organizations such as yourselves take a firm stance against racism, against police brutality, against the needless killing of black people in America and to take corrective actions to address these systemic issues. Like you, I care deeply for the future of amateur radio and for the ARRL and as such its representative body should be future-facing. I care about, and indeed you should too care about what the ARRL represents. Does it represent the status quo and everything that has brought us to this moment or does it represent the future? We should be working towards a future that empowers black voices and allows them to be heard on the air and off the air. Ask yourself how, for example, a black person interested in amateur radio would feel if the ARRL takes no stance and by its silence tacitly supports the continued genocide of black americans? Saying nothing makes you complicit in the structures of white supremacy, and alienates potential black hams from joining your organization. I want to see amateur radio thrive, and I want it to be more representative of this diverse and beautiful country. That will not happen unless the problem is recognized and addressed by everyone. I implore you to take the following actions towards being inclusive and anti racist: - Release a statement condemning recent instances of police brutality against Black Americans, and affirm your stance as being an organization that aims to be inclusive of all races. - Develop a plan to address systemic racism within ARRL’s organizational structure. Ignoring this is not an option. We do a deep disservice to ourselves by turning a blind eye and pretending that these events aren’t impacting all of us, particularly our Black members and their families.I am asking this of you because I care deeply about amateur radio. We have a responsibility and we must stay true to our values. If the ARRL is truly a great organization to be a part of, we must continue to prove it. Our members deserve this, our culture deserves this. To this end, there are many anti racism educators that make a living by doing this work and it would behoove the ARRL to pay for them to come in and teach on what is happening. I have recommendations and references for these educators.As a member, I’m ready to help craft a response. Please feel free to contact me. I look forward to being part of the response and reminding ARRL members and hams everywhere that we care about their safety, wellbeing, and right to exist and live free from racism and injustice.Sincerely, Christopher BroholmKC3MGF

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[arrl-odv:30566] Zoom Meeting Tools
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Dear Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: This is just a reminder that this week's Board meeting will be fully electronic, including the Board materials. You will be receiving the Zoom invite for this meeting soon. Most of you have already used Zoom and some have advanced experience, but for those who do not, I've attached directions for some basic Zoom meeting tools that may be helpful to you for this meeting. You have all received an invitation to the Dropbox folder with all of the Board meeting materials received to date. If you have not already done so, please sign in to and open the folder to be sure you can access those documents in advance of the meeting. Please let me know if you have any technical difficulties so that we can follow up with IT if need be. The attached document also contains step-by-step directions for connecting Zoom and Dropbox to each other, should you wish to do so. Integration between the two is one of the reasons we selected Dropbox as the Board materials platform and this may be useful to you, but is not necessary. Our original intention was to host a tutorial at the Thursday night session, but as that is no longer possible, please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have before Thursday. Respectfully, Carla Pereira, KC1HSX

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[arrl-odv:30563] DXE Virtual hamfest
by Dale Williams 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Just announced by an important vendor, and includes al lot of important sessions. I am sending it out to all of the GLD members. You may want to consider it as well. 73, Dale WA8EFK

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[arrl-odv:30559] Report of the 1st VP, July 2020
by Mike Raisbeck 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Here is document #3 MikeK1TWF

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[arrl-odv:30531] Board Meeting Motions
by k5ur＠aol.com 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Hi all: Here's the latest list of motions for the Board meeting. Please let me know of any revisions. Thanks. 73,Rick - K5UR--------- PSC PSC 1 – Standing Order for PSCapproval of contest rule changes without involving full Board – 1. Ritz 2.Vallio 2020 Doug DeMaw W1FB TechnicalExcellence Award 2020 Herb S. Brier Instructor of theYear Award 2020 Knight Distinguished ServiceAward 2020 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award 2020 Technical Service Award Director Ritz 1 - Clarifying the ability of all board members to attendany standing committee meeting as a Board guest – 1.Ritz, 2. Hippisley Ritz 2 – Recognition of Radio Club of Tacoma's 100th anniversaryas an ARRL affiliated club – 1.Ritz, 2. Jairam Ritz 3 – Revise By-Law 18 to make consistent with the Directorand SM Election Rules document updated in January – 1. Ritz, 2. Jairam Jairam 1 – Electronic SignatureConfirmation – 1. Jairam, 2. Ritz Legal DefenseCommittee Stafford – Motion to revise and updatepurpose of Legal Defense Committee HF Band Planning Committee working on motion E&E Committee is considering a motion torelease to the membership the names, call and position sought, for eachcandidate as he or she qualifies

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[arrl-odv:30557] LDAC Motion 1 Rev. 1
by Rod Stafford 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Dee, Attached is a revised motion from the LDAC Committee. After I sent you the first version and you posted it to DropBox there were some additional edits. Could you please replace the earlier version on DropBox with this version. I am also copying the ODV reflector so people will have a chance to review this later version. Thanks, Rod W6ROD ____________________________________ Rod Stafford W6ROD ARRL Int'l Affairs Vice President www.flickr.com/rodstaffordphotography <http://www.flickr.com/rodstaffordphotography>

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[arrl-odv:30556] Executive Committee Report July 2020 Doc #10
by k5ur＠aol.com 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Hi all: Please find attached the Executive Committee Report to the Board, document #10. 73Rick - K5UR

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[arrl-odv:30555] President's Report July 2020 Doc #2
by k5ur＠aol.com 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Hi all: Please find attached the President's Report to the Board, document #2. 73, Rick - K5UR

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[arrl-odv:30554] CFO Report
by Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

Good afternoon, Attached please find the CFO Report for the first six months of the year. I would be happy to address any questions you may have prior to the meeting. 73, Diane Middleton, W2DLM Chief Financial Officer ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio (r) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594-0225

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[arrl-odv:30553] A&F/ PSC Committee Meetings Prior to Board Meeting
by Fred Hopengarten 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

If there are A& F and PSC meetings this coming week, prior to the Board meeting, would someone from those two committees be kind enough to provide the ZOOM info so that I might listen in? Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR Six Willarch Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781.259.0088, k1vr(a)arrl.org New England Director cid:a4a12f0b-0468-4a39-b953-31b2a3da8564 Serving ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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