Harold,
Thanks for sharing the target groups for
the new statement about RC. This is excellent. Concerning the
statement in the current ARRL Letter, it and the new statement do not seen to read
as though they refer to the same RC letter. This may simply be the way I’m
interpreting the two, but expressions of concern in this week’s Letter seem
to be much less vivid than they are in the new statement. I believe a
prudent reader of the two items would come away with two separate impressions
of the situation.
Regarding the item that had previously
been locked at the top of the web site: My preference is to delete
it. This item simply is “inadequate” in its disclosure of our
true interpretation of the contents of the RC letter. In my opinion, the web
item so completely glosses over the issues that remain from the letter so much
that the item is misleading. I’d think we ought to stand up “after
further review” and write a web item that accurately discusses where we
actually find ourselves with RC.
I am very pleased that the new statement
will serve as the basis for an item in next week’s Letter. It is
much better that we move quickly to correct erroneous impressions that have
been given in the initial glow of the new letter than to let things drag
on. If we let things drag and suddenly find we remain at an impasse with
RC, we will be in between the proverbial rock and a hard spot. We will
either need to sign a defective SOU or will look rather silly (or worse) if a
few months from now we have to admit that blooms on the RC rose were not red
after all.
73,
Jim Weaver, K8JE,
Director
ARRL
E-mail: k8je@arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142
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From: Kramer, Harold,
WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 4:25 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: [arrl-odv:16785] RE: [arrl-odv:16782]
Red Cross Statement
Jim,
To answer your question:
We sent it to you folks on
Harold Kramer, WJ1B
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL - The national association for
Amateur Radio
860 594 0220
hkramer@arrl.org
From: K8JE
[mailto:K8JE@arrl.org]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 4:03 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [
Immediately after I sent my prior message,
I received the statement written by Dennis and Allen. Wow! With
this new statement being so different from those that were issued prior to it,
are we withdrawing the post on the web and also sending the expanded
explanation of our position to the SMs and our members? The impressions I
receive from the prior statements and this most recent statement differ
greatly.
Thanks for the corrected statement of the
situation to everyone involved in developing it. It says clearly what I
believe Casey Stengel (I think it was Casey) would have said: It
ain’t over ‘til it’s over” or to translate to the
present situation, “The RC and we ain’t resolved our differences
‘til they’re resolved.”
Jim Weaver, K8JE,
Director
ARRL
E-mail: k8je@arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142
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Members -
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From:
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:07 PM
To:
Subject: [
Hi,
FYI, here is the official approved statement about the status of the
American Red Cross and the ARRL. We have sent this to our staff here at
HQ and the SM list. A slight variation of this statement will appear in
this week’s ARRL Letter. We are using this as a consistent response
to the emails and phone calls that we are receiving.
Thank you for your email (or telephone call) concerning the American
Red Cross' background check policy. While we believe that the Red
Cross is implementing some changes that will address some of the concerns
expressed to them by ARRL, at this point, it is work in process.
There are many questions yet to be answered, but we believe that the Red Cross
is progressing in good faith to complete the changes to their policy and their
background check consent form, which was the primary concern expressed to
the Red Cross by ARRL. There will be more clarifications
and information in the near future. Please keep an eye on the
ARRL web site for updates as we know them. We are very much aware of your
concerns and have conveyed them to the Red Cross. We expect the Red Cross
to address these and other concerns on subject of their background
check policy in the near future.
(Dennis Dura and Allen Pitts originally drafted this statement.
It was edited by Chris Imlay and approved by Joel Harrison, Chris Imlay
and myself)
73,
Harold
Harold Kramer, WJ1B
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
Telephone: 860 594 0220
email: hkramer@arrl.org
web: www.arrl.org/