Rod,

I didn’t see the original message, but I think the sender needs to get a life.

I logged into this message board and didn’t see anything that was out of line on the board.

So - this young fellow is 13 years old and an Assistant Section Manager.  Maybe he can bring some more young people into amateur radio…something the old dinosaur who wrote the original message probably can’t.

Geez…

- Bill N3LLR 

From: Rod Stafford W6ROD [mailto:w6rod@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:51 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: [arrl-odv:17016] Fwd: Cal, K0DXC ; ARRL MN Youth Assistant Section Manager

Anyone else receive this or am I the only so blessed?  Rod

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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:32:15 -0500
From: "Ken Sundwall" <kc9exe@gmail.com>
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Subject: Cal, K0DXC ; ARRL MN Youth Assistant Section Manager
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I recently ran across a post about this young fellow on QRZ.COM.  I was impressed, only 13 and an Assistant Section manager.  I noticed that he had a link to another ham radio site in his signature line, to http://www.hamisland.net/forums/index.php  I decided to check it out as I am always interested in a new amateur radio site.  I cannot express how disappointed and disgusted I was once I registered and ALL the forum sections became viewable and I read some of the posts made by this youngster.  If this is the face that the ARRL is presenting to the public via its Assistant Section Managers, it's no wonder that so many amateurs I talk to any more are against the League.  People like this kid have no place in ham radio let alone representing the rest of the ham community no matter what technical qualifications or how fast they can send the code if they are going to participate in this despicable nonsense!

Rod Stafford W6ROD
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