Hi David, I was witness to some discussion of how he torched FlexRadio for what I saw was a difference of opinion and practice. Flex ended up working with him and he largely went away. But not before he did short term damage to their brand with his army of loyal followers behind him. (I don't use his software, I don't see why so many even like it). However that issue has mostly gone away. I can't disclose further as the rest is under NDA. Dave makes mountains out of molehills and he even threatened to short the stock of my employer (???) when he had a disagreement with me. A very unstable individual. Are we cultivating a relationship with him long term? He's going to be an absolute nightmare. Are there any alternatives? I would really suggest we look elsewhere. Ria N2RJ On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 1:04 PM Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) <dminster@arrl.org> wrote:
Dear ODV,
As you know, I am very open to your guidance and advice. It is key to my success, and ultimately the success of ARRL. I firmly believe that.
I have read the diatribe many of you received from Dave Bernstein, AA6YQ, regarding LoTW.
I have authored a private response to him – which I have not sent – but if you were to read it, you would conclude that it is firm and brutally honest.
So here’s my question: how do YOU take Dave’s soapbox rants and self-aggrandizing, especially when it comes to attacking the CEO (who he did not copy on his rant)?
Do you feel it is something worthy of me attempting to manage, or have you (like many) given up on him as a lost cause and feel that I should just ignore his feedback?
I’d really like to have him as a resource, but I am struggling with his complete and sustained inability to collaborate and his non-factual statements used to further his inflexible points of view.
This is an important issue because creating a collaborative environment with members is everything to me. And it is something that must be managed.
David
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