I pass this along not to cast aspersions, but to let you all know you're being talked about.

Dave K1ZZ


-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Terry Gerdes
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:41 AM
To: Joe Subich, W4TV; 'FireBrick'; 'RTTY List'
Subject: Re: [RTTY] thats very sad Gert

Hi all,

I find it very alarming that 66 percent of out ARRL officials do not use LOTW.
Even the ARRL Chief Technology Officer:  Paul Rinaldo, W4RI is not a LOTW user.
Are these folks no longer hams?  Are they too busy?  Either way, perhaps they should not ne representing our interests at the League.  Here are the

details:

Source of ARRL Officials:  http://www.arrl.org/divisions/ Souce of LOTW users:  http://rchalmas.users.ch/lotw/

The following 13 ARRL officials are using LOTW:

   President: Joel Harrison, W5ZN
   First Vice President:  Kay C. Craigie, N3KN
   Chief Executive Officer:   David Sumner, K1ZZ
   Chief Operating Officer:  Harold Kramer, WJ1B
   Atlantic Director: William C. Edgar, N3LLR
   Great Lakes Director: Jim Weaver, K8JE
   Midwest Director: Wade Walstrom, W0EJ
   Midwest Vice Director: Bruce Frahm, K0BJ
   New England Director: Tom Frenaye, K1KI
   Roanoke Director: Dennis Bodson, W4PWF
   Southwestern Vice Director: Edward J. "Ned" Stearns, AA7A
   West Gulf Director: Coy C. Day, N5OK
   West Gulf Vice Director: Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV

The following 26 ARRL officials are NOT using LOTW (Please remember them in your votes):

   Second Vice President:  Rick Roderick, K5UR
   International Affairs Vice President:  Rod Stafford, W6ROD
   Treasurer:    James McCobb Jr., K1LU
   Chief Financial Officer:   Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY
   Chief Development Officer:   Mary Hobart, K1MMH
   Chief Technology Officer:  Paul Rinaldo, W4RI
   Atlantic Vice Director: Tom Abernethy W3TOM
   Central Director: George R. Isely, W9GIG
   Central Vice Director: Howard S. Huntington, K9KM
   Dakota Director:  Jay Bellows, K0QB
   Dakota Vice Director: Twila Greenheck, N0JPH
   Delta Director: Henry R. Leggette, WD4Q
   Great Lakes Vice Director: Gary L. Johnston, KI4LA
   Hudson Director: Frank J. Fallon, N2FF
   Hudson Vice Director: Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF
   New England Vice Director: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF
   Northwestern Director: Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF
   Northwestern Vice Director: William J. Sawders, K7ZM
   Pacific Director: Bob Vallio, W6RGG
   Pacific Vice Director:  Andy Oppel, N6AJO
   Roanoke Vice Director: Rev Leslie Shattuck, K4NK
   Rocky Mountain Director: Warren G. "Rev" Morton, WS7W
   Rocky Mountain Vice Director: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT
   Southeastern Director: Frank M. Butler Jr, W4RH
   Southeastern Vice Director: Sandy Donahue, W4RU
   Southwestern Director: Richard J. Norton, N6AA

73 Terry - AB5K