Chris, I agree with what you, mike and others have said. After being a government employee for over 35 years, it was very well stated in black and white to be careful. If not, someone will notice what you have done and bring it to the forefront. I know I will pass on Yaesu VIP Discount! 73, Henry - WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: w3kd@aol.com To: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount I hate to be a spoil-sport here, but I think this is a very dangerous matter indeed for policy making members of the ARRL, though obviously well-intentioned on the part of Yaesu. First of all, Joe (or Jo) Member On The Street is going to take a dim view of it, if he or she hears about it. But more importantly, it draws into question any policy decisions made by the Board about advertising policies, etc. For the same reason that you can't take government employees out to expensive dinners, Board members shouldn't subject themselves to having their judgments questioned as the result of benefits conferred on them by advertisers solely because of their role as an ARRL Board member. 73, Chris W3KD -----Original Message----- From: Mike Raisbeck To: arrl-odv Sent: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 7:03 pm Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount Sweet !! However, are there any minuses to this? I wonder where it falls on the ethics spectrum. Mike K1TWF ----------------------------------- Michael N. Raisbeck Phone: (978) 250-1236 Fax: (978) 250-0432 Email: k1twf@arrl.net CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the above-named recipient. If you have received this in error, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying is strictly prohibited. In such case, please notify us by reply email and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:06 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount FYI I visited with Dennis at HamCom and he told me about a discount that Yaesu has for Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. If you are looking for a new Yaesu, I suggest you e-mail Dennis at: k7bv@aol.com Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.