ed.welch@cheaha.com (ED WELCH) wrote:
>The majority of the folks that responded to my question stated an
>overwhelming *need* to voice our opinions to the appropriate parties.
>If *we* don't tell them what *we* want/need, then who will?....the
>Little LEO financiers? As QRPer's I think we have a more grass-roots
>"feel" for what's going on around us, we have good ideas, and we're
>proud to be amateur radio operators. We need to share these ideas with
>"the powers that be". Let'em know what their constitutes want. Pat'em
>on the back when they do good. COMMUNICATE. PERIOD.
>So, do we sit on our fannies, sharing our ideas and thoughts, our
>complaints and praises with just a small circle of friends, or do we get
>our pens 'n paper, our typewriters, our word-processors out and write to
>our representatives? Or do we let somebody else decide what's best for
>us?
If you have things you want to tell ARRL, or questions you want to ask,
do so! Policy matters should be sent to your ARRL Division Director;
staff or publications matters directly to ARRL HQ. Each issue of QST
carries a large list of email addreses. I *encourage* you to make your
views known. The ARRL Directors are available by mail, email, telephone
or in person at hamfests and club meetings around their sections.
>To give equal time to the "NO" votes these opinions primarily centered
>on the ARRL executives salaries (?), and questioning what the ARRL has
>really done for amateur radio. I don't know about the salaries, but the
>"what has the ARRL..." question kinda reflects back on the
>"communication" issue that I've posed above. You might want to sit back
>and think for a few minutes on just what the ARRL *has* done.
All ARRL Directors and officers are unpaid volunteers, although they do
manage a modest budget to cover miscellaneous expenses, such as mailing
and travel. The HQ staff does receive a salary; if we were volunteers,
the place would be pretty empty on sunny days in the summer. Take it
from me; the salaries are far from excessive. :-)
--73 from ARRL HQ, Ed Hare, KA1CV ARRL Laboratory Supervisor
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