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Hey Carl and the gang;
Jeff and Thom are right that you messed up here Carl.
AND I still think the ARRL is using Article 11 in a low and underhanded
way that reflects poorly on them as well.
Also you are right that the code issue has become moot. (My words, BTW,
not yours.)
BUT.....you messed up on this.
Nonetheless, and while we disagree about the code issue, you still should
have been allowed to run for Director. Heck, if I lived in the Atlantic
division I would have had a chance to vote against you !! And that would
have been fun.
If there is a next time for you Carl, make sure to disavow your
connections to groups that influence your ability to properly represent
Amateur Radio. And then be up front as possible about these prior
influences. Right now it DOES look like you were hiding your past
involvements.
I guess the lesson here for all of us is that you cannot be too careful
when you are trying to hide something, as someone will catch you at it.
And you should never let it appear that you are hiding something in your
past. You will get caught.
(And no I do want to argue about whether you intended or not to hide
something. Personally I think that the time has past to discuss that.)
Vy 72;
Bob
w9ya
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> Thom R LaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the qrplist gang
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> Jeff Davis Said
>
>>> I knew that Carl's call sign sounded familiar but I didn't
>>> put it all together until seeing Dan's note on QRP-L.
>>>
>>> Seeing as how Carl is an Executive Director of No-Code
>>> International, and the NCI Web site very clearly states:
>>
>> [we all know that NCI's goal has been the elimination of the code test
>> requirement]
>
> On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
>
>>
>> Besides, I publicly stated, that, if elected, I would step down from
>> the Board of NCI.
>
> But, it seems a bit "politcal" of you to have castigated the ARRL for
> exclusion based on your business, when in fact the No Code issue may
> have been, at the very least, part of their resistance to you being a
> candidate.
>
> Or, could it be that you weren't politcal enough to realize that your
> position in NCI would be viewed as a conflict.
>
>>
>> Second, since NCI is strictly not-for profit, a difference on
>> individual views on the code test issue does NOT constitute a
>> "conflict of interest." ("Conflict of interest" is a legal term
>> meaning that one could manipulate things to one's personal financial
>> gain ... Something that CLEARLY doesn't apply to me - especially in
>> light of the sworn affidavit I submitted of my own volition UNDER
>> PENALTY OF PERJURY.)
>
> (Note: Conflict of Interest isn't restricted to financial matters, so
> your use of the narrow definition is disturbing to me.)
>
> The sad part is that we may never know if the issue was your NCI
> connection, your business interests, the ARRL, or some combination of
> all the factors.
>
>>
>> Furthermore, if you've read the NPRM, it's abundantly obvious that
>> "the fat lady's vocal chords are THROUGHLY tuned up".
>>
>> I've been VERY upfront with EVERY club and everyone at every hamfest
>> I've visited about my association with NCI and my belief that the code
>> test has outlived its relevance for getting a license.
>>
>> Even the IARU's policy is "The continuance of a Morse test requirement
>> is not consistent with a healthy future for the Amateur Radio
>> Service."
>>
>> Look at the UK ... One of the first to eliminate Morse test
>> requirements after WRC-03 ... Has the world gone to hell in a
>> handbasket? No! Both the RSGB and OFCOM (their equivalent of our
>> FCC) are VERY happy with a resurgence of growth, and interest, in ham
>> radio.
>
> Sure looks like one of your agendas is No Code, which may be a bit of a
> bias for someone who purported to represent Amateur Radio in general.
>
>>
>> The code test issue is a dead issue ... I've told folks that we need
>> to "get over it" REGARDLESS of our individual views and get on with
>> the TRULY important issue facing ham radio going into the future ...
>
> Will you say the same thing("get over it") relative to advanced digital?
>
> 73,Thom-k3hrn
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