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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It’s a competitive campaign, which I understand has not happened in decades, specifically not in your 15 years. Compared to, for example, running for city council in Lowell this one is not expensive. The major cost is mailing, which in this case is not bulk but first class. The lit costs less than the stamps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do you know of anyone ever who has been on the ARRL board who is impoverished? It is the board of directors for a nation-wide non-profit which also lobbies congress. Do you know of anyone who could oversee that, has the necessary skills and is a ham, yet “not rich”? How are they not rich yet having all those skills? That would be VERY suspicious.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All 3 are very well qualified and have made significant contributions to Ham Radio, albeit in one case, a relatively short period. Despite that, his VE sessions are organized, well presented. His training sessions are excellent despite your words to the contrary. All three have experience outside Ham Radio which very particularly suits them to being on a board of directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Where does the list come from? This is an election. In this case the ARRL provides them to the candidates. In terms of actual government elections, same answer. The mailing address of every single registered voter in a town is available for the asking. True fact and something I have used on behalf of candidates. Both political parties gather them all up from every single town in the country and form them into a database which candidates can and do use. To save money, the list is culled to be the biggest “bang for the buck”. Those database contain every single election a voter has attended for up to a quarter of a century as well as other useful (but public) data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Write in votes are NEVER counted, in any election ever, unless there is enough of them to change the result. Even then there would need to be a serious number of write-ins for the same person. Might as well save the cost of the stamp and not mail it in. The only reason not to choose is an inability to look at these very well qualified persons and actually think it through. It ultimately depends on which skill set of the three you believe really matters for your personal vision of the leagues future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ll just chuck this in for fun, Gary. Your concern with wealth is quite socialist of you. Very substantively so. I find that a bit confusing but amusing. This is democracy if you don’t like it, that’s more to the Soviet side of socialist thinking actually. Capitalism involves success by demonstrated ability measured by wealth or support by the wealthy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope you all have enjoyed this response to the concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Geoff <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>W1GCF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bars [mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>gary@garyfrascarelli.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 2, 2021 12:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'BARS Reflector'<br><b>Subject:</b> [bars] I'm annoyed with this election stuff<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Am I the only one who is annoyed about the “advertising” and “manipulating” certain people are doing to try and become “New England Director” of the ARRL?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In my 15 years as a ham I do not remember the slick full color advertising campaigns being mailed to me by various candidates or the polished video presentations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This, to me, just perpetuates the impression that “Ham Radio is for Rich People” who can afford to have tower companies install towers to rival broadcast stations, have special additions made to their homes to house their “studios” and now to mount all out “advertising campaigns”. To what end - ??? What kind of power or wealth do they expect from the positions? Or is it just “I’m rich and I have ego so vote for me” !?!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have spoken privately to some other hams who agree with these sentiments, so I think it is time for all of us to pause and reflect. Do we really want the guy who can afford the fanciest campaign, or do we want “real people” who aren’t trying to show off.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fred K and Tom F – I will NOT be voting for either one of you. I will do a write-in candidate if I have to. I hope others will do the same.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am also wondering where at least one of the candidates got the e-mail address list from – hmmmmmm!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gary Frascarelli, W1GFF<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.garyfrascarelli.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>