To all,
I hate to get tangled in this web, but I have to say this...
I have been on an off with BVARC for over 10 years at different
levels. I want to say I have NEVER felt like I was put off or out. As a
matter of fact, I feel the opposite. As I back out of doing one thing/
interest, BVARC members have always pulled me back in and welcomed me.
Everyone present and even some of our silent keys have welcomed me.
This is why I am even bringing my son into the club. We need new blood
in the club and everyone welcomed him during Field Day. Thanks to Jimmy
especially, he has grown an interest in this hobby/ field. He has even
started this week to check in to the net on his own before I even get
there. He also relayed that I was in the area and made sure I was checked
in.
As for my wanting to help because of members, during Field Day, I was
more than happy to be there all three days and make sure I did my part as I
feel everyone in the club tries to do what they can. No one intentionally
is rude, we all have a part and sometimes we get wrapped up in what we feel
is important. This is a fact of life and we need to accept others for who
they are and for the little bumps in the road they may cause
unintentionally. We are not perfect and everyone is different, let's accept
that and integrate that into our team functions.
I did see a few people talk about cliques - I do not feel there are
cliques, it is just people more engrossed with the club and are working
towards a goal. If you feel there is a clique, go talk to them, maybe that
clique has a place for you and you will see that it is not a clique but a
task force that might need your help too.
But most of all, let's keep the spirit of Ham Radio up, and help each
other. My son was new and everyone he dealt with helped him and we now
have one more member that will carry on our legacy. We should not only look
at the way we function as a club, but how we function with the public side
too. I was once told by Val Rose (Silent Key), that I should get my
licence, join BVARC, and serve the community. I hope I am doing that and
Robert Tarbet (Who I got my equipment from) used to serve the community as
a Ham, ES, and Chaplin. I hope that I am doing what both those silent keys
wanted.
Now -- I pose a question to you all --- Do you think what YOU are doing
is what our past Silent Keys wanted??? Because that is what BVARC's Silent
Keys gave us. A place to help those who can not help themselves, internally
and externally.
73 Richard Bonica (KG5YCU)
On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 3:03 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Surprised and sorry to hear that some feel excluded... My experience has
> been the exact opposite. As a newbie ham who had never been on HF, I
> attended what must have been my 3rd or 4th BVARC meeting about 3 years ago,
> and they happened to be doing elections. Nobody ran for Corresponding
> Secretary, so I walked up to N5VCX as things were winding down and
> volunteered to do it. I've been knee-deep in BVARC business ever since.
> I've never felt ostracized, but I guess I didn't wait around for a welcome
> committee, either... Maybe that was the difference. I've not seen anybody
> here intentionally exclude anyone else, but perhaps we should be more
> mindful about being explicitly welcoming.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Eddie Runner via
> BVARC <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 4, 2021 1:53 PM
> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Eddie Runner <[email protected]>; [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Net problems
>
> Thanks for posting this Ralph... I like the CLUB to see when this
> happens...
>
> When the old guys clique, they do not even notice they are doing it.
> If they dont get complaints they may never notice....
>
> as a life member,
> I hate it when the club is percieved that way.. And I probably do it as
> well sometimes..( i dont know?)
>
> When I joined back in the 80s it was ALWAYS that way... over the decades
> it has
> gotten better...
>
> Join back up with us and help us to make it better!!!
> no body knows if you dont speak up (and thanks for that)
>
> Eddie (NU5K)
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 01:00:25 PM CDT, ke5hdf--- via BVARC <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> The comments made about how the net control operator made people fell not
> welcome mirrors my experiences with BVARC on general over the years. The
> club behavior. Has been .....Very strong cliques, if u are not a member we
> don't want your inputs, come to a meeting and stand quiet at the wall.
> I have tried to participate in activities, tried to invite BVARC to join
> my activities, attended meetings every few years only to be always ignored.
>
> I dropped my membership years ago.
> I watch the reflector on case there is an activity I can do on my own.
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